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05-31-02, 01:00 AM
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i bought my 1991 n/a with 76k miles on it, never had any problems until about 175k, then the cat converters clogged up. then started to lose compression at 190k.
when i started out, i didn't even know what a rotary engine was, let alone that my car had one or how to take care of it. i'm sure my engine would have lasted longer if i had it from day one and knew what to do.
i put in a new engine at that point and it's my daily driver. i'm expecting it last 250+ now that i know how to care for it.
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when i started out, i didn't even know what a rotary engine was, let alone that my car had one or how to take care of it. i'm sure my engine would have lasted longer if i had it from day one and knew what to do.
i put in a new engine at that point and it's my daily driver. i'm expecting it last 250+ now that i know how to care for it.
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05-31-02, 01:07 AM
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Some questions about performance too. I know even an N/A could smoke an integra or CRX right? My friends got those cars. Those are both standard models of course, not vtec.
05-31-02, 05:56 AM
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I used to have a CRX with a DOHC 1.6L ZC Non-Vtec and I had a couple of friends with N/A's mostly stock, but one had some mods. Every time we would race I could beat the non-modded N/A without a problem, but the modded one would give me a real good run. Remember though the CRX dosen't weigh very much.
"Power to weight ratio" I would say that stock N/A; probobly not much of a chance if the Hondas/Acuras are modded. However if you did your bolt-ons to the N/A you could kick some ***! But it ultimately comes down to the driver.
"Power to weight ratio" I would say that stock N/A; probobly not much of a chance if the Hondas/Acuras are modded. However if you did your bolt-ons to the N/A you could kick some ***! But it ultimately comes down to the driver.
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05-31-02, 06:13 AM
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Yep, although I do own and love a '92 TII (which is perfect, btw), if you want a daily driver that you will abuse, drive the **** out of, maintain it easy, AND be able to beat all sorts of other cars on the road, then a RX7 NA is your best bet, when rotaries are concerned...
I'll have to agree though, a nice '91 CRX (SOHC or DOHC) is hella fast, VERY reliable, can go 200K with no problems (despite what everyone here says), and will beat almost every non-modded mid-range "sports" car out there (notice the quotes
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You could find it for dirty cheap, do some nice mods (also cheap), and be hitting 14s all day long easily...
I'll have to agree though, a nice '91 CRX (SOHC or DOHC) is hella fast, VERY reliable, can go 200K with no problems (despite what everyone here says), and will beat almost every non-modded mid-range "sports" car out there (notice the quotes
)You could find it for dirty cheap, do some nice mods (also cheap), and be hitting 14s all day long easily...
05-31-02, 01:27 PM
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My TII has 159,794 miles, around there...seems to be running okay.....gonna do a compression check today actually....
edit: oops didn't notice it had 2 pages..sorry don't know how much n/a cost
edit: oops didn't notice it had 2 pages..sorry don't know how much n/a cost
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Originally posted by Crush
Thanks guys, anyone know about how much a new N/A engine would cost?
Thanks guys, anyone know about how much a new N/A engine would cost?
http://www.atkinsrotary.com/engine.htm
http://www.mazdarotaryengines.com/welcome.html
http://www.mazdatrix.com/
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