GLHS

I was wondering how many miles is too much?

I have had my RX7 since 93 and I have right over 300,000 miles on it.

It seems to run fine, beside the once in a while flooded engine, but I can always fix that with an oil change.

I have been changing the oil every 1000 miles since I have had the car, and I am not sure if this is the cause for the long life or not.

The car only smokes over 7500 rpm and I assume this is from the oil in the gas and an over active oil meter, hence the long life of the engine?

I always have used 10-30 Castrol and it comes out almost the same color as went in.

I always notice a power decrease right around 800 miles on the oil.

The car eats NGKs right around 12,000 miles or less.

The oil injection lines are clear and I use them to tell me when to change the oil.

I always put 2 stroke oil in the gas.

I drag race the car twice a week for the past 5 years.

My best 1/8 mile time to date is 9.8 @ 73.

My Quarter mile times suck, because they use Pro tree.

That best has been 15.4 @ 90. But I am sure I can lose at least a full second with some slicks.

Matlock

Wow, 300,000 miles! Is it a S4 or S5? That is very impressive. Sounds like you take really good care of your car too. I don't think many cars with 300k can do the quarter mile in 15.4. Your question of how many miles is to many, well in your case obviously not 300k. Congratulations! I hope my N/A last that long, and still runs strong.

Taranis

Isn't there some kind of record for most miles on a motor vehicle? I'm sure you're getting pretty close to it.

How bout some pics?

JB

GLHS

Thanks for the comments. The car is a 88 model, so I guess its a S4.

I really do take car of my car, I am always checking it, cleaning the engine, looking for other ways to make it faster.

I would tell you guys how fast I have had this car up to, but I don't think anyone would believe me.

But I will say, when I had it that fast I blew the speedo cable right of the transmission.

According to the speedo, it was about 1 inch past the last dash on the guage, and was almost facing straight down.

I just got a set of wheels from a Cosmo to put my slicks on, so I can change the wheels at the track.

I will post some new pics from the races tonight.

For now you can see the pics I have of 3 my cars.

www.fafracing.com

I own the MP3 and the 2 RX7s. I also owna GLH-S, but no pictures up there yet.

MaxRX7

MaxRX7

it now has like 615,000 miles

GLHS

Yeah but mine is on the original engine, if yours is too, that is great, that means I've got years left till I need to replace the engine.

MaxRX7

yup, just keep on driving the motha
I am trying to kill it, but it refuses to die

MaxRX7

seriously, as far as I can tell it is the original, but I am the 3rd owner.

the ironic thing is that my FD only lasted 120k miles before the rebuilt and I treat a hell of a lot better than this 86 GXL.

must be the turbos