Supra for drag racing since auto's are more conistant, RX7 weekend driver (which is what your looking for) Or a WRX for daily driving. RX7's are nice cars, and if reliability isn't a huge concern for you, thats what i would go with. Also, i would consider a second gen rx7 too, they are nice, cheap cars, but a different league from what you are looking at. I would also concider a mitsu GSX or something like that too; nice cars, easy to get power from.
rx7,supra or the wrx
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ProtegePrincess
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Rx7 are known to be unreliable and break down all the time. Its gunna take forever to try to find a 5speed twin turbo supra..but i would get the automatic TT out of all of them!
ZoomZoomH said:
That's right....you know there are lots of women out there who are more tempermental and need more maintenance than a rotary engine!
On a more serious note...I'd say get an FC RX-7. After owning a few RX-7's, I can say that the FC will give you the most bang for the buck.
well I have a friend that has had 6 supras twin turbos. he has totaled 3 of them and now is in a 2003 VIPER GTS. Anyway of the supras 4 were autos. And after driving both the auto and the 6 speed twin turbo with lots of mods I can say that the auto is a much easier car to drive. With lots of power the twin turbos and a six speed can spell trouble. Thats actually how he totaled one of them. Choose the wrong gear and the turbos causght him off guard and broke the rear end loose and he went through a house. The auto never had any problems and is much easier to drive hard. Either car is great but if I was going to buy one for modding and daily use I would go with the auto twin turbo. As for the RX7 they are great cars and can be modded to your hearts content but as already mentioned they are maitenence nightmares. Just be prepared with another car so you can still drive while you are fixing the 7. As far as the wrx goes. Well its a great car but also the most expensive of your choices. So less money to mod and the one car of your choices that needs the most mods to be fast. let us know which way you go.
The WRX is definately not the most expensive out here in CA. You're not going to find too many TT 6-Speed Supra or an Auto TT Supra with decent low miles for the price of a new WRX. Certainly not in the bay area you won't. But if one does pop up and you are serious, you should definately jump on the opportunity. As a matter of fact there are only 4 I found in the immediate bay area and the red Automatic TT slightly modded must be the one that rosendo must be talking about. And from what I saw it is in good condition with 53k miles on it.
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i agree the auto tranny isnt to great, but u have a shot at owning a TT supra ?!?!? come on, is it possible to mate a 6speed manual to the TT, i have no idea but if it was possible i think that sure as hell would be a winner. 6 pistons, 6 speeds, 2 turbos, u cant turn that down.
Mazdaspeedgirl
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I have to say he is right. All too often people lump all RX-7s or even any rotary engine car together in the "unreliable" bucket. Yes. 3r4d gens can be a pain to mod, but if you leave them stock and do periodic preventative maintenance, you will be less likely to have any problems.ZoomZoomH said:
With that, since you said you are looking for a weekend car Rosendo, I would recommend a nice stock low milage RX-7 (any gen--just stick with Mazda), just because I want one and want to live vicariously thru you.
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well after going through all the post im really concerned in the rx7 reliability , so im kind of backing off on the rx7 unless it has a low mileage or a rebuild engine , but other then that ill probably just go with auto twin turbo supra , but ill still have time to decide (2months ) and about 19000 g by then , so i ill have plenty of time . hopeful ill find a tt supra
oh one more question on the rx7 , whats the first things that go wrong with rx7 and or if i go with the rex what should i do first (rebuild?) where to start first ?
thanxs
oh one more question on the rx7 , whats the first things that go wrong with rx7 and or if i go with the rex what should i do first (rebuild?) where to start first ?
thanxs
before you even buy a RX-7, have its engine checked for compression. a low compression means the engine is about to go.
looking in another way, you could always get an RX-7 with a blown engine (use the blown engine as bargaining chip and get the car CHEAP), and then drop in a fresh rebuilt engine into it.
go to www.rx7club.com and ask around about the current running price for a rebuilt engine. ($1900 IIRC)
that doesn't include labor, of course...
In general, the first things that can go wrong in a rotary is all overheat-related, mainly blown seals due to overheating.
looking in another way, you could always get an RX-7 with a blown engine (use the blown engine as bargaining chip and get the car CHEAP), and then drop in a fresh rebuilt engine into it.
go to www.rx7club.com and ask around about the current running price for a rebuilt engine. ($1900 IIRC)
that doesn't include labor, of course...
In general, the first things that can go wrong in a rotary is all overheat-related, mainly blown seals due to overheating.
Mazdaspeedgirl
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Which gen are you looking at? The 1st and 2nd gens are known for flooding once in a while, whereas the 3rd gen is known to have boost problems usually from things like pinched vacuum hoses and inoperative check valves or solenoids.
ZoomZoomH is right about the compression check...
ZoomZoomH is right about the compression check...
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whats the right compression on the 3gen
Mazdaspeedgirl
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oh geez...you'll have to give me a bit to research that. If ZoomZoomH doesn't beat me to it. 
for the 13B rotary engines (that means all 2nd and 3rd gens), using Mazda's compression tester, you want at least (read barely minimum) a value of 6 for each of the 3 faces of each rotor.
you can use a generic compression tester, but I don't know the acceptable values in psi on the generic tester.
for reference, my 91's engine compression check came out to from 7.9 all the way to 8.4...
yes it's a fresh engine, that's why i bought it
you can use a generic compression tester, but I don't know the acceptable values in psi on the generic tester.
for reference, my 91's engine compression check came out to from 7.9 all the way to 8.4...
yes it's a fresh engine, that's why i bought it
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we have had a 94 3rd gen with about 16,000 miles on it (auto) and it had no compression on the front rotor. pulled the plugs and sprayed combustion chamber cleaner and let it sit over night. next morning cranked the car for about 2 minutes and bang pop bang pop back to life. took the car on the highway after it warmed up and let her rip (fast as s***). good as new
I had my Turbo II sitting for about 3 weeks and I started it up running on one rotor, no problem, I just let it stay bouncing around for a couple seconds until the Apex seal loosened up enough to hold compression. took it on the highway (fast as s***)
If you have never owned a rotary I think you should, BUT you need to know what you are dealing with (mechanically) a little background and it will be the coolest thing you have ever owned
I had my Turbo II sitting for about 3 weeks and I started it up running on one rotor, no problem, I just let it stay bouncing around for a couple seconds until the Apex seal loosened up enough to hold compression. took it on the highway (fast as s***)
If you have never owned a rotary I think you should, BUT you need to know what you are dealing with (mechanically) a little background and it will be the coolest thing you have ever owned
With a new car, whether it's reliable or not, you get the warrantee...meaning if it breaks, its not on your bank account. In the short term, a used car is a good deal, but in the long term, you can't beat a new car.
I bought the extended warrantee on my Protege5 because I plan to keep it for a long time, and the last thing I want to do is to have to pay for repairs while I'm still paying for the car.
I bought the extended warrantee on my Protege5 because I plan to keep it for a long time, and the last thing I want to do is to have to pay for repairs while I'm still paying for the car.
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If you decide to go with the FD3S RX-7, just be forwarned the the apex seals are going to be very expensive to replace. You might as well rebuild the whole engine.
