LOOKING TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS HAD A REBUILD DONE BY THIS COMPANY CALLED :
RX MOTORS
THEY ARE QUOTING ME £2500 FIXED FOR A COMPLETE REBUILD REPLACING EVERYTHING WITH A FULL MASTER REBUILD KIT AND NEW ROTOR HOUSINGS. THAT WILL ALSO BE WARRENTIED FOR 12 MONTHS WITH UNLIMITED MILAGE. ALL I NEED TO DO IS DROP THE CAR TO THEM AND 2 WEEKS LATER IT WILL BE READY. I THINK THEY ARE BASED IN DORSET .
THEY ARE ADVERTISING IN THE CLUBS OFFICAL PUBLICATION SO I PRESUME THEY ARE A REPUTABLE COMPANY .
HAS ANYONE HAD A REBUILD DONE BY THEM ???
make what you will of this ...
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11263
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13203
its quite an amusing read none the less :rollin
Tim is spot on you won\'t go wrong with him or his workmanship.
He did my rebuild four years ago and the engine is still whirring like a good un.The guy has been around for years and knows plenty about rotarys. Cheers Leigh.
You cant go far wrong with them mate, i had a rebuild done with them and was well happy with the results, i would also suggest a mild port job to help it all breath a little easier too.
WHAT SORT OF EXTRA MONEY ON TOP OF THE £2500 ARE YOU TAKING ABOUT FOR THE MILD PORT AND TO HAVE IT TUNED OR WILL THEY ROAD ROLL IT ANYWAY WHEN THEY DO THE REBUILD ?
CHEERS - GRA .;)
If you do anything to the engine you really need to fit a programable ECU to ensure the correct fueling etc, this normally would be an Apexi PFC (they are the most common). Buying, Fitting and tuning will add approx £800+. A little less or more depending on where its bought from. Then you\'d really want to do a couple of other things if you were bothering with a porting (mid pipe, back box and inductiuon kit for starters). This all adds £££££ to the cost.
Best thing is to call Tim at RX if you are thinking of going there.
CHEERS STEVE.
WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST MATE . DO YOU THINK JUST THE ENGINE REBUILD IS ENOUGH OR WOULD YOU GO FOR THE NEW APEXI - PORT ETC
I AM WORKING ON A BIT OF A BUDGET BUT THE LAST THING I NEED IS FOR IT TO BLOW UP AGAIN.
WILL JUST A REBUILD BE OKAY DO YOU THINK.
THE CAT IS ALSO KNACKERED BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD I JUST GET A CAT REPLACEMENT PIPE FITTED. IS THAT TRUE ?
I DID NOTICE YOU ARE FROM ABERDEEN ONLY 100 MILES FROM ME . IF YOU DONT MIND ME ASKING WHO DO YOU GET TO DO THE WORK ON YOUR RX7. I CANT FIND ANYONE IN SCOTLAND .
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP BUD !!!
CHEERS - GRAEME .;)
Graeme,
Its really down to you and the power you want from the car. I\'ve not had much mods done to mine and doubt I would port it BUT it is a fairly cheap (few extra hundred I think) way of getting extra bhp when the engine is being rebuilt.
If you are on a budget then its also going to be down to the cost. That £2.5K rebuilt will have crept upto £3.5k easily!
Have you ever owned a high performance car before? I have not and for the first few years the car was fast enough for me. Since then, yes a bit more power would be good, but not needed.
The service side IS A PAIN! I currently have a turbo problem and the car really needs to be seen by a specialist. WGT is closest, near Manchester, and is a long drive there.
For other smaller things inc. general servacing I would suggest "the-garage" in Wishaw. Marc has worked on a few FD\'s now and outwith the guy\'s south of the border is probably the most experianced guy. But Marc will tell you, he is still learning with the FD.
I did not notice you were from I\'ness, I have a lot of family up there. :)
I got my car rebuilt at Tim\'s just over 14 months ago. Engine\'s been running really sweetly ever since. I guess it depends what you want from your engine, whether you\'re planning on going big power eventually (i.e. single turbo).
I got Geff to whack in a PFC, 1200cc secondary injectors and a straight through exhaust - total cost was about £1,750 for parts and labour and she\'s now pushing out 317rwhp on Tim\'s non-ported engine.
In terms of value-for-money, I\'d recommend getting Tim to do it. You\'re paying for an engine rebuild after all, there\'s nowt much between the parts used (sorry if that\'s a massive assumption), so it\'s just the labour involved, and Tim\'s got more experience than most.
HTH
H