2nd Generation Specific 1986-1992 Discussion

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Old 10-31-2002, 06:52 PM
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How reliable are the 91 FC's ? I've only owned tt FD's. would an FC be good as a daily driver? or are they as particular as the FD's ?
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Old 10-31-2002, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by rx7trix' date='Nov 1 2002, 12:52 AM
How reliable are the 91 FC's ? I've only owned tt FD's. would an FC be good as a daily driver? or are they as particular as the FD's ?
i've had my 91 n/a for almost 4 years now...been more reliable than a civic
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Old 10-31-2002, 08:30 PM
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my 87 gxl was very good to me, and i beat the **** out of it. Took it on a few out of state road trips with no problems other than smokey startups as my oil seals got bad.
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why don't you tell everyone what happened to your 626 :wave:
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Old 10-31-2002, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by rx7trix' date='Oct 31 2002, 04:52 PM
How reliable are the 91 FC's ? I've only owned tt FD's. would an FC be good as a daily driver? or are they as particular as the FD's ?
Rotaries are as reliable as any motor gets when hey are in NA form.Plus you can always build it up with a nice big street port if your concerned about reliability. Rotaries + Turbo's =
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Old 10-31-2002, 09:55 PM
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Gee thanks Russell ... yeah so um... I was driving and a ******* 100 year oak tree fell on my daily driver ( 97 626 ) I'm looking for an alternate mode of transportation... I'm thinking of an SUV or Truck for functionality ... seeing as how I had to get someone to tow my FD to rotor sports racing. I've got a few leads on some second gens. but I really dont need another 2 seater car.



BTW... I'm getting new turbo's and a street port put on the FD as we speak. I anticipate a long and expensive journey to greatness.
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Old 10-31-2002, 11:27 PM
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Getting an NA FC is not a bad investment. I've had my 86NA for 5yrs now and it's never brokeing down on me. Unlike my 3rd gen and 87T2
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i would get a truck........



yeah, it'll suck driving it around, but oh so usefull
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Old 11-01-2002, 08:48 AM
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Yeah I need a truck to haul my FD when it breaks
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Old 11-01-2002, 01:59 PM
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I need a truck too, so I can haul my cars to the track.
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