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Is a rebuild worth it

Old 12-05-16, 11:55 AM
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Is a rebuild worth it

I recently bought my first rotary, an 86 fc with hopes of next spring taking it to a few drift events. The car has 108,xxx and has no issues starting, even after sitting for 2 months, started up cold right away. Now I've heard the NA engines can last anywhere from 150,000 to 200,000. Now i have two questions:

1. Should the the engine be rebuilt over the winter since i plan on using the engine for drifting in the spring.

2. If i should the engine rebuilt how hard would it be to do it myself and how much would it cost for a shop in nj to do it.

sorry I have a lot of questions, i'd just rather build the car the right way than blow up the engine after a few drift events
Old 12-05-16, 12:28 PM
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1.) No
2.) I would recommend a shop do the rebuild for you. IR Performance is relatively close.
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Drive the crap out of it first..
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