my boys and others found out about my Fd3s.
and they keep saying that i gotta replace the gaskets!
if so? what gasket, and where at!?!?!?!?! i need help!

 

get new friends.

 

you've got a lot of reading to do

 

Sell friends.
Save money for rebuild.


And honestly, don't start modding your car until you actually know what you are doing. It is obvious that you don't. Don't even try justifying it. Read the FAQs, then research some more. And then read some more. After that.... Read it all again.

 

Look like they got you on a snipe hunt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipe_hunt

 

Your 'boys'? Children? Or an oh-so-cool reference to your friends? If so, may as well have just said, "my homies". You got a 'posse'?

Okay, sorry man...just bustin' your ***** a little.

You have definitely come to the right place for questions like this. LOTS of good info here, information that often salvages a new owner from insanity, heartbreak, and bankruptcy.
You'll....learn....there is bad/good/best ways to post questions to avoid flaming.
Don't be put off by criticism, just learn from it.

 

if people perceive that you haven't done your homework on the car (searched forums and read FAQ and archive) they feel that you haven't 'put your time in.' it's nothing personal, it's just an internet forum

 

your sig cracks me up.

"(rare)"

LOL

...welcome to the forum. please do some homework. i don't want to see another wrecked/blown-up FD.

 

Yeah! our whips are rare! besides a form. or a rx7 meet. where else do you see one? and by the way im a ******* Deployment in Iraq right now. all i do is homework. all i get in info on the Wankel rotary engine history... i just want to kno if this rumor true. i dont wanna get stuck with a fucked up engine no offense. to none of you.

 

short answer, no

eventually, yes you will, or if you start pulling stuff off, they're metal gaskets so you should replace them every time you remove what ever they're sealing.

 

I think you need to learn about the difference between gaskets and internal engine seals. Gaskets go between mating surfaces, like where an intake manifold connects to the engine or a water pump housing connects to an engine. You probably knew that. Those can fail on Rx-7's just like on any other car if there is enough age and mileage on the gaskets.

The internal seals (apex seals especially) are what seal the combustion gases in the combustion chamber. When those wear out, the engine needs to be rebuilt. They can also be damaged due to improper tuning and improper performance modifications. When the seals are wearing out (especially on an original engine), the motor will start to lose compression. When the motor loses compression it makes less power, burns more oil and can flood when you attempt to start it.

If the engine wears out to a certain point you can have a catastrophic failure of a combustion seal rather than just having a weak motor with bad compression. When a catastrophic failure occurs, the engine rebuild is usually much more expensive because more parts need to be replaced.

 

god thankyou!
well thats common sense! i thought that they were cheap *** gaskets and after a while it wear off and start leaking
good looks!

 

most gaskets aren't meant to be reused, especially ones made of paper. exhaust gaskets can be reused sometimes depending on the condition

 

take arghx's posts and my post and you get a complete answer

 

kkmounkrock and arghx
thank you... yeah i figured that ****, i just waanted to make sure. this rotary is new to me. i just left the world of honda! just tired of seeing them! everybody and there grandmother has a civic now days! i thought it was to stepit up!

 

Woo... cool Homee.... Yuuu "Figerrred that SHIZnit!

****! Take your fingers out of your *******, and then type. I get annoyed at trying to read "hoodrat" or "Ebonics" on a damn car forum. But since I have been an dick to you twice in this thread:

Most people have no idea what they are talking about when they start spouting off about RX7s. Do yourself a favor, and take 99% of what people tell you they "heard" with a grain of salt. The main thing to know about your car before you start modifying... is that it is easy to blow the engine when you start modifying things. If you toss a boost controller on there and crank it up (without the proper supporting mods)... you will most likely damage your engine; very easily ending up with a catastrophic engine failure. The stock computer cannot deal with boost levels higher than stock. Lesson 1 complete.

 

GoTz Me SuMz RoTaRy SuN!

 

ok you *** guzzler... its not "hoodrat" thats a project bitch. and ebonics is the gay **** e40 try to come out with! lol you ******
its called a new york slang


but thank you, for the lesson... that was my intentions. its lik feeding a bear. im not going to get myself into something with out knowing it first.

 

Thread closed.

Spend some time reading the FAQ thread before you ask another question:

https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/faq-3rd-gen-other-useful-links-68640/