What have people told you about your fd?
06-28-16, 01:17 PM
#26
"That's got twin turbos, right?"
Me "No, it is a single turbo 20B"
"Oh, that's too bad"
"What kind of car is that?"
Me "Chevy Cavalier"
"My dad has one of those, it's fast!"
"That's one of those Rotax engines"
Me "No, it is a single turbo 20B"
"Oh, that's too bad"
"What kind of car is that?"
Me "Chevy Cavalier"
"My dad has one of those, it's fast!"
"That's one of those Rotax engines"
Last edited by Banzai-Racing; 06-28-16 at 01:32 PM.
06-30-16, 06:24 PM
#31
Is that 1995 model??
Me- "93"
Damn thought it was 95. Still a cool car.
Is it the turbo model?
Me- "All FD's are turbo, twin turbo to be exact. I changed it to a modern single however"
Na dawg, you mean you did a turbo swap? Most are N/A trust me, look it up.
(C5 Z vette guy in a chevy badged up fire suite at a track day) Nice car, too bad those rotary seals are a pain and they have no tq out of corners. Good luck buddy.
Me- "Thanks, seals arnt that bad. Ive never blown a motor. She has enough tq imo"
Vette guy laughs.
1 session later I posted a time 3 seconds faster. Vette guy comes back, Your on slicks right??
Me- laughing and walking away "street tires buddy"
...Hate it when ppl call me buddy
Me- "93"
Damn thought it was 95. Still a cool car.
Is it the turbo model?
Me- "All FD's are turbo, twin turbo to be exact. I changed it to a modern single however"
Na dawg, you mean you did a turbo swap? Most are N/A trust me, look it up.
(C5 Z vette guy in a chevy badged up fire suite at a track day) Nice car, too bad those rotary seals are a pain and they have no tq out of corners. Good luck buddy.
Me- "Thanks, seals arnt that bad. Ive never blown a motor. She has enough tq imo"
Vette guy laughs.
1 session later I posted a time 3 seconds faster. Vette guy comes back, Your on slicks right??
Me- laughing and walking away "street tires buddy"
...Hate it when ppl call me buddy
07-01-16, 07:41 AM
#32
Is that 1995 model??
Me- "93"
Damn thought it was 95. Still a cool car.
Is it the turbo model?
Me- "All FD's are turbo, twin turbo to be exact. I changed it to a modern single however"
Na dawg, you mean you did a turbo swap? Most are N/A trust me, look it up.
(C5 Z vette guy in a chevy badged up fire suite at a track day) Nice car, too bad those rotary seals are a pain and they have no tq out of corners. Good luck buddy.
Me- "Thanks, seals arnt that bad. Ive never blown a motor. She has enough tq imo"
Vette guy laughs.
1 session later I posted a time 3 seconds faster. Vette guy comes back, Your on slicks right??
Me- laughing and walking away "street tires buddy"
...Hate it when ppl call me buddy
Me- "93"
Damn thought it was 95. Still a cool car.
Is it the turbo model?
Me- "All FD's are turbo, twin turbo to be exact. I changed it to a modern single however"
Na dawg, you mean you did a turbo swap? Most are N/A trust me, look it up.
(C5 Z vette guy in a chevy badged up fire suite at a track day) Nice car, too bad those rotary seals are a pain and they have no tq out of corners. Good luck buddy.
Me- "Thanks, seals arnt that bad. Ive never blown a motor. She has enough tq imo"
Vette guy laughs.
1 session later I posted a time 3 seconds faster. Vette guy comes back, Your on slicks right??
Me- laughing and walking away "street tires buddy"
...Hate it when ppl call me buddy
07-01-16, 07:54 AM
#34
Constant threat
lol...it was a crazy time when the first Fast and Furious came out...'cuz people who didn't know a 3rd gen even existed were suddenly 'experts', and I believe I too heard every single one of the comments from the posts above.
One of my favorite though was before F&F came out, I'd gone to a local lumber yard for a pipe fitting and came out to see 3 young guys standing around my car and one guy was sagely explaining to his friends that it was "the new Miata hardtop". He had all sorts of facts and data of which...NONE of it was correct, of course! The amazing thing was that none of them had ever seen a 3rd gen before...and this would have been...no later than 2001 or so. They knew about the first two generations, comment was, "I thought the last RX-7 was the one that looked like a Porsche 944...?"
Cool guys, just misinformed a bit.
One of my favorite though was before F&F came out, I'd gone to a local lumber yard for a pipe fitting and came out to see 3 young guys standing around my car and one guy was sagely explaining to his friends that it was "the new Miata hardtop". He had all sorts of facts and data of which...NONE of it was correct, of course! The amazing thing was that none of them had ever seen a 3rd gen before...and this would have been...no later than 2001 or so. They knew about the first two generations, comment was, "I thought the last RX-7 was the one that looked like a Porsche 944...?"
Cool guys, just misinformed a bit.
Last edited by bajaman; 07-01-16 at 07:57 AM.
07-01-16, 07:55 AM
#35
Rotor or no motor
iTrader: (24)
Ridiculous part 1:
there's a greek figure of speech that something has an expiration date (figuratively anyway) if its not very reliable.
So i was asked where is that expiration date of the rotary engine by a whole bunch of people over the years
Ridiculous part 2:
Q:Is this 2.6 or 1.3?
A: 1.3
Response: No you dont know what you are talking about. if you use the original key from mazda it becomes 2.6.
Ridiculous part 3, discussion with a " reputable mechanic"
Q:so yours is the twin turbo? (FD)
A: They only come as twin turbo, mine is converted into a single turbo
Response.. i have been working on Rx7s for so many years, theres a non-turbo version of this car
Ridiculous part 4:
Q: Do you build your own engines?
A: yes
Response: impossible, mazda uses special machinery to install the rotors in the rotor housings. thats why the rebuilt engines dont last !
there's a greek figure of speech that something has an expiration date (figuratively anyway) if its not very reliable.
So i was asked where is that expiration date of the rotary engine by a whole bunch of people over the years
Ridiculous part 2:
Q:Is this 2.6 or 1.3?
A: 1.3
Response: No you dont know what you are talking about. if you use the original key from mazda it becomes 2.6.
Ridiculous part 3, discussion with a " reputable mechanic"
Q:so yours is the twin turbo? (FD)
A: They only come as twin turbo, mine is converted into a single turbo
Response.. i have been working on Rx7s for so many years, theres a non-turbo version of this car
Ridiculous part 4:
Q: Do you build your own engines?
A: yes
Response: impossible, mazda uses special machinery to install the rotors in the rotor housings. thats why the rebuilt engines dont last !
07-01-16, 07:58 AM
#36
All out Track Freak!
iTrader: (263)
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Charlottesville VA 22901
Posts: 10,672
Received 412 Likes
on
250 Posts
I've heard all the above but my favorite recent comment is "it's got the right engine in it".
Love that one but clearly there are far too many v8 FDs driving around
Love that one but clearly there are far too many v8 FDs driving around
07-01-16, 08:16 AM
#37
Rotary Enthusiast
iTrader: (19)
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 1,169
Likes: 0
Received 11 Likes
on
10 Posts
"Is that a super miata?"
Buddies car didn't have his ecu configured to run the OMP yet. It was smoking from the excess 2-cycle oil being injected.
"You have a blown head gasket. I know what I am talking about, completely blown head gasket."
Buddies car didn't have his ecu configured to run the OMP yet. It was smoking from the excess 2-cycle oil being injected.
"You have a blown head gasket. I know what I am talking about, completely blown head gasket."
07-01-16, 04:26 PM
#39
"If I were you I would have chosen the 1.6L one"
" how much oil liters/100km ?"
" Is your rx-7 still rolling?"
" that red color is so ******* hot"
" the most sexiest car I've ever seen"
" Citroën did that before then stopped because it doesn't work"
All the above are translated from french. Can't translate below.
"Elle m'a collé une mi-molle"
" how much oil liters/100km ?"
" Is your rx-7 still rolling?"
" that red color is so ******* hot"
" the most sexiest car I've ever seen"
" Citroën did that before then stopped because it doesn't work"
All the above are translated from french. Can't translate below.
"Elle m'a collé une mi-molle"
07-01-16, 05:53 PM
#40
Few of the funniest remarks:
A trucker guy during a red-line stop - "maan, lemme hear that 12 cylinders"
A homeless man standing in the middle of intersection - "What's going on? Today I've seen all the F&F cars"
Two women - "wow is this a four or six cylinder turbo"
me - "no, this car has no cylinders"
them - staring at me amused
me - "it has a jet engine, spinning rotors"
them - "ahh, I see..."
A trucker guy during a red-line stop - "maan, lemme hear that 12 cylinders"
A homeless man standing in the middle of intersection - "What's going on? Today I've seen all the F&F cars"
Two women - "wow is this a four or six cylinder turbo"
me - "no, this car has no cylinders"
them - staring at me amused
me - "it has a jet engine, spinning rotors"
them - "ahh, I see..."
07-03-16, 10:44 AM
#43
"Don't see many of these about anymore"
Lil kid in car park...
"Whaaaaa sick corvette man!!"
(My face) -__-
But the best thing ever is when you pass another Rex driver on the road.....instant smile, instant thumbs up and nod of the head....instant respect.
Lil kid in car park...
"Whaaaaa sick corvette man!!"
(My face) -__-
But the best thing ever is when you pass another Rex driver on the road.....instant smile, instant thumbs up and nod of the head....instant respect.
too.
07-05-16, 08:52 PM
#45
TANKER
iTrader: (9)
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Wherever the Army Sends Me
Posts: 259
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
The RX7 is normally a sausage car (attracting more dudes then girls attention), but a month ago I pull up to meet a buddy to eat. A couple of younger girls in their early 20s pop their heads out of the SUV next to me and start cheesing. The really cute one in the middle says, "you need to bang a bunch of bad bitches in that thing" I just smiled and winked...the two guys in the front of the SUV were even cool and drooling over the car.
