I am in the market for a fdrx7. I have been noticing a treand in all of the rx7's I've seen. They all have brand new motors in them. Now I could understand if they have alot of milege on the original but they really dont. For example I have seen a couple of them with like 70-90k on the car with a brand new motor. I just want to know why that is. Oh yea it hasnt just been a couple it has been the majority or the rx-7's I have been looking at. I dont want to buy one if I have to replace the motor every 30k.

 

rotary engines have to be rebuilt every so often or they are trash , or thats what ive heard

 

don't blow the apex seals

 

the motors aren't really trash, they just need more care than piston motors. i've seen a few that turn over 300k without a rebuild. the only thing about them is they have SHITTY gas mileage and bad emissions. also, you hafta let it cool down almost like a turbo car. if you don't, they're very difficult to start if they're still hot. i don't know much more in depth than that, but i hope i answered your basic questions.

 

alot of ppl just dont know how to take care of them cuz there not a piston engine which easy to work on, a friend of mine has a Rx-7 that pulls 9 sec on the track still has the same motor in his. its kinda hard to find somebody that can work on the wankle engine. but hes a master rotory specialists so thats probably why hes still on his first motor

 

thanks for all of your replies. I guess the motor just has to be taken extra care of. I should my rx7 by the end of the summer. Cant wait

 

www.rx7club.com is your friend.

so many pistonheads trying to explain how to take care of a rotary, hah

 

oh yeah, and the #1 enemy of FD's is cooling, or lack of it.

read up on rx7club and see if you can handle taking care of one

 

couldn't have said it better. cooling has got to be the most important part of taking care of a rotary. hell they have a buzzer that goes off if you have air bubbles in your radiator. my friend blew a radiator hose in his FC and ended up blowing an apex seal.

 

Yea, horrible car for a beginner who knows nothing about engines...as long as u take care of it then itll be a great motor