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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 07:37 AM
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i cant wait to get her going! and ill get the 1985 one later next week!
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 07:44 AM
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 07:48 AM
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im looking for Alex-7 to check out my post a few above this one
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 07:50 AM
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no, trochoid i just pulled this **** outta my ***. i don't know what the hell i'm talking about. too bad we can't direct bolt-in a working brain for you.
where did you get such a pleasant attitude??? <-------this is sarcasm

no, dumbass you can't make 400 hp by swapping out suspension, it is the engine that makes the horsepower, hhhhhahahahahahahahahah. suspension helps keep the car on the road.

http://www.starfall.com/ <<<<<-------------here's a link, you click on it and it brings you to another website, just so you know.
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by zoomy942
im looking for Alex-7 to check out my post a few above this one
About the fuel system cleaner? It's fine, won't hurt a thing.

most people on this sight feel they get good results with a product called Sea Foam. You might want to give that a try instead.

Seafoam and Chevron are probably about the same thing (fuel system and general crap removing magical snake oil) Neither will do anything negative to your car. Weather you notice any positive effects varys from car to car and person to person.

Good compression numbers!
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 09:35 AM
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so 93 is good? that was the factor i needed to know, it tells me that this engine is worth going after. so, hopefully, this monday, ill get together with that local rx-7 club member and get those lines replaced. itll be a good learning experience for me
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 09:40 AM
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no, trochoid i just pulled this **** outta my ***. i don't know what the hell i'm talking about. too bad we can't direct bolt-in a working brain for you..
Could you please post pics of your Independant susspension'd first gen?

And explain how easy it is to get over 400rwhp?


I'm sure you know exactly what you're talking about (you say you do) but as far as giving a newb advice about his first RX7 your post was borderline rediculous.

You might as well have told him how neat it would be to install a rocket ship motor and a flux capacitor.
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 09:43 AM
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hahaha. a flux capacitor, thats awesome
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 09:55 AM
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so 93 is good? that was the factor i needed to know, it tells me that this engine is worth going after. so, hopefully, this monday, ill get together with that local rx-7 club member and get those lines replaced. itll be a good learning experience for me
93 is good.

You'll learn alot monday.
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 09:57 AM
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and now, once she's going, im gonna pick up the 1985, your specialty alex-7, and get going on her. the engine runs okay, so we'll see how she does.

im ordering plates saying ROTARY1 and ROTARY2, then when i get a gen 3, itll say ROTARY3.

i love the idea of having 2 running rx-7's. my girlfriend can drive one to clucb events, and i can drive the other. if the newer rx-7 runs really well, i am actually tempted to sell my mazda 6.
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by zoomy942
the 1985, your specialty alex-7.
Lol, I'm more a master of the obvious around here. There are people on this site that know scary abounts about these little cars. (reciting bolt thread sizes off the top of their heads, **** like that)


I'd keep your mazda 6, at least for a while.

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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 10:32 AM
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yeah, my soul is infused to that mazda 6. i love her, so we'll see. having a whole troop of mazdas just feels awesome
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by zoomy942
and now, once she's going, im gonna pick up the 1985, your specialty alex-7, and get going on her. the engine runs okay, so we'll see how she does.

im ordering plates saying ROTARY1 and ROTARY2, then when i get a gen 3, itll say ROTARY3.

i love the idea of having 2 running rx-7's. my girlfriend can drive one to clucb events, and i can drive the other. if the newer rx-7 runs really well, i am actually tempted to sell my mazda 6.
NO!!! Don't sell the mazda 6. Even thought these 1st gens are very reliable they are still 20+ year old cars. Things still pop up with these cars every now and them. I say keep the mazda 6 as a relaible driver. just in case.
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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you guys are right. after the initial investment my 6 required, and how hard i worked to get it. and this way, my rx-7's dont have to be daily drivers
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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there is no way i am giving any of my hard earned info away to people that are negative about things.

if you can't figure out how too get 400 hp out of a rotary engine you need to do a search cuz i'm not telling you.
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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there is no way i am giving any of my hard earned info away to people that are negative about things.

if you can't figure out how too get 400 hp out of a rotary engine you need to do a search cuz i'm not telling you.
Well, if you can't understand sarcasm/irony, or take a little poke in good humor without getting an attitude about, then I suggest you take your vast knowledge and 400 hp elsewhere.

This forum is here to help others and to share knowledge and experience. I'll believe the Miata irs swap and 400 hp when you post your own thread with pics of the install process and a dyno sheet to back up the hp. Until such time, to me, you are just another poser with an attitude.
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 08:04 PM
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you are the one with the negative attitude! whatever.
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 08:06 PM
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i test drove the rx8 once.. as much as a rotary fan that i am.. i also test drove the 04 mazdaspeed miata and was more impressed with it.. i think the rx7 series was the peak of rotary excellence.. very disappointed in all aspects of the 8.. it is a very confused car..


is it a coupe? sedan? sports car? economy car? with a powerful n/a engine? what?

should have made it a 2 door 2 seat sports car.. but no.. they didnt
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 07:45 AM
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I agree, the 1st gen 7s are a better car than the new RX8 for the reasons you point out. And a first gen would be ruined by a 400 hp engine, so who cares?
Zoomy, where's those pictures?

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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 09:28 AM
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lol.. im getting pics as soon as i get over there to grab it from that shop.. dont worry, i cant wait!
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 09:45 AM
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i wanna know how to get 400hp out of my rotary, although id be happy tih 180 wheel hp, anyways ive been readin this thred and i still dont see any pics :smiley_12 lol im j/p but seriously i want to see that car.
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 05:43 PM
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Dear god people, you have got to start searching, I mean really come on now this **** is getting old. There are a couple of people on here in the 350-450 HP range just LOOK. Search DirectFreak he made 410 I think.
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 10:06 PM
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okay, im going to take it to a buddy's tomorrow morning and get her oil lines changed. ill get some pics then. good dam times!!
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 10:10 PM
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yeah, uve been talkin a lot of it, get it fixed already and get some picslol, good luck with those lines man.
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 10:12 PM
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10 am is the time. ill get a pic of her up next to my mazda 6. and then ill clean it take another pic, then ill get her painted to match my 6!! then, another pic!
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