"Anon" (tjsielsistneb)
07/07/2014 at 17:21 • Filed to: None
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"Anon" (tjsielsistneb)
07/07/2014 at 17:21 • Filed to: None | 7
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The Japanese are an odd bunch. They work all the time, have weird-ass game shows, and make some of the most boring cars on the planet. However the thing about Japan is that for every boring car that's engineered there's a madman somewhere. A madman, high on cocaine and on the ecstasy of finally understanding Evangelion's ending, that is designing a car. And in this fervor of ecstasy makes the equivalent of sex on wheels. And the good thing? Almost every single one of the companies have one of these madman! Nissan's made a GTR, Mitsubishi's made the EVO, Subaru's made the SVX (However after that guy died of an overdose, his replacement made the STIs that came afterwards), Toyota's made the MKIV twin turbo Supra and the LFA.
Finally, we come to Mazda. Many of us love Mazda for their creation of the RX series and the Miata. However beyond all of these other madmen's creations, the man who designed the Turbo'd FD RX7 is more insane than any other (yes, even more so than the guy who made the SVX). You see, it is not one thing in particular that made the Turbo'd RX7 insane. No, it was all of these things smushed together that made it truly insane!
While all of the other companies were using engines with pistons, the madman used a rotary engine. An engine mind you that had a startup and shutdown procedure, on a street car, a street car that was designed to be daily driven. However because of this crazy engine, in the car's ultimate form of the RX7 Spirit R, it allowed the car to rocket 0-60 MPH in 4.9 seconds, just .8 of a second slower than Ferrari's flagship 550 Maranello. The car also handled very well because of that temperamental engine's light weight, that along with only giving the car a 2800 pound curb weight also gave it a perfect 50:50 weight distribution.
However, beyond any of the things I just listed, the most insane thing about the RX7 came from when it was sparkling on the showroom floor. The price. Since I used the Spirit R for the 0-60 time, it's only fair that I use it again for this point. In 2002 a new RX7 Spirit R would set you back a cool 3,998,000 yen or $39255.16 US dollars. Adjusting for inflation, if you wanted to buy a new RX7 Spirit R today it would cost you $51,911.08. Now that may sound like a lot, that's because it is. However the price was actually pretty good when you considered the amount of performance that you got for that money. You could outrun Ferraris! And not even just Mondials! Ones that weren't even that old at the time, like the 456 and the F355! So somewhere, there is a man who designed one of the greatest and strangest sport cars in the history that kicked the shit out of an italian race horse at only a fraction of a cost. And I think we can all take solace in knowing that he is probably has a shit eating grin on his face on his cocaine covered face.
Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
> Anon
07/07/2014 at 17:28 |
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Turbo VR4 3000GT is better.
daender
> Anon
07/07/2014 at 17:28 |
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Behold, this is the magic that is the sequential-turbo's setup!
Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
> Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
07/07/2014 at 17:36 |
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Until you'd have to replace a transmission or two, and the mere fact that it's a fat pig. No thanks.
crowmolly
> Anon
07/07/2014 at 17:39 |
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Did you mean connoisseur?
Textured Soy Protein
> Anon
07/07/2014 at 17:43 |
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Connoisseur.
RazoE
> Anon
07/07/2014 at 17:45 |
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What is this start up/shut down procedure?
1. Pop Hood
2. Add oil
3. Add more oil
4. A little more
5. Turn car on
6. Turn car off immediately due to lack of oil.
7. Add more oil.
8. Take your Protege to work instead.
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Textured Soy Protein
> Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
07/07/2014 at 17:47 |
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No. No it's not.
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Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
> Textured Soy Protein
07/07/2014 at 17:47 |
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IMO it is.
Flavien Vidal
> Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
07/07/2014 at 17:54 |
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WEll, if you like 4wd, I guess it is... otherwise, nope...
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Flavien Vidal
> Anon
07/07/2014 at 17:58 |
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I have been looking ofr one actually... But I'm just scared the hell out of rotary's reliability... So... If I drasticaly check my oil, warm up the car AT ALL TIMES, and change oil every 2000 miles instead of 3000, do you think I will end up paying thousands to get the engine fixed due a blown apex seal?
PS: due to being a pussy and scared of this engine, I'm now leaning toward a 94+ MR2 GT or GT-S... but I just REALLY want an RX7... Bathurst R or Spirit R
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Anon
> Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
07/07/2014 at 18:01 |
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good luck finding one still working VR4.
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Textured Soy Protein
> Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
07/07/2014 at 18:03 |
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Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> daender
07/07/2014 at 18:04 |
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I hope I never have to work on one of these.
Saracen
> Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
07/07/2014 at 18:09 |
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These days, working on the sequential system means ripping that whole mess out and replacing it with a moderately sized, quick spooling single turbo.
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Saracen
> Anon
07/07/2014 at 18:22 |
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Steps to take for making an FD RX-7 as reliable as possible:
1. Upgrade the OEM radiator with a huge aftermarket replacement.
2. Upgrade the OEM intercooler with a huge aftermarket replacement.
3. New set of 2mm apex seals.
4. Replace twin turbo mess with a single turbo setup, such as a GT35R.
Dsscats
> Flavien Vidal
07/07/2014 at 18:25 |
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Get an MR2 or MR-S. Don't get an RX7. It'll be great when it's working right, but you'll be a nervous wreck trying to keep it so.
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daender
> Saracen
07/07/2014 at 18:40 |
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Or the usual LS swap.
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Flavien Vidal
> Dsscats
07/07/2014 at 18:52 |
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The MRS is not powerful enough to my taste... The post-94 MR2 GT or GT-s are 245hp so I'll go with that... I don't know... I just REALLY REALLY want an FD...
This shop is "so confident" about the car he sells, that he offers a 1 year warranty with unlimited mileage in the entire country... You bring it it to the dealer and he pays to fix it. Some kind of a 1 year Carmax lol... I just have to blow up the engine in the first year of use and ask for a new engine from Mazda lol. Should not be very hard to blow a 110.000km RX7 engine anyway lol
http://www.goo-net.com/usedcar/spread…
I could be tempted lol
mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/
> Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
07/07/2014 at 18:52 |
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3000gt/gto is awesome. The SL was almost my first car, but that's another story. I love them...just hate that every single one has been ruined by asshats trying to mod them. Fuck people.
RotaryLover
> daender
07/08/2014 at 01:07 |
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VACUUM LINES. VACUUM LINES EVERYWHERE! Seriously, these are the first things you change when you own one. Then you try to remove the heat soak from the turbo to the engine.
Gus Hicks for 'MuricaFuqYah
> Anon
01/12/2015 at 20:42 |
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Now see here, I'm not personally attached or invested in them Japanese vehicles. However, even as a full pledged patriot of the United States of America, I will say, them Japanese do engineer a mighty fine automobile. I do believe the FD RX7 is powered by a rotary engine, which is a type of electronical perpetual energy alternation device, proven by the thermodynamical lawings.
I will say, now, that back in my days in 'Nam, them helicopters were great, and I do appreciate me a good helicopter and sweet tea on a Sunday afternoon after church, but these Japanese vehicles, which I do not personally enjoy, I will say, are some good engineering. But I'd rather be seen in my Ford Bronco any day, even if it is rusted out.