Well, I got a 1st gen rx7 with what I thought had the 1.1L 12a engine. And I ran the vin on carfax.com but the results came back that it had a 1.2L Rotary FI. Now I'm curious to find out more about the car, but I don't have an account to get the full history report.



DOSE ANYONE KNOW how can get a vehicle history report without paying 20$. thanks alot

 

Do you have an 84 or 85 GSL-SE? Those came with the fuel injected 13B instead of the 12A. The SE was the premium model for those years. PS, I don't know if you wan't your VIN open to everybody just in case some one with the right connections can get keys made or something.

 

it's an 82, I dont know what model though. thats why I ran the vin in the first place. I needed to know the model so I could order new suspension.

(can they do that??)

 

there was no 13b in the 82's. the 13b was only in the 84-85 gsl-se.

 

damn. just missed the deadline. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/index.php?...3014e52d18f9002

 

Car fax gives out bad info..





How hard is it to look at your engine and tell if you have a carburator or if its FI?



Ok so you dont know what a carb is?Do you have a round air filter in the passenger side of the engine ..

 

why does it have to round?

 

Well I had a triangle aif filter on mine..BUT going by his car being stock...the air filter should of been round with a blue air cleaner saying Mazda Rotary Engine on top of it <I think?.....

 

The 13B engines in the SE have a boxy aluminum Dynamic Effect Chamber atop the engine with RE-EGI moulded into it, with the intake running forward to a black airbox behind the right headlight bucket.



The 12A have a blue round air cleaner pan atop the engine.



On the left side of the engine the side housings will be marked 12A or 13B

 

hey guys whats up? im new to this but i jus bought a mint 85 with a 12a an was wondering if anyone can get me caught up with its pros/cons. are they as fast as people tell me , anything bad happens to em alot? i dont know much about them but i plan on moddin it out as much as possible....