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im lost and confused :(
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 8:19 am
by bmxkelowna
i dont know what to do guys
i love my subaru so friggen much best car i have owned
looks great, fast, tons of room, great autoxer.
but i have come across a 1987 mazda rx7 turbo tons of work done to it and its in perfect condition
New motor/tranny/differential mounts were installed with the motor along with new MOP lines (mazda oem)
680cc secondary injector upgrade (all injectors prof cleaned)
Walbro Fuelpump
RacingBeat FCD
Apexi SAFC
Apexi Turbo timer
White face gauges
Dual guage pods
Greddy Type S BOV rx7 kit
Tanabe 3" downpipe
3" Y pipe
2x obx mufflers
no cat/no emmisions control
All bushings under car have been replaced recently
RacingBeat Rear steer elimination bushings also installed.
New camber links (mazda oem)
New front and rear calipers
Series 5 taillights
Interior is in good shape no rips or cracks on the dash or anything , typical steering wheel and seat wear are present.
Folders full of receipts
Have lots of pics on most of the work done to it + current state just no where to host right now.. working on it
8800 OBO
i dont know what to do, sell my legacy and buy that
or keep the legacy
my legacy has some minor dings around the body and im 90% sure the awd does not work (4eat) and it has 298001km on it.
what would you guys do if you if you were in my situation?
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 8:29 am
by Splinter
Keep the legacy
Everyone I know who owns an RX7 curses it nearly every day
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:44 am
by 206er
I wouldnt want a rotary as a DD type car.
race car, hell yeah.
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 1:59 pm
by vrg3
Why buy a car with all the modding already done? Then you get neither the joy of doing it yourself, nor the knowledge that it was done properly with planning and care.
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 2:59 pm
by sammydafish
I've gotta say... turbo FCs are pure fucking sex ... I plan to own one.... but they do tend to be tempermental cars, so I would use one as your primary transportation, especialy after mods which raises the unreliablility risk on any car, especialy tempermental ones
Makes me wanna drive my Supra right now.
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:07 pm
by 555BCTurbo
I have a friend who has a modded 87 Turbo II, and it is by no means his daily driver...
Don't do it man, you will honestly be working on it EVERY DAY
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:13 pm
by bmxkelowna
hmm well thats good to know about them, because really, i dont have the time or money to be working on it every day.
they just look so good though and this one has more mods done to it then i will be able to aford to do to mine.
and the idea of having 300,000km on my car kinda scares me plus not having working awd kinda sucks
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:40 pm
by DLC
Salvage yards have plenty of Legacy parts, and interoperability between generations helps keep these cars running. You may not look or sound like a D1 drift car, but you'll also not have to worry about running lean that ONE time.
If you can afford $9k for a premodded car, why not space those mods on your current car over the next few years, same as a car payment.
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 5:20 am
by bmxkelowna
DLC wrote:Salvage yards have plenty of Legacy parts, and interoperability between generations helps keep these cars running. You may not look or sound like a D1 drift car, but you'll also not have to worry about running lean that ONE time.
If you can afford $9k for a premodded car, why not space those mods on your current car over the next few years, same as a car payment.
there is not much around here what so ever for used parts.
it helps that tons from the imprezas will bolt right on to our car though.
i cant aford that right flat out, i would have to sell the legy and use the little bit of money i have saved up.
do you guys even think its worth doing performance upgrades when my awd does not work and it has almost 300,000km (186,000miles)
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 6:58 pm
by DLC
Engine performance upgrades might not be the best thing to do, but I guarantee that there are higher mileage engines out there with a lot done to them with few problems. Make the car better to drive with improved handling, braking and the like.
Making more engine power isn't going to help that cause, trust my experience on that. I think you'd probably be better off fixing your car or returning it to a stock condition and finding a better Sport Sedan than getting that FC.
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 1:53 am
by realfinn
My initial fealings of the wankel engine is that they are awsome. Lots of high RPM fun. But the mazda rotary engines need there seal replaced about every 80-100k miles under normal driving conditions. A moded engine could only be worse I would think. My friend had one and loved it for his drifting competitions....until he had to start tearing down a rare engine and finding parts for cheap.
From the sounds of the above you don't have a lot of $$ to through into a car...don't get this one, they can get a bit out of control.
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 2:21 am
by BAC5.2
I'd probably kill someone for an FD. But I wouldn't daily drive it. That's what the Forester is for
