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Old Jul 11, 2007 | 06:50 AM
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Hey
I'm new the the RX7 scene.
I've always been interested in them. I just haven't ever had the need to know alot about them. Well, now I've got that need.
I've got a 91 but i'm not sure of the model. non-turbo, no lsd, 5 spd, cloth seats....
From what I know about engines in general, it seems like it has a weak idle. I know that they can fluctuate but it just doens't seem right. i don't know what a miss would sound like on this engine. i do know that it likes to stall when the a/c is on, or when you turn the wheel all the way to the lock, when you first turn it on.
any ideas of what the cause of this weakness might be?

what are some good places to start the process of learning this car inside/out?

I've talked to some of the kids in my area about them and they just sound like idiots to me.
some of them swear that you have to rev out to redline at least once a day. "they love that" I understand that they were designed for higher RPMs but redline at least once everyday just sounds like an unneeded stress test... its stuff like that that makes me not want to listen to them.

i know so little about this car that i couldn't even tell ya what the gas milage should be for a stock, healthy rx7 should be.
I've got alot to learn, I just want to make sure that I'm learning from the right places...

thanks guys and gals
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