Atm, I drive a almost totalled 240sx. I'm wanting to scrap it and find another ride. I love the rx7's style. I've been reading alot of ya's posts and I just have acouple of questions that would better aid me in finding a good one.

Rotary engines. Its slightly a big step for me to make, as I know very little about them. Everyone I've talked with have told me that their expensive as hell, especially if something goes wrong with it. I think on one of the posts I read they talked about a "rotary specialist". That sounds expensive. I know anything with turbos running through it can get pricey if somethings blown, but I'm speaking more of the master cylinder cracks, or the breaks are starting to go bad, the day to day screw ups. Not the, "I cracked the head". Even tho I would imagine that to be a crucial blow to the wallet.

With the 240 I have great handling. No speed. I've read that the rx7's are quite good in steering 'electronically' speaking, more than just the supension. I would like to slowly build up a car with a reputable built. I dont want an overnighter, as money doesnt allow any sort of that. I'm trying to find out more about the engines but as I'm so used to nissan I cant really find any good places to start looking. If someone could point me to the direction that gives a full engine spec on the stock engine, as well as the popular swaps are, I'd be much appreciated.

Keep in mind, I'm looking for a good, fun day to day driver I can take care of. And want to take care of. But I dont want it to become a money pit, and something I'm constantly underneath. You all seem enthused about your rides, and the pictures of them have been impressive. But as I said, I dont know how deep your wallets go.

So let me know guys, thanks for taking ur time and giving your opinions, advice and knowledge.

 

use the search drop down at the top of this forum and type in what you want to know about. You will be surprised at the wealth of info posted here.
In response to your post, fd's are super fun to drive, excellent handling, great acceleration, just an all around performer "when it is running." but this car will test your patience, and dig deep into your pocket book. Sounds like you are on a budget..., If I was you I would wait until I could afford an fd in good to excellent condition as well as have some reserves for normal maintanence and any necessary repairs. Just my .02

 

"Not the, "I cracked the head". Even tho I would imagine that to be a crucial blow to the wallet."

Haha, you really dont know anything about rotarys...They dont have heads...

 

I would highly recommend reading the newb stickies at the top of this forum (especially the link to the Ciriani site) so that you can get an idea of what the FD is, needs, and what it'll give you in return if you have this knowledge beforehand.

You really don't need a "rotary specialist" to own the car if you have a fairly sound and decently-maintained stock example, and you have some mechanical aptitude (be honest with yourself). You do need to have some basic knowledge of the car so that you can handle the basic "reliability" mods (although some, like the vacuum hose replacement can be fairly tedious and complicated if you lack patience and care in your work). However, it sounds like you're into modifications with your talk of "what the popular swaps are." A word of warning: the turbocharged Wankel engine doth not suffer fools. IMHO, the main reason it becomes a "money pit" is when the owner starts frothing at the mouth regarding modifications and comes unglued with slapping all manner of "speed" parts before he has a true idea of what he wants or what he's doing. It's not like a piston engine that can handle ham-fisted mistakes.

You must remember that this is a 10-12 year old turbocharged high-strung sports car you're looking at, so it's not a car that you can drive around "almost totaled". You will need more money than the average car, I can say that for certain.

 

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