Hey everyone, I'm interested in buy a 1993 RX-7...Now I dont want to spend %$15K or more on a 93 car. So I researched the net and found a few for $11K and cheaper...Now I found a website that sells the Routery engine, Transmission, Ecu, Etc...However I would like to know what im getting into if I do go this route. I have a few questions.

1. Can these types of car's get really expensive? (They motor and tranny etc, was less than $4000)

2. How hard is it to manage these types of cars and the routery engine?

3. On average what type of HP do these cars make with about 5k of work?

4. What future problems am I going to have?

5. How to prevent most problems these cars have?

Any answer to these questions will be great, Thank you.

 

TO answer your questions. Expect to spend a lot on maintenance if you buy a car that hasnt been "gone thru" recently. $5k in mods will go a long way with this car. You only need about $2500.00 to get the most out of the stockers, then spend the rest on getting the stock suspension back up to par. These cars are amazing for the price, but if it is going to make your financial situation tight by spending the $11k for teh purchase price this is not the car for you.

 

Look at the top of the page, FAQ for 3rd gen.
This will answer all your questions.
Or,
1. Yes
2. Depends
3. 250-350
4. Depends
5. Do a search, FAQ for 3rd gens.

Not trying to be a dick, but once you search, you will understand.
Good luck!

 

FYI it's "rotary." Sorry, it was just painful to read, lol.

 

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Do lots of research on this forum, it will answer all your questions and teach you much more.

 

I will do more research than and any further questions I will just post them in this thread.

 

no always. even those for sale with many mods and custom work only go for around 20k-30k with low miles.

bone stock fd's are usually prices accordingly(good condition, no wrecks):
2k miles or less: 25k
10k miles: 22k
30k miles: 20k
50k miles: 17k
80k miles(rebuilt turbos and engine): 13k
100k miles(rebuilt turbos and engine): 10k or less

these are all off the top of my head from searching for an fd for 2 years. these are prices i found for just these types(base, r1, r2, touring, enfini)

depends hevily on how many miles are on the engine, how it was previously maintained, and what mods it has.

here is a site that should help:
http://www.rotarygod.com/index.php?t...ne_Maintenance


unfortunitually, if its done right...not much at all. if your a cheap ***, you could prob squeeze out around 300whp, with a moderate tune. remember your looking at around 80$ an hour for labor with rotary shops.

some will religiously argue this statement, but there the ones with the shitty running fd's, that always post with problems.

i spent around 300$ for reliability mods and 1500$ on the rest of the mods in my sig.


45k miles: clutch
65k-75k miles: stock turbo failure
80k-100k miles: engine failure
100k+ miles: bushings, odd sounds due to worn stock parts. its hard to say all the things, cause everyone experiences different problems at different times after 100k miles

again this is not set in stone, just wat i have experienced and heard. thats the best advise anyone can give


very simple answer, but noone can usually stick by it. keep stock boost at 10psi or less. by reducing heat and leting the car breathe easier. this can be done by upgrading the stock parts, but still maintaining stock boost.

also getting a decent boost, a/f, water temp, and if possible an egt gauge will help monitor how your car is acting. when you notice a change in your readings, something could be wrong. this will help you diagnose and fix accordingly before something serious goes wrong.

i hope this helps, it took me long enough. most of wat i said can be found in the faq. if you have any other questions, id check there first

 

OP, you should read more of the site, especially the stickies and the archives. This subject has been gone over MANY times before.

If you are not willing to spend 15k for a good FD than you should probably move on.. these cars are NOT for the stingy. You have to pay to play, if you get a cheap car, chances are.. more than likely you got a cheap car. If you find a FD for 10k you can almost expect to spend a very large additional sum within a month or two just to get it running, than more money to get it running right. Or you will have a broke/breaking car. Plan ahead, you should ALWAYS have atleast $2k chilling in the bank as an "oh ****!" account for your FD. Unless you don't feel like keeping it at it's prime.

Check these links, they should help answer your questions:

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

https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/looking-buy-rx7-3rd-gen-few-questions-339680/

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...threadid=27094

 

I will share my opinion on one thing:

$11k is not a reasonable number to expect to buy/keep a running FD. Especially if it's your only car. I suggest maybe $1000 of maintenance per every 5k miles you drive. If you daily drive it then plan accordingly.

Dave

 

Sad but very true.

 

On my FD (I've owned it since new, and it's been pretty-well self-maintained), the per mile maintenance expense is not nearly that high. However, it's only got ~60K miles. For an FD of unknown history, and considering that you may have to pay for maintenance, Dave G is probably being a bit on the low side, at least until you get any initial problems under control.

Even with mine being very reliable so far, there are things I've had to do to it that made me very glad to have another car for daily driving. No surprise, since these cars are up to 17 years old, and unexpected stuff is bound to fail.