So I purchased an LT1 FC last weekend, 6-speed. It is pretty ridiculous.

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Very nice, you have any special plans for it? I kow that thing will just go like stink... What kind of mileage you're getting on it. I know thats quite ridculous as well.lol

i love the flat black, and those a very tasteful wheels for that vehicle, it looks to be a pretty sweet ride, have fun with it, watch for flashing lights, and stay safe, yourself and others

NX too? nice car all it needs is a turbo:driving

NX too? nice car all it needs is a turbo:driving

your kidding right? it looks like an ls1 was shoehorned into it and fitted with a nitrous system, DEFINITELY no turbo needed

i know a guy with a ls1 turbo......... it makes HUGE power[-X

Lt1? Kill Your Self!!!!!!!!!!!

















Nice car none the less, but seriously... Kill your self.........

but anyway turbo or not it needs new headers

what joe, you'd rather have that tiny little 2 rotor motor it originally came with?

and I should have thought of the lt1 before I said ls1, but hel i wasnt that far off

porchekid, im sure they work fine and dont unnecessarily NEED new ones

looks pretty sick pal congratulations. a friend of mine was about to buy a red one, with a great exhaust system and black rims, looked great, but in Honduras we dont have the ability to buy stuff if the car ruins.

Its nice, but why not just get a real rx7? I understand swap love... But dude, 13bt's rule... Anywho nice ride if its really yours

what joe, you'd rather have that tiny little 2 rotor motor it originally came with?

and I should have thought of the lt1 before I said ls1, but hel i wasnt that far off

porchekid, im sure they work fine and dont unnecessarily NEED new ones



Yes, Mine has it and is fast. Rotary engine rules. An RX7 without a rotary is just another Mazda but Not an RX7......

^ I had a friend of mine... Brady in Indiana. He had a third gen RX-7. That thing was blisteringly quick and I mean quick. I forgot what he did to it it was some minor engine. He had to get rid of because he was like 18 or 19. The insurance was much too high for him to afford.

congratulations, you've bought a very very cool car :) i would like to have something like that :)

Joe, looks like me n you are the only purists here..... Tis a shame

Lol hehehehehe. Indeed. No love for an awesome engine like the 13B. They will never know the awesomeness of spinning Dorito's...

^^^ lol, I love the pun

and I love rotaries

but it's a v8 in a car not intended for the power of a v8.

I know what u mean. It was ok for me if it was a Miata or a Protege, but an RX7? nahhhhhhh

Its not that we don't like the car, and aren't happy for the guy... Just not somethin we'd do.

YES. The car is awesome as is. Great potential. But is like Drfter said. I will better save like 15,000 grand and do the following:

1- Make a killer 20B N/A preferable Brige Ported with ITB'S or make it BP and Turbo

2 and more tempted- Slap 2 12a engines with a custom eccentric shaft worth around 5,000+us and lot of custom work and make an astonishing 4rototr engine


When I find a job in an airline, one of the two I will do. Specially number 2.

Yeah but he gets to have a small quick little car AND have an engine note that isn't stupid AND have a powerband that doesn't START at 6K ;)

One of my classmates in college has an FC with a Ford 302 in it. It's pretty quick and is always kinda weird hearing THAT car making scary roaring noises.

powerband at 6? lol u wish it had a powerband at 6,000. 3,8xx to be exact using a .75-1.00 trim to3/to4 turbo in my car...


Silly note? This is my car, when the other owner had it. If that is a silly sound to you, no idea in what world you are...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z1eF_r60ws

Well, considering the LT1 produces 300+lb-ft from 2550 RPM to redline, I think he wins in that department.

While I agree that rotaries can be cool in RX7's, I really only like the design of the FC's/FD's. Out of the factory, nobody knew what to do with them, and quite a few FD's needed an engine replacement at around 50k miles.

Having a rotary would be for the original factor, and in that case I would save it for the Savannah RX-3's. When it comes to a flat black FC, it's all about going fast, and IMHO a 5.7L V8 doesn't do too bad of a job.

Yes, it is a ton of fun. And I don't like rotary engines sorry about that. No idea of the gas mileage because the odometer doesn't work and neither does the speedometer so I haven't been driving much, don't want to get pulled over. I don't want to kill myself so I will not be getting a turbo. The power it has is enough to satisfy me for now.

Very cool. Im not a pursit as it were, but, I enjoyed my 1987 with the rotary. It was plenty for me. A six speed? Thats go to be an add on along with the power plant right? I remember mine being a five speed. Keep the pics coming please!

Nice toy....I really like it

I love RX-7s and I love V8 (GM small blocks even more so) in the same way I love hamburgers and ice cream. Generally not in the same bowl. I guess I am a bit of a rotary nut though.

Aside from that I imagine that would be a very nice ride. I love the paint scheme and FCs are my favorite generation of RX-7 as well. Must be hellishly fast, even if the speedo doesn't work.

powerband at 6? lol u wish it had a powerband at 6,000. 3,8xx to be exact using a .75-1.00 trim to3/to4 turbo in my car...


You have to get to 3800 for power? You'll have lost the race by then!

Nice find, I've always like LT/LS1 V8 FC's

Have fun with it

You have to get to 3800 for power? You'll have lost the race by then!


if you say so.....

YES. The car is awesome as is. Great potential. But is like Drfter said. I will better save like 15,000 grand and do the following:

1- Make a killer 20B N/A preferable Brige Ported with ITB'S or make it BP and Turbo

2 and more tempted- Slap 2 12a engines with a custom eccentric shaft worth around 5,000+us and lot of custom work and make an astonishing 4rototr engine


When I find a job in an airline, one of the two I will do. Specially number 2.

The difference being that the reliability of the rotary would not in any way compare to the LT1..........High revving turbo engines never do

that is completely true. But when you have rotating Dorito's in your blood, those things doesn't matter....

that is completely true. But when you have rotating Dorito's in your blood, those things doesn't matter....

OK, let's go the other way with this.....with the same money you would spend on the rotary, what could be done with the V8?.
I have an NA one that is pushing out 620hp, before the giggle gas, and I have about 1/2 that into it(that engine is in a 240Z)

For $15,000 you could have a V8 pumping out 1000+whp reliably.. lol

OK, let's go the other way with this.....with the same money you would spend on the rotary, what could be done with the V8?.
I have an NA one that is pushing out 620hp, before the giggle gas, and I have about 1/2 that into it(that engine is in a 240Z)


I know what you are talking about Heretic. Obviously A lot of things and still you will have money to use in other things. I have spent close to 8,000 in engine parts alone, complete rebuild parts alone including seals were close to 1,700$ Rotors from Racing Beat cost me close to 3,000 the pair and all other things like Street Port and the follow. You have to pay to play in a Rotary engine unlike other engines. But that is what make then fun projects and money pits. Unless you have a rotary, you will never know what is to be broke lol. I love working on my car with my step father. I will love rebuilding it every year. Done it once already. And I love it like crazy. I'm not saying they are better than Big Blocks. We are talking about a 1,300cc avg engine against something three time as big. I'm just saying that they are unique and have they're ways to be competitive....

I will never argue about a small engine being as reliable as a big block and wish one takes less money to built. My step father had a 9sc 1973 Camaro. I know what you are talking about so no worries..... I'm a big block lover also...

holy cow. that is sick! i mean i'm not much of a jap car fan but that is a very tasteful car then i saw the engine! :eek: a vette engine!!!!! this thing must be insane. nice car i am jealous:D

Who says it came out of a Vette? :P

it came out of an impala SS

BOOYAA

Who says it came out of a Vette? :P
didn't say it did but i said it is a vette engine.

It came out of a Firebird.

it came out of an impala SS

BOOYAA
firebird hahahahaa:D

and like i said its a vette engine but it wasn't neccesarly(sp) out of a vette

what the.... lol i was going to say welcome to the rotary community but i guess not!

how does it handle? does it feel front heavy?

that car is bad ass man! love the wheels and tires too.

what the.... lol i was going to say welcome to the rotary community but i guess not!

how does it handle? does it feel front heavy?

Sorry no rotary, it doesn't really feel front heavy.

Thanks for the positive comments guys.

rotaries ARE the lightest of the light, but small block lsx's are DAMN light. don't assume cause it's a v8 it's a big o heavy *******

rotaries ARE the lightest of the light, but small block lsx's are DAMN light. don't assume cause it's a v8 it's a big o heavy *******He's got a LT1, of the LT series (2nd generation), totally different engine from the LS (3rd generation).

No offense to the LT1 owners out there, but there were heavy engines. LS1's are honestly near half the weight.

Yeah the LSX motor is only about 20 lbs heavier than the rotary motor, unfortunately at this time I couldn't afford a FC with and LSX.

Joe, looks like me n you are the only purists here..... Tis a shame

nope, purist faction here as well.

Even though an LS swap is viable in the car, I would prefer a rotary.
Still haven't found one in good enough shape though. Some 1500 were sold in germany and oddly enough, dispite high gas prices and RX7's being forbidden to drive inside most cities in germany by now most owners still hold on to their 2nd gen RX7's.

13B rotary engines with peripherals are not actually that light.
A Honda 4 pot rice grill is actually lighter in some cases.

Most people speak about how the amount of money could buy more horsepower but from experience I must say that you bought a very balanced chassis. Just not quite certain how the heavier engine influences handling.

With an engine about the weight of the 13BT I think I could still chase the car over a track within a 3" margin round after round. One piece of advise, by default the rear wheel suspension has something Mazda calls "automatic toe adjustment".

Get rid of it!

It's basically a set of rubber bushings which however can be replaced by PU aftermarket ones allowing you to control the car better.

Toe-Steer eliminators..... Corksport sells them for 69.00$

made some myself for my previous car and they improved handling in my opinion at least.

Small increase in minimum turning radius though but definately more precise steering in faster corners.