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It is a 93 with 29,000 miles on the body and 1,200 miles on the rebuilt and bridgeported engine.....I am looking at buying it...know quite a bit about 300ZXtt and Supras but not a whole lot about rotaries...your help is appreciated. Thanks in advance:
- T88 turbo
- Apex intercooler
- Sheep dog bov's (love than name)
- Mazda speed full body (wide body) kit
- True Advan 18' wheels
- Profec boost controller
- Mazda speed seats
- Bridgeport engine w/apex seals
- roll cage/fuel cell
- revs at 10,000 rpm.......WTF??
- Haltech ECU
- Secondary 1600 injectors ???
- 29,000 miles on car - 1,000 on engine/turbo
- top speed 175 (with shorter gear ratio)
- straight piping from the turbo out
- Brembo big brake kit (not installed)
- Tokiko adjustable with Eibach springs
- front and rear sway bars and strub bars (M.speed)
- Apex gauges for temp, boost, water temp (has Autometer now).
I think you should definitely get the RX-7. My friend has an S2000 and he definitely wants to get rid of the car, because the thrill of driving it isn't there anymore. He said it's great when he first purchased the car and now he is bored with it. If you are going to buy the RX-7 make sure to get a compression test before purchasing the car. The compression test will tell you the health of the engine.
It is amazing that no one knows anything about rotaries in the above replies. Either the motor is "street ported" or it is stock, but it is NOT bridge ported. Bridge ports are for n/a motors and won't really help a turbo'd motor.
As for it's value, I don't know, depends on what you want to do. If you were planning on buying a FD and going single turbo etc then it is probably worth your S2000 straight across. Otherwise I wouldn't think it is worth $30K (~ what your S2000 is worth).
Keep in mind you'd better be really sure that everything is done right, a single turbo conversion needs to be tuned properly with a wideband on a dyno, otherwise it is a timebomb. I'd suspect someone is feeding you some BS, it isn't bridgeported, it does NOT have a 10,000 rpm redline either.
Um, It could be bridge ported & there are plenty of bridge ported turbo motors around..
Maybe you don't know much about rotaries...
BTW you should find out what kinda seals are in the engine.. If he says it has a 10K read line they will probably be ceramic.. If they are carbon stay away because they will only last ~15K miles at most on a turboed motor...
You might wanna ask Soul Assasin (who's on this forum) about his car since he has a big single and it's bridgeported. I guarantee you there are tons of turbo'd bridgeported rotaries all over the planet...especially in Austrailia and Japan. They're not very good street motors as low end really suffers and the idle is pretty crappy, but they totally SCREAM on the top end....and yes they can easily have a 10k redline or higher.
The description of the car sounds familiar...like one that was advertised in the For Sale section of the Forum a month or so ago. It had a MS Type 15th kit with a MS Type II front end. Bad as hell looking If you get it then you'll be the freekin' man!!! :p Good luck!!
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thanks for all the feedback...please keep them coming....the seals are Apex seals from Japan.....about $ 1000 just for the kit alone. The guy claims with the bridgeport it should be capable of 11-12,000 rpms but now it is only set up for 8,500 rpms.....still pretty high imho.
I live in KS and the only thing they care about as far as emissions is that it has 4 wheels and it starts and has at least one blinker,....so no worries here
How about reliability....would I be able to put in 4-5,000 miles per year and keep my wallet in my pocket...at least for a while???
Originally posted by Z06-KILLR
How about reliability....would I be able to put in 4-5,000 miles per year and keep my wallet in my pocket...at least for a while???
If you're at all worried about reliablity then keep the S2000 and get the Comptech supercharger or a turbo kit.
The cars are about worth the same, would you rather have a 1 year old car that will last forever or a 8 year old car thats faster?
I cannot compare the S2000 to the RX7......the S2000 is a great car and very reliable......but even with a supercharger or turbocharger it cannot even compete with my 300ZX......and I know my Z would be no match for this particular RX7 I am talking about.
When I mean reliability, I am refering to turbo, engine and abuse. Am I going to do a 1/4 mile run and then have to worry about replacing parts or is this something I can play with, within reason, of course.....
I sold my 93 fd and got a s2000 which I sold two months later to get a 94 fd. So of course my vote is you get the 7. That said I would be very careful buying one with that many mods especially fuel related without some serious knowledge and at the very least an awesome tuner who's your next door neighbor. If your at all concerned about reliability or don't like working on your car I would get something else like the Z06.
I test drove one recently and I am considering buying it myself. Very good car for the money and the exact opposite feeling of an s2000. So know after spewing on the subject I say trade the s2000 for the Z06.
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hks- twin power ignition
ss brake lines and clutch line
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Originally posted by Z06-KILLR ...bridgeported engine......know quite a bit about 300ZXtt and Supras but not a whole lot about rotaries... + Bridgeport engine w/apex seals + Haltech ECU
If you know nothing about rotaries then I hope that you at least know how to tune a Haltech or are willing to learn. This car will need some serious custom tuning but has potential for BIG power. Is it properly tuned right now? If not, I'd bet there are reasons for that which will cost you $$$ to get right. Ask guys like Pluto how much effort it takes to get it right and how many things they broke trying.
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Originally posted by Z06-KILLR Secondary 1600 injectors ???
Son, your gonna need alot of gas for that motor!!!
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Originally posted by Z06-KILLR Brembo big brake kit (not installed) ... Tokiko adjustable with Eibach springs ... front and rear sway bars and strub bars (M.speed)
So basically this car is a street racer. Any car with "strub bars" has no business on a track. That's fine as long as that's what you are buying it for.
Bottom line is you should be prepared to have to throw some money at this car to get it right, but if you do it has serious potential. Even still, buying a car with mods like this is so much cheaper than doing it yourself.
Good luck in whatever you decide to do.
Scott
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Originally posted by rotarhead I sold my 93 fd and got a s2000 which I sold two months later to get a 94 fd. So of course my vote is you get the 7. That said I would be very careful buying one with that many mods especially fuel related without some serious knowledge and at the very least an awesome tuner who's your next door neighbor. If your at all concerned about reliability or don't like working on your car I would get something else like the Z06.
I test drove one recently and I am considering buying it myself. Very good car for the money and the exact opposite feeling of an s2000. So know after spewing on the subject I say trade the s2000 for the Z06.
Hehe......I don't think I could get myself to own a Corvette eventhough I would have to admit the Z06's are damn fine cars....I have raced about 7 or 8 different ones...some with very minor mods (exhaust/intake/ECU) and I have been very fortunate to always coming ahead......I know it is only a matter of time until one of them eats my Z's lunch though........the S2000 IS a great car too....it was never meant to be fast on straight line but on the twisties you will be surprised....I still think the RX7 I am looking at would be an absolute hoot......decisions, decision....
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Originally posted by turbojeff It is amazing that no one knows anything about rotaries in the above replies. Either the motor is "street ported" or it is stock, but it is NOT bridge ported. Bridge ports are for n/a motors and won't really help a turbo'd motor.
sorry bro, but you really dont know jack ****.
know what you are talking about before you open your mouth next time.
I have seen pictures of that car.... along with more... The owner has 2 FD's, a NSX, and a Supra. Like everyone says.... drive the car, see how powerful it is for street driving. Also if you can, find a tuner or a place to dyno your car around where you live. Tuning can get complicated. The S2K is a good trade.... The 7 is going to be a sweet ride, not that reliable like the S2K, but you shouldn't have to replace parts after ever 1/4 mile run.
If you don't want it tell him i have a WRX to trade 
If you get it then you'll be the freekin' man!!! :p Good luck!!
The owner has 2 FD's, a NSX, and a Supra. Like everyone says.... drive the car, see how powerful it is for street driving. Also if you can, find a tuner or a place to dyno your car around where you live. Tuning can get complicated. The S2K is a good trade.... The 7 is going to be a sweet ride, not that reliable like the S2K, but you shouldn't have to replace parts after ever 1/4 mile run.
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