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04-27-2003, 02:39 PM

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Fd3BOOST

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Originally Posted by ROTARYFDTT' date='Apr 25 2003, 09:42 PM

I know this has been beat to a bloody pulp so I'll keep it somewhat short. Doing the reliability mods and modding the car PROPERLY and not half-assing or pushing anything will not decrease engine life, some things will actually help to increase engine life and overall reliability of the car. Heat dispersion and the cooling system are the car's major downfalls, along with improper modding and tuning. You have to know what your doing or your gonna get burned. Meaning you can't stick on a straight-pipe or up the boost and call it a day. As long as you are not running LARGE single on bone stock engine your really not going to sacrifice engine reliability and longevity. And even at that, I believe Ernie was running 10s on a stock reman boosting 25ish psi when he unfortunately sold his 7. AS LONG AS YOU DO IT CORRECTLY, which takes a lot more with FDs than other cars. And going single reduces engine bay heat and gets rid of the complicated twin set-up FDs have, so many will say that going single is more beneficial than staying with stock twins. Hope that clears up some things up.

Here are a couple good websites you should check out:

http://www.rx7turboturbo.com/robrobinette/

http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/index.html

Yes but Ernie went through about 4 engines getting there. It's not like you can just run 10's without breaking a few eggs.

Ernies car was very badass, but i guarentee you he put alot of cash and time into it to get it there.

If you start modding your engine I guarantee you it will die faster than if you left it alone. Now if you mod it from the beginning then thats different.

But a car that spent half of its life in stock trim is most likey not live as long once you start changing it. Now thats my opinion based on reading the forums and seeing guys in my area start building up cars that blow up or just die before they finish.

04-28-2003, 07:27 PM

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ROTARYFDTT

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touche'

also good points, doesn't Ernie have a thing going with KD about him saying that Dave's tuning blew the motors. Regardless of what happened you make a valid point, if your gonna be running some high-HP it does take some trial and error. And yes if you grab a motor that has been stock for the majority of its like and slap on a lot of mods or go single its not gonna take too kindly too it.

04-30-2003, 01:01 AM

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milkman2k52

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just get a cheap cheap daily driver so you arent totally fucked *when* something goes wrong with your fd.

04-30-2003, 12:20 PM

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Joe Flo

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Damn the car is so nice! So quick! If it wasn't for this downfall I would have already sold my celica.

You have to take the good with the bad. But one thing is for sure and that is their is no such thing as a fast reliable car. Yesterday someone asked if my car had a 4banger. When I told them it was a rotary their reply was "wow, I bet you never have problems with that. They are so reliable! my borther had one and he never had a problem with it." I have gotten that alot. I am on my second one and so far no problems. OF course I don't drive mine very hard. I don't go past 4k on the tach. Just take care of it and it will take care of you!

04-30-2003, 06:55 PM

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Apex13B

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In my humble opinion, Turbo street cars in general do not last very long. Not just the RX-7, especially when they are "well beaten." An N/A (non-turbo) rotary will last forever, i have put 23,000 miles on my car the past 8 months I've had it and it has never, ever failed to start, run, or pass a N/A Honda