View Poll Results: Have you rebuilt an 8 engine?
Yeah, it's a piece of cake!
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Yes, it's pretty complex.
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No, I haven't, but I'm highly interested~
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62.50%
What's a rotor?
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#1
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I've had my 8 since February of this year and I've put about 6000 miles so far, and I have less than 200 miles before I hit 100k. Obviously, after this point, it'll need some serious service. It hasn't had any kind of maintenance other than PPM, but I plan to drop the motor soon and rebuild it. I've only played with 6 Cylinders and short block V8's, so this is my first time rebuilding a Renny or any sort of Wankel motor. I'm ordering a shop manual off Mazdatrix and I've done a crap load of personal research, but I also want to hear from you guys. For those of you who have rebuilt your motors, what sort of steps did you take, or are there any short cuts available? Ups and downs or rebuilding? What all did you replace and clean, did you make any improvements? Mods? For those who plan to do theirs, or want to, what sort of ideas do you have? So far I'm planning to change the seals, gaskets, rings, and add performance bearings and stationary gears, and I'm debating whether to use aluminum or cryo treated apex seals. I might even port the housings along the way. I appreciate any comments and advice from you guys.
Last edited by CharBananas; 08-31-2011 at 09:33 PM.
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...after this point, it'll need some serious service.
Or are you just itching to get inside a rotary? Nothing wrong with that.
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Ken
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There are many small tricks and hacks that you can do to make these engines last longer, that's what you buy from a rebuilder as well.. his experience.
#6
I can't depend on a nearly sick motor for long. Worst case scenario, I would send it to a shop.
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