Hi guys and girls.

Well my names James and i live in New Zealand and have been looking at an rx7 for a while now. Well i finally found one. 96 S7 Type RS. Rebuilt with stock parts. Anywho, onto the test drive. All was pretty good except for what i can only describe as a "mechanical groaning" coming from beneath the gear stick. I could only hear it in low RPM. I dont want to be negative about it as it may be a rotary noise, i wouldnt know. So if anyones got any comments about the situation, dont be afraid to share.

Cheers
James

 

can you please be a little bit more descriptive? you said its only ar low rpms.. is it a clunking sound? what did it feel like, shifting wise, when you test drove it. does the sound chenge between shifts??

and other important things that would be helpful would knowing the milage on chassis and tranny. and which stock parts where changed.

 

Ok bear with me and ill try my best lol. car has done 85000km (52 800 miles), its not a clunking sound. Shifting felt really smooth. Whole engine was rebuilt with all stock parts bar the seals which were replaced, previous owner put in 2 hks pod filters.

I posted the same topic on my Mitsi VR4 forum and one guy has replied with this:

"If it's the airpump, then you'll find a loose bit of hose (about 1" diameter) hanging around near the front where the airbox would have been. This should pump (silently) back into the inlet, but if it's open to the air you can hear the pump noise. It sounds like someone blowing over a milk-bottle whilst going "bobble-obbleobblebobble-bobble"

Any clues??
(once again, please excuse my lack of adjectives to desribe sounds haha, and the noob-ness) The closest ive been to a rotary is when they drive past on the highway haha

 

Well if it was what he said at the Mitsi VR4, the sound would be coming from your air intake, in the engine. Not the tranny.

 

Thats exactly what i thought. The guy thats done up this car said there was some mesh or something below the gearstick that he has removed so you can hear the gearbox. That was what he wanted to do. I dont know if this sounds good or not or if anyone here knows what hes on about...

 

maybe it is the grearbox, i not to familiar as to wat he is speaking of though. its prob not the airpump, cause that makes a moo sound.

 

Indeed. Well i will be getting a mechanical check done on it so ill make sure to note it to the inspector.

 

How much is this FD selling for ?

 

ewww mr nizzles has a nasty avatar! ewie!

** onto the subject

is it only in first gear when u take off? and how often did u hear it?

 

ewwie? what, you need a bandie for that owie? wow you're the first to actually comment. This "art" .. is by Giger, who also was the designer of the Alien. Anyway, you can find a much larger version of this little piece of joy here - http://forum.myredbook.com/cgi-bin/a...6-10-27_23.09/

Yes, Isis is amazing ...

So, back to how much $$$? pwetty pweez before someone see's another ewwie!

 

I had a similar prob in my old FD, sounds like one of two things, if you are in nuetral and its making the noise I think it will be either the thrust bearing (about $150nzd for the part) or the needle roller bearing in the eccentric shaft has collapsed (about $60NZD) either those two or your gearbox is toast/on it's way out. Whatever one it is, the gearbox has to come out to fix it.

Oh and I would not rely on anyone from a mitsy forum about these cars, why cause its a mitsy forum = Nuff said.

 

Na its always whenits in gear, generally more noticable from a stand still. He told me NZ20k for the car, heres a link guys
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=138088490
thanks again for the help

 

My opinion = it's a P.O.S.

 

that car looks like it was in a big accident or something, what's with the mismatched paint?? i would not pay 20,000$ for that.

you're better off importing your own fd from japan by yourself, you'd save money.

 

thats not mismatched paint..its black and blue...doesnt mean it was in an accident..i have seen the same car but instead of black it was all carbon fiber.. probably hes inspired by that car

 

i dont doubt it was in an accident though.. these cars are quick and you can easily lose control

 

i wouldnt jump to that conclusion. all the black body parts look like a kit besides the front fenders.

not true. fees get up to about 5k+ for importing forign cars. if you look in the thread "how much is your fd worth". a guy breaks down all the charges and fees he paid.

 

The body kit is unfinished, what else is not quite finished on the car?
Would you buy a 3 tone unfinished car for $20,000?
If it has only done 85,000kms why is there problems with the drivetrain?

Owner quote: In nz it never raced or drifted = maybe not on the track? Sounds dodgy already.
Owner quote: Under car neons, with remote, 7 colour flexible black pvc 32 led!! - If sold good price = shouldnt he be taking money off the price for having them on the car in the first place or at least offer the new owner the opportunity to slap him upside he head for putting them on?

New Zealand is different to USA for importing.

 

how it was driven or if something was installed incorrectly...

why not? if you can afford to get it painted then it shouldnt be a problem. you could get the new body parts takin off and painted seperatly. might be cheaper

def a lie. who fixes up an fd, just to have to look pretty. its meant to be raced/tracked

my mistake

 

i disagree.
i bought my fd brand new and souped it up to the max and i never race..and i know a lot of guys who do the same

a friend has the t04z full kit producing 650hp and never races
and some other people i know

 

i'm sorry, but that seems pointless to me. its like having a gordous girlfriend/wife that you never experience(sleep with), one you just show off to your friends.

mazda designed the rx7 to be a sleek, high class tuner/racer. why not get a little joy out of it and use it for its purpose

 

i would know how much it costs to import, i have imported about 10 cars from japan to canada in the last 2 years. it does not cost 5000$

also consider the fact this guy is in new zealand where it is cheaper to import a car. the shipping can be as little as 500$.

 

there are countless post that state otherwise. here are 2 that i found in a matter of min, that state is cost around 4k-5k to import to U.S. after all is said and done

direct quote from post:

Boat ticket : 1340$
Train ticket : 700$
import fees: 450$
duty: 350$
insurance: 220$
service fees: 2550$
GST: 800$
towing: 70$
Storing: free

Oh well, importing costs a lot, but a VERY CLEAN FD costs about 4000$ - 7000$ in japan

here is the post it came from:
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...+much+invested

another that backs up my point:
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...importing+cost

 

enjoying it and abusing it are 2 different things
some hard street driving is not racing

 

hey guys... maybe i should steer away from it. I have seen the paintwork and bodykit. Plus i think BADSVN2000 and i have come to an arrangement. Everyone here has seen the progress to his car over the months gone by. For the same price ill be getting whats basically a brand new car, with the Apexi FC etc etc. Countless list of things that the original '7 i was lookin at doesnt have. Any opinions??

Cheers guys