Here is a new one I recently discovered called Ratty Muscle Car. Really cool channel to help understand wiring basics. Definitely something I struggle with at times and he is a very good teacher.


This one is a little off topic from car stuff but very entertaining by Mark Rober. It is a fun page for engineering type stuff. He also teaches an online course on basic robotics/engineering. If you haven't watched the squirrel maze videos they are a must watch.

 

Narita Dogfight is a channel I came across recently. Not a lot of talking in most of the videos, but good content. A quick walk around Car Shop Glow in Japan. Also a few FD's in the video.

 

Just saw this today -


Guy bought an 80,000 mile FD that looks to have blown the motor and the owner took it all apart to do an LS swap then let it sit for 10 years. He is going back rotary in it, I hope he gets on the forum and gets it up and running nicely!

Dale

 

This one came across my feed earlier today. Can’t wait to check it out.

 

This one kind of annoyed me. In one part he says it's his dream car, and then he makes several really uneducated remarks about rotaries and FDs. He gets a ton of facts wrong. I think it's a bad look that these youtubers and influencers spread so much misinformation and their fan base just swallows it up.

 

I will say it's one thing to read about FD's and another to have one in front of you that is in pieces trying to figure things out.

I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt, we'll see how his videos go on this. Really hope he hops on the forum and gets some solid info and help!

Also good that he is close to Atkins, that will be a great resource.

Dale

 

RX-7 at a track day, driven by Jackie Ding who has quite a few wins at US time attack events. Cool data overlay showing accel g's during braking and cornering. Banzai Racing sticker on the rear window.


This one is not an RX7, but I think it's an interesting idea to test wheel width and tire width.

 

RADX7 Drives for the First Time - Just in time for DGRR:

 

Tire Rack Road Course Test: Extreme Performance Summer Tires 2022

 

IDK if Hoonigan qualifies as "discerning gentleman", but hey, at least it's FD content (and quite a clean one, by the looks of things):

 

^I was about to post that. Yeah that FD isn't making 280hp.....

Dale

 

Some recent gems from Kyle Mohan Racing:

 

and then this happened

 

^ Beat me to it, ha. That is Doug's second review of the FD, he also featured a low-mileage silver R2.

 

It's good to have goals:

 

Testing a 2004 Mazda RX-8:

 

FD Haltech IC7 install:

 

Papa LZ buys another rotary (FD content):


As someone who isn't a regular Adam LZ viewer, his recent series on the 13B-swapped Datsun has also been really entertaining. More DIY low-budget type stuff than his usual builds, but feels more relatable that way. And the car rips!

 

Educational Content about these cars and vehicle design in general. No frills. No fluff.

 

 

Big power:

 

On the Nürburgring:

 

That guy Misha is a great driver, but a little bit insane to be driving unfamiliar cars so fast on a road with traffic. It looks fun when everything goes well, but I wouldn't have enough guts to do it.


I was happy to see this pop up on my feed, nice rotary content from someone who knows a few things about building cars and driving them at the limit. It must have taken some work just to make such a tall driver fit in an FD.

 

6-rotors! driving starts at 16:40

 

Hahahah you can hear the typical RX7 interior creaking sounds when they are doing the corners and the chassi flexes. 30 year old plastics <3