FC Rx7 or S13 240sx

Devilchrono · Post by **Devilchrono** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 12:51 am

depends on what your plan/goals are for the car

CmeltoN · Post by **CmeltoN** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:27 am

06sik20z3;248103 wrote:i think this is a honda forum who gives a shit

You obviously gave some sort of shit to waste your time typing that comment

But thanx to everyone else who gave me some decent info

My goals for whatever car I end up doing is a car I can get in and just have fun in...doesn't have to be outrageous power...I'd like it to be halfway reliable cause I might drive it to school/work every now and then

Spork · Post by **Spork** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:36 am

CmeltoN;248124 wrote:I'd like it to be halfway reliable cause I might drive it to school/work every now and then

you pretty much just said "I don't want a rotary"

CmeltoN · Post by **CmeltoN** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:49 am

Spork;248126 wrote:you pretty much just said "I don't want a rotary"

well ive heard stories that they were pretty unreliable but didnt know if it was just a myth or not...i just want a car that i can work on and take my time to do it right and have fun with it when im done...i could build a turbo honda, but id rather have a "factory" turbo engine in a car

Fenian · Post by **Fenian** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:52 am

Definitely not the rotary for reliability reasons. If you want rwd, have you considered a Lexus SC?

CmeltoN · Post by **CmeltoN** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:02 am

FenianFit;248131 wrote:Definitely not the rotary for reliability reasons. If you want rwd, have you considered a Lexus SC?

ive seen a couple Sc's but dont know much about them and what swap/turbo suppport they have...my whole reason for this is a project not a dd or drift project or anything like that...and i thought about just buying a car with a swap done but i wanna do the swap myself, along with all the paint and bodywork and it doesnt have to be done in a certain time frame...when i get some extra cash ill buy parts for it and slower put it together....but ill look into the SC's a little more..but from what ive seen they arent in my price range for a start on a project lol

Spork · Post by **Spork** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:17 am

CmeltoN;248130 wrote:well ive heard stories that they were pretty unreliable but didnt know if it was just a myth or not...i just want a car that i can work on and take my time to do it right and have fun with it when im done...i could build a turbo honda, but id rather have a "factory" turbo engine in a car

N/A rotaries can last a long time if they are treated right, turbo rotaries do not have the same fortune. Rotaries (especially older ones like FC's) take a good deal of maintenance and attention in order to stay in good running order, especially if you don't plan on driving it all the time. In a lot of cases, I spent as much (or more) time working on mine than I did driving it... and mine was N/A! It takes a commitment to own a rotary car, you have to know and understand that you are dealing with something completely different than other cars; they are very different beasts to work on than piston engines.

I don't discourage you from owning a rotary if that is what you really want but I want you to know that it isn't a picnic, shit breaks, motors blow, everything is expensive to replace, and you will need to constantly keep up on maintenance. I don't know if I would have believed it before hand, but after owning an FC, this thread (a TII FC vs. an SR20 S13) is really an Apples-to-Oranges comparison

CmeltoN · Post by **CmeltoN** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:24 am

Spork;248135 wrote:N/A rotaries can last a long time if they are treated right, turbo rotaries do not have the same fortune. Rotaries (especially older ones like FC's) take a good deal of maintenance and attention in order to stay in good running order, especially if you don't plan on driving it all the time. In a lot of cases, I spent as much (or more) time working on mine than I did driving it... and mine was N/A! It takes a commitment to own a rotary car, you have to know and understand that you are dealing with something completely different than other cars; they are very different beasts to work on than piston engines.

I don't discourage you from owning a rotary if that is what you really want but I want you to know that it isn't a picnic, shit breaks, motors blow, everything is expensive to replace, and you will need to constantly keep up on maintenance. I don't know if I would have believed it before hand, but after owning an FC, this thread (a TII FC vs. an SR20 S13) is really an Apples-to-Oranges comparison

thanx for the info man...i think im just gonna try to find a roller S13 and go from there...ive always liked the looks of them anyways lol

Devilchrono · Post by **Devilchrono** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:43 am

If it's just gonna be a for fun car, I'd say get the S13 and do an LSx swap. It may cost a little more initially, but it'd be way more fun when you're done, no matter what you wanted to do with it when driving it then.

CmeltoN · Post by **CmeltoN** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:47 am

Devilchrono;248139 wrote:If it's just gonna be a for fun car, I'd say get the S13 and do an LSx swap. It may cost a little more initially, but it'd be way more fun when you're done, no matter what you wanted to do with it when driving it then.

ive always wanted to do a turbo'd small block project....but thatd be more fun in a s10 than a 240 lol