"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib)
08/31/2020 at 23:21 • Filed to: None
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"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib)
08/31/2020 at 23:21 • Filed to: None | 1
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The RX-8 kinda has a cult following, doesn’t it? Somebody will pounce on this.
CB
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
08/31/2020 at 23:33 |
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A non-running RX-8? Pretty sure the cheapest fix is an LS swap.
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Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> CB
08/31/2020 at 23:45 |
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If it didn’t have a rebuilt engine with a new clutch I’d say yeah. Might be a simple fix for someone who knows these cars.
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CB
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
08/31/2020 at 23:47 |
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The question I always ask myself is “if it’s a simple fix, why doesn’t the seller fix it?”
The answer is because the only thing simple about it is the person believing that.
Nick Has an Exocet
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
09/01/2020 at 00:09 |
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27k on a rebuilt rotary doesn’t mean it’s good. In fact, it means he probably gave up after it lost compression. Any RX-8 sold without a compression test is what we call a swap candidate.
Jb boin
> CB
09/01/2020 at 00:11 |
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Or maybe he is having a baby on the way and not the time and willingness to give another fuck about that damn thing :)
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CB
> Jb boin
09/01/2020 at 00:12 |
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This sounds like an experience story.
notsomethingstructural
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
09/01/2020 at 00:31 |
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Non-starting RX-8 = roller
Source: I own an RX-8. For sale if anyone is interested. Has actual simple / cosmetic stuff to fix. I’m gonna start on it after Labor Day and price will climb accordingly.
AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> CB
09/01/2020 at 01:09 |
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Every once in a blue moon you’ll come across someone looking to offload something , who has diagnostic skills so bad they couldn’t figure out an inope rative headlight even if it were missing a bulb, but simultaneously thinks they’re awesome so they don’t bother “getting ripped off by a mechanic” for what they are clearly extremely capable of doing.
Or even just a regular person who’s had terrible luck with terrible mechanics and is just over it.
But yeah, largely simple fixes are not actually anywhere close to that.
Chariotoflove
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
09/01/2020 at 01:24 |
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I owned one of this vintage. Probably the only people who would bite on this are enthusiasts who want the challenge. I would not have had my dealer rebuild the engine. Better to buy a reman or a crate engine. However, if you do a ppi and find it’s something easy to fix, I guess it could be a find.
Disagree about the practicality though. I had mine through the first 9 years of my kid’s life. Worked great for everything I asked of it.
PartyPooper2012
> AMGtech - now with more recalls!
09/01/2020 at 06:51 |
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True story!
I was shopping for a used corvette. This dude was selling one. Says he is a certified GM mechanic. I looked under the hood and can clearly see oil leaks everywhere. He tells me - yeah. car is 20 years old. It’s got a bit of “sweating”
Passed up on that sweaty C5
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Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> Chariotoflove
09/01/2020 at 11:10 |
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Is there much more to rebuilding these other than rotors, bearings and apex seals?
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Chariotoflove
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
09/01/2020 at 11:49 |
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Good question. I think that’s pretty much it. But I have been told by folks who make these their business that you do not want to try rebuilding them yourself or getting them rebuilt by just anyone. When mine lost compression, my dealer’s rotary guy worke d to source a reman one from a few places in his network he trusted, and the guy I talked to at Rotary Performance nearby told me better yet to get a crate engine (which I was shocked to learn can still be had) . My dad got a reman engine installed through his dealer a few years back . He still has his ‘04 auto and wasn’t willing to give up on it.