Anyone hear of a rotary running 200k+ without a rebuild? mine is at 125k my 88 n/a i hear about many people that hit 124k and they need to rebuild!

 

there are atleast a few. And no if you hit 124k your engine wont majically blow up. It depends on how well the engine was/is treated and what kind of abuse its seen. Many people take their N/a's to 180+k miles TII's are a bit less they tend to blow sooner since they live life under boost.


Santiago

 

true! i rather have reliability rather than Turbo! i love my n/a im kinda glad it isnt turbo. i just like a good working rx7 so far thats what i got! i got it at 121k two months ago i allready put 4k on it i now have 125 k But thats just because i was driving far to this one job i was working at! now i dont drive that much! so i am taking it easy on the thing now! no smoke so far! only fuel smoke at start up and thats it.

 

we have a few guys running 200k + on there n/a around here, it is all about how well you take care of it

 

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Im to freakin LAZY

 

mines at 140,000K and going strong

 

ya i know plenty of ppl around here runnin like 150 that don't take too good of care (eg high school kids... first car... dont know jack about the engine...)
When I was a high school kid and this was my first car, i took good care of my first 86 base model and ran it to 220 w.o a rebuild

 

227k

 

140k 95psi on each face

 

my car is running over 270k

 

New '90 GTU NA went 238,400 before rebuild

 

I've got 183k on my turbo 6port block running 13psi, hehe. Wimps.

 

I am buying one that has 307,000km = 190,000 miles... still runs OK.

 

my 86 GXL has 165,000 on it.. compression check is coming soon but it still feels strong

 

I'm afraid to check my compression!

Runs strong tho

 

169k and still runs good. Completely stock.

If you abuse it, you will pay for it.

 

Not an FC but my SA has over 200K miles on original engine.

 

Ran my 1st '87 NA for 181k and it was still running great when a bonehead blew through a light and ruined it.
I'm up to 178k on my '87TII (insurance replacement) and it is also running great - except for a small coolant leak I'm trying to fix. Othern That, it's fine. No excessive oil consumption and starts every time.
Looking toward 200k at least before tear down time.

- k -

 

my 88 gtu has 213k miles on it.

runs like a champ although starting it is quite a pain. i drive it hard but ive never redlined it. have no problems whatsoever..

 

i know a guy with 206,000miles on his 87 t2, he bought it new it has 1 ding in it. engine and turbo have never been out of the car

 

Mine did.

 

160k on mine and still drives good.............


-Shawn

 

oMg you have never redlined your 7? I didnt think such a person existed.

 

My 85 12a ran 214k miles and then I sold it. Was still running strong too!

 

My uncle's SA(1979) RX ran 400,000+ miles when he sold it, was still running strong. He has pics of the odometer . All he did was routine tune-ups oil changes and spark plug changes. Pretty crazy!

--Fritz