Rotaries

I wasn't exactly just flooring it outright. I still don't have the tach hooked up and the engine wasn't totally warmed up yet.

Thats what I figured. Sounds better than mine.
 
Ported goodness. :)

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I'm actually planning on a 4 port 13b this summer...bridgeport with a big webber 51 :D
 
Have to see how feasible it is. Never built a rotary before, so it may take a while. Also, I gotta find a 13b, normally you can find them for cheap, but I can't find any!
 
http://rotarynews.com/node/view/1000

Legendary Mazda RX500 Rotary Show Car Restored!
Hiroshima, July 2008 - In the 1970s, Mazda developed the RX500, a dream supercar that amazed a multitude of car fans around the world. After sitting dormant in a warehouse for the last 30 years, the legendary RX500 has now been fully restored. In July 2008, it was put on display at the Hiroshima City Transportation Museum, 38 years after it was first exhibited at the 1970 Tokyo Motor Show.

Powered by rotary engine, which has been successfully commercialized only by Mazda, the Mazda RX500 recorded a top speed of 240 kilometers per hour. It also adopted butterfly wing doors even before the Lamborghini Countach. As part of his plans to hold a supercar exhibition, Hisahiro Akimasa of the Hiroshima City Transportation Museum approached Mazda and received its blessing to restore and exhibit the RX500. The restoration work was carried out at a garage in Hiroshima, and it was by no means an easy task. The car was missing its key and gasoline tank lid, and these and many other parts had to be remade by hand. One of the engineers who worked on the RX500 said, ?We wanted to reflect the forty years of history in the car. We didn?t want it to appear brand new.? The restoration project was carried out by some of the engineers from the original development team with the support of Mazda.

It had long been believed that there were three RX500s, one green, one yellow, and one silver. However, when a damaged door was being repaired, someone spotted three different colored layers of paint. The restoration work proved that there had only ever been one RX500 and that it had been repainted in different colors.

Mazda?s spokesperson Shinichiro Uetsuki said, ?Nowadays, when kids draw a picture of a car, they always draw practical cars like minivans. The RX500 was made to be the stuff of dreams, and even though it?s 40 years old, I am sure kids these days will still find it wonderful.? The exhibition runs from July 19 through August 31, 2008 at the Hiroshima City Transportation Museum.

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Wow that's fantastic. Mazda knew how to make some good looking cars back in the day. This is defiantly up there with the Cosmo.
 
Mazda needs to make a production version of the Furai.
 
Ported goodness. :)

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Thanks... up until about 5 min ago i was confident that owning a MSP, GTX, and FC3S TII was going to be enough to make me perfectly happy (maybe a MS6) but now i have a powerful powerful lust for a vintage pre RX-7 Rotary... god damn it
 
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Have to see how feasible it is. Never built a rotary before, so it may take a while. Also, I gotta find a 13b, normally you can find them for cheap, but I can't find any!

Watch RX7club and the v8rx7 club. I promise you the v8rx7 guys won't be needing theirs anymore :lol:
 
I'm surprised nobody posted this:

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/MUST-SEE-IF-YOUR-AN-The_3528.htm

(sorry for the streetfire link but pretty much the best version i could find online)

I'm suprised no one has either. Here's a better video. ;)

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http://speedhunters.com/archive/2009/01/29/car-spotlight-gt-gt-quot-works-quot-style-sa22c-rx7.aspx

One thing you might notice about Japan is the "team spirit" of its car enthusiasts. Whether its drift teams, VIP clubs, or even ita-sha groups, there are organizations dedicated to every type of car and model out there. Sometimes the clubs will be a broad group of friends that simply enjoy driving and hanging out, and other times they will be dedicated specifically to one type of car. If you are an RX7 fan, or fan of classic Japanese cars in general, you might have stumbled across the group known as "22C Works". As the name suggests, 22C works is a club for owners of the first generation SA22C Mazda RX7 from around Japan. There are lots of cool 22C's in the group, but we found one in particular we had to showcase this month.This particular Showa 59 (1984) RX7 is owned by 22C Works member "Sassy" who comes from the Chubu region of Japan. The car is done in the so-called "works" style which replicates the racing cars of the '70s and '80s. The first thing you'll notice will be the IMSA style wide body kit. Couldn't find any other info on the kit, but it's definitely rare to see on a street car. Any of the SA22C fans know anymore about the kit and whether it's one-off or made by a company? Whatever it is, it looks great and is complemented nicely by the the semi-gloss black paint and period style logos.The rear view really shows how much the fenders and the rear spoiler widen the car's stance. I'm sure you noticed the wheels as well. SSR Formula Mesh 16x11J -27 up front and 16x13J -57 in the rear. Pretty crazy. Tires are Dunlop, complete with matching yellow lettering. No interior shots, but if you look close you can see a cage and bucket seats inside. Unlike a lot of the cars that just replicate the racer look, Sassy's SA22C is functional as well.In fitting with the car's theme, the engine is a carb'd NA 13B with auxiliary ports.

Without a doubt this car is one the coolest first generation RX7's out there.

Thanks to Koji Yokota of 22C Works for letting us showcase the club and this car. Make sure to check out the 22C Works site for even more early RX7 coolness.
http://www.22cworks.com/

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:blink: DO FUCKING WANT.
 
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2009/01/29/gallery-gt-gt-fd3s-time-attack-monsters-in-japan.aspx

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And now for the latest and the most ridiculous (in a good way) RX7 yet, the Revolution TA-2. This car was just completed during the later part of 2008, and already its become one of the most talked about "tuner cars" around, nearly winning the Tsukuba Super Battle in its first appearance. If the Pan Speed car is hard core, than I don't know what to call the TA-2. The car is almost literally a GT car redone for time attack, including a full dry carbon RE Amemiya GT300 body over a one-off tube chassis. Hidden underneath all that is a T04Z-fed cross-ported 13B making around 550ps and hooked to a Hewland 6-speed sequential gearbox. Impressive stuff, but this one of cars that is about MUCH more than just the engine.Giant Project Mu brakes behind a set of 18" Ray's RE30's. As you can see, the tires are the new Hankook Ventus TD in 265 and 295 widths. Hankook may not be an established name in Japan yet, but their tires have been appearing on lots of time attack cars here recently, including the TA-2 and cars from R-Magic and ATTKD. The rubber must be up to the test if they are being used on cars as serious as the TA-02.Looking in the interior, you can't even tell what kind of car this started out as. The Hewland shift lever and dry carbon transmission tunnel dominate the cockpit. The cluster is a Motec unit that monitors and logs all of the car's vitals, and there's also a screen there which I'm assuming is used for monitoring lap times or for the driver to watch his favorite TV shows.Closer view of the front fender on the dry carbon body. Of course the FD's original pop-up lights are long gone in favor these more aero-friendly fixed units.The car looks absolutely sinister from the rear with its diffusers, canards, and lack of any color or lettering. The whole machine weighs in around a 950kg, or just under 2,100 lbs.At the '08 Tsukuba Super Battle, the TA-2 was the second fastest entry of the day, finishing just behind the Cyber Evo. The car should be able to break get into the 54-second range, which would give it the record for fastest FR at Tsukuba.

As the car gets more track time, you can bet the Cyber Evo team and maybe even the HKS CT230R crew keeping a close eye on what happens.
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I don't want this car. I NEED THIS CAR.
 
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http://speedhunters.com/archive/2009/01/31/car-spotlight-gt-gt-racing-beat-fd3s-land-speed-car.aspx

Here's another incredible car I found in the Mazda Motorsports dungeon... this one pretty much blew my mind, as I've never seen this car in person before. This is the Mazda/Racing Beat FD3S RX7 that set a land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Historic!

This FD was originally built in 1991 by Takayuki Oku and Jim Mederer of Racing Beat in Anaheim California, and was driven by Jim Mederer. There was a video special on the History Channel that included video footage of Jim Mederer talking about his experiences at Bonneville, which includes special footage of this FD in 1992.

This car is nicknamed "Back in Black," because it was originally painted white, and was completely rebuilt after Racing Beat's first attempt at making a land speed record with the white painted FD, where the car went airborne and FLIPPED OVER at 240mph while attempting the record run. You absolutely MUST watch the video footage of it... it's insane!!! (I included the link at the bottom of this story, no need to Google it)

After rebuilding the car (and probably quite a few chiropractor visits for Jim Mederer), Racing Beat was ready to return to Bonneville, but unfortunately, rain forced cancellation of the land speed events in 1993 and 1994. The Racing Beat crew returned to Bonneville in 1995, with this same exact FD3S, but this time with a new aero adjustments, a new name and new look. They were "Back in Black." If you watch the video, it's really cool to see that the "push car" that they're using to help get the "Back in Black" land speed record FD3S up to speed is also an FD3S!!! What an awesome sight!

With Back in Black, Racing Beat and their FD3S boosted the land speed record up to 241mph, with a successful run their second time out at Bonneville with the car.
Here's the front of the FD... although, with the shape of the nose, with the blue racing stripes, and the round cutouts in the bumper, I think it kind of looks like a Dodge Viper in this photo. Aw man... I think FDs look 200% sexier than Dodge Vipers. Check out the "47th Bonneville Challenge" sticker on the windshield. I think that's so cool. What a historic, groundbreaking car. Notice that the car is on a dolly, so the Mazda R&D folks can move the car around more easily! Smart! (Hm, I think I need to make one of these dollies for one of my cars...)

The real sexiness though, isn't on the surface. Underneath the racing stripes sits a fully built up 3-rotor Mazda engine that produces 900 horsepower. Yup, nine hundred.
Inside the car, I was impressed by things like the super high rollcage (added protection for rollovers!), the rivet-laden transmission tunnel, and aluminum floorboards. Check out the dry carbon dashboard with custom fitted gauges as well! Super cool!

Another small, but interesting detail... I thought it was cool that Racing Beat built the car with so much continuity of design, with their signature red and blue stripes from the outside continuing inside the car on the doorpanels and seats.
Super smooth, low and aerodynamic is the key here. Notice that the mirrors have been removed, and the wheels are inset into the fenders and smooth to prevent wind resistance. Oh, and did anyone notice? The hood and fenders are one big removable piece.
This dry carbon rear lip wing provides more downforce and stability on the car's rear end, giving it more traction when it's doing 220mph! Aesthetically, I also think the it was very cool to include their crew names on the back window; a racing team is just that - a team. Without the help and support of the crew, it's unlikely that they could have performed as well as they did at Bonneville.
Those wheels look similar to Mooneyes "Moon Discs" to me! I like how they've custom painted the aluminum discs and put Racing Beat logos on them. Extremely cool.

I do think it's interesting though, that the wheel size chosen by the Racing Beat team looks smaller than what I thought they might use to achieve a land speed record. Wouldn't bigger wheels be more stable at high speed? I'll have to ask them one day, if we ever have the chance to meet.
 
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http://speedhunters.com/archive/2009/02/02/car-feature-gt-gt-john-morton-s-imsa-sa22c-rx7.aspx

Over the past few days, I've been finishing up our Mazda-themed editorials with photos from the race car dungeon underneath the Mazda R&D facility. The main reason I wanted to go to the facility in the first place was to shoot this particular car. As pretty much everyone who has read Speedhunters can tell, I'm a die hard Toyota enthusiast. However, I do hold RX7s in high regard. I just love the design and historic lineage of the cars - it's really something I could get into if I still owned an RX7. Cars like rear wheel drive Corollas, Skylines, and RX7s fascinate me with the subtle design changes from year to year, and the rich racing heritage that these makes of cars have.

The first time I ever laid my eyes on this SA22C, I was at a Sevenstock event at Mazda with Calvin Wan, because his FD was in the show. Sitting quietly in the courtyard of the R&D building was this works flared SA22C RX7. This was definitely my favorite car in the whole show! This first generation RX7 actually competed in the IMSA series, driven by none other than John Morton, the same guy who made the BRE Datsun 510s famous in the SCCA Trans Am 2.5 liter Challenge.

The retro racing livery on this car look nothing short of outstanding, and the color combo of cream, avocado green, and pine green is just amazing. I think this car looks so awesome - historic and stylish.
This RX7 is a true SA22C, right hand drive race car. Have a peek at the steering wheel - it's on the right side, with an aluminum fabricated dashboard covered in flat black paint replacing the OEM one, with old school analog mechanical gauges custom mounted to the aluminum paneling.
Even though this RX7 has original period correct seats that are normally mounted inside the car, during the time of my photo shoot, there was a modern Sparco racing seat inside the car, since it was still in the same state as it was when it had been driven last - at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.Here's a shot of the super clean engine bay, with the built up 12A rotary engine. I was more than a little disappointed to see that the strut towers had been drilled to mount a set of universal Ground Control-type camber plates, which are not only period incorrect, but now the cleanliness and originality of the OEM strut towers has been modified. Sad, but you have to remember... back in the days that this car was racing, you couldn't just go to your local car shop and buy a set of pre-fitted Cusco camber plates.

On a positive note, I really, really liked the blue custom airbox and intake system. It showed some ingenuity and originality, with nice craftsmanship. It looks hand made and one-off. Very cool in my opinion.
Taking a closer look at the airbox, I popped open the latch to peek at the filter inside. It appears to have a K&N universal drop in unit, which has been custom mounted inside the airbox using some very simple brackets attached to the blue painted metal. I think this is super cool - it shows some creativity, and gives an idea of how a person could fabricate a cold air intake box, even if a pre-manufactured part isn't available for their car. Cool!As I was shooting pics of this RX7, our hosts from Mazda asked me if I had taken a look at the VIN number of this car. They said it was the 7th RX7 to be built! No way... let me see... well, here's the VIN! Well it appears that this car would be either the seventh RX7 built, or the one million and seventh. I'm guessing the information given to me was correct, and it's the 7th SA22C ever! So cool! I wish I owned the 86th AE86 to be produced from the factory...
Just look at the cool rear wing, the works fender flares, and the metal gas cap that leads to a trunk mounted fuel cell. This SA22C is soooooo cool!I know it's super tall. So do the guys at Mazda. However, the car had to be raised to this height in order to have it safely shipped on the car transporter on the way back from the racetrack. Since that time, the R&D guys hadn't re-lowered the car, as they had some other pressing matters to attend to, which took a slightly higher priority than restoring the ride height of this SA22C. Regardless, I was extremely happy to have seen this SA22C again, and am grateful to our friends at Mazda for taking the time out to give me the tour of this incredible storage facility, and allowing me to shoot the cars sitting in the "dungeon." Also, many thanks to my friends at Japanese Nostalgic Car Magazine for coordinating this shoot for us!
 
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I think this is probably my favorite RX7 in existence.

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(If anybody has a high quality version of the second vid, with subtitles, let me know!)

Sounds like nothing else on earth....I just love it.

edit: Clip of the scoot flying on the Wangan in Tokyo
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Came across this today. Pretty sweet FD

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Shame he stuffs it at the end.
 
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