rotarypower69

i dont really know about these cars but there the sexiest cars i have ever seen in my life. like OMG. and im trying to impress my bf.
can u guys teach me a thing or too.??

Scott1982

Really rotarypower there is a tremendous amount of information here - there are the Factory shop manuals that are attached that will help you out with specific problems as well as general understanding. However, you have a specific question?

First to read is the FAQ
https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/1st-gen-rx-7-faq-page-237777/

Then the FSM's are listed in the FAQ as well

Enjoy,
Scott

rotarypower69

omg thanks.
well my bf is doing a motor swap. like putting a 87 t2 motor into a 86 rx7.
what is a distributer?

rotarypower69

what is a 13B rotary enigne? like theres a 13 b and 14 b whats the differnce?

FirebirdSlayer666

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The only common rotary engines are the 12A, 13B, and 20B. The 12A was produced from the early 70's until 1985. The 13B is the most common of all the engines. It's production spans from the 70's up until today in the RX-8. The 20B is most of our wet dreams as it is a 3 Rotor engine as opposed to the 2 Rotor designs of the 12A and 13B. Of course there is the unicorn of the rotary motors, which is the R26B which was the 4 Rotor race engine used to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Mazda 787B. Welcome to the forums and post pictures of the sexyness......................and pictures of the car is nice too

rotarypower69

omg kay that helped me out. so all rx8s have the 13B??? if i understood that clearly? and the R26B is rare??? lol i feel so blonde.

Cidley's RX7

nice Cuda

rotarypower69

thanks!

Scott1982

Wow, that is a nice cuda - just found it

PercentSevenC

Yes, all RX-8s have 13Bs, specifically the 13B-MSP a.k.a. Renesis. There are only a handful of 4-rotors in the wild, and they're all custom made.

I have to agree, these cars are teh hawtness.

rotarypower69

is there not alot of females on here lol?

FirebirdSlayer666

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Only the tough ones seem to stick around, they usually get leghumped into recession LOL. Not so much the case in this section, just don't go to the Lounge

blackdeath647

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welcome to the forum...hooray for first gen owner chicks!!!!

rotarypower69

haha i love them. i dont own one...i really want one tho..im just concentrating on moving out first then the car comes:P

grandgarson

Both the 86 and 87 are 2nd gen Rx7's. Those aren't the style of Rx7 that you think are sexy looking are they, or were you referring to Rx7s in general? Just wondering because personally I think the 2nd gen Rx7s are the worst looking of the Rx7s (though they're a step above the Rx8 in my opinion).

Simply put, the distributer distributes power to the spark plugs.

It has a rotor inside it that touches the contacts on the inside of the distributer cap which sends power through the spark plug wires and controls when the spark plugs fire. The distributer is connected to the engine and has a shaft with a gear on it so that it turns with the engine. This is how you control the timing on the engine. There is a bolt that holds the distributer in place, and if you loosen that bolt you can turn the distributer, and by doing that it will adjust the timing. Timing is much more complicated than this, but the basics are, if you adjust it so that the spark plugs are firing too soon it will have very little power since it will be pushing in both directions on the rotor and the air/fuel mixture will not be fully compressed, and if the timing is adjusted too far the other way you will get very little power because the air/fuel mixture will not be fully compressed any more.

Below is a picture of the the distributer on a 12A engine.

djessence

percent hinted to it but didnt outright say it. The r26B is super rare because it was the le mans 4 rotor engine. so pretty much only mazda le mans cars had them. Some people do make/assemble and whatnot 4 rotor engines.

rotarypower69

omg that helped alot thanks for that.. i feel so retarded right now lol.
so the distributer is also the timing belt??

Tobias

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Rotarypower:

If your location says your from Regina, SK, that means there is a pretty dedicated group of Rotorheads just right by! Feel free to send any of us a pm and we'd be happy to drive by and offer a hand. The Regina forum is right here: https://www.rx7club.com/canadian-forum-42/regina-area-7s-599107/

grandgarson

No, the timing belt (or timing chain depending on the engine) is different. A timing belt or chain is in a piston engine and connects to the cam shaft and keeps the valves in time with the engine. With piston engines the valves have to open and close at just the right time to let air/fuel in and to let the exhaust out. In a rotary engine there are no valves or cam shaft, and the intake and exhaust are built right into the engine block and are controlled by the rotor passing the opening in the block.

In a rotary engine there are two different types of rotors. There is the rotor in the distributer that turns and controls the spark to the engine and there are the engine rotors that spin inside the engine and do the same job as pistons in a piston engine (they also do the same job as valves do in a piston engine).

rotarypower69

thanks alot. !

rotarypower69

**** i feel stupid lol at least i get how the distributer worrks.

rx-7 obsessed

haha well let me be the first to say welcome to the darkside and might i say u look rather umm......sexy yourself. you match the car you wish to own in a way! what can i help u out with. all i can tell you is that the rx-8 is kinda well ugly in my opinion but the new style rotary engine with the ports on the side of the housing instead of the iron is great. and by motor swap from the 87 to the 86 im assuming you mean taking a turbo motor out of the one and putting it into another

rotarypower69

well yeah thats what i ment..

rx-7 obsessed

ok....is there anything else u wish to be informed of

rotarypower69

well what the **** is a lsd