ok if the front rotor goes would the rear be slightly behind it as well? in this case wouldnt it be best to replace both so you dont have to worry about the same issue coming up again anytime soon? -FD/ Rotor- noob
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i’m gonna place my bet on the rear rotor, that one typically burns hotter and receives less airflow due to the fucked up inner working of the upper intake manifold. The fact that one detonated means that a whole rebuild should be done just for the fact that the whole mixture was lean, just slightly hotter in the rear housing.
verdict is in…got to mess with it when i got home from work, zero compression on the rear rotor… definitly won’t be out again this year. everythings gotta come out and get torn down. fun fun. i’ll probably end up using the good half of my motor and the good half of ezfd’s old motor and have them sent out to be rebuilt. what i do with porting/seals is gonna be a big decision to make.
and no, the rx8 motors aren’t even an option, so don’t bring them up
and to even prove more, how confused i am at what happened
that about sums it up. for a rotary, this motor shoulda taken alot of abuse :gotme:
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It will be interesting to see (when you open the motor up) if the guy who you bought the car from really did put those larger ceramic apex seals in… hum…
paul, from what i can tell so far the turbo still spins freely and has no shaft play…it mighta nicked up the exhaust wheel/housing tho i won’t know till i pull it off
If it makes you feel any better…I spent 4 hours a day for a week putting my sr back together to have it throw a rod out the block 2 days after it was on the road…due to a weak rod bolt.
