I Just Won This Ebay Fd, Opinions Please!
02-24-2004, 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.
Good luck with the car.
02-24-2004, 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.
Good luck with the car.
I would never buy a car off of ebay...especially a highly modified/custom vehicle like that. You are asking for trouble.
02-24-2004, 06:18 PM
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02-24-2004, 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
02-25-2004, 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!
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!
02-25-2004, 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.
I would never buy a car off of ebay...especially a highly modified/custom vehicle like that. You are asking for trouble.
same **** i guess
02-25-2004, 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??
02-25-2004, 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??
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.