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Old 02-24-09, 07:28 AM
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Hey Guys, im new to the rotary world, and im looking to purchase my first 7. im really into the FC's and FD's but i cant afford an FD right now, so i wanted to know, when looking at a FC what are some things i should look for to make sure its running fine and im not buying a lemon. i found a Series 4 Turbo II FC i wana go look at and want some tips on what to look for. Any help will greatly appreciated.
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See the FAQ for how to buy guides. The FAQ is the FIRST PLACE you should check before asking any question.
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If you can get it to a shop before buying, compression test it,check for carbon build up.Make sure your not burning oil or worse coolant. If you have the cash it's worth it.How many miles?--- There are a lot of good shops in FL,pinapple racing,petit racing, banzai racing, rotorsport in N.carolina(kinda out of the way) S4 have mechanical omp, I've been told they work better but always good to make sure your getting oil.----- I read lot

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Check gauges, Mine has a broken oil pressure guage. Give it a drive, turn the radio off and just listen to the car. If you hear weird sounds, bargain, or don't buy it. Soon you may get another member who will post a link to aaron cake's website that has a really helpful guide to buying a FC Rx7, its long buy helpful. Good luck its could be totally worth it!!
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http://www.aaroncake.net/RX-7/buy1.htm

here you go copy and paste!
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it helped me alot it should be very useful!
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thanks alot man, i appreciate it
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o snap, you live in orlando, im really new with rx7`s maybe we can help each other out or whatever i go to orlando all the time. i still havent got my rx7 but i should have one by next week, did you get yours yet?
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