SilentAgro Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 If i went for an RX7. I saw one near me, its a demo car for a place called Knight Racer. http://www.knightracer.com/index.htm It's on there somewhere You will see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 They're lighter and nicer to drive quickly than the Supra, but are shockingly unreliable in the most extreme way imaginable. Shockingly un-economical aswell, one of my freinds had one, I think he managed to average 15mpg Oh and he stalled it pulling off his drive once, big mistake, engine flooded and had to get towed to a garage. I think he had it for 3 months before he sold it for an M3, his summary was - ''Love the car, but not as much as I hate the engine' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Shockingly un-economical aswell, one of my freinds had one, I think he managed to average 15mpg My friend has one with 360bhp on the stock turbos... he gets single figure MPG on the motorway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Buy one with a blown engine and have a new engine built. Unless you KNOW what parts have been used in a rebuild, who did it, when, and how it's been treated since, it's a gamble. Rebuilds done on used housings and plates rarely last long, a proper rebuild is costly, but should be as reliable as a rotary can be I have a totally rust free, and unmessed with FD in factory red here, with the engine out and stripped. It would need a total engine refresh, but would make a lovely car. I am toying with putting a small economical piston engine in it as a pretty and economical daily driver, but would sell anything for the right offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shima60 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Or just get a toyota lump for it ooooo what do we have here an rx-7 with a 1jz how do we tempt ourselves http://www.performancecar.co.nz/articles/1994-mazda-rx-7-golden-state-157 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I did, in one moment of madness, assess the viability of putting my V6 Bonner engine in it, but decided the engine deserved a better fate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 chris put that bonner engine in lol that would be one hell of a rx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 They are on my list to buy, one of those cars that i know will be a nightmare to own but just has to be done. People rave about the rotary engines and Im interested to see what all the fuss is about. gorgeous looking cars tho! http://www.todoroki-trading.com/stock/mazda/407-FD3S/image3-rx7.jpg http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagames/NFS/speedhunters.com/Images/AntonioAlvendia/Feature%20Cars/Bruce%20Purple%20FD/IMG_1298%20copy.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 A bit of an issue going on with the geometry though in the bottom photo I wouldn't want to keep that thing in legal tyres. Here's a couple of shots of a customers car, he used to own the most immacualte late VVTi manual MKIV's I have seen, but now has this rather splendid machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Thats rather tidy Chris, like the front wings with the cutaway parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kill1308 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 If you're after a nice looking drive ornament, the RX7 is an excellent choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 If you're after a nice looking drive ornament, the RX7 is an excellent choice Whilst the turbo rotary has to be said to be as unreliable any modern engine I can think of the rest of the car is lovely, and they REALLY do handle like a peach if set up right. People quote cheap engine rebuild costs, but in my experience a cheap engine rebuild doesn't last. Some expensive ones don't last, either As an N/A engine the rotary is great if you can find anywhere to run it, as the are just hellish noisy, and silencing them to meet noise regs without killing the power with back pressure, which they abhor, is not at all easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake supra Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 A bit of an issue going on with the geometry though in the bottom photo I wouldn't want to keep that thing in legal tyres. Here's a couple of shots of a customers car, he used to own the most immacualte late VVTi manual MKIV's I have seen, but now has this rather splendid machine. That looks nice. They really suit the higher wings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4packet Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 What is needed to turn these into fast road/track cars Chris. I've heard the fuel tank is not baffled so well and the ARB mounts are weak etc. I'm looking at building one with an LSx V8 and trying to add up what brakes, suspension, extra stiffening etc is required to make it a worthwhile venture over the Supra. It's going to cost double the Supra and in many ways is an inferior quality car, but as a drivers tool it seems to have everything ticked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobius Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 always liked the look of the rx7 but engine issues put me off you could always do a 1JZ-GTEswap quite popular in the states http://www.norotors.com/index.php?topic=49.0 Japanese performance did a feature from a workshop who did this conversion back issue can be found here http://www.japaneseperformancemagazine.co.uk/shop.aspx?dept_id=105&item_id=2275 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I had a ride in a totally stripped out heavily modified RX7 about 500 bhp, it handled beautify, was as noisy as hell and pretty uncomfortable for me, being 6 foot. I think the engine blew a few weeks later, due to slight det, taking the tips of the rotors smashing the turbo to bits, a very costly mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Oh my Not even 20k km on the clock! Will be well over £30k OTR here, but worth it IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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