My 500.00 project
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@CaymanRotary i believe you are right i ran it after it started up and got it good and warm shut it off and went back out about 45 mins later and it would not start i am putting a hold on everything until i do a compression test and see where it goes from there.
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any body got any leads on a good affordable place to pick up an engine i found one online engine and trans for around 1600.00. 46,000 miles on it with a guarantee.
now the real question is do i go turbo or stay n/a.
now the real question is do i go turbo or stay n/a.
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Last edited by CaymanRotary; 01-15-2021 at 07:24 PM.
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a turbo kit costs 6500$, bro
you can wait on that, get the car running first
alot of salvage shops will guarantee an engine and if its bad they will just send you another one
but I think you have to pay shipping so its not like its worth your time to keep getting bad engines
anyway, before you buy anything make sure you have the time and man power to take the engine out yourself if that is what you are planning
and make sure you buy some kind of alldata on how to do it
I personally recommend you have the engine rebuilt by a reputable builder but it will cost closer to 4000$ but as a project car you can buy a used engine is fine as long as you understand the amount of labor it will take to install it - and reinstall it, if it goes bad.
you can wait on that, get the car running first
alot of salvage shops will guarantee an engine and if its bad they will just send you another one
but I think you have to pay shipping so its not like its worth your time to keep getting bad engines
anyway, before you buy anything make sure you have the time and man power to take the engine out yourself if that is what you are planning
and make sure you buy some kind of alldata on how to do it
I personally recommend you have the engine rebuilt by a reputable builder but it will cost closer to 4000$ but as a project car you can buy a used engine is fine as long as you understand the amount of labor it will take to install it - and reinstall it, if it goes bad.
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If you are planning on keeping the car, I would suggest putting the money into a reman engine or rebuild your current engine. There are many reputable builders out there that offer a warranty on their engines. I know Kevin Landers usually sells his reman engines for between $2600-$2900 and offers a warranty. You could pay a little more and get a Mazda reman engine. Those are supposed to be really good these days.
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Well i decided to keep the car sorry for the for sale post. Over the weekend it was raining here so i got bored and pulled codes. funny thing is i kept getting the misfire code so i decided to go and ahead and install the ls3 coil upgrade i had bought. and as i was removing the old coils i noticed that rotor 2 L coil had a large white spot on the bottom. Low and behold the coil was bad and the upgrade fix it. running smooth and idling great drove it around my block for about 30 mins and was running good shut it off and it fired right back up. felling better about the investment now and my hope was restored to continue with the project.
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Now i have to figure out why the passenger side window power controls are not working and the radio is coming on but no sound! Other than than it is fixing a few small cosmetic issues and customizing it.
thank you all for your input and ideas. i will continue this thread and keep updating it with new things.
thank you all for your input and ideas. i will continue this thread and keep updating it with new things.
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RX-8 40th Anniversary (01-25-2021)
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I agree greatly
@lundy80 Knowing the health of the engine will significantly help you on your journey, not to mention you might be throwing money at a bad engine. You can buy one from https://www.rotarycompressiontester.com/
or you can look at ebay and find one to rent, I saw one the other day strange enough, or if there's a nearby dealership you could go to them as well.
... But you seriously should do a compression test..
@lundy80 Knowing the health of the engine will significantly help you on your journey, not to mention you might be throwing money at a bad engine. You can buy one from https://www.rotarycompressiontester.com/
or you can look at ebay and find one to rent, I saw one the other day strange enough, or if there's a nearby dealership you could go to them as well.
... But you seriously should do a compression test..
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Going to clean up the the intake in the morning and test the vacuum on the valve i have to pick up a new vacuum tester in the morning. pulling the upper plenum and replacing the vacuum solenoids also in the morning. while i have it open i am thinking about do the added grounding and reconfigure the coil plugs and ground while i have the intake apart.
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