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Old 01-25-12, 12:38 AM
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Hey there rotary world. I'm Alfred. Bought my car two years ago. The engine was bad so didn't drive it much but still the car ran hard. Bought a engine four months ago me and my buddy's dropped it in but the local pep boys sold me the WRONG spark plugs and destroyed the seals. I've been saving my pennies and I'm almost ready to get the engine rebuild so I hope it goes good this time around. I don't know anything bout rotary nor turbos so I am here seeking for knowledge.
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Welcome, Alfred!

Sorry to hear about the engine. Good luck on the rebuild.

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Old 01-25-12, 09:56 AM
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welcome, what are your future plans
Old 01-25-12, 09:57 AM
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i would have went back to pepboys and let em have it
Old 01-26-12, 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by gsl-se addict
Welcome, Alfred!

Sorry to hear about the engine. Good luck on the rebuild.

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Thanks Kent
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Well the car came with all the RIGHT mods which include
Non sequatial twins, custom v mount, aluminum radiator,
Full GREDDY exhaust and a bunch of other goodies.
Pretty much ready for a single turbo. But all these talks bout
2jz, LSx, RB swaps has me thinking
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Originally Posted by RotarySe7en
i would have went back to pepboys and let em have it
I plan on taking them to court since they told me it was at fault for installing what they sold to me. Even though I told them I knew nothing bout rotary
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welcome to the club
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good luck with the new engine build
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Welcome and sorry to hear about the pep boys experience.
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Welcome and sorry to hear about your engine, but stay with a rotary engine they sometime can give you a hard time but at the end is worth it.
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Welcome, and i hope everything goes your way with the whole pep boys thing.
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so i finally took pep boys to court and only got half of what i asked for. thus now i want to sell my car since i dont have time for it anymore. and its really getting so expensive.
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Don't give up man. If you get rid of it you'll regret it the rest of your life. Just take your time on the build and work on it as you have the money. Or get a better source of income. I seriously don't advise you to sell.
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What he said. But if out ain't a rotor it ain't a motor! Dont get rid if it
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Welcome Alfred.

I'm Ron

A wealth of info is here.
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My car is now for sale in the 3rd gen section. Ill come back to the rotary scene soon. maybe FC? Only time will tell...
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good luck
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hello everyone
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Good luck with everything!
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good luck
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Sorry to hear another victim of Pep Boys.
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Turns out someone put Tacoma spark plugs in boxes which should of had my 13b ones. ALSO my local pep boys now know what rotary spark plugs look like. But I don't go there no more.


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