greg

i copied it of rotary club lol

Common problems/items to note: The turbo rotary can be an awesome but delicate engine. One of the main problems is that people start modifying them without knowing the knock-on effects. For example, changing the exhaust to a more free-flowing system without ensuring that the engine is running rich enough/and there is no boost spike/creep can very easily cause apex seal failure (which basically means an engine rebuild - expensive). Fuel consumption is heavy on the twin turbo rotary, but performance is also equal/better than Porches and other top of the line Sports Cars - afterall it IS a genuine "Sports car". Parts can be expensive like most Japanese cars, service isn't too bad as long as the engine is in good condition to start with. Expect the engine to last around 50,000-60,000 miles before needing a refresh. But if you start modifying you will reduce the life of the engine - just like any car. AST (Air Seperator Tanks) have been known to split, therefore you will lose coolant from your engine. Aftermarket AST's can be purchased, and I believe that Mazda themselves built a more uprated one for later model RX-7's Some important points with the rotary engine are: * Ensure the oil and oil filter is changed every 3,000 miles * Never ever run it low on oil - not even once! * Always warm the engine fully before giving it the boot, remember that oil takes a lot longer to warm up than water - so the temp. gauge does not always say "boot it!" give it a good 10-15 mins. of running before you give the engine a hard time. * Always cool the engine down, by letting it idle for a good 5 mins (the oil will cool the turbo's etc.) * You should always take it to the redline once during your drive (when you have reached full operating temperature of course) this will clear out carbon build-up in the engine * If you are moving the car around the driveway etc. only running it a short time, it could flood the engine - it can be a nightmare to get started again (running warming spark plugs can help stop this problem). * It is important to change the fuel filter every 15,000miles to avoid any chance of any fuel restriction that could kill your engine (this is often forgotten!) * It is a good idea to replace Spark Plugs every 5,000 miles (depending on how you drive the car). HTH greg

good to see dave all the goodens pass mate

cheers mate just not to keen on the standard eggshell type finish only problem i have is if i go for a wings west rear bumper it has to exhaust exits iv only got a single 6"zorst im sure it canbe modified though

thats roughly what i have paid if i include the fact that when i bought the car the skirts were fecked holes chips etc bomex front bumper was hanging off :mad: front bumper to be painted was £150 repair and paint the skirts £200 tailgate and removal of rear oem spoiler inc spraying and nose panel£450 and the remainder approx £600 in january total id guess around £1500-£1700

impreza wrx estate :nelson:

looks really nice does that stu ;)

ok mate well debating wether to go that far! as around door seals engine bay wont really matter with red any other colour i probably would ive had the tailgate rear quarters front bumper and skirts already painted but a full respray and match is approx £1000-£1200 :cry:

after xmas will be getting a full respray along with a rear bumper anyone know which one i should go for?? is there any other places to get rear bumpers other than the z centre thanks guys

:x: good luck though dave ;) sure it will be fine

mac did you ask what bhp you wanted when you took it to SE or was it heres some money make it fast lol and what sort of rwhp do you actually want or is it remaining a secret?

agreed you dont want any of them common 99-spec front bumpers lol

yeh i feckin shit my self as a kid when i watched that

lol alright for some :p

is that what it looks like when doing heater matrix :eek: and yes that is an odd way to sleep after a night on the piss :p

cheers mate yeh not sure what rear bumper yet we will see :rolleyes:

go round giving all the connectors a good clean be surprised what a differance it can make,unfortunatly theres a few things that can cause idle problems but by eliminating them one by one change fuel filter clean TPS connector clean IAA connector clean MAF connector throttle bodies good site on fault finding http://www.300zx.org.uk/ and checking connections HTH :cool:

lol :tongue:

Gearbox-Redline MT90 use a differential oil suitable for LSD limited slip not sure which one

the 99-spec your refering to fits very well.The splash guard has to have new holes drilled but then i dident keep mine something else in the bin

happy birthday fella :duffer: yeh my misses bought me a momo steering wheel for my birthday great aint it

and a few more curtousy of legrath ;)

curtousy of legrath [dave] hope you dident mind me copying them :) nice to meet you all again and a couple of new faces ;) ivan in the SWB and stevo greg from left to right greg,ivan,mrogers,legrath,stevo

nice one guys good to see you all hope for another south-west meet soon :duffer: :duffer: greg

there not to bad to fit just a real fiddly bolt that is upside-down and you need small hands aswell lol