sup everyone!! i'm new here, and i just bought a 3rd gen a month ago. i got a lot of question on how to maintain a turbo charged rotary engine. i had a 91 n/a before but i got rid of this and picked up my current ride.



when is a good time to rebuild?? i'm at 63k


when do i replace the turbos??


which intercooler setup is better?? V mount or front mount??


when i bought this car, it has the normal setup. intake, headers, muffler, BOV. i know i sound like a noob. i appreciate it if someone can help me out. thanks!

 

headers?

Read the FAQ

 

read the FAQ thread at the top of the 3rd gen forum..

k thanks

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headers? **** i need those. i bet they ad like 100 horsepower!!!

 

I like to rebuild my engines when they blow up. But hey I'm weird like that

 

It would have been a lot better to learn the answers before actually paying for the car. Oh well.

Ideally you don't ever want to rebuild. It's not a preventive maintenance item. Either the apex seals or coolant seals go, and on a stock car the coolant seals tend to go first. Many original engines didn't make it past 63k. A few make it beyond 100k. Good luck.

When they start blowing oil heavily into the intake or thru the exhaust. Boost problems are not usually related to the condition of the turbos themselves.

For drag, front mount. For track and street, v-mount. Front mount blocks the radiator, and good cooling is critical for FDs.

"Headers" is called a downpipe around here. Leave it all alone until you learn more about it. Get a boost gauge, do the recommended maintenance, and get to know the car. Mods come later, unless you want that rebuild coming at 64k.

There is a FAQ here. Please refer to it before posting a new thread.

Dave

 

what i meant by normal is that the most basic mods you would put first in your car. thanks for the help.

 

once again, read the FAQ...

it's called "FAQ for 3rd Gen & other useful links" and is right in this forum

haha

 

Do some studying. Replacing your downpipe, cat, and muffler can blow your engine if you don't know what you're doing.

Dave

 

Wow, you guys are HARSH.

rotaryR2, welcome to the club. Congrats on the car, got any pics?

Most of your questions are pretty heavily debated. For instance, some people will tell you FMICs are better, some will say V-mount. Some will say never replace the twins, others will tell you nothing but a big single turbo will ever make enough power.

It would be helpful to read through the FAQ, as suggested by others, and learn what you can. Proceed with caution when modding the car, beware that the stock ECU is open loop, i.e. it has no idea if the boost level goes up, and so doesn't add more fuel. Good luck.