gpx000 wrote:i got an rx 8 after getting my fto written off, and i just heard that maintenance is a bitch but i dno yet since ive only had the car for 2 weeks.
also its a rotary you have to rebuild it every 100k's (if the engine lasts that long)
but i would say rx-7
Pics?
yeah ill post a pic when i go on my laptop
Astron_Boy wrote:
bass_twitch wrote:
gpx000 wrote:i got an rx 8 after getting my fto written off, and i just heard that maintenance is a bitch but i dno yet since ive only had the car for 2 weeks.
also its a rotary you have to rebuild it every 100k's (if the engine lasts that long)
but i would say rx-7
Pics?
or ban.
lol ban? why?
Re: What would you chose and why
Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 4:57 pm
by fraz91
Rotaries have a nasty habit of eating oil due to their "3 moving parts" design (two rotors, one crank. sounds like something else I know ). Hence the need for necessary maintenance. You'll need to check the oil level at least once a fortnight, possibly more often depending on how old the engine is.
That being said, they rev their t!ts off and sound fantastic the whole time
Re: What would you chose and why
Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 5:02 pm
by Akys
people say revving the sh*t out of thge rotary once in a while also helps the engine (some oil issue)
another good reason to get one
Re: What would you chose and why
Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 5:15 pm
by gpx000
yeah all you have to do is red line it at least once or twice a day just to prevent carbon build up.
fun to drive though!
What would you chose and why
Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 5:34 pm
by ZFL45H1
That sounds all up my ally nothing like the sound of a rotary in high revs great sound
Re: What would you chose and why
Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 7:23 pm
by Astron_Boy
fraz91 wrote:"3 moving parts" design (two rotors, one crank. sounds like something else I know ). Hence the need for necessary maintenance.
Hands, mouth, ass?
Re: What would you chose and why
Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 8:03 pm
by Bennoz
Didn't know we had so many wankel experts here. Lol.
Re: What would you chose and why
Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 8:23 pm
by Astron_Boy
Re: What would you chose and why
Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 9:18 pm
by Kustom
Bennoz wrote:Didn't know we had so many wankel experts here. Lol.
Re: What would you chose and why
Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 9:22 pm
by phunkydude
Get a FD3S with dead engine for cheap and put a chevy small block in it like the guy below.
It'll save you the trouble and your big cash that you'd have to spend on maintaining or rebuilding the egg beater later down the road.
Re: What would you chose and why
Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 9:53 pm
by spetz
I would go for either the RX7 or Supra.
RX7 is more expensive though, and less reliable, but it looks amazing still and is rarer and also handles better.
Supra is bulletproof and you can get a really good one for an RX7 budget, and it would be more comfortable.
What would you chose and why
Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 9:56 pm
by Sahin
Supra interior is so f**king ugly it's not funny...
Re: What would you chose and why
Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 10:03 pm
by silverGPX
Mazda MPS
What would you chose and why
Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 10:07 pm
by Sahin
They are a good engine
Sisters partner has one and it goes hard for what it is
Re: What would you chose and why
Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 10:08 pm
by Astron_Boy
Sahin wrote:Supra interior is so f**king ugly it's not funny...
Definitely more dated, put it that way!
Probably going on a tangent, but to add to the list of variants.
If it was me, I'd be looking older than those choices!
). Hence the need for necessary maintenance. You'll need to check the oil level at least once a fortnight, possibly more often depending on how old the engine is.
