Hi I'm new to the site and new to rx7's.. i am looking to buy a 1993 rx7, with a 1998 yr engine.. what should i look for and how do i check to see if its in ggood condition.. and is an rx7 (rotary engine) ok for everyday use?? thanks for your help.. and really glad to be part of this community.. thanks again

 

Nice looking car. Search "daily driver" and you'll get a LOT of hits, but some will be threads on daily driving an FD.

 

From the FAQ:


Buying an RX-7 / Buyers Guide / Used Car Shopping:

http://rx7.voodoobox.net/infofaq/bguide3g/bguide3g.html
http://www.marx7.org/infocenter/faqs/3rd_faq_main.html
http://www.fd3s.net/buying.html
http://www.rx7.org/Robinette/buyaused.htm
http://www.epinions.com/content_92709097092

Should get you started.

 

Here is a site I made for those who buy FD's from me that are new to the rotary world.

http://www.freewebs.com/rotaryinfo/beforeyoubuyanfd.htm

 

thanks for the suggestions, i just went to look at another rx7, 1995 with 13b 2rotors engine and every thing is all stock, but it used to be automatic tranny, and the guy changes it to manual, will that be a prob in the future??

 

if your going stock i would just find one thats manual to begin with.

 

I tried this search and I did get lots of hits, but I didn't find any that seemed to apply. Can you throw me a bone and link up just one please?

 

If it was easy, I would have given you a link.

I'm assuming you already read all the links as to what to look for when buying an RX-7. As for daily driving, I'm woefully ignorant. I have picked up a few ideas from reading everything coming through here. Here are my own uninformed opinions.

- If you just do reliability mods, and keep up with the necessary maintenance, the car should be reliable for you.
- needing to rebuild a 3rd gen motor is not inevitable, but you should keep some cash in reserve just in case.
- An FD works fine as a daily driver, but the most important thing you need is ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION. I would hate to be in a situation where my FD was my only car and I flood it as I need to get to the office. An FD is a great second car.
- The FD is great for daily use. Of course, as long as daily doesn't mean those days that you need to buy groceries or any medium size appliance, or those days where you run into snow and ice, or days when it is 100 degrees and you are stuck in traffic, or if premium fuel goes over $4.50/gal and you have to commute to work.... You get the idea.

 

dhays,

Well right now I don't drive anything and I get by just fine, so I'm just planning on using it as my daily driver for the days I think it'd be handy to drive myself somewhere.

I am considering taking a road trip in it though (I pack really light), so I'm just trying to learn if that's a reasonable idea. From what I've read it seems like not, but I won't let my dreams be crushed until I actually own one.

 

damn those rotaries rx7 efini.. it makes me feel like that girl in high school u really really want to sleep with, but too scared to even talk to her, and ppl tell you that she's gonna just use you and f@ck you up real bad, take all your money and all your time, but you you won't ever know for sure do you until you ask her out.. and thats what i'm doing with my beautiful rx7 efini.. asking her out even though i know she's gonna f@ck me up!!!!!.. if you know what i mean.. 5555

 

these are the new pics of the another car im look at.. stock as well.. tell me what u guys think

 

If you don't have any car at all now, I'd wonder about the advisability of an FD.

As for a road trip... I picked up my FD after spending just 1 hour checking it over. I knew nothing about rotaries and next to nothing about engines in general (now I just know next to nothing about both). My son and I picked it up near Kansas City, MO and drove it almost 3000 miles, in the middle of winter, back home to Washington state. The car made it and so did we. We had packed light, but weren't counting on being able to take a box full of stock parts and stuff back with us. It was a tight fit. Even so, it was a GREAT time.

I think an FD is wonderful for a road trip and would highly recommend it. However, don't do what I did and do it before you are sure the car is going to be reliable. I was just lucky.

 

how much are these going for in thailand, anyway?

 

an rx7 costs about $30000 - 35000, all cars in thailand are expensive, cus of the 300% tax.. but the parts and accesories are cheap.. plus petrol costs $1 per liter for 95 octane..

 

Uhhh.. That's not stock. At least the body isn't...

 

thats 4 bucks a gallon for 95 octane

we pay 4 bucks for 93

 

sorry.. the engine and everything else in the hood is stock, the body kit is from c west and custom bbs alloys.. interior is all stock except for the gear **** and momo sterring wheel.. tranny is converted from auto = manual.. anyway was wondering what should i use to clean the rotary engine?? and should i use premix??

 

Are you referring to internal or external cleaning?

If your OMP is hooked up, for normal street driving it's not needed.

 

internal cleaning.. need to clean it up..

and sorry i know its a noob question but whats OMP, and how does premix help my motor?? thanks

 

There is not much you can do internally. You can search the forum for ATF or WATER TREATMENT. However, once you have disassembled one of these motors and tried to clean off the carbon deposits, you'll quickly realized that these methods aren't going to do a whole lot.

http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/3r...injection.html

Premix can help lubricate the internal seals similar to a 2-cycle motor. The car comes with an oil injection system which does this (Oil Metering Pump which works with the Oil Pump).

http://www.autosportracetech.com/RX-7/oilsystem.htm

If the car is stock, the OMP system should be functioning fine. Some owners modify their cars, remove the OMP system and rely solely on premix to lubricate the internal seals.

 

can i use premix with the omp still functioning..

oh when i bought my rx7 the clutch that came with it was some kind of aftermarket clutch so i need to keep my engine revving up to keep it from stalling is that normal?

 

Yes. You do run the risk of adding more carbon build up by using more oil than is needed for the application.

That depends on the clutch and flywheel combo. If the car is using a lightweight flywheel, it could seem like you have to rev it up to keep it from stalling it. Lightweight flywheels don't have a lot of inertia to get the car moving from a stop, so they require a little more revving to get going.

Here's an old post with some insight:
https://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php...32&postcount=5

 

wow i never knew about the water injection into the block as means of cleaning the carbon. Thanks for that link Mahjik!

 

I would not risk running any rx7 without premix. Especially a DD.

 

Mazda rotary engines dominated endurance racing until the rules were modified to handicap the rotary engines. so what was the rule to handicap it? im interested in it