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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 03:28 PM
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Hey if you gotta swap the Rotary out I say thats a good choice of motors. Leave it the way it is it looks hot. Straight out of Need For Speed underground LOL!
Old Feb 24, 2004 | 04:28 PM
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I saw this car a week before he put it on ebay. It was at a local import event. His first pass he blew the engine (so I thought anyways). I believe it was caused from a nitrous backfire. I know it blew a huge chunk out of the manifold atleast. The car looked very sloppy in person. The only thing a liked about it was the 15th ann wing, although it was touching the tail lights.

Good luck with the car.
Old Feb 24, 2004 | 04:31 PM
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its ******* hot and solid



isnt that voskos enemy
Old Feb 24, 2004 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by rotary speedster' date='Feb 24 2004, 05:28 PM
I saw this car a week before he put it on ebay. It was at a local import event. His first pass he blew the engine (so I thought anyways). I believe it was caused from a nitrous backfire. I know it blew a huge chunk out of the manifold atleast. The car looked very sloppy in person. The only thing a liked about it was the 15th ann wing, although it was touching the tail lights.

Good luck with the car.
Maybe this is the reason it was so cheap?



I would never buy a car off of ebay...especially a highly modified/custom vehicle like that. You are asking for trouble.
Old Feb 24, 2004 | 06:18 PM
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http://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthread.ph...ghlight=sr20det





http://forums.racingpensacola.com/viewtopic.php?t=2715





enjoy
Old Feb 24, 2004 | 08:04 PM
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A BADASS FD!!!!! Yet stripped of its soul.... Dude you bought it, you'll enjoy it, who the hell cares what everyone thinks?? All the broken necks from everyone on the streets will put a huge smile on your face
Old Feb 25, 2004 | 12:35 AM
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Thanks for the replies! Someone on another board gave me the link to Shaun's (former owner) web board. Learned a lot today.



I hope to post some pics & impressions after I receive the car, which won't be for a couple of weeks.



Thanks again for your opinions!



Edit: For those lamenting the rotorless engine, remember I still have my other FD!
Old Feb 25, 2004 | 12:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 93 R1' date='Feb 24 2004, 07:58 PM
Maybe this is the reason it was so cheap?



I would never buy a car off of ebay...especially a highly modified/custom vehicle like that. You are asking for trouble.
ebays not bad....now a days lots of dealers use it.... i dont see anything different than autotrader or cars.com



same **** i guess
Old Feb 25, 2004 | 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Blackfoot' date='Feb 24 2004, 09:56 AM
Agreed, the riciness will have to go. But I cannot believe a car with this engine wouldn't be worth more...am I missing something? Got to be, what am I missing??
Rotors...
Old Feb 25, 2004 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Blackfoot' date='Feb 24 2004, 12:56 PM
Agreed, the riciness will have to go. But I cannot believe a car with this engine wouldn't be worth more...am I missing something? Got to be, what am I missing??
I think the fact that your the only one that bid on this is a testimony to the worthlessness of the vehicle after you modify it and pull the rotary out of it.



There are tons of arguments over htis on this wesite and others. This just proved a point, yeah you can do the swap but you have ruined the cars value and potential resale afterwards.



You definatly got your moneys worth but in all honesty a lot of purists hate these swaps and could not be bothered w/ them.



I would have bid about 9K for it and swapped a rotary back in it after selling that tricked engine. But thats just my opinion.



Enjoy it its obviously very fast and you would spend more than that making a Rotary FD that fast so in a way you have a deal. On the otherhand like I said the total lack of bids just proves no one really likes this swap.



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