newbie needing guidance
 

first off i'd like to say im really into rx7s and i have my own stock 93 but i have very little knowledge about them. in fact i've been reading hand fulls of these threads looking over all the terminology and race talk not even knowing what the hell the poster is talking about most of the time.

what i'd really like to know is how all of you crazy people learn so much about tricking out your rx7s and what to trick it out with...

i already read many posts on the board for newbies and went to the sites suggested in the sticky topic by the moderator. if anyone can guide me someplace where i can learn i'd really appreciate it.

thanks.

Alot of people have learned it by doing it. Unfotunatly that is one of the best ways of learning things, and in the world of cars becomes expensive real fast. But in doing so they post things around the web to aid others to do what they have or not. I am prolly a little biased on the this next statement, but for a good rundown and some general information on the FD3S check out

http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/projectcars/

and go to their Project RX-7. They give alot of good information on little things that they have found with the car. If you have any questions dont be afraid to ask or even contact someone. Id be happy to share what i know with you and explain what i can to you.

There is no single source that presents this info like a book. The material at scuderiaciriani, max cooper's site, rx7.com, and the archive thread section of this site are worth the cover-to-cover. This link http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/pr...01scc_projrx7/ also does a nice way of explaining an A-to-Z modification project.

But still there will be gaps, and I for one don't understand/care about a lot of the threads here, nor do they apply to me and my car. So only a few serious rotorheads would really be able/interested to read every thread.

There are a couple of books on modifying the RX-7, but they aren't very detailed nor FD-specific.

This forum has all kinds of info - what particularly are you interested in? Mods, maintenance (DIY how-tos), drag driving, track driving, ??

Dave

thanks for the responses, those sites are good ones.

i'm mostly interested in mods, and have found many threads about them on the forums.

In all honosty you need to look at the quirks and such in the car before you go looking into mods. If you know what to look out for in the beginning it will save you some heart ache later. not to mention less of a toll on your pocket book. Properly maintained and upkept the rotory motor is a blast. You slip a little here or dont pay attention to a spine tingle there, you are likley to find yourself looking for a motor. You need to make sure that your stock motor is in good shape before you go beefing it up, in my opinion. Have fun and dont be afraid to ask questions. :)

i really cant spell LOL.

to save you some time:

perform all the reliability mods: these should be covered pretty well in the stickies, or search for "reliability mods"

when modifiying the car for power keep in mind fuel management. the general rule of thumb is no more than 3 mods that affect air flow (intake, I/C exhaust, etc). most people say you can get away with intake, downpipe and catback without compensating for fuel but in my case i had those exact mods and blew my motor. in my opinion if you do those 3 mods, get a re-mapped ecu or Power FC at the same time.

reliability mods thread is under archives at the top of the 3rd gen. forum.
after that, do your usual downpipe, cat, intake, ect. in what ever order you prefer. usually after 2 or 3 mods on an rx7, you have to chgange out your ecu.
as for finding parts, the rx7store will have just about any upgrade you could want. mazdaperformance has some cool stuff too check both of those out.
take care of your car first and she will take care of you

sweet advice, i'll check out that thread asap.
all that advice you people just gave me will hopefully help, i've read some of the horror stories on these cars and being a newbie at all this in all honesty has intimidated me and made me think of selling and buying a supra or something.

thanks again!

The best thing to do is read, and try to do everything you can yourself. If you fail, there are professional mechanics, or probably other FD (this is a designation for third genereation [93-95 in USA, 92-2002 everywhere else] rx-7's) owners that'd help out. But read this site, ask questions, search, go to local meets, you'll pick up info really quickly.

after about 5 years on this board and working on your car and fixing stuff that falls off or brakes hehe, youll eventually pick it up.

you dont want a supra! you will learn so much about your rx7 in a year that you ever will with a supra, know why... cuz everytime it breaks you will find a way to fix it, or have to fork out money. j/k! its not really like that. but i think you will enjoy the 7 much more than a supra.

thanks for the encouragement, i'm definitely going to stay with the rx7 because it's so fun to drive.

i'm in the process of shopping for a boost gauge, and i read some post on how to install it here... the guy implied that basically if i had problems doing it (which i probably will have because i had no idea what parts he was talking about (vacuum hose, UIM, drill a hole into this, drill a hole into that) that i should sell the FD, lol.

but i'm gonna try it anyway :) (after i buy one).

wish me luck.

just do it, or find someone that has done it and bother them for info (I think that is the best way).

Start here:

http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/b...e_install.html

Make sure to keep this page bookmarked:

http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/how-to.html

;)

you got to start somewhere :). I never worked on any of my cars 'till this one. Boost gauge was the first thing I installed myself. I used this link (it's very clear)... it took me 30 minutes.

http://www.lemmings.com/mark/rx7binst.htm