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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 12:53 AM
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anyone know if rotary reliability in southern california, santa ana, is any good at engine rebuild, i have to get my coolant seals replaced, figured i should street port it while it apart.
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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Well, i just bought my car from a forum member that had 5300 into the motor from rotary reliability included new rotors and housings and street port that just blew an apex seal after 25k...not sure what to make of that...not even full boost.

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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 11:16 PM
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I suggest that wasn't a R&R issue

My street ported rebuild has over 150,000 miles and still going strong. R&R's reputation for rebuilds has been one where he ships engines all over the world. Few better. Nick, the owner, has been rebuilding Wankles about as long as there has been Wankles.

Been going there for over 17 years. If I need work that is beyond my skill set, there is no other traditional shop I'd go to.
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by supraturbo1987
Well, i just bought my car from a forum member that had 5300 into the motor from rotary reliability included new rotors and housings and street port that just blew an apex seal after 25k...not sure what to make of that...not even full boost.

Trev

apex seals blowing aren't the builder's fault.
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 12:44 AM
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anyone know how they are on price, i need a dp installed, and some troubleshooting. but dont wanna pay 80/hour to have some guy tell me my problem, an than that not being the problem.

ps. i have a warm starting issue.
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 02:24 AM
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Originally Posted by GUITARJUNKIE28
apex seals blowing aren't the builder's fault.

maybe if you put used seals in
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 11:11 AM
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****, even then they won't break unless you're detonating.

blame the tuner, not the builder.
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 12:36 PM
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I blame them both! What are we talking about?
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 01:19 PM
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proctology
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 01:54 PM
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yeah, I'd like to see them get an engine on my butt!
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 02:18 PM
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"yeah, I'd like to see them get an engine on my butt!"

That wouldn't be a goal of mine by any stretch. BUTT, if that's what you really want....
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 02:36 PM
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so we all decided that we like RR&R?
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 04:16 PM
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RR&R?
is that the same as RRR?
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 05:53 PM
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nope. wait.... RRR...... yes.
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 11:00 PM
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Im Getting My Re Swap There Right Now. Rebuilds From Them Seem Very Inexpesnive Because They Give You Brand New Internals As Oppposed To Just Opening The Block Part And Changing What Is Needed. Go In There And Look At What They Are Working On And You Will Want To Have Them Work On Your Car. Belive Me. Talk To Louie
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 10:54 AM
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my cars actually there right now getting a engine harness installed, solenoids checked and injectors cleaned. Everybody there has been good to me so i'll let you guys know how everything turns out.
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 02:50 PM
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i intern at RRR and the work they do is great. Chances are the people that bad mouth them probable have had a bad rotary experience. Heres an example of Nick's rep Nick just set a motor he built over to England and the guy he sent it to only has Nick build it. Even the guys over at Mazdatrix respect Nick's work. Also they built mine and its badass
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 03:20 PM
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well, there was an incident years ago with rotor-rooter. He was overcharged for a racing beat clutch. I'm sure you can find it if you do a search. I've personally had nothing but good experiences with RRR. I'd recommend them, but it's a good idea to find out if there were complaints as well.
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 04:13 PM
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I recently looked at a stock FD that was for sale with @ 130K on a RRR rebuild. The car was a daily driver.

It had some other relaibility mods like silicone vaccume hose, an aluminum AST upgraded radiator and the owner premixed. Owner had a compression check done at a mazda dealer. For some reason it was printed in KPA, but the tech note said the compression was like a near new engine.
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 04:33 PM
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how much?
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 05:13 PM
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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michael jackson's a post *****?
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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What do new internals have to do with a great rebuild? New internals can fail with a shitty tuner. The rotary is a sloppy engine when it comes to specs anyways. And learn some engrish.
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