I have a chance to get a RX-7 turbo but the engine needs rebuild. Does anyone know of some skillful mechanics who can fix this?

thanks
ben

 

nice, rx7's are my favorite car. Either turbo 2 or FD i like them both. There's many places to get a rebuild. You can send your motor to Pineapple Racing and they can rebuild it for you to your likings. But if you want local try Rick's Rotary in pleasonton or Ivan's. They're both good shops.

 

Corte Madera British & European.....they rent rx7 racers...it's run by William Shaw and his son Craig..i bring my RS to them to get pre teched for NASA events...they're really into racing!!!
415-924-1450

 

I hear M2 performance is good also.

http://www.m2performance.com/

 

The guy at auto r&d in san jose has like 6 rx7 one for everything (race track1 track2 street ect.) he's a big rotory junkie his name is reshie call him up


sorry cannt find his number call 411 if you need help pm me ill put some effort to find it.

 

Mazda Masters in Santa Clara are worth a look as well. They always did a good job maintaining my RX-7.

 

Doh......just gave them a call. Told me that the engine rebuild starts from $4400

I haven't asked others but that scares me away already.

 

I'm guessing that's engine only. If you need turbos as well you can almost double that. I had a 3rd gen but was fortunate enough not to need any rebuilds in the four years that I owned it.

Engine/turbos aside, the car is not too expensive to maintain - particularly when you compare it with other cars in a similar performance bracket. I really enjoyed mine, but the WRX looked like the better all round solution for ski trips, autocross, day-to-day etc.

 

i was really interested in the FD RX7's until I started talking to people about them. Talked to the main mechanic from rotor performance in Santa Clara, and he sayed that if you drive hard, the longest you can go between engine rebuilds is 50,000 miles, if you treat it well and don't drive fast very often 100,000 is average. He also talked about the bushings in the suspension wearing out, and how those cost like $900 to replace (All labor) or the car will just squeak to hell.

Don't get me wrong they are an awesome car, I just needed a car that can be beat on and remain reliable; hence why i bought a subaru

 

The suspension bushings on the earlier 3rd gens made a lot of clonking noises even from new. You could get them swapped out for the softer bushings that were fitted after '93.

As far as running costs go, it depended what broke. 60k miles between engine rebuilds seemed to be a common issue for hard driven cars. The rotor housing seal was the normal failure point. The turbos were expensive as well, but had a better life expectancy than the engine. On the other hand, there is no timing belt or valves, so the regular services were not too bad.

I owned mine for 4 years as a commuter and auto-x car and had no significant problems. Conversely, I bought a WRX and have done 1 season auto-x and it now needs a new transmission at 30k miles ($4500 or so I believe!) It seems that the RX-7 was better equipped to handle the power.