How many high mileage FD3S are out there?
 

I started this thread in response to the low mileage FD3S. I think it's amazing that they can have such a low number but I want to see how many are really counting the miles up. Anyone with 200K+? How many motors? What kind of stuff have you had to do? What kind of mods do you have?

Just keeping life interesting.

159 on mine. 90k on second engine. mainly reliability mods. only failed parts are 1 radiator, 1 alternator, 1 motor mount, and 1 window switch.

154 on mine

unknown motor, unknown turbos,...........hell, unknown everything(found it in a junkyard) runs like a raped ape

I saw one at KDR a year ago that had over 200k on it's first engine. Dave said it was on its last legs, but it wasn't going to die anytime soon.

I had 108k on my original engine untill I blew it from over boosting. The front rotor still had enough compression to allow me to start the car and drive it 10miles to my parents house. The rear rotor had 0 compression as the detonation blew all three apex seals. Hmm not bad considering it's age and mileage. :)

I died laughing.

I am kind of amazed that one had 200k on it's original motor. I guess it was just special.

112K on mine.. personally im on my second motor. i know for a fact that my second is at the very least the 4th moter the car has had.

4!! The most I can ever remember hearing about is 6 in less than 50k miles and he still thought the stock fc ecu was sufficient for high boost!

My 93 has about 178k on the odometer and got a reman at about 105k. Just got rid of a first gen that had 220k on the odometer and I couldnt find any evidence of it ever being rebuilt, I imagine it was at some point but whoever did it used a front and rear housing and got them in the right spots!

I've got 151K on the chassis, less than 3K on the rebuilt engine.

210,060 miles on mine BABY!

Runs perfectly fine. 30K on second engine, first one lasted forever because it wasn't making full boost for a long, long time (I'm the second owner).

144k on mine, engine replaced ~120k, still get people asking if its a new car.

A high mileage Rx7 is a good Rx7 because it means it actually runs ;)

High mileage FD's are good because it proves they are fun to drive. And you're not afraid to drive one of the best cars ever made (my opinion).

I think high mileage is a better badge of honour than low mileage FD's. What's better? Leaving it parked in the garage or actually driving it?

agreed.....one of my buddies had an FB with....ready? 287k...and yes it was on the original 12a....that fucker still revved to 8k on a daily basis.

My FC had 155k miles on the original engine when I sold it 2 years ago. It was still running strong...

93 touring reman motor at 88,000miles now 112,000. She likes to be driven fast and hard.

I have 119,000 on the original motor. Still runs perfect

130k, 300 miles on new motor.

this thread gives me hope that my engine has a chance at breaking 80k.

125,000km or 78,100 miles on my stock fd, all original motor/drivetrain.

You make a good point. One of the car magazines recently had an article on an old 289 Cobra. The car was completly original and never restored. It looks all beat up and worn, but it still runs well. It gets more attention from people at car shows than the pristine museum quality examples.

I just bought my second FD 2 weeks ago, my first one was 10 yrs ago but had to sell it after 2 years ( I'm glad that there is now a site such as this!!!)....

It has 159,000 on the chassis and less than 10K on the motor....

It was previously SpooledUP7's car....

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=616248

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=680695


Drives very smooth!!! It just needs a little TLC from the exterior side..:icon16:

My 93 FD has 87k miles on it and runs really strong. It had boost issues when I bought it at 77K miles, 0 boost at 4500rpm. It was like that for a long time. It's fixed now. That probably will add engine life on the back end.

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149k on mine. second engine.

68k still orig engine.. many reliability mods

also was making no more than 4psi for a year from 65k-68k. yes i only put 3k miles on the car over the course of a whole year but I still made sure she got the revs she needed.

I'm not proud of this but I put over 100,000 miles on an 86 GXL and never changed the oil in the engine or drive train. Just kept adding a quart every other month. The motor never gave out but the clutch went out, then the tranny. It was a dd and the sun murdered the paint and interior. I take great care of my fd now thank you.

I have an FC, 241,xxx on the chassis, 30,xxx on rebuild :D

100K????? DAMN that's a lot of miles on an oil filter.....



Not that I treated my old DD much better. I honestly went 40k without an oil change. As a matter of fact, that was the last 40k I drove the car. Believe it or not, it still runs strong, just a little noisy because all of the interior panels vibrate. I only parked it because my company gave me an 08 Colorado to tear around in.

My FD has about 80k on the clock, currently down for a rebuild. If I could stop buying go fast goodies, I would put it back together and rack up a few more miles. :)

I bet those bearings look great.

Ive had my Turbo II FC for 6 years and it is on its 3rd engine that Ive put in and the car has 170k miles on it. I guess thats what happens when you make some power. My FD has 90k miles on it and is currently down for a rebuild, It didnt boost when I got it but I fixed it and believe it overboosted. This will be her 2nd heart for the FD.

109,510 on the original engine in my (now) single 93' FD. About 7k on the rebuilt.
67,508 on the original engine in my mostly stock twin turbo 93' FD Touring and still rolling... *knocks on wood*

149k. I had it rebuilt at about 140k, even though it still ran like a champ.

241K on chassis, 161K on original engine, 30K on rebuild number 1 (faulty seals), 11K on rebuild#2 (ovreheated in grid lock after a coolant hose leak and no place to go), 37K on replacement engine. I'm the original owner..'94 Base..acquired 11/94. Radiator's been replaced, tranmission rebuilt, AST replaced.

My FD has about 130,000 miles on the chassis and had the same on the engine but it was overheated and cracked the iron but still ran good with alot of smoke.

93 fd 134k/chassis, rebuild at 125k...

I just want 50k out of mine....will take 8-10 years to accumulate that many miles, so hopefully I won't have to rebuild for a long, long time. :lol:

118k, 3rd motor (rebuilt) hanging on the hoist almost ready to drop in.

my old yellow one is still running. 105ish K on it, its had front brakes, a radiator, dp, clutch and the left side's been replaced twice....

124500k on original engine
Question!
For the owners that replaced the original motor.. what kind of signs did your engine give you before your engine went? Just curious

With all the motors ive blown there werent any signs before it blew. It just let go while getting on it. It usually happens like that.

Good thread! I was going to post something like this just to see how many high mileage FDs are out there. The 200K guys give me hope. Keep going! :)

I've got about 122,000 chassis miles--34,000 on the second motor. The first motor never really blew, but since the FD was going to become my daily driver, I wanted to be sure that it was as reliable as can be.

whoa Black3rdGen coming up on a quarter million miles! That's quite an accomplishment, especially for the original owner. Do you commute in your FD?

burning a lot of oil.

Mine has 121k miles. I guess that's high for a 15 year old car? :dunno:

950 miles on the new motor :)

Interesting that the USDM cars seem to be lasting ALOT longer than the JDM cars?

Average engine seems to last to about 70K in Japan. Mind you saying that in the UK the majority of the cars fail to see over 60K before needing a rebuild. :Wconfused