I don't know who owns this car, but it's one of the best FD's I've ever seen...

 

i had a montego blue '93... i miss her sometimes

 

yes they can make the same peak HP....but the LSx has a totally different powerband and feels completely different to drive, some people prefer the instant torque and low-end response.

not to mention that a 2 rotor sounds like a weedwhacker......i cant wait to get rid of mine, lol. although i do like the sound of a 3 rotor for some reason.


personally i could care less what engines people swap into their cars, as long as they enjoy their car.....why do you care?

 

RFFG, that rx7 looks amazing!

 

Weedwacker? You are on your own on that one. A properly modded rotary (with an exhaust - DP, Midpipe) is loud as hell - mine is loader than the blown V8 in my SLK & that thing is a BEAST.

And as I said in my earlier post, I don't really care what engine poeple put in their cars - my point was it made little sense from an effort standpoint (little to no ROI in power output). And....rotaries have wide powerbands where it counts - when pushing the car (ie from ~4500 - 8500 rpm is a gas with both turbos engaged).

 

Very nice and clean.

 

to some of us, the quality of sound is more important than the volume of the sound......i dont care if its "louder than a v8"....2rotors just sounds lame......believe me, im not alone on that one.

lol....reading comprehension is not your strong point, huh?
you completely missed the point.

 

Never mind I can see I'm talking to a wall here. Its just like being over at the club. I present facts here and you just talk about what you have heard or read with no numbers at all.

 

I've owned a lot of RX7s over the year. Most were 1st and 2nd gens. Only bought 1 FD. All of my rotarys have been mechanically reliable.

Unfortunately, I sold my FD a while back. Was a good, fun car and had 180K miles on it when I sold it. It is still running fine. The previous own blew the motor from low oil at 105K. Rotarys are reliable IF you maintain them, AND drive them the way they were meant to be driven.

I would never do the LS1 swap. I've driven a few. If I wanted a LS1, I'd by a Vette. By the time you purchase the LS1, the kit, the FD roller, and pay someone to put it in, you will have spent more than just buying a Vette. I know 4 people who have done this (built, not bought) - and all have gone over budget. 2 of them drive flawlessly, but were not awe-inspiring. Seems buying a Vette would be less taxing mentally.

 

I saw a beautiful red FD last night on the highway. It got me back into wanting an FD again.

 

This is my new baby...

 

I'm another convert to the reliability and instant torque of the LSx swaps. My original LS1/FD was 49.5%front 50.5% rear after the swap with a full tank of gas at 2800lbs. Crossweights were within 1lb of each other. Won the Sport Compact Car USCC even for handling pulling a 1.09g average with a cracked subframe completely on one side. 1.13g was the good side... and 1.06g on the cracked side. Car handled awesome on the road race course.

New car has to be completed for Mazda SevenStock 2009 which is September 26th. '93 FD with '08 fully built dry sump LS7, built T56, twin disc clutch, built Cobra IRS diff with 300M axles, Penske double adj coilovers, RacingBrake BBK, RaceShop rollbar. SHould be 2850lbs and make 575rwhp on 91 octane. Built to road race.

I always liked a particular rotary illustration I saw. Intake ports showed air/fuel/boost going in..... and apex seals exiting out the exhaust port . Bottom line is that beyond 400rwhp it is a crapshoot how long a turbo rotary lasts even with the best tuners working their magic.

 

Looks Great!

 

And we don't "care" what you "care" about either. Just because your rotary sounds like crap doesn't mean others do. My rotary sounds bad azz - each to his own.

As to reading comprehension, it's light years beyond yours (Genuis, by the way, maybe learn how to punctuate in your posts).

Lastly, nobody "lost" any of your points. We just don't agree with them.

 

I love the shape and lines of the FD chasis RX7.

It looks so nice that I think GM took some RX7 styling cues on the C5 Corvette.