Acer10x

Ok my old man found me a gen 3 rx7 but the engine is blown we are concidering buying it and fixing it up together which would be cool the question is what is the best new/rebuilt engine out there how much does it cost to replace the turbos and can they be rebuilt and also how is the market for selling rx7's we would like to rice it up and sell it to get our money back so let me know if there are any other things we need to consider before taking on this adventure thanks

black99

Please just let someone else buy it..

Acer10x

What do you mean If I don't buy it it goes into the crusher at the junk yard so if that's what you guys like to see then ok and what's the big deal with ricen the thing up single turbo intake exhaust and such.. rice doesen't have to mean ground effects and rims

PowerOverFC

rice is making a car look "fast" or "cool". Pretty much it means putting a bunch of stupid crap on your car because you think its cool, when its actually not.

es

If you meant Single turbo when you mentioned "ricen" why were you asking about rebuilding the twins?

Anyhow, you're least expensive motor will be a factory reman through malloy mazda. New twins cost ~$3K if you know where to look. Rebuilt twins are a little less through BNR, rebuilding with teh standard rebuild kit rarely lasts, and if you're going to dive into a single (and do everything right) you'll never get your money back!

Eric.

Scalliwag

I think that is the longest sentence I have ever read

Wargasm

Better in a wrecking yard than riced up on the street making other FDs seem like ricemobiles.

Imagine all the people with Honda Civics that are pissed now because whenever someone mentions "Civic", the first thought that jumps into your head is "RICE".

Brian

Gearhead

iTrader: (1)

So, if YOU don't buy it, the owner is just going to crush it? Is the current owner a moron? Tell us where it is, so someone that isn't going to "rice" it up can buy it and make it a respectable supercar or a good track car.
In case you haven't noticed, the term "rice" is a derogatory (sp?) term. A "riced" car typically has stickers, clear tailights, and a big exhaust tip etc.. They normally make lots of noise while barely going anywhere.
Anyone want to add to this?
Oh, and a single is not what most of us would consider rice... unless you opt for a T3/T4 or something like that. If you do a proper single, you won't get your money back, unless you are buying the car for next to nothing. So, what are you looking to do? Rice or nice?

Center of The Universe

I do concur.

kagegod

haha I'd buy it if the price was right

I'd like to have another RX-7 to tinker with and do some work on and such.

And about the comment of mentioning civic and thinking Rice - only reason that happens is because civic = inexpensive so all these people who saw F&F and want cars like in the movie decided to do that to the cheapest thing they could find (sadly)

RX-7 is a beautiful car, I beg of you to not rice it out (otherwise I would hunt it down and personally put it out of it's misery - better dead than rice)

rxrotary2_7

if i were you, i would part it out to get your money back. for the most part, no matter what you do to it, you will not *make-out* on the deal if you are starting with a bad motor and you have to ask what to do... thats my $.02

Sammymatik

Why even buy the car if your only gonna just sell it to "make your money back"? For all that time and effort involved in repairng this car wouldn't it be more worth while to keep it for personal use?

I'm sure you can find an integra, CRX, or Prelude with a blown motor and repair it, "Rice it up", and more than a few guys would be glad to pay way too much for it! I just saw a vtech motor at the junkyard for like $1100 complete with ecu and wiring... you could do a motorswap on one even!

just my opinon if your trying to make CA$H by fixing a car to sell you should go with a different car.

Acer10x

Wow I'm glad non of you are helpfull I didn't say I was DEFINITLY GOING TO . My dad wants to make into a stock rocket which will probably happen since he will buy it but I'm glad non of you answerd my question it just shows how helpfull other rx7 owners are well I guess I'll just have to go somewhere else to find out the best engine /turbos etc.. thanks

TTurboXfd3s

=/ -.-;;

MAVrick

^^^Young *******^^^ you just don't get it do you?

Your questions were pretty much answered, and i repeat, you won't get your money back unless you practically get the car for free... Go "invest" in real estate if that's your aim

You also have to tread carefully when using the words 'rice' and 'rx7' in the same sentence. This board is about respecting our cars and people take offence easily.

skyline622

If your going to "rice" it and the junk yard is going to "wreck" it, let me know where I can get this RX-7 so I can "save" it.

Seriously, I need another RX-7 bad.

e-mail is blim2@umbc.edu

Let me know, and do me a favor and let me take it off of the guys hands

Acer10x

I still don't think you understand I listened to you guys and I'm not going to rice it up and as far as getting my money back have any of you looked at local prices for rx7's ya you can get your money back if you rebuild it properly once I make it I proably won't sell it because it would of been built by me which is cool but I still need to hear about best engines turbos etc. for a back to stock or slitghly faster rx7

black99

Seriously not trying to be a smartass on this one but there is a search button( https://www.rx7club.com/forum/search.php ) You need to first educate yourself about the car, then decide what YOU want to do with the car. (back to stock or slightly faster?) There are far to many variables in what you can do to one of these cars and since you're going to be fixing a wrecked FD then you're going to need to fill your brain with all the knowledge on FD's you can get from what FD3S means to a diagram of vacum hoses and all sorts of other little tidbits. You MUST search these things out yourself because no one is going to write you a book just because you're too lazy to educate yourself about what's best. These questions have been asked/answered 1,794,542,442,123 times.

You can start here: https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...threadid=68640



(Didn't mean to flip out but I'm tired of people asking "What's the best xx?" 5 times a month when they could find the answer or come to their own assumption by using the search button)

RX7turboracerX

you have to realise, man, that we're not trying to hurt you, we are actually trying to help you. but we're not school teachers here. and you never come onto an RX-7 board and say you want to "rice it up". that's total disrespect, considering most people here love their FD's more than life (i'm one of them ).
the twins are not real twin turbos actually, their sequential twins and use vacuum hoses and different actuatiors to spool the secondary, it gets very complicated for even very experienced mechanics. read and do some homework before you dive in. a single turbo will give you less headaches but cost more, generally, unless you can find a qualitly rebuilt turbo.

Dave

by the way: take an english class so we can actually read what you are trying to say; it may help

Kiflin

If you want a regular no modificatiosn rebuild, your looking at a 6-8 weeks and a good 3,300.

Acer10x

Do you guys no nothing about Turbos or something 3,300 dollars!!! Well I went out on my own and found pettit racing who have rebuilt ported twins for 2,300 dollars. I know you guys are experts but at least know the cost of your parts.

black99

Umm.. what about the cost to rebuild your blown engine? Maybe that's what he was saying will cost you 3k?


BTW, there are rebuilt turbos available for cheaper than $2300.00.

Kiflin

I was talking about to rebuild about rebuilding a blown engine. Its at or around 2800-3000 depending on where you go.

If your going to spend like 2300 for turbo's, might as well go single and buy a blitz.

Acer10x

A friend of my fathers who owns an RX-7 says the mazda dealer gave him a brand new engine in his car is it true you can get a 0 mile engine

black99

Their are no "brand new" engines available only remanufactured engines are available from mazda. While they may have some new parts inside there is no guarentee on what the reuse and what they replace. Even still they won't "give" you one unless you have a really good warranty on the car so it'll still cost you $2k + a core charge.