who brought the new guy?!?
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who brought the new guy?!?
ha hey Obviously im the new guy. I've been reading the forum all day and I'm pretty pleased to start with. there seems to be smart people here and little if any bashing or bs going around. Ive been to the protege and nissan forums and they're useless.
I just picked up a 1990 RX-7 Turbo II S5 (from what I've read) for $250. not bad huh. I know the basics of the rotary so far, and It's interesting, fun to learn about. anywho It's got little front end damage that we can pull out nothing serious, but it wont start. dont know why yet. But i want to have it figured out by the end of this month. Not to get too into it but it gets spark and fuel and everythings all good, it turns and stuff so were thinking after much effort that it needs a rebuild. I have a friend that will do it for $1000 all together.
The plan is to make it a racer, such as street preped autocrosser or SCCA track car or something. dont know yet but I think it's too nice to really gut it and destroy all its value soo we'll see.
I got the car from a friend of a friend. He didnt have it for long, never ran. So I've been trying to contact the owner who had it before him to no avail, for any info that he can give.
anyway just saying hi and that I'll be reading alot and maybe throwing my .02 as little as possible.
welcome to the forums!
and before you count the engine as blown try giving it a compression test.
and take a good look through the archives and http://aaroncake.net/RX-7/
and before you count the engine as blown try giving it a compression test.
and take a good look through the archives and http://aaroncake.net/RX-7/
ha hey Obviously im the new guy. I've been reading the forum all day and I'm pretty pleased to start with. there seems to be smart people here and little if any bashing or bs going around. Ive been to the protege and nissan forums and they're useless.
I just picked up a 1990 RX-7 Turbo II S5 (from what I've read) for $250. not bad huh. I know the basics of the rotary so far, and It's interesting, fun to learn about. anywho It's got little front end damage that we can pull out nothing serious, but it wont start. dont know why yet. But i want to have it figured out by the end of this month. Not to get too into it but it gets spark and fuel and everythings all good, it turns and stuff so were thinking after much effort that it needs a rebuild. I have a friend that will do it for $1000 all together.
The plan is to make it a racer, such as street preped autocrosser or SCCA track car or something. dont know yet but I think it's too nice to really gut it and destroy all its value soo we'll see.
I got the car from a friend of a friend. He didnt have it for long, never ran. So I've been trying to contact the owner who had it before him to no avail, for any info that he can give.
anyway just saying hi and that I'll be reading alot and maybe throwing my .02 as little as possible.
go to aaron cake's website and search for "blown motor" hes got a wav. file of a blown motor trying to crank up, that'll help you diagnose wether or not the engine is blown... welcome to the club!!!
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sweet thanks for the advise and that site is great... unfortunatley thats exactly how the car sounds when you crank it.. oh well at least I know. the good thing is i can bring the engine to the guy and he'll tell me if it needs to be built or if it can be rebuilt for free. he's another RX-7 guy, so i dont mind ripping it out. I'll learn a lot about the car doing this anyway.
Welcome to the forum. One of the best things to purchase now that you have an rx7 is a Factory Service Manual (FSM). I bought both of mine (2 different years) on eBay pretty cheap. You can refer to it often when you're here on the site doing searches and asking questions. Check out the FAQ section....lots of questions answered there on several topics. Also, when you can, post a video of problems you may have with your car. It is very helpful so we can hear and see what kind of running problems you might have. Congrats on your car and post some pics.
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yeah welcome, on here the people are alot friendlyer then say the 240 or honda forums. its a cool place. i just wish i did a bit more research before i got the na i should have gotten a t2 but o well.
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Welcome to the Forum!
Any help you need, you will find it here. There are plenty of good people here and a lot of people that know there stuff. You will quickly pick up on who they are.
Also check out the GlobalVicinity.com. Has the Community Service Manual, which is like the FSM (Factory Service Manual) but with more realistic testing procedures
. Also has the Community Modification Manual where you willl find some interesting stuff.
You can find a few HowTos below but I would suggest browsing the entire GV site.
Again, Welcome.
Any help you need, you will find it here. There are plenty of good people here and a lot of people that know there stuff. You will quickly pick up on who they are.
Also check out the GlobalVicinity.com. Has the Community Service Manual, which is like the FSM (Factory Service Manual) but with more realistic testing procedures
. Also has the Community Modification Manual where you willl find some interesting stuff.You can find a few HowTos below but I would suggest browsing the entire GV site.
Again, Welcome.
http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/
great place to!!!
there is a FAQ in this link...tells you how to do some MODS and such and nifty little tricks.!
great place to!!!
there is a FAQ in this link...tells you how to do some MODS and such and nifty little tricks.!
welcome to the forum. Lucky with that t2 i was going to buy one from a junkyard that was complete. he wanted like 500 for the whole thing. i offered him 600 for the engine he wouldnt take it. Well welcoe once again
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