rx7 vs crx
 

i'm faced with a problem,i am lookin for a 88-91 crx and in my search found a 91 rx7 i don't know witch one to get
i can get the rx7 for 800$ help opinions plz thanks ???

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honda all the way. reason why? parts availability.

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if the rx7 is a turbo get it, crx = slow pos unless you put tons of money into them

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rx-7 all the way, especially if its turbo. how many miles are on it though? or atleast on the engine? if its over 45,000 it aint gonna last much longer, but it would still be fun. i love rx-7's, my dad got me into them because hes a senior mazda techician he has owned 2 and driven many. i want to buy a third gen ;D

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CRX!

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rx-7.....im selling my crx soon to buy one of them bastards...im just getting the crx in top notch condition before i sell it...a couple days from now and i should be zoom zoomin in a red 93 turbo manual rx-7...just waiting on the papers from the bank....hehehe

lewis

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ya ya the rx7 would be fast then the crx. But crx parts, both aftermarket and oem are cheaper then the rx7. And since you are soo excited about an 800 rx7 id say you dont have gobs of money to fix an aging car that uses a rotary engine.

but it really does depend on many things, like money, shape of both cars, milage and personal taste.

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Depends on how the cars are gonna be driven...Crx can't be beat for a Daily driver drop a B18C in and it'll be reliable as all hell (done right). and still get 28-35 mpg.
RX7 is a helluva road race/drag car with the right mods but is gonna cost you about $40 a day to drive it if you start modding it. I'd take both drive the CRX everyday and drive the RX7 on the weekends with the exhaust removed.

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rotary engines dont last past 45,000miles ???

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rotary engines suck ass, i drove an rx7 with 80,000k and it was burning oil so bad, and one of the rotors was not even working, bad apex seal, i also drove a 90 integra with a b18 over 400,000k and it was fine........what does that tell you.

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rx-7 will desamate all ;D ;D. if you know how to drive, and if it is in good condition.

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i smoked a turbo II the other day....
slow slow slow...

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nice job, but i bet it was in bad condition. one of my friends has a turbo II and hes got almost 400 hp at the wheels.

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Civic SI! CRX SI!

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crx = if your are a poor cheap ass bitch like me and care about bullshit like gas mileage and how long an engine lasts

rx7 = if you wanna own any honda with that same money put in and want a fast car

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rx7 = powerful but short life engine

honda = not as powerful but last long life engine
turbo honda = power but shorter life engine

It's all about how you take care of the car man..

Jeff-

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tons of money? I really don't think you've had a good experience with your crx.

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that may be true, but making a crx go fast =

$1000 zdyne
$400 turbo
$300 manifold
$1000+ pistons/rods
$???? block post/sleeve/something to make it stronger.
$200 bov
$300 wastegate

i'm sure lots of other things i'm missing.
lsd/tranny stuff.

rx7 = made to be a sportscar
crx = made to be economy car

btw i don't consider 14 flat fast. or mid/high 13s

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you ever driven a 2g rx7.. they are gay ------ boats.. handle like a camry and sound gay as ----.. and the setup your talkin about on the crx is makes for a rather fast car...

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the only rx7 i've ever driven was a turbo II savanna. and it wasn't very fast. but still a lot faster than a crx.

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all I gotta say is SEALS..

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i would go with the rx-7 you can always find another crx but the chance to buy a rx-7 doesn't come very often. RX-7 all the way

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good luck with that rotary.. parts are expensive and the engine scares most mechanics..

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come on live a little for god sakes. Whats the point of life without a little challenge. Why have a car that you can't toy with. A rotary is just another puzzle to solve and see how it works ,i find them very fascinating.so why not besides not many people can say the own or owned a rx-7 ;)

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I spent 1500 subtract 300 = 1200 bucks for a complete setup in a car that's already fun. ;) The only thing that wasn't new on my setup was that dsm bov... I mean sure, I could have done the exact same thing for $3000 bucks.

I love the 89-91 CRX (Si). Lightweight, and has tons of potential, and can be extremely reliable. I have 182 k miles on my motor that I just turbocharged and no problems. Not burning oil, and everything's strong, and is good for a high 13 second car which is not shabby. I realize it's not the fastest, but it's pretty impressive if you consider what I spent to do it, the fuel milage I'm getting, and the reliablity...

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personally it all depends what you wanna do. I have seen some bad ass crx's but the same goes for the rx-7. I just enjoy a good challenge

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you think you can run high 13s in that car?

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It gets REAL old hearing people say rotary engines dont last long..especially coming fom people that talk about not needing an engine to last long. You just have to treat a rotary differnt than a piston engine ..it is as simple as that. No it will never be as reliable as a honda engine but 45k miles or 80k miles give me a break!!!! That is bull ---- unless you treat it like crap. Have to treat the engine different for sake of time i wont go into specifics. Oh and so maybe it only last 120k miles or 150 big deal you are running an engine that is an engineering masterpiece.

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9.1 in the 1/8th in a rex is good for a high 13. I did this at 8 psi and no exhaust. I got a friend with a 91 stang with 302 stroked up to almost 330 something and I beat him and he's not a poor driver. He got a jump off the line but I passed him at about 40mph and keep on going. So yes, I belive my car is a high 13 second car very much. The closest drag here only does the 1/8th, so I have to wait a while before I run the 1/4. I also want to finish my water injection to elimate the ping at high rpms.

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9.1 isn't good for 13s, 9.1 is more like 14.5

i ran 9.2 a 1/8th, and in the quater i ran 14.5

here is some slip from one of my jacked up runs, its hard to use this as an example, since i coasted over the finsih line

http://www.crpud.net/~jbliss/pics/time_slip.jpg

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Hey Johnny, was that the chevelle? Pretty good run.

I got that 9.1 with street tires, slipping and the worst wheel hop I've ever felt in my life.. I hate wheel hop!

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no that was one of my embarssing jacked up runs in the camaro, i launched at idle, floored it, went sideways.. almost crashed, speed shifted into 2nd... almost crashed, missed 3rd, then floored it all the way through 3rd, missed 4th, then coasted. i was so frustrated, cause i was on street tires and the shifter linkage was so bad i couldn't find 3rd or 4th gear. it was terrible :)

have you dyno'd your car? that'd be cool if you could run high 13s in it. that'd be pretty fast

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I've looked at the prices of 69 SS Camaros and they're pretty expensive. Where did you get yours at?

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bough the car totally rusted out and no egnine or interior or anything. completly restored.

its worth about 18k with a nice paint job.

btw its a 67

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dang i love the late 60's ones they are jsut sweet lookin. It is good to have random-strike here to keep people from being so honda narrow minded.

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you are definately faced with a hard one. i love both cars and have had to of each. i now have a crx but am looking for an rx7 again. i have a buddy that is a bad ass with them rotary engines. best beleive in all cases ive seen and he's seen the rx7 while blow by 150k miles. rotaries are this guys life and he knows. he can do anything to a rotary. so if your looking for reliability go with the honda or just rebuild the engine and you'll know what your working with

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Buy both and make a CRX-7.

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I couldn't have said it any better than Last_Mohican! A rotary is a different engine. It needs a little different care. Don't shut off the car until it's warmed up. It floods it. Misc, ---- like that. I've had a 79, an 82, an 83, and an 87 Turbo II and I loved everyone. We are also in the process of building another 87 Turbo II. They all had over 130,000 miles on them too. They all ran great! 45,000 miles my ass! Keep up regular oil and filter changes and it'll run forever. By the way my old stock Turbo II went 13.9 in the quarter on only 8psi boost since it has a fuel cut at 8.6psi. Stock exhaust, stock everything excluding boost. Oh yeah that was in Colorado too. I also use to rev my 82 RX-7 to 11,000 on a daily basis. Never any problems after 2 years. Don't knock the rotary if you don't know anything about it.

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I find the rotary to be very impressive. The amount of power the FD motor can put out, being less than 80 cubic inches.

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^ yeah, very true.. what, like 1.3 liter motor... impressive