RIP85 REST IN PEACE V8 Donating Members 469 Member For: 16y 10m 9d Gender: Male Location: Woodridge on the park bench Posted 12/12/08 12:06 AM Share Posted 12/12/08 12:06 AM (edited) this was a fd motor in my rx2 just keep the oil up to it, get a compression test done etc Most of the cars my mates have imported alway needed a rebuild or at least a seal kit put through them my rebuild cost me a fair wack due to 3mm seals fitted and guru studs put through the motor I never had a problem unless I was to wind the boost up without using c16 Edited 12/12/08 12:20 AM by RIP85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaHa Member 948 Member For: 16y 9m 8d Gender: Male Posted 12/12/08 03:49 AM Author Share Posted 12/12/08 03:49 AM Thanks heaps, that helps so much more, both them car's look so lovely, really nice material! Im just more tempted to buy the RX7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKa Donating Members 4,243 Member For: 18y 6m 9d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 12/12/08 05:04 AM Share Posted 12/12/08 05:04 AM I raced a series 8, and...... lets just say he won... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6t xr6t Member 49 Member For: 16y 4m Gender: Male Location: northern beaches Posted 12/12/08 05:45 AM Share Posted 12/12/08 05:45 AM this is my old car with the series 6 motor single turbo is smashed 99% of cars on the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 12/12/08 06:13 AM Share Posted 12/12/08 06:13 AM Give Rotormotion a call mate. They're in WA & know there stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 9m 4d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 12/12/08 06:38 AM Share Posted 12/12/08 06:38 AM RX7's run on the same principles as every other jap car, for every good one there's lots of sh*t heap buzz boxes but granted with RX7's probably not as many.A later model RX7 done right can be a absolute animal, not to mention has endless street cred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trough Lolly Member 4,349 Member For: 20y 5m 22d Gender: Male Location: Mildura Posted 13/12/08 03:46 PM Share Posted 13/12/08 03:46 PM rx7's are sex on wheels... id swap my T in a heartbeat for a decent one.a PP 20B single turbo FMD, best noise ever when on song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmosconi Member 97 Member For: 17y 7m 1d Gender: Male Location: Perth WA Posted 13/12/08 04:44 PM Share Posted 13/12/08 04:44 PM (edited) I could not agree more with all the above,I had a RX7 S1, major $ spent on it, it was like driving a go-kart with its handling and a motorbike with it’s acceleration, over the years it had a 13B PP “D” port with 475rwhp which would do 13000rpm and pull hard all the way from 5000rpm, they are cops in the low rpm because of the huge exhaust overlap, 13B turbo with a TO4 395rwhp heaps of go and a bit more reliable than the PP and a 12A turbo. The only downfall it when you start pumping serious hp out of them they don't last a hell of a long time unless you are prepared to freshen them up every so often, the apex seals are the major let down, if one lets lose your looking at replacement of housings, rotors and so on and if a turbo motor that's going to have bit go thru it as well.They need brake upgrades and gearbox mods if you plan on big power. I was lucky enough to have the $ to take the car to someone who did the brakes, suspension, diff and gearbox, but I dont think Rotormotion it not around anymore.When it comes down to big hp, the old RX7 would have beaten most XR6T’s around (I say that expecting so back lash) and just about anything else it would come up against.If you have spare $ and want something to get the adrenalin going these cars are the way to go. Edited 13/12/08 04:50 PM by dmosconi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1LOUDXFUTE Member 3 Member For: 16y 10m 10d Location: Perth - NoR Posted 13/12/08 06:30 PM Share Posted 13/12/08 06:30 PM what??!!?!?!?!? when did rotomotion shut up shop?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRDOSE BIGRED Donating Members 1,410 Member For: 17y 11m 7d Gender: Male Location: Sth East Melb Posted 13/12/08 10:49 PM Share Posted 13/12/08 10:49 PM ive always loved RX7s if I was to have a jap car it would most likely be a series 8! love the batmobils! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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