Hi all,

Newbie to the forum, so slap me if I do something wrong. I'm a longtime 2nd/1st gen owner looking to buy my first 3rd gen . . . and am afraid I'll be in over my head.

All my previous work has been stock restoration (84 12A, 85 13B, 88 GXL) without any mods, and the FD seems like such a different beast that it's a little intimidating.

Honestly, I don't know the FD or typical FD mods at all, and though I've spent several hours on the search page here, I don't feel any less ignorant.

In short, I've come across the following FD and am looking for some honest opinions and any warnings about an FC-to-FD jump you FD vets can kindly share.

1994 Touring
Remanufactured Mazda engine w/300 miles (installed by reputable non-dealer shop)
Stock Twin Turbos
HKS Front Mount Intercooler
HKS Intake
Tokico Shocks
Eibach Springs
Cross Drilled Front Rotors
Downpipe (Don't know the brand, probably HKS)
HKS Cat-Back
New clutch and short-throw shifter

Chassis has 79,243 miles

Asking $15,500

What do you think of that price? Should I be concerned about the stock turbos? Any typical problems I should ask specifically about?

Apologies for any "DUH!"-inspiring questions, but thanks for the help.

 

that sounds just about right

 

Duh!!! What kind of fuel management does it have for those mods? what kind of break-in is it gonig through?

 

I wouldn't be surprised if the owner sold whatever fuel management was on it separately. A PFC isn't going to really add $1000 to the total price of the car, but he could probably get that selling it separately.

UtahRX, that car has quite a bit done to it which is nice. However, has Rated R1 mentioned, there is no mention of fuel control. If that is all that is done to the car and if you get it, the first thing you will need to look at is boost control and fuel management.

Do the normal things, verify that the car does or does not have those things already. Get a compression test done.

The following link has good info to check when looking at a FD for sale:

http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/buying.html

 

Thanks for the help; much appreciated!

 

Pretty good price.

 

The HKS intake is pretty much a "hot air" intake and does a very poor job at filtering. With 300 miles I wouldn't assume anything was damaged but I'd ditch it in favor of something like a PFS or M2 intake.

Otherwise the car sounds good with the exception of needing some type of upgraded ECU to handle the extra boost that those mods can/will add.

Do some research on buying a used FD using the search feature.

I've got a white 94 for sale with a new engine too.

Jeff

 

The car does NOT have engine management. The owner says, "There are a series of vacuum lines associated with the twin turbo system and since the car has the upgrades, we changes the restrictor pills inside those lines to bring boost levels back down to stock. That way the engine would be reliable. You could go and install a boost controller and fuel management, but the engine is still breaking in."

Does this sound reasonable?

Thanks!

 

There are pills that will allow you to keep the boost levels at stock. Many cars are OK with bolt-ons as long as the boost is kept to 10psi. To be sure get a wideband and test the car. Otherwise buy a used M2 or Pettit ECU for $300-400 and be done with it.

Jeff