Rx7 Newbie

[1stGenNa4Now]

Hey ya'll I just bought an 1979 Mazda Rx7 with 79000 miles on her. Any tech info, advice, do's and don'ts, anything that I should know to keep it running properly will be appreciated. Im the third owner of this vehicle. The second owner added some stitched rx7 leather aftermarket seats and matching door panels. An Rotary Shack Custom Max Power Header was also added by the previous owner along with a Magna flow exhaust. I took the vehicle to a local Mazda dealer for an inspection and was told it had an oil leak but besides that it was in great condition. I changed the oil and after driving it almost 900 miles it was 1\2 a qt. low. A few drops of oil on my garage floor are visible too. All the emissions have been removed. The car starts right up and runs perfectly. The body has no rust or dents. For the near future I want to upgrade the intake manifold and carb. Any advice on that would be appreciated aswell. I love this car and I want to make good reliable power with it n/a before I even think of boosting it. Firts though I want to fix the oil leak. Again any advice will help. Thanks for reading.

[black rocket]

Welcome to RX-7 Forums! Sounds like you found an excellent 1st gen. Oil leak is probably from OMPLoil metering pump) located pass side of the motor.

[BoostedFC]

Any pics of the car? Sounds like a nice find really. Seems to have a decent amount of money in the exhaust. What were you thinking as for the carb? (Weber, Holley or something else)

[1stGenNa4Now]

Originally Posted by BoostedFC Any pics of the car? Sounds like a nice find really. Seems to have a decent amount of money in the exhaust. What were you thinking as for the carb? (Weber, Holley or something else)

Thank you sir! I deicided to swap the whole motor. Is still a 12a but with half the miles on it. I am new to rotary but not to making cars fast. There are some pictures in my other posts of my progress. I'll have a video up of her first start soon. There is a picture of the car on my profile. For the carb/intake I decided to go with a racing beat manifold and holley. Im on business in the midwest but, I am originally from Puerto Rico. The home of some of the fastest rotary powered cars in the world. Thanks to the knowledge and experience of my Family and friends I have learned enough in less than a month to completely overhaul my first rotary. Thanks for your interest

[black rocket]

In that case, I'm sure we don't need to remind you of the compression test!

[BoostedFC]

There are some 12a powerplants out there making good numbers, good luck with the build.

[BoostedFC]

How are things working out for you & the car?