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Old 11-02-12, 08:36 AM
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Rx7 aftermarket

Hello ive done some research already, but havent found much.I am new to rx7s and rotary motors in general, but Ive been looking into aftermarket for a rx7 since im going to be picking one up soon and cant seem to find any good website that look legitimate. Im mainly looking for suspension parts, and enjukuracing sells some coilovers, and sway bars, and ive found a place that sells a full bushing set, but where could i find tension rods all ends and links and stuff like that? Thank you for any advice anyone has!
Old 11-02-12, 09:30 AM
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Welcome to the world of rotarys. Awesome cars but parts can be hard to come by you really have to look. Most people end up making there own end links and stuff. But mazdatrix is a good site but deals more with stock parts.
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So, let's see...
You're new to the platform and haven't yet acquired the car but you've already decided the suspension needs to be replaced?

Better to spend some time with what you got before randomly throwing aftermarket stuff at it.
If your car is typical, I'll bet on day one you can find ten things to do more critical than bushing replacement.
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Yeh I saw mazadatrix and they don't need to be replaced, I'm just saying for the future so when I do want to upgrade to coilovers I know a good place to look.
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And I've looked for so long and have been reading up on rotary motors. I can't wait.
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Originally Posted by Derek_McDermott
And I've looked for so long and have been reading up on rotary motors. I can't wait.
Better stop calling them "motors" before Aaroncake catches you!

Before you spend a bunch in suspension I'd focus on reliability mods. just my 2 cents. posts pics when you get your car!
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Haha what's the correct term to call them? And what would be some good things to get to help reliability? And I defiantly will!
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Originally Posted by Derek_McDermott
Haha what's the correct term to call them? And what would be some good things to get to help reliability? And I defiantly will!
Engines haha.
Here's a link that has some stuff Reliability Mods
there's a ton of info on here though.
howard coleman has a nice thread on aux injection
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...fd-fix-806104/
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Haha alright thank you!
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anytime, welcome to the club
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Welcome to the club! This is a good book to have:
Street Rotary HP1549: How to Build Maximum Horsepower & Reliability into Mazda's 12a, 13b & Renesis Engines: Mark Warner: 9781557885494: Amazon.com: Books Street Rotary HP1549: How to Build Maximum Horsepower & Reliability into Mazda's 12a, 13b & Renesis Engines: Mark Warner: 9781557885494: Amazon.com: Books
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Originally Posted by Derek_McDermott
And I've looked for so long and have been reading up on rotary motors. I can't wait.
Could be me, but it took me exactly 4 seconds to google "RX-7 aftermarket parts" and get almost everything you will need on the very first page...

I guess you got fooled by searching for rotary motors
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Welcome! As you will find with most FC chassis on the market, you will be welcomed to your new platform with plenty of reliability mods to sort through first I've had three FCs in roughly a three year span, but because of dumb mistakes. It's been fun and i dont intend to stop. I find it increadible what Mazda was able to do to the car and still sell it for 1980's economy $26k. You'll grow to both love and hate our cars. And when I say hate, i mean the thermal operations using engine coolant and the electrical systems.but love partains to everything else
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Haha yeh I drove ny first fc3c yesterday and I fell in love with it instantly haha. It had no problems with it, I'm picking it up Thursday probably. And furb I think that was the probably bahaah and yeh I'm defiantly going to order that book soon. Trying to learn as much as possible.
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Rotary engines are not exactly oldschool small block Chevy or Ford V8's in terms of part availability.
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haha yeh, ive found some good stuff though, and that reliability page jrexx showed me really helped.
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If You drove it and had NO problems with it..LEAVE IT alone!..
you are in a Class by Itself..an Owner with Zero Problems..(so far..!)
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Originally Posted by Derek_McDermott
It had no problems with it...
Originally Posted by misterstyx69
If You drove it and had NO problems with it..LEAVE IT alone!..
you are in a Class by Itself..an Owner with Zero Problems..(so far..!)
Oh, he has problems, just doesn't know what they are yet.
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Originally Posted by clokker
Oh, he has problems, just doesn't know what they are yet.
Stole the words right out of my mouth
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The car seems alright i read the rx7 buyers guide and everything on it was good, he only wants 1200 for it, has no rust and no mechanical problem, i know of or seen.
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No rust and no mechanical issues, yet only $1200.
So, what is wrong with this car?
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He has like 7 cars and needs more room and since he doestn drive it enough he wants it gone.
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Originally Posted by misterstyx69
If You drove it and had NO problems with it..LEAVE IT alone!..
you are in a Class by Itself..an Owner with Zero Problems..(so far..!)
i never drive my car and it never gives me any problems!
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Haha rotary if you're up to sell it id feel more comfortable buying off someone from this forum


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