just bought my first rotary
12-03-2020, 11:15 AM
#1
just bought my first rotary
Hi everyone!
just bought my first rotary for 1500€. Car has been standing for 2 years. It started really easy and idle is good.
Plan is to make complete engine rebuild, new paintjob ( same color ) and install a turbo. Hopefully i will find help and answers on this forum as the project continues.
First question is going to be: what type portings should be done for the turboing and what turbo should you fellows recommend for this engine ?
thank you in advance.
12-03-2020, 06:18 PM
#2
You gonna eat that?
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Welcome.
Do your research thoroughly.
Some will tell you the time and expense to turbo a Renesis isn't worth it, but if you have time and money to spare, maybe it is.
I have a LY GT that's sadly not running atm.
https://www.rx8club.com/new-member-f...t-here-202454/
Do your research thoroughly.
Some will tell you the time and expense to turbo a Renesis isn't worth it, but if you have time and money to spare, maybe it is.
I have a LY GT that's sadly not running atm.
https://www.rx8club.com/new-member-f...t-here-202454/
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12-03-2020, 06:26 PM
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You gonna eat that?
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12-04-2020, 05:59 AM
#6
hello. thank you for your answer and links. well see how things go after the engine rebuild. many has already said that to me and i understand its not probably going to be easy but im gonna try it anyway. Next week we start to dissemble the car
12-04-2020, 06:02 AM
#7
hi. when i went to see the car, at that point it had been standing for 2 years and has really old fuel inside there. it started nice, idle was good, i drive it a little bit after the warm up. The engine seem to rev normally for a moment until engine light went on and it wont rev over 3500 anymore. I think that is becouse the shitty fuel so it will missfire. Engine is anyway driven 100 000 km so i will build it again
12-04-2020, 10:30 AM
#8
Welcome aboard, but please stop. You're going to run yourself into a world of expenses.
1) There is no reason it can't run another 100,000km, you don't seem to have symptoms of poor compression. Get the compression tested. Rebuilding the engine now is a really long and expensive way to find out the engine isn't the problem. 100,000km is not particularly high mileage for these engines, by the way.
2) Regardless of mileage there is no point in rebuilding your engine. Big parts may be worn out, and replacing them with new ones skyrockets the cost, and ignoring them makes you have to rebuild it again next year. What you want to is to buy a known good rebuild. Mazda sells them, as well as professional rotary rebuilders. There are several in the US, and depending on where in EU you are, I'm sure one can be found without too much trouble. Yes it's expensive, but it will still be the same price after you've paid to rebuild what you have and realized it's not working.
3) Not revving over 3500 is a classic sign of the OMP motor/circuit being damaged or out of alignment. You may just need to fix that part. The check engine code will confirm this, you should have the code checked whenever the check engine light comes on. Head on over to rx8help.com to read about other stuff you should check as a new owner, and enjoy many years of happy ownership.
1) There is no reason it can't run another 100,000km, you don't seem to have symptoms of poor compression. Get the compression tested. Rebuilding the engine now is a really long and expensive way to find out the engine isn't the problem. 100,000km is not particularly high mileage for these engines, by the way.
2) Regardless of mileage there is no point in rebuilding your engine. Big parts may be worn out, and replacing them with new ones skyrockets the cost, and ignoring them makes you have to rebuild it again next year. What you want to is to buy a known good rebuild. Mazda sells them, as well as professional rotary rebuilders. There are several in the US, and depending on where in EU you are, I'm sure one can be found without too much trouble. Yes it's expensive, but it will still be the same price after you've paid to rebuild what you have and realized it's not working.
3) Not revving over 3500 is a classic sign of the OMP motor/circuit being damaged or out of alignment. You may just need to fix that part. The check engine code will confirm this, you should have the code checked whenever the check engine light comes on. Head on over to rx8help.com to read about other stuff you should check as a new owner, and enjoy many years of happy ownership.
12-05-2020, 10:14 AM
#9
Welcome aboard, but please stop. You're going to run yourself into a world of expenses.
1) There is no reason it can't run another 100,000km, you don't seem to have symptoms of poor compression. Get the compression tested. Rebuilding the engine now is a really long and expensive way to find out the engine isn't the problem. 100,000km is not particularly high mileage for these engines, by the way.
2) Regardless of mileage there is no point in rebuilding your engine. Big parts may be worn out, and replacing them with new ones skyrockets the cost, and ignoring them makes you have to rebuild it again next year. What you want to is to buy a known good rebuild. Mazda sells them, as well as professional rotary rebuilders. There are several in the US, and depending on where in EU you are, I'm sure one can be found without too much trouble. Yes it's expensive, but it will still be the same price after you've paid to rebuild what you have and realized it's not working.
3) Not revving over 3500 is a classic sign of the OMP motor/circuit being damaged or out of alignment. You may just need to fix that part. The check engine code will confirm this, you should have the code checked whenever the check engine light comes on. Head on over to rx8help.com to read about other stuff you should check as a new owner, and enjoy many years of happy ownership.
1) There is no reason it can't run another 100,000km, you don't seem to have symptoms of poor compression. Get the compression tested. Rebuilding the engine now is a really long and expensive way to find out the engine isn't the problem. 100,000km is not particularly high mileage for these engines, by the way.
2) Regardless of mileage there is no point in rebuilding your engine. Big parts may be worn out, and replacing them with new ones skyrockets the cost, and ignoring them makes you have to rebuild it again next year. What you want to is to buy a known good rebuild. Mazda sells them, as well as professional rotary rebuilders. There are several in the US, and depending on where in EU you are, I'm sure one can be found without too much trouble. Yes it's expensive, but it will still be the same price after you've paid to rebuild what you have and realized it's not working.
3) Not revving over 3500 is a classic sign of the OMP motor/circuit being damaged or out of alignment. You may just need to fix that part. The check engine code will confirm this, you should have the code checked whenever the check engine light comes on. Head on over to rx8help.com to read about other stuff you should check as a new owner, and enjoy many years of happy ownership.
2) For this i thank you. Didnt know there were these kind of setups on sale. One part of the project is that i want to do it my self, including the engine build. we'll see how it goes and maybe i will eventually have to accept my fate and buy these prebuilds.
3)I will check you link for help, thank you. Error code reader will be ordered too
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12-11-2020, 10:32 PM
#12
Disassemble started
Disaasemble has been started. Later today we will remove rest of the bodyparts and interior. Rust damages on the bodywork were not as bad as i thought
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12-12-2020, 01:12 AM
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12-12-2020, 07:56 AM
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12-12-2020, 08:04 AM
#16
Hi! It will be my summercar, so not just a track car. Will make new paintjob, some rust fixes, new audiosystem, and new internal parts for the engine + porting. After this i want to turbo it
12-12-2020, 11:55 AM
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12-13-2020, 02:18 AM
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Interior gone now. Some moisture found inside, so i removed all wool from the floor and checked that aint rusted through. Luckily i couldnt find a spot to hit through the floor. Next is the engine removal and then little rust fixes on body
12-13-2020, 01:03 PM
#21
You gonna eat that?
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