i was just wondering, b/c these cars are awesome and plus they are cheaper than a supra. ARE the engines a pain in the ***. i have a 93 turbo mr2, was just wondering is it hard to work on and does it need a lot of maintence

 

just wondering does anybody know if the rx7 is worst than my mr2 on the cost of keeping it up

 

it'll be a whole lot easier to pull the motor than on that mid-engine MR2. I know.... I did it on my driveway and those mid-engines are a PITA.

For FDs, they TYPICALLY last anywhere from 60k to 100k miles depending on the mods, maintenance, and "personality".

 

Darn 60k to 100k, so there really isnt any bulletproofing a rotary?

 

nope

 

lol

 

they are high maintainance, money guzzling (For fuel and maintainance) tarmac eating fanny magnets.

Its a trade off tbh...have a second car if you want to use the FD every day

 

My buddies 2nd motor just went. We think its the corner seal because the vacuum went from 12in to 10in. He has 107000km on the rebuild with hard driving (always boosting more than 12psi up to 14psi all of the time). Thats pretty good considering how hard he drives it. Even a MKIV will need a rebuild after that much hard boosting.

R.K.

 

this is a point that i try to make to EVERYONE. the argument is that the rotary engine wont last long. . . well, when youre running higher boost, WOT all the time, and all the crazy whatnot. . . IT DOESNT MATTER what engine is under the hood. . . they all need attention. does the rotary engine need more? i dont think so, just a different TYPE of attention. . . a more educated attention. . . well. . . so, yeah, they need more attention. that still doesnt mean that other piston type engines wont blow up under the same conditions.

 

I know I've argued the same thing with the piston engine people but they always say that the rotary engines are ****. But yet all of the honda boys are rebuilding motors like they are going out of style and they still say that our engines are ****. The mkiv guys say that their engines are bullet proof but yet the motors usually let go on the dyno when they make 500 hp (which is still slower than a 400hp fd). I guess I just don't understand.

R.K.

 

I've got my eye on the few N/A 20B projects floating around. I feel I've built a pretty bullet proof engine/set-up...and I've almost got 10k miles on it boosting 17psi, haha!! what a small piece of the pie.

now, my definition of a bullet proof rotary might not be the same as a MKIV bulletproof engine.

 

Exactly. And I'd specify under the "crazy whatnot" those "mad sick 4k launches yo"
Just understand that when they wake up in the morning, they're still driving a Honda.

 

dont forget about the "mad quick shiftarz, yo" either!!!!

 

I have a seven and a honda. I like them both.

And I would suggest doing A LOT more research before trying to buy one...

 

ty for the feebacks and i will continue to research some more, b/c im now considering on getting another 3gen mr2 turbo

 

How good your engine is tune plays a big role on tryin' "to not blow your motor"...

 

after reading all these comments i think i will save and just get my self a supra tt, i would love a rx7, it sounds like i would spend more time under the car then driving it and thats not for me

 

Turbo rotary will blow around 60-100K. NA will be good for 150K+. Getting 350-400HP from a 1.3L or some say 2.6L will burnout young. You could always drop the rotary and drop a V8 in 245HP-505HR of reliable power. Takes the R out of the name but with a crate motor you would be good for 100-150K without turbo or overheating issues. Plus because of the torque you wouldn't need down shift and would have a hell of a street sleeper.

 

what about a sr20 in it, b/c the ls1 requires too muchand a lot more money to perform the swap over the sr20. im not for sure buit a couple ppl told me that

 

there arent that many sr20/FD's laying around. id do some searching if i were you before you consider this option.

paul

 

all i can say is thank god its easy to pull and rebuild... costs a bit more than your average car, but really when you think about it, lot less parts to break lol so its easier to narrow down your proble, which ussualy ends up needing a rebuild anyway

 

Haha, and people yell at me for always working on the car. Sounds like you boys spend a lot more time wrenching than the average car nut.

 

To me swapping anything other than a rotary into a 7 is sacrilege. I know quite a few people do the V8 swap, that's their thing, I'm not going to talk **** on the them because they want to do something different. But the turbo rotary engine was one of the main reasons I bought my FD (being such a sexy car sealed the deal). If I wanted a v8, I'd buy a WS6 TransAm or a musclecar. If I wanted to go a diff. japanese route then I probably would buy the supra, b/c a highly modded 2jz-gte with a big single is just plain awesome. I think sr20-det swaps should be kept in the nissan family. Just my 2 cents.
Jeff

 

I agree, I dont own an rx-7 yet, but i think it takes the appeal away from the car.

 

u can keep your 2 cents, i like the body of the rx7 but not the engine. if i was to get a rx7 the rotary would have to go for me. i hate how ppl flame about doing swaps and putting different badges on other cars