fantastic typo in my 1st post :D
Well, My Honda S2000 goes up for sale tomorrow afternoon, after i have finished removing all the aftermarket junk\'s.
And i have a very keen eye on an amazing conition k reg 93 in black.
Immaculate history, everything I ( my mate who knows his rotary ) wants to see has been done and done well by a known name.
A few friends of mine have had RX7\'s in the past and they have always held a special place in my heart, although ive always put of buying one as it is a lot of car and I ( was ) quite young.
Over the last few years ive been slowly building up the car ive been driving, and combfortable handling, so I think the time is right, and I wont die before I get home.
Im 24 by the way, Male. UK Based.
So really just on here to sift through the info, and find out what I can vefore I go and take a look at her next week.
Im sure there is a wealth of info on the site, so ill have a good read through before asking any direct questions.
But any information would be great, thinks to look out for, where do the bad noises and bumps come from.
Its just had a full rebuild, and I know a spanner at the comany that did it, this is actually how I came about the purchase, and he was amazed at how well it had been looked after.
But still, I know virtually nothing about how these things work.
So anyway, Hi :lol: Im sure you will be hearing from me soon :D
Just came across this vid, This to me is my ideal RX7, in black, im a big fan of JDM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I594HQCHgHc
any pics or spec of this car you have your eye on?
QuoteI have only owned it a month and spent more than £1000 on it already!! The first thing I did was book it in with well known RX7 Rotary Specialist \'Super 7 Autos\' and spent £600 on a service, and getting all minor problems fixed including a leaking fuel rail, which involved taking off the rats nest and replacing a lot of the vac hoses etc. New MOT etc. They also commented on the excellent condition of the car, no rust etc. It has only had one owner since import apart from me and the previous owner was an enthusiast, always changed the oil etc every 3000 miles and always garaged. This is a VERY good example. (I spent months looking before deciding on this one!)
The engine was rebuilt by RX Heaven just 13,000 miles ago! (loads of receipts) The engine starts every time from hot or very cold! I have driven it quite a bit since owning it and I am amazed at how well it handles compared to my Supra, and how quick it is! It is quicker than standard as the following upgrades have been added:
Engine:
Recent compression test with low 8\'s
Magnecor 10mm ignition leads
PWR aluminium radiator
Walbro high-flow fuel pump
FSE fuel pressure regulator
Nur Spec R Exhaust and unsilenced decat pipe (Racing Beat Exhaust shown, I only put the Nur Spec on last week which has a much bigger Jap tail pipe)
HKS hard intercooler pipes
Lightweight underdrive pulleys
Aircon and airpump removed
Battery relocated to boot
K&N panel filter
Apexi ecu and commander mapped by RE:WORX
Suspension:
Fully polybushed including the steering rack
Tein Coilovers
Interior:
Momo commando steering wheel
Re Amemiya steering cowl boost gauge
Black leather seats, rear seats and roof lining
3 x Auto Gauges, Oil pressure, Oil temp, Water Temp.
Exterior:
Re Amemiya door mirrors
Mazda Speed side skirts and rear spats
Tinted windows
Smoked lights all round
HID headlights
Racing Beat split rim alloys with Avon ZZ3 tyres 235/40 F and 255/40 R 17\'s
Weight:
1250kg (standard weight 1280kg)
Power:
Dyno\'d at RE:WORX 325.5bhp at the flywheel (269.4bhp at the wheels) at 0.8 bar.
I think it has more bhp than this now, as since then I have changed the exhaust and it has been serviced.
It has lots of service history dating back since it arrived in the UK, it also has a mileage certificate and import details, it\'s a very genuine car! Tax and 12 months MOT, just had its 3000 miles oil change, engine has 70,000 + miles left until rebuild, so nothing at all to worry about!
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ah yeh, i know which one that is, shes a girl thats a member on fduk, shes sellingit because she split from her fella she said, if you pop onto there and search for a girl named nell shes got a thread on the car so you should be able to get most of your info on there
awsome info, well, mine is up for sale as of tonight, I put it up at 8 and got a call at 8:15 for a viewing tomorrow, so looks good so far.
could you like me to the site, as i had a search for it but the site I found looked a dead for many years :S
either way, it looks mint, so looking forward to seeing it :D
The age concerns me slightly, but she looks well looked after :D
http://www.fduk.org/forum/showthread.php?t=17159
there you go, you will need to register for the site before you are able to see anything but its a good place for information and banter
DSNorth, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
Guess im waiting for auth or something :(
well if you have registered for the site then probably just waiting on matt to auth you, cant remember how it works as it was a while ago i signed up
she is on here also :)
Its always good when you can get on the forum, and see what the cars been up to, If you buying a car and there is a thread from a week ago " help my engine is dead what should I do " with the first reply being " sell it " lol you might be a little wary.
But hopefully thats not the case :D
It certinally looks like it has been well looked after.
Just waiting for the S to sell now :D
how come your getting rid of the s2k anyway, i always saw it as the rx7s N/A brother, just fancy the same handling setup but with turbo power?
Well, ive been thinking about welling it since last year, But put it off as no one wants to buy an S in the winter,
Now is comming up to the perfect time to sell it, Suns been out a bit, summers comming and people have had the roofs off.
Ive had a lot of fun with the S, it is an amazing car, but Ive had it for 2 years now, so its time for a change.
Ive always had a soft spot for the RX7, and its on my list of cars to own :D
Just realised ive been watching arious vids and read countless webpages for the last 3 hours.
At least I now know how the engine works, but I warn you guys, ive got a load of questions.
The way the rotary works look so unnatural to me, Guess its juts not how im used to seeing an engine run, Bet there nice and easy to work on though.
Might head down to a scrap yard and see if i cant pull a wrecked one out to stick in the garage and pull to peices.
Only information I have not been able to find so far is the differences between the models " RB, R1, R2, RS, S ", A post im missing somewhere ?
Also the as above im looking at a 93 K reg, whats the difference between the various models of the 3rd gen, Have they improved with age, or id they peak like the S2000 in 02 ( in my opinion :P )
All info appreciated, sorry for my catastrophic(speeling wut?) lack of knowlege.
Bed time for me, ready for a hard day of RX7 revision.. cough.. I mean work tomorrow.
it shows pictures on ebay of it having the burnout kit, this isnt the case btw
Didnt even know it was on e-bay :D
yes that car used to be owned by frankie before nell....yes it was well looked after by both owners.
Quote from: DSNorth;680261Just realised ive been watching arious vids and read countless webpages for the last 3 hours.
At least I now know how the engine works, but I warn you guys, ive got a load of questions.
The way the rotary works look so unnatural to me, Guess its juts not how im used to seeing an engine run, Bet there nice and easy to work on though.
Might head down to a scrap yard and see if i cant pull a wrecked one out to stick in the garage and pull to peices.
Only information I have not been able to find so far is the differences between the models " RB, R1, R2, RS, S ", A post im missing somewhere ?
Also the as above im looking at a 93 K reg, whats the difference between the various models of the 3rd gen, Have they improved with age, or id they peak like the S2000 in 02 ( in my opinion :P )
All info appreciated, sorry for my catastrophic(speeling wut?) lack of knowlege.
Bed time for me, ready for a hard day of RX7 revision.. cough.. I mean work tomorrow.
yep!
Check out the third sticky in the "General Queries" forum,
and also here:
http://www.rx7.net.nz/fd-jp-models.html
Still cant find that sticky... cant even see the general queries forums :S
but from that second link, woudl i be right that the K reg im buying is a Gen3 Version 2 ?
And how would i go about finding out what " Type " it is ? Tourign X/R etc....
thank fo the info so far though :D slowly learning :D
Look for this sticker in the door shut:
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That will tell you what you have. There are other telltale factors too, for instance Type RSes have larger brakes and firmer suspension, Touring models have leather and cruise control and so on.
More good info, thanks a lot,
So is there a particular Gen3 that people favor ? I see one is putting out a bigger lump of horses ?
Are there any massive diffrences between different models and types, the stiffer suspension for example, for the lower HP models, is this hp gain somethign tht can be done to the other models ?
Sorry for all the questions, im sure you must have answered them a million times, I hope im not askign to many things that are available on the boards, I try to have a good look through :D
I wouldnt worry too much about the horse number. All 13b-rew\'s are the same engine. A good exhaust, induction kit and mapping sesh will see them all hit the same sort of figures!
If you have a Type-R, it will also have twin oil coolers btw....
Well this is what i managed to look through,
Version 2
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[SIZE=-1]Suspension refreshed (Rear softened) - Not an issue, has a set on.
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]Added Rear stiffener bars to rear sub frame - Not a problem 4 bolts
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]White fog lamps - 40 quid from a scrappie ?
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]Black gauge bezels - Anyone really care ?
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]Speedo design change - Ill have a look, but I would guess I could change them if i want.
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]Option[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]al sunroof changed to glass - Not really a big deal, Changable ?
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Version 3
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[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]Rear Wing changed to Dolphin type with two stays - Not keeping anyway
Rear view mirror double jointed - Replaceable
Boot interior light deleted - Meh !
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[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]Big brakes 314 mm - A big difference ?
Front calliper leading piston changed - Reasons ? Replaceable ?
Hard type Torsen LSD [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]4.3 Final - What was the FD previously ?[/SIZE]
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All in all, i dont really see anything in the various models that I would really care about / could not upgrade / replace myself.
These twin Oil coolers, Im sure have cooling benefits, but the information I can find does not mention anythign abuot when they were put in or if there needed etc...
I just wonder what other information im missing out on :(
Anything ive missed ?
Thanks as always
Yeah, for the most part the changes are cosmetic.
As for oil coolers, i\'m positive of all \'93 cars it was only the Type-R which got them.
so are the twin coolers I would be keeping on the car wen i start pushing for more power, or would they get swapped out with the rest,
Does the oil need 2 cooler s?
Quote from: DSNorth;681023so are the twin coolers I would be keeping on the car wen i start pushing for more power, or would they get swapped out with the rest,
Does the oil need 2 cooler s?
Tbh, i\'m not sure. But if Mazda engineers decided it was a good idea on a standard car i\'d be inclined to keep them on a tuned one!!
That was the way i looked at it until i found out it was only on 1 model, Would be interesting to see why the deemed it needed for 1 model, and no others :S
Has anyone got a link to another page with details on all the spec.
http://www.rx7.net.nz/fd-jp-models.html
seems to be dead :S