No it took me 2 years of doing work to afford my engine I don't want to flush it all down the drain because I was being ignorant and didn't do the proper research I never heard a rotary run or seen one running thank you for an actual answer

 

Thanks for the answer im still a beginner and learning the basics about cars

 

I drive like an old man.

Now that I'm old and all .

 

I got belly button lint older that you Jager!
I wear Dr Scholl's orthopedic LEAD insoles..

The engine is meant for High revs.
I never babied my Turbo engine..trust me..for 8 years it went through the wringer.

 

There is an old joke about driving RX7's. Stix being old, evidenced by the lint in his belly button, maybe he's the one that started it. When the High Rev buzzer goes off, that's when you upshift to the next gear.

In truth, once it's broken in, getting on the freeway you want to up shift at a high enough rev point so the RPM doesn't drop below 4 grand as that's where most of your horsepower is. Wankles love high revs.

If you're just cruising the neighborhood, just listen to the engine. If it sounds like it's starting to struggle, down shift. Otherwise, REV FREE is dead on. Most will agree you want to keep the RPM's from dropping much below 3 grand.

Most of all, just have fun with your car.

 

Happy to help.

 

Best advice I can give, is find someone with a good rep to show you first hand. But finding the right person is key. Go to a local sanctioned event, talk to a few people, and find someone mature with a good rep to show you how to drive properly.

Driving properly means not beating the **** out of the car. You can drive fast without driving hard and straining everything.

To show you with words or a video is simply not enough.

 

What ever did we do without the internet? We just drove and figured it out. My point is just drive it and you will figure it out. I tend to shift higher in the rx7 than other cars. 3500rpm to 4000rpm usually for normal driving. You'll get the feel of the power and where to shift. Rev matching, heel/toe downshifting etc. is the same as any other car. You can find explanations on this wonderful interwebs. Also I don't think WOT below 3k will hurt anything. No power down there so it doesn't accomplish a lot in any gear other than 1st but not harmful.

 

^ It's ok to just drive and learn, but the learning curve will be MUCH better, if you have a good, capable driver sitting beside you. Plus you won't learn bad habits that take a long time to lose. And before the internet, people still used others to help them, but in person.

My dad still lugs the engine terribly and downshifts way too late. There's no changing him. A lot of people downshift AFTER the turn, or turn with the clutch disengaged (pedal pushed). All not terribly bad stuff, but far from proper or good.

When accelerating, I also gradually push the accelerator all the way, and don't WOT below 3-4k RPM. It's just better for the engine and rest of the drivetrain. Cruising, on a level road, I aim for 2k-3k.

Rev matching is basically downshifting, where after selecting the lower gear, you increase the RPM's with the accelerator to match the higher RPM's the engine will be spinning at, taking account the speed at which the car is going. If you don't rev match, you'll feel the engine slowing down the car (or the car speeding up the engine) as you let out the clutch.

But main thing is, get someone in the pass seat that knows. Then switch back and forth. BTW, they don't have to have rotary engine experience.

The rotaries can handle high RPM, but just like any engine, don't beat on it when cold.

 

Sure nothing wrong with someone in the know showing you how to do the more advanced techniques once you got the basics down. Till you find that someone just drive it and get a feel for it. I may need a break from the forum again. Some of the things people ask how to do on here could be answered by spending the time it takes to post looking in the Haynes manual instead. Not this post obviously but it does give an explanation of how to double clutch.

 

Or on blocks waiting for the last useful parts to be removed, to be put on the ones waiting to be finished