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Old 11-09-06, 09:15 PM
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My friends dad is selling his '87 RX7 along with a '86 parts car with a blown engine. It is non-turbo. I'm trying to decide weather or not to buy it. I heard from alot of people that rotary engines are very un-reliable. Over heating, fuel delivery, not a very long lasting engine design. I'm very mechanicly inclined but just don't know alot about them, i'm used to working on subarus. I'm trying to find a fun reliable car that i wont have to keep fixing.
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What are the smog rules where you live? Only rotaries that pass smog are unreliable. When you strip that "stuff" they can reach another plane of performance and reliability. A good project for a subaru person is the '95 Impreza 2dr. Put an 2.5l turbo motor in it and watch it run forever.
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Originally Posted by 13BT_RX3
What are the smog rules where you live? Only rotaries that pass smog are unreliable. When you strip that "stuff" they can reach another plane of performance and reliability. A good project for a subaru person is the '95 Impreza 2dr. Put an 2.5l turbo motor in it and watch it run forever.

There are no smog testing where I live.(for now) I already have my subaru project thats why I am looking for another car. I like subarus for there boxer engines so I wont to learn about rotary engines. I work on regular piston engines everyday.
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Well a good place to start learning of options would to search threads in the 2nd gen section. Or post your question there.
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