Should I get this FD for potential engine upgrade?

soldave · 10-18-2010, 08:58 AM

Just heard from someone that a guy he works with has an FD that's been in a fender bender. Car runs but the guy just wants rid of it as he's leaving the island in 5 months (he's military and so doesn't want the car anymore after he leaves). Is asking for $300 for the whole thing. Is it worth getting and then towing somewhere to rape parts off it (specifically the engine and related bits for a future swap) and then sell other bits to hopefully make a bit of money back? Or should I just pass on it. Car runs and everything so the motor's still good. Only bad thing when thinking about a full swap is that the FD in question is an automatic.

Gregory Casimir · 10-18-2010, 09:09 AM

do you have pics? I'm leaning towards a yes on this.

tweiss3 · 10-18-2010, 09:11 AM

For that price, hell yea. So what if its auto, new ecu and used trans can fix that issue. Jump on it, even if you never do the swap, you could sell the shell with dammage (assuming its repairable) for more than 300

soldave · 10-18-2010, 09:17 AM

No pics at the moment unfortunately, but looking to get some. Would definitely not be keeping the car unless the repair was simple and cheap to do.

Would the fact that the car is an auto mean that when swapped into a manual FC I'd just need an FC ECU, or are there other parts needed?

tweiss3 · 10-18-2010, 09:28 AM

No, you would need a fd ecu, harness and some mounts plus trans of you choice, but the swap should be a hell of alot cheaper and easier than a ls swap

soldave · 10-18-2010, 09:34 AM

I actually meant an FD manual ECU, but just hit keyboard without engaging brain. Apologies about that.

FD harness would be no problem as it'd come with the car, and I'd keep with the FC Tii drivetrain. Have got another FC mission on my balcony if anything goes bad anyway. And for the mounts my machine guy said he could make me a new crossmember as specified on FC3Spro with no problems.

tweiss3 · 10-18-2010, 09:48 AM

You should be just fine then. Just inspect the rats nest and get a fd fsm.

David Jerome · 10-18-2010, 11:56 AM

The rear diff alone is worth $300.00 I dont see how you could go wrong, probably make $3-4k if you part it out.

RETed · 10-18-2010, 03:32 PM

The swap is a pain in the ass...even at that cheap price.

Unless you have welding and fabrication resources, it's not going to happen.
No one that I know of offers a pre-fab adapter(s) for this swap.
Previous adapters I've seen are poorly designed (see Evil Forum).

It's worth more for an FD3S owner - so just resell the pieces back to them.

It's temping to "upgrade" to the 13B-REW, but in the end, the 13BT will hit 90% of the same power levels without breaking a sweat, when set-up properly.
It's just bragging rights to claim you're running a 13B-REW in your FC3S chassis.

-Ted

soldave · 10-18-2010, 04:44 PM

Yeah, the welding and fabrication I have no problem at all with access to excellent resources.

Pete_89T2 · 10-18-2010, 07:41 PM

Assuming you have the storage space & time to pick it apart and sell the pieces, at $300 you can't loose - even if you don't use any of it.

Cheers,
Pete

RotorDad · 10-18-2010, 07:51 PM

Definitely worth $300, you could probably salvage way more than $300 in selling the parts. Seats could be a nice addition to your FC.

soldave · 10-18-2010, 10:07 PM

Well the taking apart would probably have to be done over a full weekend, but is possible with some extra hands to help.

The seats would be a nice addition, although I've got an Infini seat on my driver's side. Could get an FD one for the passenger side though

10-18-2010, 08:58 AM	#1
soldave Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Okinawa, Japan iTrader: (0) Posts: 134 Rep Power: 15	Should I get this FD for potential engine upgrade? Just heard from someone that a guy he works with has an FD that's been in a fender bender. Car runs but the guy just wants rid of it as he's leaving the island in 5 months (he's military and so doesn't want the car anymore after he leaves). Is asking for $300 for the whole thing. Is it worth getting and then towing somewhere to rape parts off it (specifically the engine and related bits for a future swap) and then sell other bits to hopefully make a bit of money back? Or should I just pass on it. Car runs and everything so the motor's still good. Only bad thing when thinking about a full swap is that the FD in question is an automatic. __________________ Big in Japan: soldave.ismysite.co.uk

10-18-2010, 09:11 AM	#3
tweiss3 Mazda Lover Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Akron, Ohio iTrader: (0) Posts: 319 Rep Power: 15	For that price, hell yea. So what if its auto, new ecu and used trans can fix that issue. Jump on it, even if you never do the swap, you could sell the shell with dammage (assuming its repairable) for more than 300 __________________ 2004 Mazda6 V6 5-spd - still waiting on money for a motor 1991 Mazda RX7 NA 5-spd - my new DD with 145,000 miles

10-18-2010, 09:17 AM	#4
soldave Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Okinawa, Japan iTrader: (0) Posts: 134 Rep Power: 15	No pics at the moment unfortunately, but looking to get some. Would definitely not be keeping the car unless the repair was simple and cheap to do. Would the fact that the car is an auto mean that when swapped into a manual FC I'd just need an FC ECU, or are there other parts needed? __________________ Big in Japan: soldave.ismysite.co.uk

10-18-2010, 09:28 AM	#5
tweiss3 Mazda Lover Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Akron, Ohio iTrader: (0) Posts: 319 Rep Power: 15	No, you would need a fd ecu, harness and some mounts plus trans of you choice, but the swap should be a hell of alot cheaper and easier than a ls swap __________________ 2004 Mazda6 V6 5-spd - still waiting on money for a motor 1991 Mazda RX7 NA 5-spd - my new DD with 145,000 miles

10-18-2010, 09:34 AM	#6
soldave Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Okinawa, Japan iTrader: (0) Posts: 134 Rep Power: 15	I actually meant an FD manual ECU, but just hit keyboard without engaging brain. Apologies about that. FD harness would be no problem as it'd come with the car, and I'd keep with the FC Tii drivetrain. Have got another FC mission on my balcony if anything goes bad anyway. And for the mounts my machine guy said he could make me a new crossmember as specified on FC3Spro with no problems. __________________ Big in Japan: soldave.ismysite.co.uk

10-18-2010, 09:09 AM	#2
Gregory Casimir Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 iTrader: (0) Posts: 253 Rep Power: 15	do you have pics? I'm leaning towards a yes on this.

10-18-2010, 09:48 AM	#7
tweiss3 Mazda Lover Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Akron, Ohio iTrader: (0) Posts: 319 Rep Power: 15	You should be just fine then. Just inspect the rats nest and get a fd fsm. __________________ 2004 Mazda6 V6 5-spd - still waiting on money for a motor 1991 Mazda RX7 NA 5-spd - my new DD with 145,000 miles

10-18-2010, 11:56 AM	#8
David Jerome RCC Contributor Join Date: Jan 2008 iTrader: (10) Posts: 713 Rep Power: 17	The rear diff alone is worth $300.00 I dont see how you could go wrong, probably make $3-4k if you part it out. __________________ David Jerome Broker for Speed For Sale LLC (David@SpeedForSale.com) (Pre-owned RX7/sports car sales & new parts sales/installs/tuning) PM me about low priced, high quality port work

10-18-2010, 04:44 PM	#10
soldave Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Okinawa, Japan iTrader: (0) Posts: 134 Rep Power: 15	Yeah, the welding and fabrication I have no problem at all with access to excellent resources. __________________ Big in Japan: soldave.ismysite.co.uk

10-18-2010, 07:41 PM	#11
Pete_89T2 Lifetime Rotorhead Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Elkton, MD iTrader: (1) Posts: 874 Rep Power: 15	Assuming you have the storage space & time to pick it apart and sell the pieces, at $300 you can't loose - even if you don't use any of it. Cheers, Pete

10-18-2010, 07:51 PM	#12
RotorDad Big Ugly Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, Va iTrader: (1) Posts: 591 Rep Power: 16	Definitely worth $300, you could probably salvage way more than $300 in selling the parts. Seats could be a nice addition to your FC. __________________ *Boosted Big Body On 335's* PS3 ID: Rotordad 1986 Mazda RX7 GXL - Street ported 13BT, Haltech, 62mm, ect. 2006 MazdaSpeed 6 - Eagle, Wiseco, Cobb, ect.

10-18-2010, 10:07 PM	#13
soldave Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Okinawa, Japan iTrader: (0) Posts: 134 Rep Power: 15	Well the taking apart would probably have to be done over a full weekend, but is possible with some extra hands to help. The seats would be a nice addition, although I've got an Infini seat on my driver's side. Could get an FD one for the passenger side though __________________ Big in Japan: soldave.ismysite.co.uk