RX7 engine query

[jag60dog]

hey all

Well I not quite a noob but I haven\'t been here since 06:rollin  Anyway I\'m in milton keynes an seem to be noticing more an more of these gorgeous rex\'s now I own a mr2 turbo which I\'m soon looking at selling an laying my hands finally on my very first rex woohoo but I know alot about how the engine drinks oil and the rebuilds will be regular. But if I do get one I will looking to remove it............:2eek  an fitting an f20(s2000) I dont know if its been done over here as of yet!!

But this all depends how I take to engine maintance anytips would be great guys/girls

[shaunwil]

TBH if you look after the car and make sure its tuned well then it should last quite a long time. Why is 40-50k miles classed as frequent ??

Why would you want to swap to an engine that only produces just over 200bhp ?

Ok swap it for a V8 for life and power.

If it was me stick with the rotor in the engine bay, make sure you do all the safety mods and look after it. It will repay you with a very good life

Shaun

[orange_rex]

Would be quite interesting to see this done, the F20 is a great engine and at 240bhp its not slow either. keep us posted and good luck with it.

[Timmy]

Generaly 60k is considered rebuild teritory so if your an average user thats a rebuild once every 5years. I think most people that have one do alot less milage and use a second car. So it becomes more like once every 10years. So if you save £1 a day for those 10 years you\'ll £3650 for rebuild and change. If your still worried about other reliabilty issue go ls1 or ls2. As "v-tech is like waiting for bad sex"

[Martiny]

Oil consumption stories are a load of hogwash. A half litre for about 1000 miles is normal. I wish I could find the person who started that pack of lies.

[jag60dog]

Ok so you owners havent had to many major issues with your motors.........thats very comforting to hear. I do like the rotary its just I have been doing alot of research on an f20 conversion , dont really want a v8 quite yet (still the tender age of 21) but im not daft chav kid I\'m very aware of what i do. So do alot of owner work on their own rexs or not?

[chrisJDM]

why dont you just buy a s2000? i would say similar sort of styling, rear wheel drive, newer then a rx7, whats the point in buying a rx7 and putting a s2000 engnie in it, just buy a s2000, surely sourcing and buying a s2000 engine would be quite a bit, plus fitting and getting it set up, plus buying a rx7 in the first place

[Red and Single]

You might as we\'ll just keep your MR2 and save your money, there is no point buying an RX7 just to downgrade the powerplant.

I\'m all for engine transplants but they must be upgrades or what is the point of all that expense !!

Still, it\'s a free country, good luck whatever you decide.

[shaunwil]

Plus on a serious note could you insure an rx7 that is modded (all be it with less power) at your tender age ?

Shaun

[neil_jdmr]

Oil consumption stories are a load of hogwash. A half litre for about 1000 miles is normal. I wish I could find the person who started that pack of lies.

 
Totally agree:Thumbs-up
 
My previous car, a integra type r used loads more oil than my rx
 
I still really like honda\'s and the sound of vtec at 9k rpm is awesome but i could never swap out the 13b now ive had the taste of it.
 
Each to their own though and will be interested to hear how you get on.

[J.j.]

But if I do get one I will looking to remove it............ an fitting an f20(s2000) I dont know if its been done over here as of yet!!

Please dont get one if above is what you have in mind.

[RemarkLima]

I know with a SC they [the F20] can see 300bhp, but again is a lot of work and considering the engine alone will be in the region of £2000 for a decent one, you could get the 13B rebuilt for a wee bit more.

I\'d say stick with the rotors too, if you want a V8, get a chavette, removing the rotors from a RX7 is making a MX7, just wrong Like someone said before, like a lady boy!!!!

But seriosuly whatever you do, good luck with it! All I can say is make sure you keep the 50/50 weight as the chassis is just sublime, the suspension great! Having raced MR2\'s the RX7 is a much more precise instrument

[jag60dog]

Just wanna say you guys are amazingly helpful an well to be honest I\'m shocked as you owners all have good things to say about these rotary engines which I was hoping for as i do want to experience true rotary power. As for keeping my mr2 thats just not gonna happen I\'m fed up or the completly off weight distribution if you take them to 300bhp they cant be moved around a bend!!!!!!!! As for insurance it actually works out cheaper than my grp20 mr2 turbo. Im not gonna ask if the engine is easy to work on as all engines have difficult points but i would like to know accessability of the bay.

[chrisJDM]

well i think and im sure alot of other peps on here agree with me, you should just keep the rotary engine, its designed for the car, more power then the     s2000 standard and more tuning potential at a cheaper price.  Also oil consuption probably isant any worse then the s2000.

[SmbFD3S]

Depends if the engine is standard or not, there is easy access to most of it unless you neet to get to the turbo pack and then it gets difficult...  Nothing really to mess about with, with the actual engine, and with only 3 moving parts some say it\'s easier to rebuild than a piston engine.  I\'ll be doing my own rebuild project next year on mine so i hope this is true....Can\'t be as bad as a V12 XJS that i\'ve done tho i guess lol...
 
And most of all keep it rotary, this is the sole reason the RX7 lives on. The sound, smoothness and power of the rotary will pursuade you anyway when you drive one