i might be getting a 88 rx-7. any one know of some things i should look out for, or things i should know?
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is it a turboii? if so watch out for how many miles its got unless its rebuilt by someone who knows what they are doing. the 13b is prone to blowing apex seals. the part is really not that expensive or hard to replace, it just requires that you tear the entire motor down. if i ever baught an FC rx7, id most definatly do a v8 swap after my wankel rotory took a crap on me! your rotory WILL die, and thats just how it is.
hope that helps.
-Tyler
hope that helps.
-Tyler
haha I'm a member of RX7Club.com too 
It is a very informative site and lots of cool people. And I think I have the screen name 87Supra
I was building a 3d model of an FD and needed specific shots of the motor and hard to find parts, they were very accommodating.
It is a very informative site and lots of cool people. And I think I have the screen name 87Supra
I was building a 3d model of an FD and needed specific shots of the motor and hard to find parts, they were very accommodating.
CryoSlash said:
Dont know much about them myself but my neighbor had one for 6 months and then it died. But FWIW he said it was a blast and he'd buy another even though it was N/A.
my brother had one it was an na and it ran great until he raced my supra lol then he ripped the tranny out. but he fixed it and it ran fine. watch out for the apex seals. other than that great little drift car.
I almost bought one instead of the MKIII, except it was auto......and looked like someone was murdered in the passenger side.
I've had an '87 n/a, '88 Turbo II, and a '93 FD. My n/a had over 250,xxx miles before the motor died. Turbo II died once it hit the 100,000 mile mark. The FD blew 7 motors...trying to make over 450 hp does that to a 13B. Rebuilt the REW motor 6 times and said fuck it....I'm getting a toyota. Haven't looked back. FWIW, the rx7 is the most fun car I have ever owned. It's like driving a really fast go-cart.