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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 05:36 PM
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Talking S4 Chevy 350 Engine...

Wow... I wish I had $4,000 to buy this baby................ the hood's a bit ugly, but wow. Someone put ALOT of work in this car. I'd rather have the LS1 engine, but this would suffice if I had the cash on hand. What a ZIPPY little car!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MakeTrack=true

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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 05:39 PM
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 05:40 PM
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buy a c4 vette if you want a 350, you will end up with a much nicer car overall at the end.
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 06:11 PM
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"*1988 MAZDA RX-7* THIS RX-7 WAS REFURBISHED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THE PREVIOUS OWNER RIPPED OUT THE OLD 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AND INSTALLED A 350 CHEVY ENGINE"

the seller thought it was a 4 cylinder before the swap.... lol
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 06:17 PM
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Yeah I saw that... I was like, "what an idiot." I wouldn't buy something from someone who knew nothing about the vehicle previously. Haha... not that knowing anything about RX-7's would help him since it's a piston engine.
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 07:16 PM
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I'm sure its fast and all, but why not just buy a Firebird?
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 07:27 PM
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because this car looks 10x better than a firebird
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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because this car looks 10x better than a firebird
I dunno, personally I think RX7s look like *** with cowl hoods. I also don't think it's very street legal with a "280 camshaft", and for the fact that it doesn't use EFI.
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 09:27 PM
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Not to mention that the FC wasn't really designed with straight line acceleration in mind. Like I said, just get a Firebird.
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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the only thing i like about the car is that the interior looks great, except for the steering wheel cover and floor mats, but other than that its in much better shape than mine
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 09:47 PM
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Yeah that is one clean FC. It makes me sad that it has a 350 chevy engine in it
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 09:53 PM
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I don't care for the hood. Engine bay is a bit cluttered/dirty considering how little wiring is needed for the setup. I do kinda like yellow on it, though I'm not typically a big fan of yellow FCs (I like 88IntegraLS's car also). Not a bad ride though.
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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That hood is queer. Otherwise its ok (I wish it had a wankel but not my deicision, just a preference).
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by snub disphenoid
I dunno, personally I think RX7s look like *** with cowl hoods. I also don't think it's very street legal with a "280 camshaft", and for the fact that it doesn't use EFI.

you are right, the hood is pretty gay

even with a "not streetable" 280 cam, i bet it will still make more power than any 13B under 2000rpm
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 01:04 AM
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For the engine thats in there, I think the hood looks pretty neat, very unique to say the least. For 4grand I think its totally worth it.
Not that i'd ever run or build a piston seven, if I had a deal like that thrown at me i'd ****** it up. If it were cndn that is
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Kahren
buy a c4 vette if you want a 350, you will end up with a much nicer car overall at the end.
Have you ever seen a C4 Vette for $4k? If you have, I want to know where. Because it's not going to be a running car for that price. Especially not one in nicer condition.



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"*1988 MAZDA RX-7* THIS RX-7 WAS REFURBISHED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THE PREVIOUS OWNER RIPPED OUT THE OLD 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AND INSTALLED A 350 CHEVY ENGINE"

the seller thought it was a 4 cylinder before the swap.... lol
The seller is a used car dealership. You can't really expect them to know anything about cars in the first place, especially an RX7. They SHOULD, but most of them don't.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 07:37 PM
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*Sniff* the auction ended... oh to have had $4,000............ so the hood is gay, but that's why I part the hood out to someone, and buy a better one and put a blower on it
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 07:20 AM
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so the hood is gay, but that's why I part the hood out to someone, and buy a better one and put a blower on it
I'm kinda partial my hood
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