To the collective rotory Gods!
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To the collective rotory Gods!
I have a chance to buy a 1990 turbo II with a good body for a great price of 3000 dollars. But (theres always a but) the guy who is selling it dosen't seem to know very much about rx7's and has done a gang of mods to it. He's just had the motor rebuilt and has less than 2000 miles on it, so he says... but wait theres more! he also had the turbo rebuilt and upgraded to a hybrid by BNR and has a catless RB down-pipe and duals. The bad news is he has no fuel controller, no boost controller, no cats, has taken the air pump off (I live in california so I really need that) and the car will stall if you don't warm it up for a few minutes. Should I buy this car and just fix his mess or it just a nightmare waiting to happen?
Thanks for any advice you guys can give
Thanks for any advice you guys can give
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Originally posted by StarionX
I only have 2 words for you...
COMPRESSION TEST!
I only have 2 words for you...
COMPRESSION TEST!
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Originally posted by skyypilot
Then take the car out and thrash it, watch for smoke..
Then take the car out and thrash it, watch for smoke..
Maybe just idle it for 15 minutes after the test drive, then give it short rev. Bad seals will show then also.
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Re: To the collective rotory Gods!
Originally posted by olowe29
The bad news is he has no fuel controller, no boost controller...
The bad news is he has no fuel controller, no boost controller...
...no cats, has taken the air pump off (I live in california so I really need that)...
...and the car will stall if you don't warm it up for a few minutes.
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i feel that 3000 for a S5 Turbo II is an excellent deal. Emmissions stuff can be replaced if it's gone and as far dying before it warms up should be too much of a problem, you live in cali right? it's warm there so there's no such thing as warm up. j/k. i would jump on this deal if i were you.
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Thanks for all the replys
I will definately get the compression check done, I talked to him today and he said that he did a compression check when he first got the motor and it was about 90psi. he said that he was told that compression will build as the motor breaks in. Whats a good comperssion number to look for on a motor? And all of the emmisions stuff is on the car except the air pump and cat. If the compression checks out I think I'll be the happy owner of a s5 turbo
Thanks for the advice, good looking out
Thanks for the advice, good looking out
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