can't resist anymore

kfcpork · 10-30-2011, 05:57 PM

hello my name is johnny I hail from minnesota, where there is damn near nothing rotary here. i'm a mechanic have been in and around cars since i could crap my pants and not be frowned upon. i am very "good" at wrenching and have built several subarus yet after driving some of the highest end exotics and getting involved in both subaru's and the old school toyota game (corolla's and such) i still am left with this feeling of empty-ness that came too me after my first car died. my first car was a 79 rx-7 gxl/gt-u/gt-fu whatever the submodel doesn't matter what does matter is I NEED A ROTARY IN MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!......sa dly tho i dont have one yet my first one was for 200 bucks and im very surprised it lasted the 2 weeks it did. but this time around i'm doing it right and gathering all the info i can on these babies so i can make an informed purchase i've already decided on an fc i could go fd but i have this weird thing with boxy styled cars and my insurance already thinks im the devil

anyway thats my story
Love,
johnny

speedjunkie · 10-31-2011, 03:14 AM

Welcome! Good luck finding your car.

d Road code · 11-04-2011, 07:49 PM

found and nice fc s as yet and welcome

kfcpork · 11-08-2011, 10:28 AM

well thank you guys and i know finding a clean fc these days is a miracle but in the mean i've just been pouring over the tech articles trying to find all the info i can about rotary engines because i still know very little when it comes to the specifics to these things i found a book on the subject waiting for that to come in the mail

speedjunkie · 11-09-2011, 01:03 AM

Good idea. Learn as much as you can. It would be best for you if you did your own maintenance, since not many mechanics know much about our cars and it will save you money too. Also do a lot of research on the FC since there are a lot of differences even between the generations.

kfcpork · 11-12-2011, 01:15 PM

so i have heard and thank you, and on the topic is there a thread here that can list off the differences between them or any website that can show me that kind of info?!? after just browsing tec pages here i know i got alot of research to do... i came here thinking a 13b was a pretty generic thing but thats not the case 13 and the letters afterwards play a big role. sounds pretty noob-ish but im from the subbie crowd where as long as it says ej the only difference is displacement and wether its open or closed deck and and everything else just can be thrown together.

speedjunkie · 11-13-2011, 01:06 AM

Don't feel bad, just what you've said about Subies confused me LOL. The 13B, 13B-REW, 12A, 10A, etc...the numbers indicate how many L, so 12A is 1.2L, 13B is 1.3L, etc. As far as what exact engines came in all the generations I'm not even sure yet, but I believe all the SA and FB (all first generation) came with 12A aside from the 84-85 GSL-SE (FB model/first gen), which had a 13B. Some second generation (FC) had an NA 13B and some were Turbo (specifically, the TurboII). As far as how many ports, I don't know enough about that. All third generation (FD) came with the 13B-REW twin turbo. This is probably confusing so wikipedia might help, and there are several different RX-7 themed sites to go too, but I don't remember any of them at the moment that have info on all generations.

kfcpork · 11-13-2011, 12:30 PM

well thanks for the info but i came across this one website that someone built that host pdf documents of every mazda service book and parts catalog he could get his hands on and i posted the link in the rotary tech section it even has training manuals!!!! everything is available for download but i dont suggest downloading everything unless you donate a little something for his cause...if too many people download it for free he has to take the site down which i can't afford to loose this info nor do i think any rotary fan could afford too loose

speedjunkie · 11-13-2011, 04:57 PM

Yeah I saw that. Thanks for posting that up.

10-30-2011, 05:57 PM	#1
kfcpork The Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: mound iTrader: (0) Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	can't resist anymore hello my name is johnny I hail from minnesota, where there is damn near nothing rotary here. i'm a mechanic have been in and around cars since i could crap my pants and not be frowned upon. i am very "good" at wrenching and have built several subarus yet after driving some of the highest end exotics and getting involved in both subaru's and the old school toyota game (corolla's and such) i still am left with this feeling of empty-ness that came too me after my first car died. my first car was a 79 rx-7 gxl/gt-u/gt-fu whatever the submodel doesn't matter what does matter is I NEED A ROTARY IN MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!......sa dly tho i dont have one yet my first one was for 200 bucks and im very surprised it lasted the 2 weeks it did. but this time around i'm doing it right and gathering all the info i can on these babies so i can make an informed purchase i've already decided on an fc i could go fd but i have this weird thing with boxy styled cars and my insurance already thinks im the devil anyway thats my story Love, johnny

11-08-2011, 10:28 AM	#4
kfcpork The Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: mound iTrader: (0) Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	thank you well thank you guys and i know finding a clean fc these days is a miracle but in the mean i've just been pouring over the tech articles trying to find all the info i can about rotary engines because i still know very little when it comes to the specifics to these things i found a book on the subject waiting for that to come in the mail

10-31-2011, 03:14 AM	#2
speedjunkie RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO iTrader: (1) Posts: 2,089 Rep Power: 19	Welcome! Good luck finding your car.

11-04-2011, 07:49 PM	#3
d Road code The Newbie Join Date: Sep 2011 iTrader: (0) Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	found and nice fc s as yet and welcome

11-09-2011, 01:03 AM	#5
speedjunkie RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO iTrader: (1) Posts: 2,089 Rep Power: 19	Good idea. Learn as much as you can. It would be best for you if you did your own maintenance, since not many mechanics know much about our cars and it will save you money too. Also do a lot of research on the FC since there are a lot of differences even between the generations.

11-12-2011, 01:15 PM	#6
kfcpork The Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: mound iTrader: (0) Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	so i have heard and thank you, and on the topic is there a thread here that can list off the differences between them or any website that can show me that kind of info?!? after just browsing tec pages here i know i got alot of research to do... i came here thinking a 13b was a pretty generic thing but thats not the case 13 and the letters afterwards play a big role. sounds pretty noob-ish but im from the subbie crowd where as long as it says ej the only difference is displacement and wether its open or closed deck and and everything else just can be thrown together.

11-13-2011, 01:06 AM	#7
speedjunkie RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO iTrader: (1) Posts: 2,089 Rep Power: 19	Don't feel bad, just what you've said about Subies confused me LOL. The 13B, 13B-REW, 12A, 10A, etc...the numbers indicate how many L, so 12A is 1.2L, 13B is 1.3L, etc. As far as what exact engines came in all the generations I'm not even sure yet, but I believe all the SA and FB (all first generation) came with 12A aside from the 84-85 GSL-SE (FB model/first gen), which had a 13B. Some second generation (FC) had an NA 13B and some were Turbo (specifically, the TurboII). As far as how many ports, I don't know enough about that. All third generation (FD) came with the 13B-REW twin turbo. This is probably confusing so wikipedia might help, and there are several different RX-7 themed sites to go too, but I don't remember any of them at the moment that have info on all generations.

11-13-2011, 12:30 PM	#8
kfcpork The Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: mound iTrader: (0) Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	well thanks for the info but i came across this one website that someone built that host pdf documents of every mazda service book and parts catalog he could get his hands on and i posted the link in the rotary tech section it even has training manuals!!!! everything is available for download but i dont suggest downloading everything unless you donate a little something for his cause...if too many people download it for free he has to take the site down which i can't afford to loose this info nor do i think any rotary fan could afford too loose

11-13-2011, 04:57 PM	#9
speedjunkie RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO iTrader: (1) Posts: 2,089 Rep Power: 19	Yeah I saw that. Thanks for posting that up.