New to the rotary game but want 1!!!!

[super7]

hi every1 im new to the whole rotary game but i must have an rx7 wanted i for agez but now the time is rite... what is so good about the rotay engin? and dose any1 have any tips on buying and ehat to look out for? i want a project car not a minter but something sound if that makes sence?
 
any advice would be great guys
 
thanks ben :driving

[FD3S Efini]

hey dude welcome to the forum you willl find that everyone here is very helpfull and will be able to awnser all your questions.
 
Kris

[super7]

hi kris, thanks mate

[neil_jdmr]

Aye welcome to the forum mate, for me its the power delivery of the sequential twins imo it makes for an amazingly drivable street used sports car. You will find many many threads about how you need to ditch the infamous rats nest (and it can be a fault finder nightmare) but when the twin sequential system is working as it should then its excellent.
 
If your looking for big power, as in, more than 350bhp then best getting a single as they dont have a rats nest and mcuh easier to diagnose problems as well as power to spare.Also to remember 3rd gen rx7\'s are about as light as rwd FI sports cars go at 1200kg so 350bhp makes for a very very capable car and bona fide supercar chasers but 400bhp+ single turbo fd\'s are a different league all together.
 
If your looking for a project buy top condition car with a blown motor and either build it yourself or book it in with your nearest specialist. Expect 3k to have your motor built and up to 6k if your after an extensive overhaul including cooling/turbos/gbox etc. Top condition cars with blown motors can be had for 4-6k or 2-4k for an average condition model.

[chrisJDM]

Hey welcome to the club

you may hear a few horror stories from non rx7 owners how the rotary engine is unreliable and blows up for a past time. This is because the rotary engine is quite sensitive to detonation even more so then a piston engine, so the reason why they get this idea about the rotary engine is down to poor modifications and tuning, if a rotary engine is tuned well and looked after can be very. Reliable, I had my last fd for 5 years had it running high boost on twins and then a single turbo and never had a blown engine or any other issues with main engine block while mates in scoobys, evos, skylines etc had countless issues.

I would recommend If you are going to get a modded one or start modifying one make sure u get a aftermarket ecu, the apexi power fc is the most popular choice and can be had for around £500 with a hand controller which let\'s you keep an eye on engine parameters such as water temp, air temp, knock level, boost, etc etc. Then find yourself a good tuner there are plenty all over the country, then get the ecu adjusted each time you get new mods, this will get you max gain from your new mods and also make sure the new mods don\'t have an adverse effect on your engine

I hope that provides some useful info

[DSNorth]

I too am new to the site, Ive been haunting this place for the last week.

There is a while horde of information on this site.

Ive been browsing rotary information, for the last 7 - 10 days, and had a good old what with a few of the " good reputation " tuners around.

As im looking for the right FD to buy also.

I still have a crap load of info to gather, but ive learnt a lot so far. If you want to id be happy to have a good old chat with you about everything ive picked up so far, as well as the stuff im trying to figure out.

Gimmi a shout if ya want. everyone on here has been very helpfull for me.

Hope I can help you

[super7]

ok thanks guys going to have a surf about found some interesting links already!!! thanks for the help and DSNorth ill be in touch tanks mate

[DSNorth]

well, my s2000 sold today. So its hunting time. Infact you may well be able to do what im looking at going. Which is having an engine rebuilt.

Give me a call if you want 07783557418

[Jas]

save and buy a good one good engine thats been rebuilt and the rest is ok an engine removal rebuild and fit will cost about £3000 to £4000 plus

[REVIT93RX7]

Buy the best car you can find.  Interior, body etc.  Unless the car has a new motor you will need to rebuild it anyway.  The bad reputation for rotaries comes from people modding them without understanding what they are doing.  I bought mine with 6 miles on it in Sept of 1992.  Put 83k+ miles on her before a front rotor coolant seal failed.  I drove the car for 10 yrs without it every leaving me stranded.  Wonderful cars when tuned appropriately.  The interior plastics tend to peel the paint etc.  The plastics can be hard to find and expensive to replace.  So I would say get a straight chassis with a good interior, the rest is easy from there.  Good luck.

[super7]

thanks buddy im going to go over and speak to the chap at \'jimmys\' the engin rebuilder and have a chat about buying a rex and then im going to hunt my rex down, have not seen a rex on the road for agez but on the way 2 norwich i saw one a black one out side the mazda garage and a white one on the ring road!!!! must be the better weather bringing them out of hibernation.

[Jas]

try carl @ hayword rotary from time to time he is selling cars and from what i here he builds some of the best....
good luck