should i?
01-03-03, 01:59 PM
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should i?
ok a buddy of mine's car just broke down
the engine has no compression and needs a rebuild
its an automatic (yea i know) 86 second gen non turbo 13b i believe
now i was contemplating... should i maybe keep the car with 240k km on it or should i just maybe buy the blown engine for like 200$ and rebuild it and plop it into my 83 rx7 gs
it would fit correct?
i dont need to know how to hook it up or anything right now i just need some opinions from you guys
worth it or what?
the engine has no compression and needs a rebuild
its an automatic (yea i know) 86 second gen non turbo 13b i believe
now i was contemplating... should i maybe keep the car with 240k km on it or should i just maybe buy the blown engine for like 200$ and rebuild it and plop it into my 83 rx7 gs
it would fit correct?
i dont need to know how to hook it up or anything right now i just need some opinions from you guys
worth it or what?
01-03-03, 02:40 PM
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not many 1st gen owners need 2nd gen parts, though I might be interested in some...
for $200 Canadian dollars I say buy the engine. At the very least you can use it as a 'core' to bring down the cost if you buy another rebuilt one, or you can rebuild that one (depending on why it's "blown").
for $200 Canadian dollars I say buy the engine. At the very least you can use it as a 'core' to bring down the cost if you buy another rebuilt one, or you can rebuild that one (depending on why it's "blown").
01-03-03, 03:20 PM
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well the guy he took it too says it has no combustion and as a result it has no compression at all
i think he said the gaskets were blown or something?
i think he said the gaskets were blown or something?
01-03-03, 03:24 PM
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usually it;s no compression = no combustion, not the other way around. Could be the apex seals, could be the side seals, but it's not the harbour seals.
Still, @ $200 Canuck Bucks you're taking very little risk in buying it
Still, @ $200 Canuck Bucks you're taking very little risk in buying it
01-03-03, 03:31 PM
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yea i meant no compession = no combustsion
yea i think i should grab it off him.. if anything it would be a good learning experience to rebuild it
and it would give me how much more horsepower do you think in my 83?
id need a new tranny too right?
yea i think i should grab it off him.. if anything it would be a good learning experience to rebuild it
and it would give me how much more horsepower do you think in my 83?
id need a new tranny too right?