Subject	My friend's apex seals blew out in his second gen.
Posted by	Marshall on March 07, 2003 at 12:59 PM
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In Reply To	False. Only the 3rd gen FD motors had any trouble >> posted by my91z on March 07, 2003 at 11:08 AM
Message	The second gen's didn't have the short lifespan like the 3rd gen's did, but they were still fragile. He only leaned out once and it was all over. It's not like a piston engine where you can hear a badly tuned one detonating all the way down the street and it still holds together.
Follow Ups	A couple pics from the track... - DJPurpose(Sacto,CA) 10:46:26 03/07/03 Nice. I like rx7's too bad they are not reliable. (n/m) - 2-turbos 10:50:08 03/07/03 yeah? like how? (n/m) - Neo Corleone 10:52:27 03/07/03 those rotary engines=trouble (n/m) - QuikZilver 11:00:26 03/07/03 Not true at all. NA rotaries are quite reliable >> - my91z 11:05:08 03/07/03 I meant the RX-7 rotary engines, the other mazda rotaries - QuikZilver 11:07:31 03/07/03 False. Only the 3rd gen FD motors had any trouble >> - my91z 11:08:58 03/07/03 well, I know the twin turbo models are a PITA. - QuikZilver 11:25:37 03/07/03 My friend's apex seals blew out in his second gen. - Marshall 12:59:43 03/07/03 Rotary was only in the RX-7 (and new RX-8) (n/m) - Black Mammoth (VA) 11:15:27 03/07/03 false, rotary engines were in more than just rx-7+rx-8 (n/m) - QuikZilver 11:18:46 03/07/03 Interesting...which ones...I was pretty sure that they were - Black Mammoth (VA) 11:33:11 03/07/03 rx2, rx3, pick up.... (n/m) - SactoTodd 11:36:10 03/07/03 Cosmo 3 rotor! (n/m) - John(Houston) 11:39:05 03/07/03 My Dad had an RX3 and the rotary went south around 50k (n/m) - cainmt (Toledo,OH) 13:16:19 03/07/03 Rx4 also, I had one (n/m) - Twin Dude 15:57:46 03/07/03 Excuse me...besides the RX lineage...which I believe used.. - Black Mammoth (VA) 11:39:28 03/07/03 They had a rotary bus the Parkway... - SooperZ95 11:40:23 03/07/03 I learn something new every day :) (n/m) - Black Mammoth (VA) 11:41:47 03/07/03 Nissan had a rotary powered car too. - Marshall 12:55:53 03/07/03 There is no N/A 3rd gen. rotary engine.all are Turbocharged (n/m) - Slobo7x 12:31:26 03/07/03 Yeah, I said there were NA FDs........Right(sarcasm) (n/m) - my91z 14:35:43 03/07/03 They need to have maintenance done regularly - 2-turbos 11:04:40 03/07/03 thanks bro, thats good to know. (n/m) - Neo Corleone 11:24:30 03/07/03 Well,my FC had 116,000 miles on it when it was stolen in '95 - PA_Z 22:02:56 03/07/03 what was your best time? (n/m) - 3ooZxTT 10:57:12 03/07/03 13.5 ;( My 60 ft was terible as I was not ready... - DJPurpose(Sacto,CA) 11:02:24 03/07/03 Please my friend - sparkie 13:13:51 03/07/03 BAH, 12 sec RX-7 (n/m) - Milo (San Antonio, TX.) 10:58:03 03/07/03 dude, honestly...dont talk about stuff unless you know - genic 11:33:00 03/07/03 What 12 sec is good for a RX7? (n/m) - Milo (San Antonio, TX.) 11:42:14 03/07/03 ....12 seconds isn't bad for anything. (n/m) - -Ever- 11:48:13 03/07/03 OOHHH, sorry about that BAH I meant AHH. My bad. (n/m) - Milo (San Antonio, TX.) 11:50:19 03/07/03 12 seconds is good for milo. (n/m) - SactoTodd 11:51:54 03/07/03 I don't know, never really cared about 1/4 times. But, - Milo (San Antonio, TX.) 11:54:25 03/07/03 32 seconds is good for milo... - Spee 13:41:55 03/07/03 I'll have you know I can clear 28 seconds with backing wind. (n/m) - Milo (San Antonio, TX.) 14:14:05 03/07/03 nevermind (n/m) - genic 11:49:45 03/07/03 Of course, Keep in mind, that RX7 is owned by Checkpoint - xxbulovax91xx 04:37:29 03/08/03 Very clean car. (n/m) - Sam(Houston) 13:28:00 03/07/03
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