Re: Rebuiilt 12a From Mazda

On Mon, Nov 3, 2003 10:06 AM, Amur_ <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  My first piece of advice, as always, is stay away from Mazda 
>dealerships.  They're poorly organized, their communication with Mazda 
>Canada make users of carrier pigeons look like paragons of efficiency 
>and their mechanics/technicians typically don't know enough about the 
>rotary to do much more than change the spark plugs.
>

Gyro used to have some good guys but when things got "hairy" for tem they'd
say "Go to  Can Jam, or Mazdee's




>   The first thing I would suggest doing is call around to local rotary 
>shops to see if anyone has a 12A available.  Odds are if one's 
>available, it will be used.  Not a rebuild.  But if it has low kms 
>you'll most likely be ahead of the game.
>
>1) You don't have to put up with a break-in period.
>
>2) You won't have to wrangle with a dealership.
>
>



>   The first place to look for a 12A is CP Racing, which is east of 
>Orangeville.  They have a lot of first gen experience and I haven't 
>heard anything negative about them.  My own 7 mechanic has made trips to 
>their shop to work on FCs with them (and guess who did the introductions 
>there?  :) )  CP is a partnership - Chris and Pat.
>
>
>CP Racing & Designs
>1440 Tottenham Rd
>New Tecumseh, Ontario
>L0G 1W0
>(905)936-5151
>
>site:  http://www.cpracing.ca/
>email:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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>Magnus
>http://www.magnusmotorsports.com/
>
>---
>Mazdees (probably the most reputable shop in TO - I got my current 13B 
>there 3 years ago.)
>http://www.goodmedia.com/mazdees/
>

I took my car to Dave a couple of years back... It seems to me, and he even
told me, Unless your car is a decked out  3rd gen RX-7  they don't really
care or treat  it so well. HE ended up busting my ignition  switch, and
telling me that my engine was dead ( I got another year and a half out of
it as a daily driver when i got it home and fixed it myself, with a  new
starter motor). 

>---
>Can-Saf (also highly recommended - they're in Oshawa)
>http://www.can-saf.com/
>
>---
>Mazmart (the guy to ask for - Mark)
>122 Manville Rd., #2
>(beside Prestige Auto)
>Eglinton and Warden
>(416) 751-0071
>
>---
>
>   There's one shop in Toronto that I'd encourage you to avoid.  A-spec.
>
>http://a-spec.ca/
>
>   In two years on the RX-7 Forum, and its separate Canadian section, 
>I've yet to hear anything other than raging complaints about these guys. 
>  Steer clear.
>
Are they  the guys that used to be Mazdas -R-Us but changed their name
because of some TV special on Street racing?
>
>
>   That's about it for now.  Lemme know if I can be of further help.  :)
>
>ttyl,
>Amur_


Many Thanks

 This is some very useful information. I've been looking for some guys  to
do the 'hard' work on my car since Can-Jam  stopped working on "street
cars". I used to get  Stewart saying stuff like .. "You Fix that , you know
how to fix that". But these days getting the garage and space time is the
problem.