im a newbie to rx-7s, but im maybe looking to sell my 91 integra for a rear wheel drive car. ive pretty much got it narrowed down to a older nissan 240, or an fc. ive seen a few fcs around for really cheap. im wondering how reliable are they?? are parts hard to come by and expensive?? is it hard to find shops that will work on rotary engines?? i know that they are older cars and need alot more tlc than most cars. im just wondering how the upkeep on an fc would be. i love the lines of the second gens, and i love old skool imports. i hate how hondas are getting now with the whole rice sceen. any info would be appreciated

 

NA or turbo?

 

If you want reliability, and gas mileage get a 240. If you want a fairly rare and unusual car that can be made fast , but also takes $$ for maintenece buy a rx7.
You can make either fast by swapping a sr20det into the 240, or by buying a turbo II rx7.
Do like i did, buy a t2, and just put away $$ for an engine rebuild, while also doing mods every month or so, and in a year or so, you will have one hella nice and fast car.
Jason

 

I don't want to be cruel to your idea's of cars but a 240 is a POS. A .lot of TLC they only need that if they gave been hotrodded a lot in there life (they are not Ford's) If they have had regular maintance, constant oil changes, and just been taken care of. It will run along time, also if you don't redline it every time you shift it will last much longer. They have a bad rep in my opinion because people hotrod them, blow them up, and then people think that they are weak engines. Parts are not harrd to come buy just go to the for sale/wanted forum on this site, or you can go to a number of other site that sell almost every part for the car brand new. Shops I don't know I do all the work on mine, but all you need to do is find the local rotory GOOROO in your town and buddy up with them, and they can help you.

 

i will sell you my n/a and i am in cleveland too

 

RX-7 parts are easy to come by. The parts are a little more expensive than average, but not nearly as expensive as parts for a Porsche, Mercedes, Volvo, etc. A stock engine rebuild is just over $2,000 for parts and labor, and will last about 150,000 miles. Good rotary engine mechanics are very hard to come by, as are good books, manuals, and technical articles. Fortunately, the rest of the car is more conventional than the engine.

Yes, there are a lot of cheap FC's out there, but you usually get what you pay for. It seems like a lot of people don't understand why their $500 RX-7 has so many problems. These cars sold for $15,000 - $25,000 new, which is a good indicator of why a $500 car is going to need a lot of work.

I'm not sure which cars you are considering, but IMO the Nissan 240SX isn't even a real sportscar, but rather a sporty grocery-getter for the typical family guy who wishes his wife would let him have a 300ZX (not that there's anything wrong with this). Anyway, a really old Datsun 240Z would be nice if you don't mind a constant battle against rust. As mentioned in a previous post, the main dividing line for the FC RX-7 is between the turbo and non-turbo cars. The turbo and non-turbo FC usually have the same insurance rates, and their rated gas mileage is within 1mpg of each other, so it comes down to what you like and how much you want to spend on maintenance and upgrades. The turbo FC usually sells for about $500 - 1,000 more than a non-turbo car of the same year and condition. Here is a web site that covers what to look for when buying an FC RX-7.
http://www.aaroncake.net/RX-7/tech1.htm