can i ask someone a favor?

can i ask someone a favor?

can someone please check a car for me on carfax, only if you have one of those unlimited accounts i figured id ask here since everyones oh so nice =]

pm me for the vin on the car

you can just get me the vin and I'll come get the car off ya...

lol well, i think its time to kiss my rolla bye bye, i took this guys savanna rx-7 out today and fell in love when i sat in the seat. anyway i just used the dealerships carfax account =]

savannah 7? 1985? watch those apex seals.

yeah i took it to my mechanic dude and he said they were replaced

mmk...what else has he done to it? how many miles on the rebuild?

Rotaries are always bit iffy for me. The apex seals go fast and don't they leak or burn oil fairly early? I like the way the motor is really small though. I worked on an FC before and the motor was literally the size of a toaster. Great for weight reduction and weight ratios.

apex seals don't necessarily go fast - it depends on the motor, whether or not it has a turbo, how it's driven, etc. they CAN leak/burn oil easily.

basically, they make a horrible daily driver...i can almost guarantee it'll spend most of its time not moving if it's got a turbo and has had the engine modified in any way. if it's n/a, it's got a much better chance of being reliable - they have about a 200k lifespan if treated well. mine went for 212k before a friend flooded the motor and blew the seals.

rebuilds are far from difficult, but are tedious.

a common (and recommended) motor swap would be an LS1 - kits are available for all generations of RX7. if you have the money to afford an aluminum LS1, it'll fit better in the engine compartment of a first gen (which i believe is the car in question), and is about the same weight as the stock rotary - and puts out a TON of power, with a conservative fuel economy of 23mpg highway. one can expect to get worse fuel economy with a stock rotary. a benefit of going for an aluminum LS1 is the balance of the vehicle - it's not thrown off by tossing in that V8. a friend of mine has done a couple of swaps like this (LS1 in an FD, 350 in an FC) and another friend has put both a 350 and an SR20DET in his FB. interestingly enough, the 350 and tranny use the stock motor/tranny mounts in the FB. this was my goal at one point, and i would like to do this eventually...a lack of garage prevents this project at this time.

i will say this, however - in Denver, DO NOT KEEP AN RX7 FOR A DAILY DRIVER.