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915racing, complaints, hatley, kits, machine, mazda, motor, performance, ralph, rebuild, rockauto, rx7club, shocks, speed, tikiko

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Performance Parts Suppliers...

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$100T2 on 11-08-05

10-29-07 09:00 PM
by Rx-7Doctor

90

39,717

2002, 2011, air, aka, celica, charging, conditioning, diflouroethane, difluoroethane, due, duster, electronics, high, humidity, power, r134a, r152a, refrigerant, spray, toyota

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A/C Charging with Easy Cheap Safe Alternative Refrigerant

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jackhild59 on 08-04-11

04-30-12 10:28 PM
by jackhild59

80

85,286

13b, aaron, aarron, assembly, cake, engine, engines, pictures, positive, rebuild, rotary, rx7, sale, things, video, videos

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(Engine) Video: 13B Rotary Engine Rebuild

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Aaron Cake on 03-12-11

06-11-12 12:57 AM
by Harmfulerik

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20,316

body, bushing, carb, carburetor, drag, install, leaks, mazda, nikki, primary, race, rings, seals, shaft, throttle

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(Carb) How to seal nikki carb throttle shaft

cshaw07 on 03-24-12

06-23-12 06:50 PM
by Oneiros

23

14,156

1st, 20mm, camry, coolant, expansion, freez, freeze, gen, install, intake, plug, plugs, rubber, rx7, rx7club, tool

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(Coolant) Installing freeze/expansion plugs in the coolant ports to the intake.

flight_of_pain on 03-10-12

07-25-12 06:22 PM
by ClineStine

13

10,697

1985, 81, coasting, david, fuseable, gen, jim, lane, link, overrev, page, position, rothes, rx7, shifter, short, surging, valve

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THE 1st GEN RX-7 FAQ PAGE!

inittab on 11-01-03

11-01-03 02:58 PM
by inittab

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84,075

Normal Threads

13b, 2gcdfis, archive, coil, current, direct, fire, generation, gsl, ignition, jeff20b, limiting, megasquirt, pn2222a, pnp, pspice, resistor, sensor, transistor, trick, twin

(IGNITION) Transistor trick for 2GCDFIS.

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Jeff20B on 04-04-05

11-02-05 01:48 AM
by gsl-se addict

567

71,801

76014302, 85, bloomington, fuel, gsl, gslse, lines, mn, oil, pan, rx7, s5, se, size, swap, tii, turbo, v8fbrx7

(TURBO) TII swap into GSL-SE

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BoostedRotors on 03-28-02

04-15-07 12:51 AM
by Rx-7Doctor

431

113,352

13b, atp, converting, directfreak, fb, ii, int, motor, na, rx7, s4, s5, sensor, swap, turbo, wiring

(TURBO) The Chronicles of a Turbo II Swap

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Rex4Life on 12-27-03

01-03-08 05:00 PM
by Crit

227

101,748

2002, 4070, buy, carter, fpr, fuel, grand, holley, install, installation, lines, place, pump, ready, wwwwhere

(FUEL) How To: Install Carter Fuel Pump & Holley FPR

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Kentetsu on 04-13-06

03-01-08 09:46 PM
by 1stgensrule

144

100,787

13b, 1st, 20b, bridgeport, clip, engine, gen, generation, paint, rotary, rx7, rxy, sound, swap, turbo

(ENGINE) 20B First Gen RX-7

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Rotary20B on 07-02-05

06-29-07 07:35 AM
by vipernicus42

139

37,928

air, box, csp, exhaust, fd, gslse, holly, instal, install, melted, nikki, open, rx7, secondaries, secondary, stevejrajcularaytheoncom, suspension, wire

(REFERENCE) The Upgrading a Stock Rx-7 Thread

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Sterling on 08-24-03

06-10-09 08:36 PM
by Beaujon Bailey

129

153,829

2nd, ballast, coil, coils, connect, connections, direct, fc, fire, gen, ignition, install, late, leading, wire

(ELECTRICAL) EASY 2nd gen direct fire install - 20 minutes

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Metallic_rock on 11-18-03

09-15-04 02:19 PM
by Jeff20B

110

20,476

1985, 20b, engine, fc3s, fuel, gsl, gslse, na, pump, rx7, s5, sa22, se, swap, tii, turbo

(ENGINE) TII swap into GSL-SE

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BoostedRotors on 03-28-02

08-22-02 02:54 PM
by NOTA V6

105

44,739

(OTHER) dynoed the fb, big letdown

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rotary_sex on 05-12-06

05-21-06 02:39 PM
by vipernicus42

94

12,955

13b, 1gen, 5th, 6th, australia, kevin, landers, mazda, parts, pineapple, port, pump, rx7, smog, spares, vs

Got an SE? You GOTTA do this mod!

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mwpayne on 03-22-03

04-05-04 03:07 PM
by Mills

90

17,278

13b, 6al, 85, box, buttocks, diagram, dlidfis, mazda, msd, msd6al, rotary, rx7, webbed, wire, wiring

(IGNITION) DLIDFIS installed! Small write-up and some questions

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MosesX605 on 08-21-03

12-10-08 04:06 AM
by statique

90

76,642

backyard, brightside, car, charlotte, clear, coat, foam, fog, job, mixing, nc, paint, rollers, rustoleum, store, tremclad, vwvortex, waterproof

(PAINT) HOW TO: Paint your 7 for less than $100 (56K Beware!)

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Wanktastic on 05-27-07

11-19-07 10:42 PM
by dbragg

84

43,208

13b, 13bre, catalytic, converter, cosmo, ethics, gen, renesis, rx7, rx7gslse, transplant, turbocharged, turbocharging, weigh, worth

13Bre in a First-Gen?

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sewrratt on 01-13-03

01-26-03 01:18 AM
by Spieder

83

7,064

1980, autocross, car, cross, drilled, glowing, plain, rally, rotor, rotors, rx7, slot, slotted, stronger, vs

(BRAKES) Slotted or Cross Drilled rotors?

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SSpyderX on 07-18-05

07-29-05 12:13 AM
by mar3

82

9,870

12a, apex, bad, broken, compression, diagnose, exhaust, homemade, omp, rx7, seal, seals, sound, tester, yourtube

(ENGINE) Is this the sound of an apex seal gone bad?

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ray green on 04-14-08

05-09-08 07:50 AM
by ray green

71

35,942

aem, clamp, drag, fuel, gas, gslse, kramer, line, modify, mounting, project, racing, rx7, sump, system, tank, turbo, weld

(FUEL) pics Turbo Fuel System and Project Kramer Update!

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Directfreak on 12-29-02

01-04-03 09:45 AM
by MIKE-P-28

70

15,566

671, camden, cfm, cooled, dellorto, engine, fuel, oil, pump, rotary, saub, supercharged, supercharger, superchargers, turbo, wankel

Poll

(ENGINE) Turbo or Supercharger??

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Project84 on 05-24-02

08-10-02 09:30 PM
by Sterling

70

9,927

122000, 13b, 85, bad, engine, gsl, miles, rx7, se

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(OTHER) How many miles on your engine?

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pjr on 02-12-02

06-03-02 02:37 AM
by HOZZMANRX7

63

10,396

alignment, back, car, center, coming, power, return, returning, steering, stiff, tires, toe, turning, wheel, wheels

(STEERING) Steering issue: Not returning to center after turns.

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Rx-7Doctor on 06-15-09

06-21-09 03:28 PM
by ray green

63

149,839

13b, 240z, body, colorado, datsun, fender, fiberglass, flare, flares, how, install, racing, sale, to, zg

(BODY) How To: Datsun 240Z fender flares on an FB!

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TAS on 01-08-08

02-26-08 03:34 PM
by Dysfnctnl85

59

46,579

color, die, door, dye, grand, interior, mi, parts, pictures, pieces, pleather, rapids, redye, remover, rit, surrounds

(INTERIOR) How to: Dye your interior parts.

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$100T2 on 08-28-05

09-11-05 07:40 AM
by TurboIIGuy

58

28,031

audio, battery, changer, clock, cluster, custom, deh235, diagram, doest, kickpanal, pioneer, power, pulled, rx7, subwoof, system, wire, wiring, work

(STEREO) Modernizing the Sound System

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P.O.S. Racing on 09-18-01

06-03-02 07:00 AM
by SuperPhly

57

11,400

12a, 80, 80amp, agu, alternator, battery, buss, connect, electrical, fusable, fuse, good, positive, rx7, starter, terminal, wwhinew

(ELECTRICAL) fusable links

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DONNA on 03-21-02

06-28-02 09:32 AM
by hanman

57

10,941

12a, 600, engine, header, holly, horsepower, hp, make, modified, nikki, pacesetter, paul, port, rotary, stock, stockport, street, yaw

(ENGINE) Easiest way to make Hp on a stock 12a

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pjr on 10-02-02

09-09-07 03:47 PM
by Morey987

57

68,708

05, 22, 3sq, 50, amps, fusable, fuseable, fuses, fusible, ga, link, links, mm, napa, replace, size, sq

(ELECTRICAL) Fusible Link Conversion Thread

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darkfrost on 07-15-05

04-23-06 08:59 AM
by legokcen

56

30,565

12a, 83, book, ceramic, engine, horsepower, hp, kit, manifold, mazda, mods, oil, price, rotor, rx, stock, system, turbo

(ENGINE) How to build a high output 12a turbo without blowing up your motor

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shm21284 on 12-01-04

12-03-04 10:35 AM
by shm21284

55

114,041

1980, 1983, 83, 85, box, dellorto, dhla, dlidfis, exhaust, igniter, install, installing, mazda, msd, rx7, schematic

(IGNITION) My DLIDFIS Install...w/ Pics and Observations

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jutny on 02-06-03

02-12-03 06:10 PM
by ASEmaster

54

14,648

1990, 81, disable, how, injection, lubricates, mazda, oil, premix, rx, rx7, system

Poll

(OIL) Who still uses the stock oil injection system?

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Project84 on 12-22-02

12-30-02 06:21 PM
by bliffle

49

6,207

buy, buying, dlidfis, gm, heat, hei, igniters, ignition, ignitor, ignitors, j109, module, replace, rx7, sink

(IGNITION) how to: gm igniters replace j-109

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blwfly on 04-06-06

12-23-07 01:42 PM
by Siraniko

49

30,495

inintake, morganton, nc, nitrous, piece, refill

(INTAKE) nitrous question. dont be hatin' NOT A NOOB

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perfect_circle on 02-11-07

02-14-07 12:04 AM
by perfect_circle

48

5,522

(SUSPENSION) 500$ Mods

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Jeezus on 03-06-07

05-23-07 07:33 AM
by dbragg

48

8,264

beat, c, crank, d, definition, find, finding, ignition, marks, picture, pulley, racing, rx7, t, tdc, timing, wheel

(IGNITION) How to find TDC?

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brandon davis on 06-06-07

06-11-07 01:59 PM
by Jeff20B

48

69,555

12a, bracket, coil, direct, fire, horizontal, igniters, ignition, mount, msd, rotary, rx7, s5, setup, vertical

(IGNITION) My Direct Fire Brackets

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Re-Speed.com on 11-09-03

02-23-05 10:10 AM
by vipernicus42

47

9,556

ca, carb, degreaser, engine, kit, nipple, omg, omp, orings, ramon, rebuild, rx7, san

(OIL) Omg! Omp!

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drittens on 10-21-05

03-14-06 10:53 PM
by vipernicus42

44

7,588

1985, 1st, altenater, alternator, black, bolts, box, cross, cummins, economical, external, gen, mazda, reference, regulator, repu, rx7, rx8, upgrade, wires

(ELECTRICAL) "Economical" Alternator Upgrade

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mar3 on 11-06-03

08-07-04 12:27 PM
by joemkr

44

9,520

12a, 13b, 22, axle, craigslist, diff, drivetrain, fb, interchange, list, mazda, miata, rx7, spline, wwwostcbptcom

(DRIVETRAIN) Miata Diff interchange into 84-85 models

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mjm4jc on 10-09-07

10-27-07 10:20 PM
by mjm4jc

44

12,888

brendo, camel, color, colorbond, dupont, interior, lt, mazda, miata, ontario, paint, paintlondon, pick, pictures, rx7, tan

(INTERIOR) Had to do it to - Another Tan interior going to be painted

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dj55b on 04-21-07

01-02-08 04:18 PM
by WE3RX7

43

18,690

1985, 1st, american, bumper, gen, mazda, racing, rear, rx7, spoiler, spoilers, spoke, tail, wheel, wing

(BODY) What is the prettiest rear spoiler for a first gen?

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WanKeL FD RX-7 on 12-23-02

12-26-02 10:34 AM
by WanKeL FD RX-7

43

11,646

22, 430, 477, drive, gear, inch, kia, mazda, miata, pic, pinion, rims, ring, rx7, sportage, train

(DRIVETRAIN) Pics of Kia Sportage gear and pinion

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Rafy13bt on 02-05-06

02-06-06 08:02 PM
by aussiesmg

42

55,238

1979, 85, air, belt, disabling, emisioneng, emission, gslse, mazda, mg, midget, passed, pump, remove, removing, rx

(OTHER) pros/cons of removing the air pump

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Pedestrian X on 07-27-02

08-10-02 10:56 PM
by Zulu

42

8,740

12a, boost, distrubuter, double, draft, holding, rotary, side, weber

(ENGINE) Wackys turbo write-up

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WackyRotary on 05-14-03

03-23-05 10:39 AM
by vipernicus42

41

7,935

1timing, 89, 91, apex, cracked, damaged, engine, failing, locating, mazda, oil, pan, rotary, rx7, seal, signs, sound, turbo

(ENGINE) Signs of a failing rotary engine

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Kentetsu on 08-13-07

10-31-07 06:59 PM
by Kentetsu

39

28,843

, bolt, drivetrain, fb, fit, gears, na, removing, s4, shifter, shifting, stronger, transmission, trouble, turbo

(DRIVETRAIN) my S4 transmission n/a mounted in FB

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WackyRotary on 02-26-06

12-30-07 10:24 AM
by trochoid

39

9,542

audi, car, center, console, filler, interior, mazda, paint, panel, plastic, repaint, repainting, rx7, stereo, surround

(INTERIOR) How to: Repaint your stereo surround/center console pieces.

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$100T2 on 08-23-05

09-03-05 10:06 PM
by Richard Miller

39

14,353

13, 15x7, 1st, 2151513, 2354513, diamond, gen, inch, racing, rx7, size, tire, tires, wheels, wheelsonintegra

(WHEELS) Diamond Racing 13's or 15's

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shetlen on 01-19-05

02-03-05 12:26 PM
by shetlen

38

11,324

1985, boot, camp, clear, flash, florida, lenses, lights, mazda, mod, navy, orlando, pass, rules, rx7, signal, youtube

(LIGHTING) How To: Flash to pass modification

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Sgt Fox on 02-04-08

02-05-08 10:57 PM
by ultimatejay

38

17,451

12a, cleaner, cleaning, engine, engines, las, manchester, orlando, painting, part, parts, rotary, rx, rx7club, vegas

(ENGINE) Cleaning and painting a 12A

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blwfly on 02-04-08

02-24-08 11:10 AM
by blwfly

37

19,301

cooling, fill, injection, injector, length, lines, oil, rx7different

(COOLING/OIL) Rebuilding the OMP oil injection lines

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Racer X-8 on 09-13-04

03-20-05 10:43 AM
by Aaron Cake

37

15,174

1985, 1988, 84, 85, box, cluster, dash, fb, fuse, imtemadating, interior, internal, mazda, removal, remove, rx7

(INTERIOR) How-to: Remove your dashboard (84 and 85)

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$100T2 on 09-03-05

09-10-05 03:59 PM
by $100T2

37

48,083

(ENGINE) porting

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coldy13 on 04-09-02

04-19-02 06:50 PM
by SilverRocket

35

5,212