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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 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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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 09:23 AM
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Welcome, Alfred!

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

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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 09:56 AM
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welcome, what are your future plans
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 09:57 AM
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i would have went back to pepboys and let em have it
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 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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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 01:15 AM
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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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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 01:19 AM
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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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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 09:16 AM
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welcome to the club
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 04:47 PM
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good luck with the new engine build
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 03:11 AM
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Welcome and sorry to hear about the pep boys experience.
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 12:18 PM
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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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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 10:20 PM
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Welcome, and i hope everything goes your way with the whole pep boys thing.
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 03:07 AM
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Old Oct 7, 2012 | 09:06 PM
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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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Old Oct 7, 2012 | 09:20 PM
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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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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 08:51 PM
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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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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 10:35 PM
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Welcome Alfred.

I'm Ron

A wealth of info is here.
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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 02:06 AM
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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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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 03:36 AM
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good luck
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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 10:33 AM
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hello everyone
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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 11:20 AM
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Good luck with everything!
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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 04:43 PM
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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 02:52 AM
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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 03:28 AM
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Sorry to hear another victim of Pep Boys.
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Old Apr 13, 2013 | 10:37 AM
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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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