Just what the title says..What is the best manual??

 

Maybe I'm missing something, but how many manuals are there? There's the FSM, Haynes and Owner's Manual...

 

I use the FSM and Haynes. Chilton's is just horrible.

 

Each has it's advantages and disadvantages.

Online Factory Service Manual: Free, but not easy to use when actually working on your car, takes an awful lot of ink and paper to print out, and the scans aren't all that great (due to thin paper, not so much the fault of the scanner). This is the best manual for really broke RX-7 owners, which is probably the majority of people on this forum, lol.

Bound (Small) Factory Service Manual: Nice and handy, includes the electrical diagrams, but not so easy to use when working on your car because it is small and doesn't like to stay open to one page, and doesn't photocopy well. This is the best manual to throw back in the storage bin in case your car breaks down, and also packs well with your racing gear.

Loose-Leaf Factory Service Manual: Excellent for working on your car, but rather large and requies a binder. Note that there are two parts to this manual, as the electrical diagrams are in a separate loose-leaf manual that you should also get. This is the best manual for RX-7 owners who perform more than just general maintenance on thier car themselves.

Haynes Manual: Covers both 2Gen RX-7s', series 4 and 5 alike. Not as in-depth as the factory manual, but shows lots of pictures, tips, and tricks that are good for nubies.

I haven't seen the Chilton manual for the 2Gen RX-7, but based my prior experience with that brand, I wouldn't buy it except for the entertainment value.

 

chilton makes a general mazda one, it like covers half the lineup from that year range. i wouldnt waste my money

 

Evil is the loose leaf, bound, and online manuals the same except in the way that they are put together? If so where is a good place to order the manuals?? Also is the clarity between the online and loose leaf different? If not then i would just print it out at my dads work and stick it in a binder.

 

Yes, other than the fact that the loose-leaf manual does not include the loose-leaf wiring diagrams which are sold as a separate manual, as I have stated earlier.

Enter two autocross events (usually $20-30 each), and then apply for sponsorship from Mazdaspeed. You can then order parts and manuals at a discount.
http://www.mazdamotorsports.com/weba...et/TeamSupport

Otherwise, you can get the manuals from Mazdatrix:
http://www.mazdatrix.com/m-1.htm

Yes, the online manual is scanned from an original manual and the clarity isn't as good as the original. The online manual is still readable from the pages that I have seen. It's going to take several reams of paper and a lot of ink to print the online manual, but if that is somehow cheaper and/or easier for you, then that's an option. What most cheap people do is dowload the online manual to their hard drive, and then print out only the required pages when they have a project.

 

Well I can print them out at my dads work double sided so for me its pretty pratical.

 

Printing over 1100 pages is practical?!

 

Well depends on how you look at it.. His work pays for it.. not me... So that sounds like a better idea than payin 120 or so for the manual.. Maybe my thinking is flawed though.

 

Its up to you. I printed 3 sections that I needed and it ended up being around ~150 pages I think.

 

Well thanks for the help.. I didnt know if there was a better manual than the FSM out there for working on your car.