Hi guys I currently don't have an RX-7 but have been interested in them, I was wondering how reliable the rx-7 engines are especially if you turbocharge them. Are the Rotary engines hard to work on or figure out. I am sure once you have the basic understanding of the rotary engines in the rx-7 you could fix problems with the a repair manual. Honestly though if I could recieve some good advice that would be great.

Thanks Troy

 

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

There is no substitute for well built rotary power!!!Besides owning a piston car is like any other inanimate object, but an RX-7 becomes part of the family

Ray

 

Word with The Ray =D I loved it when i got the car, and never wanted to drive any other vehicles afterward xD, trust us, ull love it

 

depends how much money you have, which generation you're looking at, and what you want out of it. try to be more specific.

 

There's definitely pro's and con's to owning one. Pros: its an awesome car and it's blindingly quick. Con's it needs constant attention and it is VERY costly to repair and maintain. But with about 15g's to get it hooked up from stock, it'll be almost unbeatable. Like NOPR says, it'll depends on how much money and patience you have.

 

RX7's can be wonderful cars to own, granted they've been taking care of and properly maintained all their life. I bought a 90 GXL, drove it for 2 years and never replaced anything aside from the regular maintanence (oil, coolant, plugs, ect.) Now i currently have a vert that i bought knowning that it needed some work. After a little tinkering and a few hundered bucks the car runs like new again! Rx7's are great cars and are easy to work on. I recommend getting one.

 

You could also have your cake and eat it too, and do a motor swap. FC's are the swap-chassis du jour right now, and FBs are incredibly cheap to do swaps with. FD's are very nice, but you gotta pay to play.

Im sure Im gonna get flamed for this but its your money and your car. Spend wisely

 

i say: if you take care of your rx7, it'll take care of you

i have 193k on my 89 GXL daily driven since the day it was bought

 

I found an 88 base convertible with 47k miles black, I am wondering how hard it is to convert to a turbo and where to get parts, are there any starter kits like manifolds and piping and wastegate etc. The person is asking 5K for the car, but I think I could get him down on price, honestly what do you think I could do for 8K into it, as far as horsepower. I am just trying to research things through to see if it is possible for me to do.

 

Dont buy one.

 

i looking at spending around 2500 on a second gen ready to go for a while. Is it possible? I want a stockish motor (gxl or somthing) with a decent body ( i can fix it if its not that great). So, what you think, wait till after college or buy asap?

 

If you want reliability get a diesel engine... if you want to go fast get a rotary engine. It is all about what you want and how much you have to get it. If you just want something to play around with I suggest a 1st gen because they are cheap and getting part's cars is even cheaper. That way you could become familiar with the rotary engine and deside if you want to lay down 5-15k on a newer RX-7.

 

Non turbos can last pretty long if you take care of it, I've heard of people reaching 250K on an FC motor. The FD can be a little unreliable if you don't take care of it, it'll probobly be like 120K if you take care of it. I have not heard many FD's with high milage.

But if I had an FD I would always keep like 2000 dollars as emergency money incase the car dies. If you learn how to rebuild rotaries it'll probobly only cost you like 1,500 at most to rebuild it...but if you have professionals to do it, it could cost like 2000-5000.

 

noooooooooo!!!
if u have to ask someone if u should get something then thats bad...stay away from the 7vens trust me u will thank me later....plus that means theres another 7 out there for our die hard fans so we can get parts from