Jeff Cashmore wrote:
>
> "I can only guess if Sammy did not open the can of Whoop ass on SS it
> was cause he broke the car again. That guys is an expensive co-driver."
>
> Speaking of breaking RX7's, I had the great pleasure of a fun run in a
> twin turbo on Monday, (thanks again, Steve!). It was a dog coming out
> of the slow corners but scary-fast when the turbo kicked in and had
> INCREDIBLE brakes. I liked it better than our old f-body since it
> seemed much lighter and at $15-20k they're in the same initial price
> range. I have a thing for rotary's but I'm worried about reliability.
> So in our never ending search for our next Solo car I'm trying to find
> out some more autox specific info on them.
>
> 93's had a bunch of TSB's but is that the only year they made the R1?
> Differences between an R1, R2 and Touring model? (strut bar, rear sway
> bar size, weight?) I'm told I'd probably want to replace the vacuum
> lines ($), anything else to look for? Are the motors/turbos really
> cooked at 80k miles? I always see Rx7 owners with water squirter's. Is
> it hard to keep the motor cool?
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff 'still shaking' Cashmore
Along with the other good advice I saw, I'd like to add that this is a
difficult car to work on. I used to burn neutrons on submarines and we
had several very large diagrams of fluid systems that served the entire
submarine, these were dwarfed by the schematic I saw of the FD's vacuum
system.
If you're experienced and patient, it's very much worth the trouble (or
if you have deep pockets and live near an FD specialty shop! :) 3rd gens
are incredible cars!
Try to get one that's unmolested. A well cared for 7 is as reliable as
one could expect of a sports car with such limited production and an
oddball engine.
Do the wire tie (fight to the death as to legality!) and leave one
easily accessible sensor untied so you know where to look for the vacuum
leak. Some sensors affect the ECU's reading of air flow and can result
in running lean, which will waste the motor.
Good luck.
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MCMLXIX Sprite: One cam, eight valves, pushrods, solid lifters.
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