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Old 01-22-08, 12:00 AM
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rotor question

are the 13bs rotors off the 85 rx7s able to be swaped into a 88 rx7?
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Well, technically they are off of a 13B, you probably want to check the compression and all that fun stuff first. I'm not entirely sure, but i think the compression from the s4's and the s3's and lower were different. I know for sure though that if they are high compression that its best not to mix and match with turbo engines and ****.

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Yes, technically they will fit as they are same dimensions.

However, there are other differences.

As you can see from this chart, http://www.mazdatrix.com/faq/rotorwgt.htm , the '84-'85 rotors are much heavier. This will require changing the flywheel and counterweight to match. They also use 3MM apex seals which really don't seal as well as your 2MM seals.
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thanks guys it just i got 2 engines but i also wanted to know about the rotor houseings will they have differnt dimensions?
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The housings have the same dimensions, but the older 13Bs have the coolant o-ring grooves in the housings, while the newer engines have them in the irons.
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thanks arron.
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