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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 10:12 AM
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Carburetor Picture

Whenever I talk to my dad about his 79 RX7, he always thinks of the gigantic carburetor on it. Does anybody have a picture of a factory rotary engine with the carb showing?
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 10:51 AM
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here you go. its an older pic from an 85 GS that was owned by a friend. we pulled the carb and replaced the dashpot:

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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 12:36 PM
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dave you usin that tea for your coolant
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 7SpringsMisfit
dave you usin that tea for your coolant
Haha, I lol'd.
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 02:12 PM
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Stock carb, stripped:



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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 7SpringsMisfit
dave you usin that tea for your coolant
no, lol. that gallon of tea belongs to Pete (aka peejay) on the forum. we had an RX-7 meet and were working on Jon's (aka Rotary Jihad) 85 GS and Pete drinks tea by the gallon... says its his drink of choice..yuk..
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 12:01 PM
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My brother does the same thing with tea, THOSE CARBS ARE HUGE
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 12:03 PM
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comparing a stock carb with all the gadgets to the size of the engine, yes they are huge, lol
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 06:47 PM
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Mmmmm 4 barrell on a 1 liter engine LOL
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 11:44 PM
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there not that big...they just seem big cause there over fabbed parts from the production line
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