well i just wanna share my expirience rebulding my first rotary engine, and i wanna say i was not that hard...my car 88 n/a 13b blow a apex seal (carbon) that the old owner put on...only last me 10000 miles since i got the car...anyway i got the athkins video and a haynes manual and i think anybody with low budget (like me) that wanna save on labor can do it...in the beginning i though getting a rebuilt engine (US$1750 - US$2000) plus labor (US$700 - US$1000) instead i spend that money in getting new rebuilt kit with steel apex seal,new corner ,springs seals, oil o-rings, gaskets , etc...plus new rotors bearings , stationary gears bearings,new oil pump , oil pump chain,pressure regulator , two new turbo 2 rotor housings ported,a new aluminum flywheel fron rb , centerforce clutch,new front bearing,thrust plate,spacer,plus new heater hoses ,radiator hoses , byopass hoses and i street ported myself, for almost US$2700...i think is not that bad...at the moment my car only has 300 miles since rebuilt and so far is perfect...the idle is a little different that it was before..i guess is the streetport....now i'm ready to do my brother 90 vert..

eddy 88 n/a

 

How much was just the rebuild kit alone?

 

Great, glad you could do it yourself!!!

 

Because I am looking at a 91, with a bad motor.

 

How many hours did you spend doing the rebuild???

 

it was US$850.00 from athkins...new apex seal , side seals,springs ,oil control o-rings,rubber seal , gasket kit,pretty much everything that you need...

 

cool! maybe one day I'll rebiuld mine too!

 

it took me around 2 -3 hours to take the engine and transmission out and then 1 to 1 1/2 hours to take the engine apart...after that basically took time to get parts after i got everything i need took me around 3 hours to put the engine back together and the next day i put it in the car ...also my brother help me to put it back in the car..is faster and better

 

Yeah, estimated, how many hours did it take? Did you run into any problems?

 

Not bad at all!

 

the only problem that i got was when i try to start the car for the first time...it will not start for nothing ...so i pushed get it in second gear and start right up....let it running for 2 hours to make sure nothing leaks, chack all fluids , adjust idle , timing,and ready to go

 

So you spent $2700 on a car worth maybe $2200 in the book? Dont get me wrong, I believe in rebuilding these cars when in good shape, but man...you must really love it.

 

Wow 4.5 Hrs to rebuild the shortblock! Thats impressive for a first timer. It took me longer than that to clean it up and measure everything to check spec. when I did my rebuild.