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Ok, you can see from my signature that I currently have a fair number of modifications done to my "88 Vert. I started these mods when the car had only 63,000 miles on it. It now has about 99,000 miles on it. The car has been relatively trouble free, aside from the transmission and Clutch. I've been maintaining it with **** retentive precision. I've done the Pulsation damper, Cleaned the fuel injectors twice, replace the plugs every 3rd oil change, and generally try to keep it up the best that I know how. The car isn't my only car, but I do put about 10,000 miles a year on it. Basically, the car is starting to act like an old car, and I need to ask what parts I should start thinking about replacing before they go bad. Here is a few ideas that I want to do to keep the Vert as reliable and fun as it can be. Here's is what I want to do so far. Chime in where necessary:

1. Oil Thermal Pellet
2. Aftermarket Oil and Temp Gauges(I Already have a A/F Guage)
3. Stainless steel Oil Cooler Lines
4. New Oil Metering Lines
5. Water Pump
6. Radiator
7. Wheel Bearings

What else should I consider???

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igottafc

iTrader: (6)

if the car is starting to feel old, you might want to redo some suspension bushings, engine mounts, trans mounts, shifter bushing, fuel filter just as a precaution, caliper rebuild. thats all i can think of right now

Icemark

If that is your signature it needs to be fixed. Signatures are limited to 6 lines maximum (including images and blank lines).

Yours is around 24 lines.

Please fix it before an admin or super mod sees it and deletes it.

Things like the MOP lines, water pump and rad, don't need to be replaced unless they are broken/leaking.

But as far as other things in your sig, you claim the car is slow; well... you have added a lot of heavy things to the car (like aren't those wheels 25+ lbs each??- that extra 15# per wheel is about 15 HP loss). Heavy things like it sounds like you have multiple electric fans, FD alt, dual exhaust etc. These all slow the car down and increase the 0-60 times.

Rxmfn7

iTrader: (4)

In my opinion, replacing all the driveline mounts ( Engine, tranny, and differential) has one of the most substantial improvements in the cars overall feel. It really tightens everything up and makes it feel "new" again. I always use competition ( polyurethane) ones, but Im sure even new OEM mounts would make a world of improvement. I almost guarantee that your passenger side engine mount will fall to pieces when you pull it out, and the transmissions and diff mounts are soft enough to twist in your hand.

Bukwild

damn throw some struts on their. You replaced the springs but not the struts? Also try a evergy suspension kit. I got one for 99 bucks on ebay. Get the black not the red. Then all thats left is a t2/re/20b swap to make it faster.

Rxmfn7

iTrader: (4)

Just in case you didnt know ( wasnt sure your reasoning on suggesting a color), there is no difference between the red and the black bushings. They make the black ones to look OEM, for use on track events to where that type of suspension modification may not be permitted.

RSVampire

lol I just realized I posted all kinds of crap I didn't mean to say in this one. I'm such an idiot!

scheistermeister

on rx-7part.com it says the black ones are graphite impregnated and doesnt list that for the red ones.

Rxmfn7

iTrader: (4)

Well, about a year ago I myself was wondering the difference, so when I called a vendor to ask, I was told they were identical. I could be wrong, I dont want to spread false info, but it was what I was told.

polyfc

If you do end up replacing the omp lines, be sure and get the braided ss ones. When i go to tear my engine down again that's the first thing i'm going to do. that brittle plastic just makes me uneasy