trans is automatic (broken)
engine is most likely also broken

Before i buy it, i want to find out HOW HARD is it convert Automatic trans to manual? did anyone do this before? (if you did how much did it cost you? was it very difficult?)

i have always wanted an rx7, (todays my bday so my parents bought me a 2001 audi 1.8T stick (daily driver) and they want to buy me this rx7 for street and autox use.) i thought this was a good deal, because i found both engine (13b-tt) and trans (manual) for 1800 bucks.

I would really appreciate it if someone could find out which parts i need to make this conversion work.

Im no new guy off the street... i have been taking courses for automiotive i can handle a job like this. The thing that scares me is that its rotary, i get the basic of rotary, i have rebuild piston engines before... by buddys 2003 evo8 stun a a cylinder bearing so he decided to stroke it to a 2.3L i was thr 98% of the time helping him out. But rotary is a def different, easier to rebuild, but break more often.

I was also wondering if i could add a 3rd "cylinder" to my 2cyl rotary engine, i have heard this being done before, idk if its po$$ible for me to try it. are the power gains worht the money? can it be done in a garage?

 

heres some quotes from teh FAQ they should help some.

 

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if you want more power you would proberbly be better off modding the 13b engine. they can make really good power -- another cylinder is not really needed.
If you really need another rota you will need to put a 20b engine in it, which is no easy or cheap task..
you should deffinitly get the car up and running and see how you like the 13b before you even consider anything like a 20b swap..my 2 cents

 

Converting Auto 2 Manual is not worth it IMO, i think it will be easier for you to shop around a bit more and find a rx7 closer to your desire. (unless of course the one your thinkin about buyin is dirt cheap)

 

Yeah im getting it super cheap.

i think something like 3k-3.5k for a 1994 white ext, tan leather int, sunroof, spoiler, and 27,000 original miles. [ i was thinking +2k max for this swap to happen.)

DDDDDDD

i know the owner (if i buy it ill be 2nd owner) so i new how he took care of the car, before the winter starter... around nov... i drove the car and it was perfectly fine

the second i drove it i fell in loveeeeeee

 

holy **** thats a steal. get it man, and learn, and then enjoy.

 

27,000 original miles come with a broken engine and transmission? You sure its clean?

 

yeah man... I thought about it... even if i need to get a new engine... ITS STILL WORTH IT!

the guys says its an easy fix (+/- 500 bucks)

i know him for 11 years now. he wouldnt lie to me... lol i know where he lives

but im just prepared for the worst of the worst... new engine/tranny/erethangg.

but imagine this 1000 for the manual tranny swap den 500 fix of the engine. 5,000 dollar car that is impossible to find now. They made 89 of these in 94.

but ill mod it... full exhaust, intakes, clutch flywheel to start off

then intercooler, injectors, spark plugs, intake elbow & other stuff i cant remember now.

 

see he doesnt know whats wrong with it... it could be something simple... spark plug wires dont work. IDK... all i know is that you guyssss will never change my mind in getting this 7... so just help me out... dont try and turn me away from it.

 

You should get a mechanic or a friend with rotary knowledge to scan the car. But you better learn more about rotary before you throw all the money in and screw the car up.

 

Its not whether someone can afford it or not, but rather its more about how you appreaciate and respect the car. Most of the youngster he mean 16 or 17 with cash just buy a car and thrash it like no one business because their dad can pay the bill. No one will stop you from buying a 7 but they will be mostly mad if you do not maintain your car and treat it like a junk.

 

lol

 

Lols. Not a new guy off the street huh?

 

wow... im not a new guy in mechanics. im DEFINITELY new to rotary.

 

the key word is LEARN. read the faqs until you wake up at night repeating parts of them, THEN worry about modding the **** out of the car.

check the regional forums on here for your area; chi-town has a fairly healthy rotorhead population, and most guys are really decent about helping a fellow rex addict out.
as far as the 20b engine, wait until you max the 13b. you'll be very pleasantly surprised.

it sounds like you're mature enough to respect the car and not **** it and yourself over. just out of curiosity, what bday is this?

AND....you have some damn nice parents.

 

17th birthday. Since i was 10 i started saving up for a car. when i turned 16, i bought MYSELF (parents didnt help at ALL) a 2001 lexus IS300, 3 months after i sold it made a profit and bought a 2002 WRX a month later sold it for a profit, then bought a 2001 audi A4 2.8quattro for the winter (auto) last month i sold it and all the money i made (this is besides me working 25-30hours a week) i helped my sister out open up a shipping company and i get 20%. So far the shipping company gets so much business i was forced to quit my other job and work "full" time with my sister. My parents bought me the A4 with thr money for now... but ill pay them back at the end of this month, and ill be working 3 times more since schools done. so by the end of next month ill pay off the A4 and be pretty much finished with the rx7 DDDDDDD

sounds easier then done. but it'll be worth it at the end. DD = a4 with 220whp and racing/autox car 320-350whp

 

Please buy a smart car and leave the adding of the "3rd cylinder" to the smart people...... You'll thank me one day....