Dragueur

i just bought a 95.....i guess its a base model..no lip no options...53,000 miles for 20,000!!!! it was that blue/green color...i know yah HATE that color..but i was DESPERATE for one....=( was it a good buy....
first thing im doin is a TUNE-UP........turbo timer and blow off valves.......
any SMART remarks on my first upgrades???

Brad

Do the octane boost upgrade. I think your supposed to put like 2 cups of sand in each tank of gas. Good Luck!

Mister7

I'd go for a Fluidyne radiator and a downpipe. You can't go wrong with those, and your car will run a lot cooler. After that, maybe an exhaust, intake and computer upgrade.
Good luck with your new FD, and have fun.

neo_omega

My 94 R2 with everything and less mileage costs $22k. and I already paid too much.

Mister7

I paid $11,500 for my '93 RX-7 with 65000 miles on it. Of course, it had a new engine with 300 miles.

Dragueur

thanks for the SMART comments and for the adviceS......
i THOUGHT about the FLUIDYNE radiator...but its WINTER time anyways...would it matter????im also gonna change that AST tank also when i change the radiator.........
does the BOV help or just for LOOKs?(STOCK)

alwan16

living in sacramento i would get the fluidyne radiator, eliminate the ast, and put on downpipe before anything else. of course, i had the unfortunate experience of having my radiator crack while in sacramento so maybe i'm a little biased

Dragueur

oh yeah.......maybe i should be in the TECH forum....but umh....
the OIL gauge......WHERE should it BE at NORMAL???? when i gas it...it stays at 60.....but at idle...it goes down to ALMOST 30...is that WAYYYYYYYY toooo LOW????let me know........
alwan....have u checked out CHECKPOINT here in SAC??? ill give M2 a call also......im gettin a tune up this saturday.......the basic spark plugs, oil, tranny fluid.....fuell filter........

Brad

YEAH....when you FLOOR it.....your oil press should be HIGHER than 60...check your OIL....you may need to ADD some....definitely do all the TUNE up stuff first....change out all you VACUUM hoses with SILICONE....

Dragueur

oh yeah!! almost forgot my hoses.....i keep hearin stories about them flyin off!!! do it this weekend..ill check the oil......thanks!

Brad

HA! HE! HO!....he says "oh yeah, the hoses, I'll do it this weekend!"

Good luck man....PREPARE YOURSELF.....

spanky

I hope that is not the one from rose imports. That car was junk man.

Andres

off to the [3]rd gen specific section

Tad

hah!
i was looking to buy the one from rose imports!
why was that one junk?

i wonder if he did buy it(sure sounds like he did).

Dragueur

HELL YEAH!!!!!!
spanky...wassup!!!! why was it JUNK!!!?!?!??! it drove as GOOD as my cousins 93 R1.......same POWER...everything EXCEPT the LIP...but the INTERIOR was HELLA BOMB!!! let me know wassup!! why u say it was JUNK!!?????
oh yeah...i BOUGHT that 3 yr or 36,000 mile WARRANTY on it....says it covers my motor, turbo, tranny, gaskets, EVERYTHING.....let me know wassuP!

clearthinker

Don't even think of mods untill you read all you can on this forum...I.E. use the "search" feature alot or you'll get flammed. Also, Back order all the Sport compact car mags that had write ups on their FD. They spent a long time explaining what steps are necessary before even thinking of moding.

Do waste your 95 by slapping all kinds of sh*t on it and thinking it will go faster. Formulate a plan....what the hell do you want to do with this car....track....drag....street...show...what, what , what????

The guys...hmm and gals on this forum know more sh*t about the FD than I would ever hope of knowing so they are a great resource.

We seem to get several "new" FD owners who sound scarier than sh*t b/c all they want to do is bolt this piece of sh*t on to their FD to make it go faster....next post we get from them is ...".ohhh I'm such a dumba**, I moded my car and now it sits in my front yard with a dead motor"...och!!!

No warranty is a gaurantee that it will cover being a dumba** so be careful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IMHO

Dragueur

yeah....i spent the LAST month reading allllllll these POSTs and TRIED gettin EVERY website there is on the NET....but i got one anyways....
im bringin it to CHECKPOINT here in SACRAMENTO next week.....they said a turbo timer isnt necessary...get a tune up and a DP first of all....so i guess im gettin a DP, tune up, and maybe the fluidyne radiator and the AST tank....
but yeah...thanks

93REX

20 grand?? ouch..
I would suggest a DP first off and ty wrap the vacuum hoses.
Allen

spanky

When i was at rose imports i started it up and it smoked real bad for like 30 minutes and also during the test drive. The car had a rough idle and was just to scratched up . Anyways congratulations on your 95 rx7 and be safe. I have a 1993 RX7 with tons of mods. If you want to hang out sometime and check out my ride just email me. spankybad@aol.com

GoodfellaFD3S

iTrader: (213)

I disagree with these checkpoint characters. A greddy turbotimer is less than 100 bucks. Turbos are much more. Get a turbotimer. Get a boost gauge, and don't waste the $ on a BOV...the stocker is fine. The only advantage (at near stock boost) that I know of for a greddy or hks is that they sound cool. I'm kinda modified and w/the open intake can hear my stock BOV while driving. Seems like you have a lot of ?s...PM me your # and I can call you and bestow my wealth of knowledge on you if you'd like .

J300z28

wish I could find a deal like that.

JspecFD

iTrader: (2)

Checkpoint is right on this one and turbotimers are a waste of money if you're running stock turbos. Reason being the stock turbos are watercooled. If you actually want to get something of value and not waste it on a turbo timer, you can do the fan mod or replace the turbo coolant lines.

Also, consensus on the Big List has long been that turbo timers are a waste of $$$.

KZ1

congrats on car, and yeah that is a pretty good price for a 1995, seeing as they are so rare

get a boost gauge, & downpipe and do the 60k tune up, screw the rest, and drive it like a ***** at a carnival.

Tad

yeah, who cares if it smoked when he test drove it,
you got a fatty waranty, so if theres something fuct about it,
you can just makem pay for it!!