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whats so bad about it? i was looking at an rx7 and my dad starts crackin jokes i dont get it why is it so bad? and what is everyones opinions on rx7s?
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Burns alot of oil, bad gas mileage, turbo versions create alot of heat, not alot of shops work on them and or reputable shops, but other than that they are awesome cars and if you have the money to maintain them and keep them in working condition then your are all good.

Personally I would love to own an FD someday and build it when I am a little more settled financially.
 
He laughs cause he should have pulled out.

Talk to Sam on here I forgot his username, he will talk to you and you would wonder why you haven't owned one yet. True Story.
 
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i own a few and also work on them its true you have to keep out with mantaning it but ive never blown an engine and i push mine hard so to me i approve but remember its lots of work
 
rotaries get a bad rep because of user error.

if you treat them like an oil eating heat generating awesome thing they are they work great.

if you treat them like a piston engine they fail, because they (i would say obviously aren't, but this is america) aren't.

let it warm up, dont overheat it, let it cool down, run premix and remove the metering pump, and you'l have a good old time.

yes its finicky, and requires some extra effort. but you dont have to put/keep one in your car, so if you choose to do so, make sure you properly operate it.
 
If you're buying one, regardless of the maintenance you do to it, be prepared to replace the engine.
 
If you don't live in Sarasota, don't get one.

Get an SR. You get statistically the same motor, but with a sweet tractor sound.
 
My first car was an RX-7. Fun car, but super high maintenance. As long as you actually care for the car, you wont blow it up. I never blew and would push that shit past redline daily.

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honestly... there great as long at you maintain them. You can beat on them all day and night. Pluss they sound amazing!!
 
An N/A rotary will last forever if you maintain it properly. It does take more effort to maintain a rotary than a piston engine. Most rotary engines blow due to some kind of error, and are a lot less forgiving than a regular piston engine. If you run low on oil, expect irreparable damage, if you let it overheat (just once) expect blown coolant seals, if you over boost an old/tired engine expect an apex seal to break, and if you have a bad tune just don't drive it.... Rotary engines aren't like piston engines where you can just rebuild the top half, or bottom end of the engine, it will most likely require a full engine tear down, and it isn't cheap. I own 2 Rx-7s (I picked up my 2nd last Saturday, it was a non-running car that took 10 minutes for me to get it running. Guy couldn't fix it... lol) These things aren't cheap to repair if they break, and is one reason why many people choose to not get an rotary. They are like fat chicks, they'll give you the best head of your life, but are expensive to fix and make look good... Better of just finding a good looking girl.... If you catch what I'm trying to say..


I drive my Rx-7 like hell, but spend a lot of time making sure everything is up to par, if it isn't I wont drive it. It's my daily, I can't afford a blown engine, when it blows, I'm getting a V8... but that's besides the point lol... and BTW I have only owned N/A Rx-7s, and can really only speak on the behalf of an N/A rotary, but you can still get just as much out of a boosted rotary.

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the main thing i dont like about them is the lack of torque..
and the lack of reliability..
but it seems if you know what you are doing with them, they work out
 
Dr. Dooms said:
the main thing i don't like about them is the lack of torque..
and the lack of reliability..
but it seems if you know what you are doing with them, they work out
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argument i always hear about the lack of torque is that the torque is is there just really high in the power band...i have ridden in a few rotaries and its a completely different feeling.
 
I <3 rotaries and hope to build one, one day, when I have a lot more money to play with.

If you don't know a ton about rotaries, learn more, then build one. Vice versa gets very expensive very fast.

I have a ton of respect for people who build and race/drift rotaries.

also, torque is for towing.

That is all.
 
there's plenty of good info on here and else where on the net, but I'm just gonna throw in something for what TonyMac said about if you get one expect to get a new motor (which is true)

The parts for the 7 are pretty cheap compared to other cars, at least last time I checked. Bought from a local importer a turbo motor, tranny, driveshaft, lsd diff. and axles (pretty much full TurboII/GTX swap minus the harness and ECU) for $1,250. They are also extremely easy to work on, especially when you remove all the nonsense emissions and all that space is opened up. Very easy to make power for cheap. "Less moving parts" means less parts needed to replace to make power as I see it. To make decent power all you need is a nice turbo, proper fuel, and a port.

I think the real reason people have such a bad view on rotaries is because of all the people at the track that get junkyard motors and just push them way past the limits and blow them like it's nothing because it's soo cheap and easy to replace them.
 
Yeah I was saying that from the POV where...regardless of how well you treat the engine, shit happens. Maybe a radiator/hose will leak or a fan will die. Maybe you'll ping from bad gas. Who knows. With a rotary, that's usually the end. In a piston engine, you have some freedom to detonate and overheat. So, be prepared.
 
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