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Title: just bought an rx7
Post by: ludaprix on October 25, 2008, 11:50:16 PM

hi guys, this is my first post on here!

i\'ve recently bought an rx7 and as much as i love it, i have a couple of questions regarding reliability. It is has had a reconned engine fitted by jimmy\'s 15k miles ago, with the only mods being a cat back exhaust and hks dump valve. the only other mod i want to put on the car is a decat.

would the car be reliable for covering around 200-250 miles a week?or should i stick to my bmw 328?one car or the other will have to go as i cant afford to run both at the moment!

Title: just bought an rx7
Post by: Laeeq on October 25, 2008, 11:52:32 PM

Hello and welcome

We are about to meet up at the Dome :burnout fancy bringing her down:Thumbs-up

Title: just bought an rx7
Post by: BlitzBoy on October 25, 2008, 11:54:20 PM

if you put a decat on you might get boost spikes, then you will need an Apexi ECU and have it mapped.

They are reliable if they are serviced correctly, the more modded you go the less reliable you make the car

Title: just bought an rx7
Post by: ludaprix on October 25, 2008, 11:57:01 PM

Quote from: Laeeq;547898Hello and welcome

We are about to meet up at the Dome :burnout fancy bringing her down:Thumbs-up

hi mate, shes just in the bodyshop at the moment, should be getting her back on tuesday if you wana have a look??

ill leave the decat idea for the mean time, so servicing every 4000-5000 miles and the car will be fine for taking the mileage?

Title: just bought an rx7
Post by: Laeeq on October 26, 2008, 12:00:22 AM

Quote from: ludaprix;547906hi mate, shes just in the bodyshop at the moment, should be getting her back on tuesday if you wana have a look??

ill leave the decat idea for the mean time, so servicing every 4000-5000 miles and the car will be fine for taking the mileage?

no problem... we have regular meets round lakeside etc every other Saturday evening...:driving

Title: just bought an rx7
Post by: BlitzBoy on October 26, 2008, 12:07:49 AM

Quote from: ludaprix;547906hi mate, shes just in the bodyshop at the moment, should be getting her back on tuesday if you wana have a look??

ill leave the decat idea for the mean time, so servicing every 4000-5000 miles and the car will be fine for taking the mileage?

yep regular oil changes are the most important thing in a rotary as well as making sure the cooling system is tip top

Title: just bought an rx7
Post by: interloper393 on October 26, 2008, 11:00:03 AM

do an oil change every 2000 miles bud, i used to do mine once a month no matter how many miles i done :)

Title: just bought an rx7
Post by: karl_tate on October 26, 2008, 11:14:24 AM

Quote from: interloper393;547988do an oil change every 2000 miles bud, i used to do mine once a month no matter how many miles i done :)

yeh i do mine every 3000 miles on any of my cars.

i see your old car is ebay dude.

Title: just bought an rx7
Post by: clive on October 26, 2008, 11:24:54 AM

Hello and welcome to MRC,

Your car will bring you much more of a smile to your face than the Beemer ever could:cool

Real nice that you have joined the club immediately as well :Thumbs-up

Mazda Rotary Club

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