Hey im totally new to the 1st Gen RX7 and im starting to like them a bit.Tell me what you know about this Gen RX7.Can you supercharge them or what?Are they more reliable than FCs or FDs?Fill me in on this subject please.

 

There was a company a while back making blower kits for 13b's that had to be converted to a carb, they might have 12a set ups also, but they were the only show in town as far as I know. As far as reliablity, thats a topic that is very debatable. IMHO no they are not as reliable as an FC/D. I owned a fairly low mileage yet very problematic FC, so take that for what its worth. Seems to be a crap-shoot as to getting a good rotary.



My .02

 

Atkins rotary has a supercharger kit for the fb, its kind of pricey but then any kind of forced induction costs big money. I think their basic kit (with a 5inch SC) costs about US$2100, which is more than I bought my car for. You can also get a 7 inch SC for a couple hundred more.



atkins link is

atkins homepage

 

Ive been thinking of getting one for my winter car what's your opinion on that?

 

Winter as in snow not very good. I would say over all I like them just as much as 2nd gens. you have several options on what you want to do supercharge, turbo 12A, 13B I think its cheaper to fix up than a 2nd gen also. and Very fun to drive.

 

You guys are spoilt on price

Example

Here I can buy a FB, do paint, big brakes, 13B turbo & Microtech, wheels & tyres, cage & all that club racer stuff, and have a car that handles, stops hard, will rip off a mid 12sec 1/4 mile for about AUD $12-13K. Might even get some ICE in the price......



$13K is about what we have to pay for a nice FC T2 stocker!

 

Damn Straight

 

Yep!



Aussie delivered FD's start at $30K...... andynogo is on this forum his FD was $16K, a mess and 200000 miles.

 

Yeah, no ****, lets bitch about prices.



Exactly what robbo says,



A reasonable STOCK SA/FB is about $5k(aud)

Then $13k for a STOCK FC T2

Then $30k+ for a STOCK FD



Over in the East its a little cheaper, about $7k for a FC, $25K for a FD.

 

I got my '79 for $1600 (Canadian $), and it's in great condition. Even got sme extra featers with it like louvres and a rear spoiler. a good find in my opinion. I haven't seen many FCs for sale in my area so far, but a couple of years ago, I saw three stock FDs at a dealership for around $25K-$30K (Can $), and they're hard to find.