FC Shootout Article?
 

Anybody know of any magazine or online articles that has the FC in a shootout with other sports cars of that era? Wanna just get as close of a feel towards what the pros/critics think of this car relative to some high priced cars.

I have an artilcle I got in a magazine from 1986 that was putting up aganst the Supra, Corvette, and something else...So yes there are!

Check out www.iluvmyrx7.com. There are several FC articles and atleast one comparison.

Ya i've seen that article....i think it was a road & track article and it compared it to the corvette and the 300zx...i dont think there were any supras in there though :confused:

I know there is a Supra in the mag at least somewhere though!

There's a Supra turbo in the link I posted...

Theres a vid circling around of the N/A FC and 924.

Maybe this from 88 would help:
http://www.mazdamark.com/FCTurboCompare.jpg

http://www.mazdamark.com/FCnonTurboCompare.jpg

http://www.mazdamark.com/FCVertCompare.jpg

So they DID make an IROC convertible. I always thought they didnt.

this one is sweet. top 10 of '89.

long but good.

http://www.iluvmyrx7.com/2ndgen/arti...ges/image1.htm

yeah they made a IROC vert because my dad had a black one. Black, black leather, black top, and 350 with auto that sucked. Good looking car

The IROC replaced the the Z28 for a couple of years when they dropped the Camero from that racing class (and dodge raced their sporty car)

IROC Camaro popped up in 1985 first - carbed only?
Last ones were made in 1990.
You could only get the 350, 5.7 liter with auto trans only, from the factory; Chevy had their heads up their asses when they couldn't build a manual trans to handle the torque of the 350.
5-speed manual trans only with 305, 5.0 liter engine.
There are a lot of guys who swap out the 5.7 liter badge on the rear bumper - if they have a stock manual trans, they are full of shit.
Yes, there was an IROC convertible, but it was a piece of shit; the chassis was weak as it was, and chopping the top off made it a floppy whale.  Chevy had no clue on chassis stiffening back then.
I could go on, but I digress... :)


-Ted

Correct. They went FI in 1986.

The only real diference between the 305 and the 350 is the stroke :)

the rx-7 turbo totaly won in the options things.

Okay, I always get that mixed up with the funky 1985 Z-28 with the crossfire intake. :)


-Ted