Now an FC RX-7 owner... (with pics)

[posam]

cheers pd.. will check later on the hose front.. Much appreciated !!!

[Brett]

It\'s worth pointing out that the non-turbo is much worse on fuel than the turbo, on a TII you can see over 25mpg at motorway speeds (cruise control on) an egi will see maybe 20-21mpg.  This has a lot to do with the differing setup of thier emission control systems IMO. :wave

[KenD]

Hi, sorry been away so just catching up on this thread.
Fuel guage...for mine, 1st half of the tank = 90 miles, 2nd half = 150-160 miles!  As someone said they are not linear guages.  
Oil..I use Castrol GTX mineral.  Always carry some spare in the car just in case.
Oil consumption...remember that the engine is supposed to consume oil...I guess I go through about 2 pints every 1,000 miles.  Oil change every 4,000 (well thats what I do anyway!).  If the oil hasn\'t been changed recently, or you dont know when it was changed, then I would change it now.
Oil Pressure...should be reading 60-70 (so 2/3-3/4) on the standard Mazda guage at normal cruise speed.  Half way is too low.  Probably a faulty guage but worth getting it checked.  Assuming it is the guage you could fit a decent replacement (details on the technical forum I believe).
Headlights...no, got mine off e-bay.  They were units from a 89 Turbo at cost me £20 or thereabouts (just emailed seller to make sure the reflectors were in good condition before buying).
Hope this helps
Cheers for now
Ken

[posam]

Hi Ken.. thanks for the info.. I checked the oil pressure again yesterday.. and you\'re right..  it\'s sitting at bang on 60, that\'s me misreading the instruments again...
 
Also an update on fuel consumption..from the £50 I put in.. I got a total of 222.22 miles before the orange light was at constant illumination and I decided I didn\'t want to run out of petrol on the motorway.. I reckon with current prices £50 got me about 48 litres.. which is err.. 10.5 gallons.. which gives me an average of about 21 miles to the gallon... if my calculations are right..
 
so not as bad as I thought.. and certainly liveable.. if I can stop pressing the loud pedal so much anyway.. :burnout

[grinder]

£50 @ £1.009 = 49.55 litres

49.55 litres / 4.545 = 10.9 gallons

222.22 / 10.9 = 20.38 MPG

[KenD]

Hi...that sort of fuel consumption doesn\'t sound too bad assuming its a mix of town and country.
Mean\'t to say...the popping on decelaration is normal...mines done it for years.  Doesn\'t seem to do any harm...it just encourages you not to slow down too much!  I believe there is an adjustment that can be done to stop it...I know RX motors did something to mine which did stop it..but it came back after a month or so.  I\'m sure there stuff about it on one of the technical sections.
Cheers

[dthebuk]

isnt the popping because ur running rich? tho it may use more fuel, it keeps the engine in better shape, rotaries are designed to run rich anyhu

[mosguido]

i normally get around town around 180 miles to a tank, driven like a granny.. on the motorway i get double that in an 88 unmodified egi

[posam]

double/triple post.. have a piccy instead...
 

[posam]

as above...
 

[posam]

yeah that was a mix of town and motorway.. using it as my daily.. so short journies during the week.. and then longer ones of a weekend... Although grinder... I wanna know where you\'re getting petrol for less than £1.01/litre.. I\'m spending between £1.03 and £1.06/litre around here... and not for fancy high octane stuff either.. just the normal tesco/esso unleaded!!
 
Overall I\'m very pleased though.. I seem to be working every Saturday this month.. which will pay for the petrol.. but means I \'m probably not going to get a chance to get quotes for the little bodywork bits.. I\'ll see what it looks like after a good colour based polish anyhoo.. which hopefully I\'ll get done on Sunday.... and I have to get my bum into gear and check out the heating.. not had ice yet.. but it feels like it\'s going to happen soon...

[posam]

holy god.. all I clicked was the go advanced button so I could find a smilie

[grinder]

im sure unleaded up here her 100.9 and diesel is 105.9 - and im about 40 miles north of manchester

[KenD]

Greetings from the sunny south coast!
Sounds like your fuel consumption is about right...would be interested to see how it stacks up on a long motorway run.  
I was thinking about the exhaust popping...I actually think this is related to the air pump and not specifically the mixture.  I\'ll have a look on the forum as I\'m sure I\'ve seen specifics on it.  Ken
Here\'s a piccie of mine....
 

[posam]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
 
Some pikey toe rags have stabbed my front tyre and ripped the two rear number plate light covers off while the car\'s been parked at the station...
 
Sooo.. on top of having to pay for the tax next month.. I\'ve just had to shell out for a new tyre too.. as they\'d stabbed into the sidewall area.
 
Anyone got a spare couple of the bumper mounted light covers.. it looks like the lights themselves are still there.. but obviously the bulbs are now exposed to the elements...
 
I wish it was legal to have a South African style alarm/car jacking deterent system installed.. rather than just the clifford one that\'s on there now... I quite like the idea of giving the ******* a massive jolt of electric when playing with my car.