ive been on the forums for a while now and well i havent driven my FC in a LONG time i crank it up every now and then not to let it just sit there neways im deciding to get back into it i bought it a while back i drove it for 4 days and parked it never touched it again been doing misc work to it.. the only thing ive done to the motor is change some cracked vacumm lines it had and the ATF trick let me add the the motor has 140 miles on it im only 16 and i got this car for the track but i need reliability since im gonna start using it on the street what would you guys suggest to do from one end to the other everything is complete on the car again nothing has been done to the car whatsoever other than stated above....i do want to change the tranny and rear diiferential fluid to synthetic other than that you tell me....
Thanks In Advance
TwEaK

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No offense but punctuation makes the posts a lot easier to read and more people will probably reply to it. Also people might not be replying because this is a very common question and can be answered by searching the forum.

That said, if you want a reliable car just start going over it from head to toe and nose to tail replacing worn out items. Plugs, wires, hoses, blah, blah.

 

like he just said. and start checking voltages or common items to make sure they are putting out the right amount.

 

yea just finish getting back from the car my alternator is not charging at all so i gotta replace that cost $100 to get a remanufactured one....
TwEaK

 

are you wanting RELIABILITY MODIFICATIONS or REPLACING BAD STOCK PARTS?

either way, do a search.

 

i mainly want reliability modifications a 100% stock fc isnt to fast thing i like is its harder to lose control of on fast turns...
TwEaK

 

get a hanes manual.
also, your only 16, learn to drive first. your lucky, i had my frist car at 18 and i wrecked it and i now have an fc at 19. the scartiest thing is driving it in the rain. i lose controle of it all the time. first of all, i would ( notice i was the only one that said it ) drive the snot out of it the first week. basically what this will do ( in theory ) break or losesn or burn anything that wasnt up to par.

get a new pulsation dampener, or get a banjop bolt. whitchever you prefer. i have a banjo bolt and i am doing just fine. then replace the vacume lines, and replace the oil metering pump lines, or if the havent broken, try and break them ( im serious, they should be very flexible ). then just replace the injectior o rings since they get hard. also, i shoiuld note that if you want to disconnect the airflow meter, dont unscrew the wires from it. i did, and learned my lesson driving to school. just go slow, and dont rush. thats the worst thing that you can do, cus youll miss something.

just do a full tune up. flush and clean fluids, and replace old ore hardened lines.

 

im a newb, but have had my rx7 for 2 months and it only worked for 1 week. i broke everything that would have broken and caused a fire. if you wanna take my edvise, fine, if you dont, thats ok, cus im just a newb. lol.

 

well, everyone that has burned up FC's was doing fine too, until.....
in all honesty, i still have my original PD at 93k miles. all i know is that it still works, but i'm not going to say that i am doing fine just because my car hasn't caught fire.

 

Thermostat and the coolant line going from the fire wall to the rear housing is a good thing to get new parts for.

One good over heating session can blow you engine. Just ask about my 2 FC's sitting in my front yard

 

exhaust to get rid of the high heat exhaust gasses....Radiator upgrade.......E-fan....redo all the hoses......

 

im 16 i need to learn how to drive? hmmm ok trust me i know alot on driving im trying to perfect my drift i am a very very good driver and about exhaust it has a free flow 3" inch exhaust with some crappy $20 exhaust but those no cats or anything ....
TwEaK

 

realiable fc= change fluids often, pay attention to little details. but most of all, make sure your guages and idiot lights all work, and pay attention to them. also turn off the stereo every once in a while and listen for noises. this will catch 90% of **** that goes wrong. other than that, you just gotta be careful.

an fc with no mods doesnt need reliability mods any more extensive than good fluids and regular tune up parts.

reliability mods are done to support performance mods.

pat

 

I wouldn't consider this a RELIABILITY mod unless your stock fan doesn't work anymore

I have yet to read about an electric fan that pulls more air than the stock one...

 

o cause i got a drag racing e fan that my dad has extra he was going to put on his 56 chevy his chevy has about 900hp and he was going to use it but went with some other crap there..... so i have one there i can use..
TwEaK