Lets have a head count of the canucks that own a JDM FD right now. Info on your car, what you've done to it, whether you drive it daily, its condition etc etc. I'm thinking about bringing one over soon and I'd like to see what people who own them so far have to say.

 

Yeah, I'd like to know too.

 

there probably all here



Just kidding

 

why is there something of a nuclear sign in the middle there? RX7's come with nuclear reactors?!

 

Its a logo for there project car,

a 3 rotor, with the new triangular semi forced nitrated coated triangular rotors.

 

uh oh, you've found out about my secret project!

 

I"m a JDM FD owner.

 

Sorry, didn't realize you were looking for JDM FDs... Never mind.

 

There are a ton landed already, i see them all the time. Sad thing is, for every knowledgeable rx7 enthusiast owning one (like football22) there are another 10 beating on these cars with no idea how temperamental they can be. I see a few coming available with blown engines next summer once they find out the cost of a rebuild. Especially the difference in cost of a rebuild on a blown vs running engine!

 

I'm a JDM FD owner, I've never driven it, exept bringing it to the storing place. it's stored untill spring.

I plan to drive it on the week ends and special occasions i.e. taking a girl home after school

 

I'm a JDM FD owner, I've had my baby for a couple months now, bought the car stock with nothing more than a front strut bar. Since then I've put in a full 3 inch exhaust, with a bonez downpipe, highflow cat, and Greddy J-Spec cat-back.

I'm daily driving the car until the snow falls then it'll be sitting in the garage getting goodies like the Power FC ECU, Trust Intake, and an upgraded fuel pump, along with replacing ALL the bushings.

 

i owns one is very good for daily driving . onlythings is not good is too much peoples are looking at you. cuz u on a worng sides.

 

This is what i was talking about. The first purchase should be a wideband and learn how to use it. Next, upgrade the fuel supply then work on the boost.

 

I fail to see how I'm a prime example of what you're talking about, I chose to go the route of a full exhaust so that I could get all the work done underneath the car in one shot. I wanted to get rid of the precat that is known to melt vacuum hoses, so I swapped it out with a downpipe.

I don't appreciate the fact that you feel the need to classify me as one of the 10 that are 'beating on their cars', I know how tempermental rotarys are, I had an 87 NA FC which I rebuilt, and yes, I do realize that the twin turbo adds to the complication.

In my reading on this site, I find that there are 2 kinds of RX owners, one being the ones that believe that these engines are so feeble that they must be babied at all times, and others that realize these are sports cars, they're meant to be driven. I choose to drive my car, and when my engine goes I will rebuild it.

 

Thats the spirit !, these cars are ment to be driven !. And heck theyll drive for long haul with basics taken care of.




ps this is not towards anyone. Just went for a cruise today and had fun.

 

I agree the cars are meant to be "driven", I drive mine as many will attribute. They are tempermental to abuse when not tuned properly. Too many people do the upgrades in the wrong sequence. I know of one who did a fmic and was recommended going standalone before running full boost, he didn't listen and popped the engine within a day. Another one who learned a hard lesson boosted a stock enging while trusting it's condition and didn't listen to the right advice and popped it within a day of adding boost (yup, that was me, learned from my mistake!). Your upgrades fit in the same category, don't take offense though, there are many much dumber than you or I who know nothing at all about the rotary and buy them & beat them to death.

 

I can see where Gary is coming from. Before you completely open up your car with intake and exhaust, you should really make sure that your engine can get enough gas so that you don't lein it out and pop your engine concidering thats one of the main reasons rotarys fail.

 

heyhey, im thinking of getting a jdm ..... except a few of my firends are pushing me towards the north american model. i dont konw what id go for but since your in victoria heres a good site to check out.

http://www.tyeeimports.com/

their in campbell river... id check it out but thats like..... a 15hour roud trip atleast... damn ferry.

 

Before anyone goes there, Tyee Imports sucks, stay away from em.

 

Why import when you can buy mine. lol.

 

Wow. I've checked their prices, whey are WAY too high. Stay away from them

 

hey, thanks for the info! .... i think listed prices are more of suggestions than anything else.
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oh BenjiRX-7, i was really impressed by importconcern.ca that you told me about... getting access to the auction lists was nice too

 

[QUOTE=84stock;7458730] They are tempermental to abuse when not tuned properly. Too many people do the upgrades in the wrong sequence. I know of one who did a fmic and was recommended going standalone before running full boost, he didn't listen and popped the engine within a day. Another one who learned a hard lesson boosted a stock enging while trusting it's condition and didn't listen to the right advice and popped it within a day of adding boost (yup, that was me, learned from my mistake!). QUOTE]



wouldnt it be more of these people adding these upgrades and not monitoring the engine as well as they could be? ...."im going to throw on a larger turbo, increase the boost open up the exhaust and put on some ricer stickers and a ricer paintjob because im a 1337 h4x0r..... instead of hooking up air/fuel sensors and temp & pressure sensors 5 ways from sunday to make sure everything is kosher?

I mean, yeah of course theres better upgrade paths to take but as long as your keeping the engine healthy & have the proper tune for your setup you should be in the clear...... or atleast thats how i see it working

 

I think 84stock is just cautioning that reliability mods should come before hp mods - because rotaries, and FD's in particular, are well known for self-destruction when things aren't done the right way, in the right order. One might get away with not following the accepted "gospel", but a lot don't. Gary's a real rotary enthusiast, with a lot of knowledge and experience with 7's - which he shares because he wants people to enjoy their 7's, not blow them up and be frustrated or give up. Take it as a good word, not being singled out.

 

from what i've read its more the heat that causes the damage then say fuel upgrades alone. the RX7 is capable of pushing a great deal of hp with stock injectors. What causes alot of damage is the heat because who ever designed the damn engine bay wasn't thinking, its hardcore crammed into a tight space and gets bloody hot. the other thing would be backfiring and detonation, which causes the apex seals to blow. personally, i'd say an aftermarket rad and hoses should be in the top 3 things to do too the car first. then obviously theres stuff like replacing the vacuum hoses with silicone ones, AST by pettit racing, negative grounding kit for the battery, etc, etc, etc. theres tons of reliability mods really, or at least things that SHOULD be done to improve reliability and driveability.

reliability is definitly first priority. however a downpipe is and SHOULD be considered as a reliability mod. it alows better flow from the turbos and romoves heat from the engine faster. your turbos will last longer, along with your engine. Its the mid-pipe that is more... on the fence as to when you should do it. that'll be where you notice the most bang for your buck from the exhaust.