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Each has it's advantages and disadvantages.
Online Factory Service Manual: Free, but not easy to use when actually working on your car, takes an awful lot of ink and paper to print out, and the scans aren't all that great (due to thin paper, not so much the fault of the scanner). This is the best manual for really broke RX-7 owners, which is probably the majority of people on this forum, lol.
Bound (Small) Factory Service Manual: Nice and handy, includes the electrical diagrams, but not so easy to use when working on your car because it is small and doesn't like to stay open to one page, and doesn't photocopy well. This is the best manual to throw back in the storage bin in case your car breaks down, and also packs well with your racing gear.
Loose-Leaf Factory Service Manual: Excellent for working on your car, but rather large and requies a binder. Note that there are two parts to this manual, as the electrical diagrams are in a separate loose-leaf manual that you should also get. This is the best manual for RX-7 owners who perform more than just general maintenance on thier car themselves.
Haynes Manual: Covers both 2Gen RX-7s', series 4 and 5 alike. Not as in-depth as the factory manual, but shows lots of pictures, tips, and tricks that are good for nubies.
I haven't seen the Chilton manual for the 2Gen RX-7, but based my prior experience with that brand, I wouldn't buy it except for the entertainment value.
Online Factory Service Manual: Free, but not easy to use when actually working on your car, takes an awful lot of ink and paper to print out, and the scans aren't all that great (due to thin paper, not so much the fault of the scanner). This is the best manual for really broke RX-7 owners, which is probably the majority of people on this forum, lol.
Bound (Small) Factory Service Manual: Nice and handy, includes the electrical diagrams, but not so easy to use when working on your car because it is small and doesn't like to stay open to one page, and doesn't photocopy well. This is the best manual to throw back in the storage bin in case your car breaks down, and also packs well with your racing gear.
Loose-Leaf Factory Service Manual: Excellent for working on your car, but rather large and requies a binder. Note that there are two parts to this manual, as the electrical diagrams are in a separate loose-leaf manual that you should also get. This is the best manual for RX-7 owners who perform more than just general maintenance on thier car themselves.
Haynes Manual: Covers both 2Gen RX-7s', series 4 and 5 alike. Not as in-depth as the factory manual, but shows lots of pictures, tips, and tricks that are good for nubies.
Originally posted by Dan H
I use the FSM and Haynes. Chilton's is just horrible.
I use the FSM and Haynes. Chilton's is just horrible.
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Evil is the loose leaf, bound, and online manuals the same except in the way that they are put together? If so where is a good place to order the manuals?? Also is the clarity between the online and loose leaf different? If not then i would just print it out at my dads work and stick it in a binder.
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Originally posted by Freaky Monkey007
Evil is the loose leaf, bound, and online manuals the same except in the way that they are put together?
Evil is the loose leaf, bound, and online manuals the same except in the way that they are put together?
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If so where is a good place to order the manuals??
If so where is a good place to order the manuals??
http://www.mazdamotorsports.com/weba...et/TeamSupport
Otherwise, you can get the manuals from Mazdatrix:
http://www.mazdatrix.com/m-1.htm
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Also is the clarity between the online and loose leaf different?
Also is the clarity between the online and loose leaf different?
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Well depends on how you look at it.. His work pays for it.. not me... So that sounds like a better idea than payin 120 or so for the manual.. Maybe my thinking is flawed though.
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