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wile_e_coyote 10-16-2003 07:43 PM

hi everyone!



I just got myself a pretty FD from PA. I'm looking for other FD/RX-7 enthusiasts to talk with and learn more about my car. I'll probably also need to find some good shops and mechanics too!



Please send me a message or just reply to this post. Thanks a lot! I'm looking forward to having a blast in my FD.



The car comes in this coming Monday. I'll let you all know how buying a car from eBay motors, trucking it across the country, and then shipping it to Honolulu all works out. *shiver*

RotorBalls 10-16-2003 08:57 PM

sweet congrats...bet that shipping isn't cheap

foopy 10-16-2003 11:25 PM

hawaii eh? see many other 7's there? good luck finding a rotary shop, keke

apexkw 10-17-2003 09:42 AM

i think some guy lives there but i cant remember his name..shunks or something like that

wile_e_coyote 10-22-2003 08:46 PM

Wow! The whole eBay motors thing is cool. It is probably hell of a lot easier if you live on "the mainland" U.S.



Here's the condensed story for everyone.



I love the FDs. I went to eBay. I found a nice looking slightly modified FD. I picked one up, and it cost me an additional $1900 just to ship the puppy from PA to Honolulu, HI. It took 9 weeks from the time I sent the check to the time I got my butt in the car.



I bought the car without ever seeing it. In retrospect, I would have payed a little less. The car idles funny, it smells like gas, and it is a little dirty. Other than that, it seems to be good. I still can't figure how to work the damn radio or foglights though.



more to the story soon...

skunks 10-22-2003 09:14 PM

hey, welcome to the rotary club. Im in honolulu hawaii as well. there are no rotary specility shops on honolulu/hawaii right now unfortunatly. if you need work done, you might beable to get wendel/hyperrex to do the work for you. gas smell in fd=normal (well if its comming out the exhuast, if its in the engien bay, look for leaking injectors/fpd asap!)



have fun and good luck



P.S. there are FD bunch of fd's on oahu and we have cruises every so often, contact sean for more info, his aim nick is "Mugensama" and mines is "Hawaii SilverRX7".

Jims5543 10-23-2003 08:08 AM

How does it idle funny? Does it have a slight shake? Please say no.



Good luck with it. I hope to be vacationing there in about 2 or 3 years once our new son gets bigger.

Srce 10-23-2003 08:22 AM

Congrats, be safe with it. I mean, be reckless, you're young. Right?

wile_e_coyote 10-23-2003 05:27 PM

The idle fluctuates between 900 and 1400 rpms in 1 second cycles. It does this every few minutes or so.



The car has an APEXi Power FC/Commander unit. I don't know how to tune it. Help!



Hey skunks, who is wendel/hyperrex ? I really need to get this thing running smoothly asap or it isn't gonna pass safety and all. Not to mention that this is my only vehicle.



Thanks guys!

skunks 10-23-2003 05:49 PM

safty you dont need to worry about, its recon that better get you scared hehe.

BTW: Hawaii cops will think your stock fd suspension is modded (i just got a ticket the other week for having modded suspension when in actuality, i have the stock fd base model suspenison, and its 10 years old and is getting old haha). Also, watch out for cops everywhere, they are cracking down on recon/modded car/our stock cars cuz of those 2 dumbasses which crashed in their accord near comp usa while driving drunk!



in anycase, wendel/hyperrex is pretty much the only guy in hawaii which is doing/can do rotary stuff. I know a bit of stuff as well but I dont really do anything for anyone anymore (not enuf time, not enuf money). you should beable to find him around in speedhawaii or someother local forums, you might wanna ask him to trouble shoot your fd but it will cost ya. good luck

wile_e_coyote 10-23-2003 08:12 PM

If you know enough, I'm willing to pay you to help me out. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png



If not, then I'll try Wendel/hyperrex.

HyperRex 10-23-2003 09:02 PM

*cry*

treceb 10-23-2003 09:15 PM

i just bought an FD and wished i was in hawaii. is that good enough?

Oldschool 10-23-2003 11:50 PM

I use to lived there for 4 years. There a lot of import performance shop at Pearl City,Waikiki & Waipahu when I was there. Maybe there are some in the Kaneohe side also. I just don't remember but they have a few or maybe one FD shop over there. Good-Luck. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683473.gif

wile_e_coyote 10-31-2003 04:52 AM

Wendell! I think I might need your help still! I talked to Bryson, and he said he usually handles the stock parts, and you handle the modified cars. My car is definately modified. :p



Anyway, bringing in my car to "Travis" at Hypersports to have him look at it. Hopefully it's just tuning and not broken parts. I don't want to have to sit around and wait for parts, and then install them.


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