I Mean, is This Really a Bad Idea?

"Party-vi" (party-vi) 01/03/2019 at 08:56 • Filed to: rotary, Mazda, Poor Life Choices

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$8,500 FOB for a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ?

boredalways > Party-vi 01/03/2019 at 09:04

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For less than $10k shipped to the States, THIS WOULD BE THE BEST IDEA IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT!!!!

Nibby > Party-vi 01/03/2019 at 09:04

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TheHondaBro > Party-vi 01/03/2019 at 09:12

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Yes. 

WilliamsSW > Party-vi 01/03/2019 at 09:24

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So pretty! Do it!

How much more to get it home from Japan?

random001 > Party-vi 01/03/2019 at 09:28

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What is necessary is never unwise.

nerd_racing > Party-vi 01/03/2019 at 09:30

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It’s not the 20B 3 rotor, but it’s still going to be a head turner and a heck of a car! 

jimz > Party-vi 01/03/2019 at 09:33

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the big gotcha would be parts availability, but if that is the same setup as the FD RX-7 then it might not actually be too bad. 

Party-vi > jimz 01/03/2019 at 09:43

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It’s the less-fancy sequential turbo motor - the FD had the twin turbo version.

Party-vi > TheHondaBro 01/03/2019 at 09:43

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well shit

Party-vi > WilliamsSW 01/03/2019 at 09:43

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No clue. Guessing something like $1,500 - $3,000 to Baltimore.

jimz > Party-vi 01/03/2019 at 09:45

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the FD was sequential turbo...?

Party-vi > jimz 01/03/2019 at 09:50

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Ah - I must have misunderstood the difference between the 13B-RE and 13B-REW. The REW has twin sequential turbos (a pair of HT-15s ), while the RE in the Cosmo has two different sized s equential turbos (one HT-15 and one HT-10).

WilliamsSW > Party-vi 01/03/2019 at 09:53

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Ok, so round up, add cushion and say it’s 12, 500 to your door.

That’s a pretty sweet ride for 12, 500!

jimz > Party-vi 01/03/2019 at 09:56

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ah.  so one is tuned for greater peak airflow, and the other for responsiveness.  most likely. 

Party-vi > jimz 01/03/2019 at 10:04

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I’ve got no idea. It might be that Mazda didn’t want the 13B-RE to have twin turbos for better economy (the Cosmo is a grand tourer), but with the FD it was all about power and speed.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Party-vi 01/03/2019 at 11:45

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What’s the alternative?

pip bip - choose Corrour > Party-vi 01/03/2019 at 15:37

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mazda reliability

i see no issues.

just horrible fuel & oil consumption being a rotary

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > Party-vi 01/05/2019 at 19:43

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Take the absolute worst idea you can think of...and then multiply that by ebola.

THIS IS OPPOSITE OF THAT.

I need to find $10,000 immediately. I wonder...a man can survive on one kidney, yes?