Tem120

iTrader: (5)

Ok a little update ! I blew my motor on the way back from the roto rally .. Ironic it happened just cruising on the highway .. seems like a spun bearing as the motor still starts and has 17 inches of vacume . But its making a very nasty noise .

CreativeFD

iTrader: (1)

Same thing happened to my motor in January. Brought it to Pettit now all is good.

Tem120

iTrader: (5)

glad they got that fixed , i'm currently saving up for the new motor . I'm going to go with a reman vs rebuild this one . incase it has some internal damage . and that way I can start to build this one slowly get it ported and have a monster motor for next time.

Gringo Grande

iTrader: (97)

Hey my friend! I know we've chatted back in forth between PMs but I never saw your build thread! Great work! Way to stick with it and bring her back!

Dliverance

iTrader: (9)

Did you take the blown motor out yet and look inside?

Tem120

iTrader: (5)

Thanks gringo LOL , Yeahh.. the car is alot of fun when it works .

Deliverance not yet started the tear down today finally had room to work on it

But unfortunately I think My ecu may be fried...

when I put the ignition in no lights or anything came on figured battery was dead , let it charge for about 4 hours then tried the ignition again , car cranks , lights turn on , but none of hte instruments or the Power FC commander turn on ..

I just went to get the battery replaced since it was under warranty and I'm gonna try it tomorrow . But damn I'm starting to believe this FD is cursed... Wangan midnight anyone?

DreamInRotary

iTrader: (49)

Like you say, the flat black FD is trending but you have to admit - they look like jet fighters when they're done! I love the way a flat black FD looks in person, I've seen a 500whp dyno'd beast of an FD in that color and it looked amazing.

Good luck on the build man, cool to see!

Tem120

iTrader: (5)

A little update . I think I'll have some updates thsi weekend . But well motor is out of the car ,and taken apart . it wasnt pretty in there. I should have pictures later today .

looks like It will get rebuilt . started ordering parts from all over . I've got all of 97 cents to my name currently HAH!

Tem120

iTrader: (5)

engine Pulled, started taking things apart .




stationary gear. gone both look like this front and rear done .



Rotor Gear Gone as well .. Both like this

and

Quite a bit of carbon on the rotors as well I only had the engine for a year..

Tem120

iTrader: (5)

1 of the housings had some chatter

and a spark plug crack



the oil pump was completely Gone forgot ot take pictures of it , and the Eshaft was bad to from where the bearing originally spun

P.S. I never ran this car low on oil .. it had low Oil pressure form the first day I put it in the car. I figured it was a bad oil pressure sensor. but I guess someone did run the car low on oil beforehand , and that messed up the oilpump which in turn caused this ...

catastrophic damage could of been avoided had I rebuilt the engine back then ..

Tem120

iTrader: (5)

But now We start the build up.

I got this Lightweight flywheel for a great deal .. it needs ot have the friction plate replaced . but for the price it was hard to pass on






I have a thing against sidegrading , when ever I can I try to upgrade . since hte flywheel is out why not!! ,

epson1

sick car

Dliverance

iTrader: (9)

So what did you determine was the cause? Bad oil pump? Clogged pickup?

Tem120

iTrader: (5)

Bad oil pump 99% chance . I never ran the car low on oil ,and the car wasn't low on oil when it blew in fact I had just filled it up with some oil

Tem120

iTrader: (5)

Slow week couldnt work on the car at all . rain and other errands but hopefully tomorrow , or wed I'll have a small updates on new parts!

Tem120

iTrader: (5)

OK so scratch that flywheel .. Got a racing beat one ..

2-N-D-pink

iTrader: (27)

I hear that brother....It rains every single day!!! My tires are bald as fuh! and the rain doesnt help

Dliverance

iTrader: (9)

Bull crap. It hasn't rained all week :P

2-N-D-pink

iTrader: (27)

Its raining right now...rained last night and possibly will continue later lol.

penstarkid

Atleast you hopped right back in the saddle. Glad to see your still doing your thing.

Tem120

iTrader: (5)

damn I dont even remember how long its been ,

WELL updates I finally Completed my rotating assembly and sent it off to get balanced .

exedy HP pressure plate , ACT unsprung 4 puck cltuch , Racing beat light weight flywheel , stock rotors , and E shaft .

everything is ready

Also ordered some Housings from a forum member they come with racing beat exhaust ports .

Just waiting for them to arrive haha . after that all thats left is the... apex seals / gasket set.

Tem120

iTrader: (5)

Thanks , and no reason not to .. I never found the engine to be lacking in anything .

and it blew not because it was a rotary . But because of combined negligence between the previous owner for running it low on oil , and myself for not rebuilding before it turned into this mess

cr7684

iTrader: (42)

This is 110% correct, a lot of heads love to blame the rotary. Weather it's a piston or rotary a half *** engine,will fail it's just a matter of time!

Sent from my iPhone using RX7Club

Tem120

iTrader: (5)

hah its been raining on and off down here .

But I don't have much time to work on the car during weekdays

BUT asoon as I get the parts I'll start doing alot more work on it .

Tem120

iTrader: (5)

^oooh special visit from engine builder.

but like you said . People like to blame everything just because its a rotary but low oil pressure would destroy any engine weather it be V8 or not LOL . specially getting rev'd to 8k and raced every chance it got .

and my goal when all said and done is to take down a V8 or two..