Online FC Parts Stores?
 

So this is kinda serving two purposes. I've got two questions.

1: I've done some searching and either I'm bad at research or just blind. Would you guys mind listing out the online sites you trust (for parts quality and for customer service quality) with your FC-parts needs? I already know of a few, like Mazdatrix, Racing Beat, and Shine Auto, but I'm sure that there are many more trustworthy sites out there that a lot of us may or may not know about.

This next one is the cause of the curiosity that lead me to search for more sites that sell parts for my FC.

2: What happened to teamfc3s.org and speedmachineperformance.com? I kept seeing people refrence teamfc3s's store in the forums so I went to take a look and it redirects to a page with the URL areyougeneric.com. It's just a business lifestyle blog and has absolutely nothing to do with RX-7's, (plus, all the comments are closed, so there's no way to ask the blogger about it). I looked around in the forums and people said they became Speed Machine Performance, but that domain no longer has an owner. What Happened?

www.atkinsrotary.com
and
www.banzai-racing.com
are some good ones.

I just used Rock Auto for plugs and oil filter...very low prices.

Just Google "online Mazda parts" and you'll get a number of Mazda dealer websites that sell parts online at reasonable prices. I've ordered parts from Jim Ellis Mazda in Atlanta many times with good results.

Himni Racing, Turbocharger, Turbo, Garrett, Turbo Kit, GReddy, Mazda RX-7, HKS, Apexi, TiAL, TurboXS, TurboSmart, Flange, Turbonetics, Exhaust, Intercooler, ACT, Intake has lots of aftermarket stuff. I've been very impressed with the quality of the v-band stuff.

Also RX7.COM Performance and Repair Parts for RX-7 and RX-8 and rx7store.net but I haven't ordered from either in a while.

Full Function Engineering | FFE Store has a smaller selection of parts, (mostly fuel system parts and trigger kits for the FC) but they are all very high quality. I can't recommend their hall-effect trigger kit enough if you have a ECU that can use it.

RX7.COM: Previously mentioned. They provide some hard-to-find parts and have good customer service.

SAKEBOMB GARAGE: Same. Good service and unique parts.

Himni Racing: Was mentioned, and has a lot of hard-to-find turbo parts and fittings for our cars.

LRB Speed: A small shop that fabricates (mostly sheetmetal) FC parts such as interior vents and undertrays. Pretty cool.

And here is my ebay filter for OEM parts. It filters out the crap: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odk...ip&_sacat=6000

I also deal with Atkins and Mazdatrix, who are fixtures of the community.

Dealership in my area still sells parts. It's a bit more expensive, but they are brand new and you have it that day (usually). I've always enjoyed my interactions with himni racing and banzai racing.

Thank you guys! These all sound great

Another vote for Rockauto.

You're gonna go apeshit when you see how much stuff they list (I'm not affiliated with them in ANY way). But I have a shit ton of fridge magnets from them!

Re: their catalog - I usually stick to well known and reputable brands from the lists that come up. A "heart" means people choose that part more frequently over others. Avoid the cheapest parts in the section though. It's usually only a few bucks more for the better stuff.

I'll vote for this again as well. My entire tool box is completely covered in their magnets from my orders.

I once placed an order for almost $700 for the RX-8 I built, retail pricing of those parts would have easily been double what I paid.