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10-18-10, 02:57 PM
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Hey everyone. My name is Chris and I do not yet own an RX-7, but I am planning on it. I wanted to join this forum so I could do a little research and ask a few questions about the RX-7. Currently I drive a 2000 Toyota Corolla that actually does pretty well holding its own at the autocross course, hard to believe i know. But I am looking for something that will be a better base for an autocross car, a car with more potential, I squeeze every bit I can out of the Corolla but without heaps of money it will never be fast, and it will always be front wheel drive sedan. I have a few cars I am looking at as my mainly autocross car: 2nd gen mr2, 2nd gen rx-7, 300zx, and a miata are the main ones. So i'm not sure if I will get the rx7 or not but they are definitely cool cars and you don't see that many out on the course unlike the miata. I really don't know much about these cars or the engines in them so I plan on asking many questions and if you guys do convince me to get one, I will be on here all the time. Thanks in advance guys, I look forward to getting to know people around here.
10-19-10, 04:32 PM
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I can't post anywhere else so I will ask my first question here and hope someone will read it. What should I look for in a used rx7, what should I watch out for, is there ways to check if the engine is failing, what should it cost, anything else I should know about the rx7 before I buy it?
10-19-10, 07:18 PM
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A good place to start is in the 2nd gen part of the forum. Something I learned is that the search function is your friend. So even if you can't post you can still look for answers. Welcome to the forum. Hopefully you find a vehicle that meets your autocross needs.
10-19-10, 07:58 PM
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Right after I posted this I started searching through the forums and found the aaroncake website of whatever it is. It helped me out a lot because now I have a whole list of things I can test out on my potential rx7. Im already loving the site and everyone seems nice and hopefully my newb questions wont get on anyones nerves, I know how annoying it is trying to explain piston engines to people who know nothing about them but hopefully you guys will have patience with me
10-19-10, 08:03 PM
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What is this piston engine that you speak of? People are really nice here so you won't get on anybodies nerves. I suggest a first gen because they're simple machines that have less problems. But that's just my 2 cents.
10-19-10, 08:18 PM
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Thanks for the welcome, as far as what car I'm going to get kinda depends on what a can get my hands on. I think the rx7 is going to be my choice because of the rarity of the rotary, not really sure about the generation yet. I don't really know anything about these cars but I'm willing to learn. I know how to improve the internals of a piston engine but Im kinda lost on the rotary.