Flyby116

Well guys Ito called me before and told me my engine is blown.
Only had 32,000 when it blew on orginal motor and car.
Im sooo pissed right now.
How much money do you think i can sell my car for then? $3000???
Please help!

Erik

damn dude...how on earth did it blow?

Flyby116

No clue!
So sad....Ito said it might have been from the other owner not driving it alot.
But the thing is I dont have enough money for a new engine.

SoloIIdrift

I'm curious, does your car have a sunroof?

3,000? uhh no I doubt it, if it needs a motor...I'll give you 1k cash!

Flyby116

Yea its got everything man not a ******* mark on it...power everything...great leathr looks new
Ill see man I need to sell it I guess.

momar

I feel your pain. Mine blew just this month. I know for a fact that the guy I bought it from barely drove it.

Also, what are some reputable rebuilders. I've been hearing good things about Pineapple. I've also been hearing that Mazda has some brand new crate engines.

kabooski

if your patient you can find a running motor
for 600 and less as cheap as 200 on thepartstrader.com
sometimes
then you can sell the car running

I ran a bit lean on my motor less then 5k
My fault boosting to high
but it seems to only have broken a apex side piece
no biggie
open up and patch

maybe a bride port this time

Helps I do most my own work

vaughnc

I'm confused? NA that blew @ 32K miles? Did he just not change the oil or ran it hard during the break in period?

Which model do you have?

Erik

Ito usually has hook ups for motors...possibly someone he knows selling one???

Flyby116

I have a GXL and I did oil every 2500 miles...I bought it with 21,000 miles on it about 8 months ago.
And the person before me who owned it was a 35 year old lady who had the interior coverd with cloth and covered when she didnt drive it.
She was the orignal owner.
Yea I dont have time man I need a car ASAP!

Flyby116

Yea he told me well my dad really I was just at work that he can get one for like 1400 but to rebuild would be like 2000...

SoloIIdrift

my offer still stands

kabooski

1400? that is way to much for a used N/A motor

400-600 is what you want to pay for a used NA motor

Thank god I do my stuff

Scott 89t2

rotarys need to be driven and redlined to last

Flyby116

Believe me most of my 11,000 miles I have put on it was drivien hard

tmak26b

Ahh car has bad motor and bad auto tranny? hmmm 800 cash is my offer. I will buy it this weekend too

go_speed_go

It's the miles before you had it that are important. There were cases of 1st gens which sat for long periods of time and the seals would start to deteriorate. The motor would run fine for as long as a year and then the seals would fail.

peejay

I paid $500 for mine in the same shape Great car, dead motor, PO babied it. I think I can get $2200 for the car if I put a new engine in it...

VetteKiller

$2,000 at the most, its got low miles and its a Series5 thats the only reason you'd get $2000

I had an offer of $1500 for my TII with all mods including $500 stereo, 81,000mi.

When they don't run, they aren't worth much

13B2QuIcKNy

actually thats a 91 which only came as a coupe.. no badging...but it has leather and looks really good from the pic.. i have the exact same car...

vosko

iTrader: (4)

damn. sorry to hear it ...........

RarestRX

Yo,


I don't like this thread of low mileage NA RX-7's blowing their motors!! Since I bought my car with 38,000 miles on it...but now she's at 60K so I think it'll be alright. If it hasn't blown yet, it'll never blow. *grin* I redline the car every time I drive it, and I mean every time.

Best of luck getting it fixed. What were the exact circumstances? Regardless of what anyone says, don't rev your NA past 8400-8500 rpm. There's a good chance it'll go "Pop!"

KS
1989 GTUs "I bought it off a little old lady in...Garden Grove!"

Flyby116

No its not a bad tranny thought that was the problem but turns out its not....
So only blown engine.
I wish I ahd money to fix it but dont
So at most you guys are saying 2000 I can get?

SoloIIdrift

is it an auto or 5-speed?

This makes a BIG difference in price....

AE Turbo

Damn, I know how that is. The previous owner of my car had it stowed away for 5 years. The engine ended up going bad on it 9 months after I bought it. I've tried to sell it since it's very clean, but no one's gonna pay anything more than $1k for a car that does not run. It doesn't even help that mine's an AE. According to www.kbb.com, a 10th AE compared to a '91 N/A in similar condition has close resale value. Honestly, it's a far stretch you will get anything more than $1k escpecially since it's an N/A, but maybe the right person will come along...

Oh well, mine's been sitting since last September. I can't sell it so all the more reason for me to save up and get her back on the road.