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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 03:11 PM
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Performance Chips for rx-7

Thease performance chips going on ebay for 30.00 dollars and say they are giving 35hp. Is that a load of bs or what? Are they bad for your car or would it be a good investment? and what are the downfalls and stuff i already have a APEXI computer to instale, don't know if that would cancle it out or what? Sorry just baught my rx-7 yesterday still a super newb to all of this.
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 03:17 PM
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Load of BS. Stick with your apex pfc, trust me you didn't pay $1k for nothing...


BTW post a link of the "performance chip" It should be a fun read.
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 03:26 PM
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You won't be able to use the ebay "performance chip" with your PFC, and the chip (for the FD at least) is probably worthless anyway; don't waste your time/money with it.
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 03:52 PM
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Thanks guys, i've been talking with my friends and i think my first upgrade is going to be an Fluidyne Ratiator. Here's my car and a list of it's mods so if yall agree i'm going to go ahead and order one. The seats have a few rips in them so i'm trying to decide on a good racing seat or just getting the leather re done on them...tell me what you guys think.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT

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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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The car also sits about 2 inches off the ground and it's hard for me to get around town without it being a pain in the ***. So i was thinking of maybe lifting it a inch or two with Ground Control Adjustable springs. Is that the best way to fix this problem?
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 04:02 PM
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Jeeze - this car has been on sale for well over a year. Did you really pay $14k for it? I hope you had it thoroughly checked out by a rotary specialist. I don't like the 'previous owner told me he re-built the motor 3500 miles ago' claim. Did you get documentation of the rebuild?
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 04:12 PM
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I paid 12,000 for it. And i talked to the previous owner that had the engine rebuilt, he is suppose to fax the information when he gets back to work on tuesday. I can still stop payment on my check it's not a done deal, do you know something about this car i don't? I test drove it and it seemed fine, the person i baught it from had it just to drive to school 1 mile away and show it off. Where has it been forsale for a year? I've been checking ebay for a over a year and never saw it.
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by J_Painter87
I paid 12,000 for it. And i talked to the previous owner that had the engine rebuilt, he is suppose to fax the information when he gets back to work on tuesday. I can still stop payment on my check it's not a done deal, do you know something about this car i don't? I test drove it and it seemed fine, the person i baught it from had it just to drive to school 1 mile away and show it off. Where has it been forsale for a year? I've been checking ebay for a over a year and never saw it.
Hopefully, everything will be ok but you should have verified the rebuild information before paying and you definitely should have had a compression check done.

I have no idea where I have seen this car for sale, but it has been around. Who could forget that red interior or the weird Commander install in the ashtray bin?
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 06:00 PM
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One thing I noticed in the description is that the overflow/recovery bottle leaks. For your sake I hope it is a leaking bottle and not coolant being pushed into it and not returning like it's supposed to. Good luck with the car, and don't run over anything taller than a grasshopper.

PS. when you get ready to Bling bling the engine compartment let me know. I have references ! ! ! !

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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 07:50 PM
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too bad they didnt moderate how money was spent on it.........shoulda put a lil more money into the motor. Nice car, at least it doesnt have a big wing on it
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 08:09 PM
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Pay 12000 for the car and spend more money on motor.
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 09:56 PM
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Yes that was my plan to get the car and just upgrade the engine and put new leather on the seats b/c they need it. I don't have to much extra money atm though so i hope the engin dosn't blow on me. Thanks for all the input guys i wish i found this site before i purchased may of done something different but i guess i'll just go with it and see what happens.
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 09:58 PM
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How would i go about contacting you when i'm ready to bling bling my engine?
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by J_Painter87
How would i go about contacting you when i'm ready to bling bling my engine?
Here's my email address <rotor4play@gator.net>
and here's a picture of some of the work.
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