hey guys new here fixing to get a1986 RX7 with a 89 motor in it ... its the 13 b motor .. ... this will be my first RX7 dont know a darn thing about a routry motor i'm gonna pay 500 for it . its in good conditon just who ever had it did not know or have the common sences to hook the waring up somthing about they did not match up ? i'm just wondring if it is a pretty good deal .. eather way i'd love to have it its a nice car if any thing i could just get a rebuilt motor looke around sounds like its gonna cost me about 2k maybe a little more to get one .. just thought i i'd come some where where ppl would have the knowing of these cars .. most import forms dont know any thing about them but any info can help thanks !

 

89 motor in it an 86, not currently running, and the wiring (im guessing the driver side harness) not hooked up. If this is the case the owner is selling it because he relized that he would not be able to get it to run/run correctly and is looking to unload it on someone.

I wouldn't take that car, much less pay $500, unless I was planning to take the motor out and install a 86-88 motor. That swap is the only one I have not been able to complete in 6 years of living FC's.

If its really nice and you are planning on buying a used s4 motor ($500) and rebuilding it yourself ($1000) then go for it.

 

is the motor easy to swap in this car ?

 

learn how to type....besides that sounds like a good deal

 

i know .. i cant spell or anything .. dont really care :P but are the eng. easy to get a hold of .. i live in the west part of NC in the mouantins ... ( god for bid i'm not from here i'm from texas ) i'm just ..trying to get as much info as possible . ... this will be a change ...i also own a 01 eclipse

 

id buy it for 500, just for the shell

 

no one here likes fwd "sports cars" :P

 

engine swap isn't too hard... did it in a couple days or less with some jacks, a haynes manual and a winch (sp?).

i spent about 5 dollars on crimps to get my rebuilt s5 '90 block to work in my s4 '88 se (a couple of the sensor connectors are different). it's not that hard unless you're using a s5 intake, rat's nest (solenoids and vacuum tubes under the intake) or front cover... but there are write ups on how to do that too (except front cover) i think.

from my experience, if the s5 motor in it is good all you need to get it to work without wiring modification is a s4 intake set and front cover (and omp) because the blocks are almost identical except for these two things.

 

and you said the last owner had no common sense
you should be the last to talk

 

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I wonder what's up with the craze of swapping between series as of late. Oh well, it's not too difficult to do if you use a s4 engine harness.

 

i think alot of swapping has to do with availability rather than wanting a different series engine... i got my s5 engine for 130 dollars with 90k on it, i wasn't going to find a cheaper or better core for a rebuild.