PDA

View Full Version : 1986 RX-7 w/ Nissan Diesel Engine

Sloppyjo
03-20-2009, 01:13 PM
Malvern, Ohio 44644

I am posting this for the family of one of my best friends. We lost him recenlty to a sudden heart attack.
The car is a red 1986 RX-7 that I am sure is one of a kind. The body and chassis is from Texas and is very clean.
The motor is a 4 cylinder Nissan Diesel that is installed in the car and was running. It previously had a Vortek V-6 in it which he had installed.
It has the Mazda 5 speed manual tranny w/ hydraulic clutch and a Ford T-bird differential. ** GM T-5 tranny** with new gears in it.
The fuel injectors are currently out of the car because it was doing a little too much deisel smoking and he was cleaning them at the time of his death.
We will not refuse any reasonable offer for the car.
Feel free to email me for pictures or more details.
Sloppy_jo@sbcglobal.net
Proxy One
03-20-2009, 04:22 PM
I gotta see some photos of this.
FerociousP
03-20-2009, 04:57 PM
'96?
fire85gslse
03-20-2009, 05:17 PM
Malvern, Ohio 44644

I am posting this for the family of one of my best friends. We lost him recenlty to a sudden heart attack.
The car is a red 1996 RX-7 that I am sure is one of a kind.
The body and chassis is from Texas and is very clean.
The motor is a 4 cylinder Nissan Deisel that is installed in the car and was running. It previously had a Vortek V-6 in it which he had installed.
It has the Mazda 5 speed manual tranny w/ hydraulic clutch and a Ford T-bird differental.
The fuel injectors are currently out of the car because it was doing a little too much deisel smoking and he was cleaning them at the time of his death.
We will not refuse any reasonable offer for the car.
Feel free to email me for pictures or more details.
Sloppy_jo@sbcglobal.net

Sure its not an 86? I cant see anyone putting a junk motor in a 93-95 rx7.
Sloppyjo
03-24-2009, 12:54 PM
The car is a 1989, sorry I gave bad info...

Here are a couple of pics

4831

4832
Fidelity101
03-24-2009, 02:13 PM
smoking bad? like black smoke? did you check the particulate filter? or air filter. diesel will smoke black badly if these are dirty. I usually don't dig piston engine conversion but diesel is another story :)
Whizbang
03-24-2009, 02:32 PM
how far is Malvern from Cleveland?
SPICcnmFD
03-24-2009, 03:49 PM
what kind of MPG does this thing get?
fire85gslse
03-24-2009, 04:06 PM
what kind of MPG does this thing get?

I would say 40-50 if it is not under powered for the body.
That in a nissan truck would get good gas mileage.
Whizbang
03-24-2009, 04:10 PM
that thing has to be slower than hell being natural aspirated.
fire85gslse
03-24-2009, 06:30 PM
but good looks and good gas mileage
Whizbang
03-24-2009, 06:31 PM
*diesel* mileage. :001_005:
My5ABaby
03-26-2009, 06:31 AM
how far is Malvern from Cleveland?

Probably about as far as Google Maps says it is...
Sloppyjo
03-26-2009, 01:23 PM
Malvern is about 1.5 hrs south of Cleveland if you are coming down 77.

As far as mileage he did not get to drive it much before his death.
He did say that it seemed to have a fair amount of get-up and go.

The smoking was slightly more than normal diesel smoke, but he thought it was dirty injectors, thats why the pics show them out.
He was cleaning them and changing o-rings on them when he died.

Also forgot to mention that it does have a GM T-5 tranny with new gear installed for low end torque but low RPM at cruising speed on the highway.

I didn't get to ride in it with the diesel in it, but it did rock with the vortek V-6 in it.