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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 07:32 PM
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im lo0oking for an 8
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 08:12 PM
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lol 8's arnt much better. Go look at a mazda dealer and look at the mechanic shop behind it, theres more 8's there then any other car.
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by FLBigDog
im lo0oking for an 8
Car and Driver did a review, lots of unschedualed maintanence , check engine lights and such, one infamous sensor allways goes out.

I myself want an 89 turbo II fc convertable or not with the factory bbs wheels
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 11:18 AM
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rx8 are weak and lack the performance of the 3rd gen 7
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 12:41 PM
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I was kidding...
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 01:03 PM
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Just sold my 425 whp FD. It was a great car, but I wanted more power than it could reliably deliver.

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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by FLBigDog
I was kidding...
i thought so but just pointing that out.
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 03:33 PM
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Alright, so it's been said that I should be prepared to have spare parts on hand. Any recommendations on what spare parts to keep around?
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 04:00 PM
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seals thats the weakest part get 3mm and make sure the car gets as much cool air as it can .
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Tinman
A cure to all of the RX7's problems can be found here http://www.torquecentral.com/forumdi...sprune=30&f=11

hahah ,thats funny i was gonna say a 2jz gte swap.
I was done with turbo rotaries 8 years ago.
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