ihatemustangs

Sup people...im 19 and i hate my car. and im looking into an FD...i know that they can be very unrelyable especially if u go heavy on mods... and i jus wanted to hear some feedback from some actual FD owners...so if you could tell me some of your common problems...and if this relyability thing all my friends keep droppin on me is really as bad as they make it seem

adam c

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The vacuum hose system can be a problem. Lots of hoses that can become brittle over time. Problems can be difficult to find.

LAracer

There's a newbie sticky in this forum. That'll have all the information you could possibly want.

James Paventi

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This'll give you an idea how nasty the turbo control (vacuum) system can be to troubleshoot:

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...hreadid=132498

Here's my current project ... the ultimate testament to the FD's unreliability:

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...hreadid=152636

All this and I wouldn't do anything different (if I could go back and buy a different car) ... love the car!

Mahjik

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Along with the other information provide in this thread, go here as well:

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...hreadid=147498

Just look at the forum. 90% of the problems are boost related. All you have to do is search and read.