Better to just buy an already built motor?
12-22-09, 12:44 PM
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If I were to just pickup a built rotary engine, how much do you guys think my engine would sell for? Although it has low compression, the rotors are milled for 3mm, basically brand new rotor housings, streetported and the whole engine only has 2K on it and I have all receipts of the build from the previous owner. I'm trying to figure how much I'd save of just swapping motors out and selling my current one.
12-22-09, 01:40 PM
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I really want to pull the motor/engine myself. I think that will save a lot as far as labor cost, but more importantly, it's going to help me in the long run being able to know how to remove it and learning a lot more about the car since I'm not planning on leaving this one.
Is there a DIY or anything around here for me to follow as far as what to do for removing the engine?
Is there a DIY or anything around here for me to follow as far as what to do for removing the engine?
12-22-09, 01:54 PM
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Just disassemble the block remove intercooler, piping, turbo, harness, coolant hoses etc.
The hardest part is removing the tranny and dealing with vacuum hoses but there are diagrams for that.
12-22-09, 02:05 PM
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Yea it doesn't seem like there is much to it, it's just I have pretty limited time. I work 9 to 6:30 minimum every day and I am usually exhausted after the day to do anything. My clients year end is coming up so I'll be working 14-16 hour days for the next 2 months pretty soon.
The good thing about that I guess you can say is going to be building up more mod money
The good thing about that I guess you can say is going to be building up more mod money
12-22-09, 02:18 PM
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Yah just do it step by step, take your time and make sure you remember where everything goes when you reassemble...
For example....
Couple hours a day
Day1-Drain fluids, remove piping, intercooler and turbos
Day2-Disconnect wire harness(engine and tranny)
Day3-Undo all the mounts(tranny and motor) and pull the engine
For example....
Couple hours a day
Day1-Drain fluids, remove piping, intercooler and turbos
Day2-Disconnect wire harness(engine and tranny)
Day3-Undo all the mounts(tranny and motor) and pull the engine
12-22-09, 02:51 PM
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I meant 'premix in addition to your working OMP.' Thicker seals cause more friction..... add 4-6 ounces premix (i like idemitsu, www.rx7.com sells it) to each tank.
Originally Posted by Mahjik
http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/3rdgen/techmenu.html
If I'm reading the page correctly, I should be able to remove the stock flywheel/counterweight from my existing motor and bolt it up to the new motor without worrying about weights/balance problems, right?
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