i inherited a 1st gen and i hated it at first. Sooo many different things kept going wrong but as time passed it grew on me, and i will keep my car for as long as i can. I love my 1st gen! . but i do however have a couple questions that im sure you guys can answer, here they are.

1- my rpms when the car is idle jump up and down and my lights dim.. why do you think that is?
2- why is it that when im racing a flame of about a foot shoots out from my car?
3- a ringing noise comes from what i assume is my tranny because it goes away when i put the clutch in.
whats that all about?
4- does anyone elses car have a hard time going into reverse? because man sometimes it just doesnt want to go into reverse gear at all.
5- my cars seems to stutter when i press the gas down all the way from low rpms is it because it requires more fuel?
6- the steering at first felt abit hard since it doesnt have power steering but now it feels far too soft... as if at times i couldnt control the wheel.. why is that?
7- ive read some of the posts about a t2? what is that!?!

im sorry if i seem dumb but i know nothing about this stuff. Im only 17 ive had this car for a year and i love it. Help me please!!

 

1 - either a bad grounding from a. the alternator, b. the battery, or c. a bad fuse somewhere . first gens are notorious for electrical demons
2 - your car naturally runs a little fat on the carb. there could be a million reasons for your flame, but 90 percent of us throw flames.
3 - the ringing noise is probably a bad throwout bearing. if you have clutch pedal pressure as soon as you hit it, that's most likely the case.
4 - reverse is a goofy position on my SA, i'm not sure about the FB's. try putting the tranny in first, first, and then put it in reverse. that usually aligns everything, since reverse is on the same rail as first.
5 - could be a hesitant ignition (my SA does the same thing because i can't ever get the dwell right on the points, but most first gens don't have points ignitions), that, or your accelerator pump is acting up on your carb. unless you're lucky enough to already have a weber, which doesn't take kindly to stomping on the gas. hey, it's a 20 year old carb... they do go bad from time to time.
6 - you have some slack in your steering box... get a haynes manual and tighten it up accordingly. should take 2 big cone wrenches to get the nuts down well.
7 - a T2, otherwise known as a tII, is the second generation RX7 turbo 2 model. why it's called a turbo 2 is because in japan there was actually a factory turbo first gen, the 12at motor... never made it to the states because of emissions problems.