Hi Guys
Just bought a 98 F3DS so will be on annoying the good and mighty with all the standard noob questions that search doesn\'t answer, anyone else here in the North Bristol area?
Main probs for now are noisy suspension and the Alternator light trilogy of charge, oil pressure and coolant.
I\'m in North Brizzle - Horfield. whereabouts are you?
Sadly Broke.
Is Sadly Broke a village near Bristol?...;)
Indeed it is, quite quaint, just a couple of pubs and the village shops. I live next to rose cottage. :D
Sadly Broke is a rabbit warren of early 90\'s new build houses! :p Have to meet up at some point then. :)
Would be good, not sure what I do and don\'t have tbh it was a random ebay punt moment of madness. I know it has a new engine and turbos and clutch, plus some japanese ECU. BTW Whorefield is posh Southmead, your insurance must be expensive ;)
QuoteBTW Whorefield is posh Southmead, your insurance must be expensive
ish. My age and no claims discount helps. Paid £640 last year.
Oh, and don\'t trust these jap ECU\'s unless it happens to be the Apexi ECU. They\'re usually poorly mapped, and not really worth it. You\'d be wise to ditch it.
Is it stadard spec?
Pretty much, haven\'t had a good look yet, but seems a bargain.
Sadly Broke sounds like somewhere every RX7 owner lives. lol
did someone say bargain ?????? LOL
Welcome aboard :D
Stu
Mental thing is i currently have a TVR Chimeara as well, so I\'m not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
Some pics
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/Richie_Boy/RX7001.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/Richie_Boy/RX7011.jpg)
Accel 3000 Ignition booster?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/Richie_Boy/RX7010.jpg)
Random box any ideas?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/Richie_Boy/RX7006.jpg)
Too many warning lights!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/Richie_Boy/RX7007.jpg)
What on earth is that ignition booster!?
And that random box is very.....um.....random!
Quote from: FTORichMental thing is i currently have a TVR Chimeara as well, so I\'m not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
Yeah, that\'s pretty mental! :p
Quote from: nikpWhat on earth is that ignition booster!?
And that random box is very.....um.....random!
That was the question ^^
Oh and Rotary repair services? Of Notts compression tested the engine at 97psi front and 96 PSI rear, not sure how good/ bad this is?
Something not quite right with that compression test on a rotary!
Bob
Yeah, 6.5 bar each rotor - seems low. Isn\'t 8.5bar (125psi) meant to be very good? High 7s good, mid 7 ok (110psi), and anythign lower rubbish? (I may be wrong!)
Wow that makes 2 black rex\'s in sadly broke then!
You must live right near me! I live near baileys court!
If you guys are meeting up then gimmie a shout!
Chimera and a RX7! Good work!:chat
Quote from: nikpWhat on earth is that ignition booster!?
And that random box is very.....um.....random!
got that exact ignition booster on my single; it does exactly what it says on the box....helps with better ignition to the standard system hence better performace...:3gears-lh
and that random box is a kind of alarm system tey fit in Japan....friend of mine has just got a car over from Japan also with a random box inside the door...:Hammer
Quote from: Lum90Wow that makes 2 black rex\'s in sadly broke then!
You must live right near me! I live near baileys court!
If you guys are meeting up then gimmie a shout!
Chimera and a RX7! Good work!:chat
I\'m just down the road from you then!
We all need to meet up at some point then! :D
...but not tonight, i\'m off to Cribbs (In the rex though! :p) to see the new Jack Nicholson film.
Quote from: nikpYeah, 6.5 bar each rotor - seems low. Isn\'t 8.5bar (125psi) meant to be very good? High 7s good, mid 7 ok (110psi), and anythign lower rubbish? (I may be wrong!)
Won\'t read too much into it, the guy came out to test, my understanding was that there were very few places who could do a good test?
Quote from: ro284Something not quite right with that compression test on a rotary!
Bob
"Something not quite right with that compression test on a rotary!" ?
Hi I was the guy that went out to do the compression test last night
(Greg from Rotary Repair Services).
The engine was showing "average to good" (my words) compression using the standard compression tester with Schroeder valve removed method.
97-97-97 psi on front rotor and 96-96-96 psi on rear rotor.
(That’s 6.7-6.7-6.7 & 6.6-6.6-6.6 in bar)
I wouldn\'t say anything was indicating that things were "not quite right".
This link here by Clive suggests that I should be adding 20% to figures from a "normal compression tester":
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107&highlight=compression
I record exactly what I get from the test gauge, and those figures I gave do not highlight any problems.
Greg
Sorry Greg, What i meant was it is usual to be a bit more specific as
in--(That’s 6.7-6.7-6.7 & 6.6-6.6-6.6 in bar)
not as a total which i would have thought could have one or two low readings when put down as
97psi front and 96 PSI rear,
Cheers Bob
Well, i got the figures wrong anyway. i bow my head in acknowledgement of your expertise :)
Quote from: nikpWe all need to meet up at some point then! :D
...but not tonight, i\'m off to Cribbs (In the rex though! :p) to see the new Jack Nicholson film.
I\'m off to cribbs in the rex tonite too:chat
I\'ll keep a look out for you mate!
Mines black with gold wheels Gimie a wave if you see me!
I had mine tested last saturday at WGT and was told they were average:
Front,
6.45
6.45
6.2
Rear,
6.90
6.75
6.90
Still feels quick to me... then again anything would coming from a diesel!!! :Laugh :3gears-rh
Hi FTORich. I\'m renting a place in Brissol in Westbury Park (v. posh yeah yeah yeah) and work in Filton. If I see your rex i\'ll give you a wave. You\'ll probably think WTF though cos I\'ll be in a s**t rusty Golf (the daily driver). I drive a first gen rx7 but she only comes out on nice days :cool and isn\'t here at the moment.
:cheers
more Bristol boys is allways a good thing :D allthough im south of bristol :P
used to work in aztec west tho lol
Quote from: RotaryRepair.co.uk"Something not quite right with that compression test on a rotary!" ?
Hi I was the guy that went out to do the compression test last night
(Greg from Rotary Repair Services).
The engine was showing "average to good" (my words) compression using the standard compression tester with Schroeder valve removed method.
97-97-97 psi on front rotor and 96-96-96 psi on rear rotor.
(That’s 6.7-6.7-6.7 & 6.6-6.6-6.6 in bar)
I wouldn\'t say anything was indicating that things were "not quite right".
This link here by Clive suggests that I should be adding 20% to figures from a "normal compression tester":
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107&highlight=compression
I record exactly what I get from the test gauge, and those figures I gave do not highlight any problems.
Greg
Hi Greg, sorry if it came across that I was having a go at your work, you obviously work well beyond the working day ;) Had a minor panic that an engine that both looks and was reported to be fairly new, looked to be on it\'s last legs.
Cheers
Rich
Quote from: FTORichHi Greg, sorry if it came across that I was having a go at your work, you obviously work well beyond the working day ;) Had a minor panic that an engine that both looks and was reported to be fairly new, looked to be on it\'s last legs.
Cheers
Rich
Hi Rich,
Thanks, dont worry I didnt feel that you were having a go at me.
I entirely understand how you must have felt, and just thought it would be better to give you a bit more information about what those pressures meant to put your mind at ease.
Greg
hi people, in from yate (bristol) work at Airbus... well when im not in dresden, germany lol ive got a red single turbo FD, should all meet up at some point
Well just fiitted a Head Unit in to drown the squeaking I haven\'t got round to sorting and found all the speakers were stripped with the HU!!
On the plus side the car also has a Knight Sports ECU! :)