I currently own a 1993 Eagle Talon TSi AWD i love DSMs and know what they are capable of. But i was thinkng of selling it for a 3rd gen RX7 TT. My car is pretty reliable and know RX7's arent. So i would like your guy opinions on what i should do. Stick with DSM and make a 11-12second street terror or get a RX7 and have the speed handling and styling i always wanted??

its a dark path switchin over to rotary...but once u go rotary u wont want to go back. DO IT!!heh

just curious- you say the rotory isnt reliable, so why you asking? do what you want!

What do I want? I want some opinions from people who own rotarys and know how it is to fix them, drive them, and mod them. So basically im asking for your opinion on which is better, DSM or rotary??

I had a DSM for a while, it only left me walking once. Over a full year it was down for maybe 2-4 weeks. I sold it and bought an RX7. I love this car much more and it looks better and is all in all a better car. Now that sad part, over the past year my car has been down for about 9 months out of th year and not due to weather. I would start one project which would turn into 3-4 and then I would need more mods to support those mods. I like this car but it is not reliable, the motor went in September and hopefully she will be running again this month with the new motor and single. So make sure you have a dependable daily driver to go along with your FD, unless you plan on leaving your FD stock. They are not bad cars just expensive ones.

and your a pimp if you own one....

depends r u gonna have an extra car? if ur gonna have a daily driver and some cash to maintain the 7 then go for it. 3rd gens are the most to maintain, 1st and 2nd gens arent that bad

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first off, your **** must be at least 14" long to qualify for an rx7....but seriously...





i sold my 92 tsi about 6 months ago. they are fun and can be fast as hell. there are some quirky little differences between the first 2 gens that i didn't like, but as far as that, it only sucked if you had a second gen or a first with a 6 bolt main. the main problems with the 4g63 motor is that it, being an interference type drive, that if you repai a timing issue and do not get the tensioner or another crank exactly right using DSM factory parts, you will be hating life. trust me, i have experienced this first hand. not to mantion that they are hell to work on. the engines are shoved off in the underhood area like ron jeremy in a 10yr. old twatt.



i love the fd rx7. so much that well, i just nutted on myelf. it, of all the jap super cars, has been the best to me that i have owned and driven. i used to owna 300, but it was a bit slow for me. the rx7 has its alter egos, but are very containable if you are willing to invest some heart, soul, and time in it. There are some factory cooling issues that need to be tackled, as well as some turbo related vacuum issues, but once they are fixed, and you maintain your vehicle properly, your ride and fun will not be compromised.



there are only few cars out there that rival the fd beauty, and with the proper mods and tuning, very few that will challenge it.....



good luck

Thanks for the help everybody. I have decided, IM GONNA GET A RX7 :bigok: but there is one problem, i have been looking for one for a long while and so far found.........................NONE!!. Can i go to a dealer and ask them to order one for me or am i just gonna have to wait for one to pop up in the autotrader or something.

how much are u lookin to spend???

well i have to pay payments on it and im looking around 15,000

you will have to pay at least 450 per month at 15K, due to the sheer age of the car, and they will only finance it for about 3 years max. well, at least that is how they banks work around here. the bank will not loan you but about 9500 for an fd that is a 93, so i hope that if you do not have any money, you will find a primo one for that $ range....it can be done.. trust me, you will be hard pressed to find a 94, and even hard pressed to find a 95, considering they only made about 500 in 95....



i got a loan for both of my 93's and i lied my ass of about them, and had a friend at the bank.



go for it though, i guarantee you will not be dissappointed.....



autotrader got me both of mine.....

thanks for the help everybody, ill do what i can to get a RX7.

Ok, i really dont know anything about RX7's im gonna have to read up on them before i actually get one but what is a POWER FC i think thats what its called my buddy in another dsm says i wont be able to put exhaust turn up the boost or basically do any mods without this "power fc" can somebody please IM me and let me know all about rx7's (talontedtsiawd or talontedtsi08)

go to www.monito.com to learn all about rx7s

http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/ another good site

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thanks for the sites :bigthumg:

i hope it help you get rid of the pistons.

I also had a late 1G DSM before, it was a great car for drag racing. I bought it after my FD, it was because I use to go to a lot of street race, and I always had to play "catch up" with those AWD cars. Sometimes the street is too short, I can't pass them by a lot. I got pissed and went out and bought one also.

I did very little and got very fast in the DSM, it was a great car. It was very cheaply built, just like all the rest of DSMs, but there were a lot of potential in it. I doing consistant 12s without opening the engine, or bolt on any major components. stock turbo, stock engine, stock exhaust (gutted cat) and K&N intake.



However, NOTHING, NOTHING beats my rotary in any kind of enjoyment... except for the A/C in the hot summer.

FD is so well designed, and has so much potential in the engine. It is quite fragile if you don't know what you are doing. Very little mistake is allowed. But if it is done right, the power is so beautiful, so unique.

The road feel on the RX7 is so much more superior then the DSM, handling and cornering ability is unmatchable. I love road racing, feeling the lateral G, the neutral handleing from the FD. The power delivery is so nice, I will always stick with a Rotary.

I've had experience with both, seems like alot of the 1g dsm guys are starting to move up to higher end cars now (2g dsm, rx7, supra, etc). I shared an apartment with a guy that had a 93 talon tsi also, remember that in 93 and rx7 was booked at 40k and probably sold for 30k and a top of the line dsm was about 25k or slightly more. I would suggest that you hold off on the fd unless you have about 4k in the bank, just in case.