Mike M

My FD has 41K miles and was ownned by a woman (original owner) who had never kicked in the turbos, driving for 5 years to/from the elementary school where she was principle. The car then sat, used little for 5 years as she had her children.

Today, I had an opportunity to run the car thru 12+ boost and could appreciate the full functionality of the stock set up, unmolested by abuse. The car gets up and goes.

RX7 RAGE

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nice

Sickass7

I would **** myself if I found a car like that lol. How did she not run any boost though? Mine was unmolested mod wise but it has a shitpot of miles (130k). I have been given the speech about how grandma owned it and never drove it anywhere except church, etc. Obviously never heard that story with an FD though lol.

snagalittle

I know of a yellow fd sitting in a garage that has not been driven in 5 years and has 48k on the motor. the man that had it was about 50 when he got it new. The guy went to jail for not doing his taxes and his wife is still has it. It hanst been started though. I am shure this cant be good on it. If i had the money i would go and save it.

Mike M

Last spring she asked her husband to sell the car getting it out of the garage. When I picked the car up she came outside and cried. Anyone who has a bunch of kids knows how this happens. Your interests quickly fade as you manage the busy lives of children.

Theses are the ideal conditions for buying a sports car. I bought an FD in 1993 new and sold it 1 year later and looked on/off for another over the years. Without an exception the healthy cars were owned by women.

silver93r1

sweet

Jodeny

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It's unfortunate that most people don't appreciate a stock 7 like you do. Some people buy them with 20k or so miles and then rip it apart without even getting to know the car. They have NO clue and then they wonder why it's always broke and why the have no money to fix it.
John

InsaneGideon

12+ psi boost? On a stock car?

Now that you mentioned it, I'm getting 11.8psi on mine. It's all stock and similar mileage.

superior_force

principal (sp)

even if the above is true (which I find hard to believe, I assume you're speaking of the primary?) it's not necessarily a good thing

chris7777777

Hey Mike,

Good find, that is exactly the condition of FD i bought in 2002, and I have still kept it that way today. Enjoy the car !!! I know I do !

CB

superior_force

maybe your boost gauge is jacked....my car was bone stock for a few years and was always a perfect "10"....12 is dangerous with the stock ECU anyway

again I say....these cars are a ticking time bomb bone stock

superior_force

LOL...too funny

oh yeah, in your vast experience

let me clue you in: the extent of most women's knowledge about automobile maintenance is something like "how often do I have to fill it up with gas?" lol

the previous owner drove the car like a grandma, and maybe even had the oil changed once in awhile...wonderful! but personally I'd buy from a knowledgeable person who does their own maintenance and keep meticulous records (no woman I've ever heard of)....if they drive the car hard that's GOOD....it blows the deposits off....as long as they keep up with the maintenance that's what matters, and these cars need plenty of it, more so than just about anything on the road

aftermarket parts are a good thing on these cars, the stock parts (many of which are plastic) are crap...the IC/duct/piping, radiator, AST, vacuum hoses, solenoids, ignitiion coils, coolant seals, on and on it goes

welcome to the party....enjoy your stock FD until something breaks...it won't be long, trust me

rotorsownyou7

^^^^ What's your problem?

Sickass7

Where is this FD located and how much do they want? I feel like owning a second FD although I'm having a few (well, more than a few) headaches with just one lol.

Sickass7

oops did you mean 48k on the car total or just on a rebuild?

RedR1

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Its funny how after owning an upgraded FD (especially one with a ported motor), you get into a friend's, or test drive a potential daily driver, and compliment on how well it runs, and think to yourself. . .is this better than mine? LOL. Happens all the time, but i'm glad you have a deep appreciation of the stock capabilities of the FD (which is quite high).

Mike M

41 K on the car/original engine
I agree that some adjustments in stock including ( which I've done) AST replacement, upgrade vac hoses, replaced leaking strut, odds and ends. PF catback exaust replacing the stock cat back that was leaking.

It will become increasingly difficult to find original owner FD's. I didn't get lucky, I just checked the newspaper and internet every weekend for over a year. Patience and looking is all it takes.

pianoprodigy

When I ride in my friend's nearly bone stock FD I think, "Wow this is so quiet! The Bose systems sounds great without all that exhaust noise."

boostgasm

even my super accurate DEFI Link series gauge shows 12psi when my GM 3bar reads 9.9psi

the stock ECU is probably seeing straight 10psi

Kento

Uh, that's a negative, ghostrider. The "ideal conditions" are an FD that was originally owned by an engineer/designer who was very **** (as many engineers are) about the maintenance and overall health of the car. In four years, he drove it 28K miles, due to his constant traveling necessary for his employer. He had extensive records of all maintenance, including recalls/TSBs. It was garaged and covered when he didn't drive it, but he didn't baby it off the boost when he drove it; he enjoyed running it around through the hills near his home. Yet the stock rubber vacuum hoses looked fine when I eventually replaced them with silicone units at 35K, as did the AST and IC couplers (although the Y-pipe coupler did develop a crack/boost leak, which was why I replaced them). Interior was fine. Suspension components looked pristine. The car also had the light non-reinforced stock wheels; great for mounting up sticky tires and heading out to track days.

I'd have to agree with supe force's description of women owners; the vast majority of the ones I know and have seen don't know anything about maintenance or care of the car. Nor do they care to.

InsaneGideon

Yea, I'm seeing ~11.8 on the primary from 2.8k up to 4.5k. I was planning on mityvac'ing the gauge (DEFI Link) before taking the car out again. I've been holding off on a DP for that reason.