happy birthday me!!....oh and here are your apex seals on the floor.....FAIL!

[m1tch]

well tbh they did sod all from what i read of the invoice, they charged 2 and a hal hours labour for \'intercooler removal and refitment\' soooooooooo - still unsure as to what the next step should be with this car.......if i can find an old s5 13b engine then i might throw that in, failing that sell the car as is for a bag of sand if i can find a buyer

Did you tell them it was an FC and not an FD? how much would you be looking for regarding and engine and I will have a look around for you as well

[L18M]

maybe sth like this...?
though dont know if theres anything wrong with it.. maybe turn it over and see if theres any compression, fill with water to test for any leaks..

then fingers crossed and hope for the best?!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAZDA-ROTARY-ENGINE-SPARES-OR-REPAIRS_W0QQitemZ170383837218QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item27abab0822&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_1818wt_907

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D\'oh! looking at the water pump on that. i think its fd block not fc

[ramirez]

lindop brothers (now silverstone autosport) are a great bunch of guys..... give them a call

[alxlaw]

ok - come up with a plan - gonna buy a cheap 13b, store the car over winter, recon the new 13b myself with the help of my ....eley talented friend (lol!)then throw that in, the old 13b coming out ill have a look how easy it is to re con that too see if i can recoupe some losses -

so..... where to start looking........ needs to be cheap as chips but not a wrecked one and pref low mileage that one on ebay iv been warned away from needs to be standard and reasonably un-molested - feels good to be moving forwards with this tho! can take my time and be reasonably methodical with this.. - and i still get to have my daily dose of sport car fun with the 300zx (5 days till its ready!)

so

few things i need to know, diferences in \'serise\' engines

ie mines a serise5 - what does this mean? and what does it mean for the loom?

why cant i put an fd engine in? (simply) lol

going to start ripping the engine out on the weekend ill take lots of pics so we can all gasp in horror!!!!!!!!!! lol!

[alxlaw]

not alowed to say ....eley? w a n k e l e y?....no? oh ok lol!

[grinder]

as long as your a dropping a 13b turbo into it - there should be NO probs

unless you are thinking of putting a NA into it - and then .. errrrr your on your own !

[TiddlesRX7]

I\'ve got a blown 13BT engine for sale. It threw a tip on the front rotor but the rear rotor seems to have good compression. You could use my engine and your engine to make 1 good engine. Could be a cheap option.

[L18M]

S4 TII has lower compression rotors than S5 TII (or was it the other way round?)

u can fir 13b rew engine into it, will need different engine mounts (fogot where to get them from but around 150 quid)

if u need engine parts i think best place is tim rx motors. good used housing can get for 300 a pair. stock tub about 100 to giv u an idea

good luck with it
(price correct as of july 2009)

[bumpstart]

s4T = 8.5:1,, s5T=9.0:1

porting is the same between them,, the s5 rotor is different weights,, so s5 uses rotating masses and flywheel to suit
( so these parts don\'t interchange unless moving all of the rotating parts )

the s5 engine uses a much better ECU,, with it the EOMP control and associated TB with dual TPS
( s4 is manual lever type OMP )

however,,, its possible to bolt the s5 timing cover and manifolds and TB to s4 engines to make suit

PS,, be wary if adding s4 NA housings to the mix,, these have unique spark plug locations ( same as MFR PP housing )

however housings with the knock sensor dimple are same spark locations as s4T housings and do interchange
( so marked with the N318 bossing near the oil injector location )

ie,, beware the housing without knock sensor tapping and no n318 marking



as for FD engine = rear mounted ,, so have to buy custom mounts and rig them to your body
( some mob in canada where making them )

[mechadaniel]

so..... where to start looking........ needs to be cheap as chips but not a wrecked one and pref low mileage that one on ebay iv been warned away from

Sorry - which one is that?