Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2762305 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 22 Nov 2003 19:30:42 -0500 Received: from rad ([66.156.196.17]) by imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20031123003042.HWBR1940.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sat, 22 Nov 2003 19:30:42 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Need quick help - found 3 different 13B's in wrecking yard. Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 18:28:39 -0600 Message-ID: <03bd01c3b158$be34de00$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_03BE_01C3B126.739A6E00" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_03BE_01C3B126.739A6E00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable but I just found a place that has three RX-7s - a pre-'86, an '87 and a post-'89. I can get the 87 engine (complete with = ECU, he says) for $350 USD. I didn't ask a price for the newer unit. Is there anything in particular that would make the post-'89 more = useful than the '87?=20 Dale R. =20 I would probably skip the pre-86. The 87 is fine, as is the 89. The = 89-91 had lighter rotors, and higher compression, though it won't matter that much. The bigger question would be whether either of these was a turbo engine. It would also be nice to know why the cars were in the yard. = For example, a totaled rear end of the car would probably indicate that the engine was OK at the time. A good body would probably mean the engine = was toast. Either way, you'd want to rebuild it, but it will likely be = cheaper if the engine was good when it was scrapped.=20 =20 Give us more info, and we can help you make a better decision. Good = luck. Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_03BE_01C3B126.739A6E00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

 but I just found a place that has three RX-7s -=20 a
pre-'86, an '87 and a post-'89.  I can get the 87 engine = (complete=20 with ECU,
he says) for $350 USD.  I didn't ask a price for the = newer=20 unit.

    Is there anything in particular that = would make=20 the post-'89 more useful
than the '87? 

Dale = R.

 
I would = probably skip=20 the pre-86.  The 87 is fine, as is the 89.  The 89-91 had = lighter=20 rotors, and higher compression, though it won't matter that much.  = The=20 bigger question would be whether either of these was a turbo = engine.  It=20 would also be nice to know why the cars were in the yard.  For = example, a=20 totaled rear end of the car would probably indicate that the engine was = OK at=20 the time.  A good body would probably mean the engine was = toast. =20 Either way, you'd want to rebuild it, but it will likely be cheaper if = the=20 engine was good when it was scrapped. 
 
Give us = more info, and=20 we can help you make a better decision.  Good=20 luck.
Rusty
 
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