After some long searching, i have found my car...


Got 150mph out of it on the way home on a private road, and it had PLENTY more where that came from...

one question, do these cars have decent air con? this does have aircon but its not the best - although i dont know if the aircon is supposed to work good in these or not. Might just need regassing...

In any case, i just had it sideways.. It was awesome hehe...just floored it as i turned out and the second turbo cut in, the back end just stepped out. Kept on the power and gave it a bit of opposite lock and it soon snapped back in, then off we went again.

I would seriously recommend to anyone that wants a quick car thats fun to drive to buy an RX7, the handling of this thing is totally electric - it feels so unbelieveably well balanced - there is next to no weight transfer (may be thanks to my apexi suspension) from acceleration to braking - you can floor it to 120 and just stamp on the brakes with no hint of snaking or even braking into a turn the back end stays in line!

Honest to god, this car is an experience that EVERYONE should have! (although it probably wont be such a good experience if it blows up!)

Spec, as described by the seller:

92FD Mazda RX7 Twin Turbo, In red. 63,000miles, Jap import about two years ago
Cobra Thatchamcat1 alarm and Immob fitted
Exterior:


All standard to look at from the outside except for side skirts ( unknown make ) as you will see in the pics.
No rust or corrosion on the car AT ALL and has been re-sprayed in japan I think ( probably when the skirts were added ) so its not a faded mess!!
MOT and Tax etc.
Std wheels with nearly new tyres all round.

Interior:

Again all very standard and in good condition, no rips or tears anywhere. All plastic work intact and not broken. Everything in fully working order, A/C and all electrics ( no cruise fitted )
Dials converted to MPH ( although odometer reads in miles, you cant remove the "Kms" off the digital display!
Extras,

*HKS Boost guage in pod on drivers A pillar, fully illuminated.
*1 year old momo leather steering wheel and round gear-****
*Brand new Sony Explod single CD head unit
*New rear replacement Infinity speakers ( behind standard grills )
*Fronts I think are replacement also but not sure?( behind std grills)
*10" Sub and 600W amp fully mounted in the boot up against the seat backs so you stil have boot space!! LOL!

Mechanically:

ENGINE:

Original engine ( I think? ) NO leaks
Runs beautifully and starts hot and cold, ALL of the time.
I spent a long time hunting for a good one as there are a hell of a lot of dogs out there!
*63,000 miles
*Oil and filter changed every 3000miles and also 200 miles ago.
*Just fitted new plugs and leads and compression tested at the same time, and she is spot on!( between 7.3 and 7.5 on all chambers )
*1 Yr old Apexi induction kit ( filters are spotless )
*Blitz BOV
*No loss of coolant AT ALL and all fans work correctly.
*Turbos boost fully at just under 9.5-8-9.0
*

GEARBOX AND DIFF:

*New gearbox oil with Moly-Slip added about 100 miles ago
*NO whining or crunching of gears
*New Diff oil in about 100 miles ago
*All sound with no leaks etc

EXHAUST SYSTEM:

*Full standard system in place with the exception of a Twin tail pipe Racing Beat back box ( gives it a lovely low end growl but quite quiet when moving about 30mph

SUSPENSION:

*Apexi Lowedered springs and uprated dampers all round which makes the car really quite low and mean looking.
*The ride is FANTASTIC and the lowering kit hasn't made the car " crashy" or bang as it hits pot holes and stuff, its just sweet!

SPARES to go with the car.......


I have these spares that I will give with the car:
*new Trust fornt mounted intercooler with hard pipes ( wasnt bothered about fitting it )
*Also a 4.5 inch FULL straight through Stainless racing exhaust system ( unknown make ), that the car had on when I bought it. It is EXTREMELY loud and also spits flames out the back and is quite a bit quicker too with it on!

Well.......I think that about covers it, I probably have missed something so I may add bits to the thread!!

 

 

oh, and i never got the FMIC.

Would anyone care to educate me on if the aircon is any good in these? because mine isnt!

And also does anyone know who "rotary Japan" are? because they owned the car before it was imported to the UK

 

how much did you pay for it.

that is amazing.

 

Well the guy worked as a mechanic for a formula one team (hence the maintainance schedule!) And he has just landed a new job that requires him to go with the team everywhere they go, hence he had no need for the car as he would be out of the country 75% of the time!

I got it pretty cheap for what it is (in respect to how well its been cared for) but it was expensive ish in respect to other 92FD's of similar mileage.

 

nice car, but 150 with the mods you have, only power mod being the air intake unless I missed something, you might hit 157ish but it will take forever and a day to get to that point since it's accelerating such a slow rate. Your riding the new car high we all suffer from when we got the FD...it is an amazing car.

Just recharge the AC, or atleast have it tested to see if it has the right amount of charge in their. I don't know of any known AC issues with a stock system.

oh, and for pete's sake be careful in the car. I don't want to see a thread about it being parted out after it was wrapped around a pole doing some stupid drifting

Car looks like it was well taken care of and is in immaculate shape from the pictures above.

Tim

 

i think those are veilside side skirts

 

good purchase looks really clean, but be careful at the mileage the engine may be on its way out. and please god dont put that exhaust on without at least a boost controller.

 

Kuroi, which exhaust, the racing one? if thats what you mean, im not going to! its 4.5 inch all the way back no cats mufflers or anything, just a pipe. Hence hella loud and not going near my car

Tim benton, what you saying? that i didnt go 150, but i could get to 157?

Car is immaculate yes, and i think i will have to get the aircon recharged, it really doesnt do much!!

Kuroi - i know what you mean about engine being on its way out. are those compression test results low? (between 7.3 and 7.5 on all chambers )

I think it will be rebuild time soon, gotta get another car on the road hopefully it will last till then, then i can take it apart!

 

saying it had plenty more even at 150 is all in who made the statement and what they feel is plenty left. If your at 150, inching forward, increasing acceleration by oh so little with time ticking by faster and faster, but the car isn't going fromm 150 to 151 rapidly isn't plenty left to me. I don't think, subjectively saying, it had plenty left, that's all.

Tim

 

What he's saying is 4.5" straight thru exhaust requires boost control and watching for boost creep - the louder noise will be you scream f**K! when you pop your engine. So I suggest leaving that off until you're sure the wastegate is ported sufficiently and you have a boost controller throttling back the boost.

As for the A/C, have it checked out. It should work fine.

150mph is very unlikely on the stock setup - unless you've got an extra 50-100hp under the hood, 155 is about the drag-limited speed. So possibly your speedometer is getting optimistic at that speed - I suggest testing the speedo accuracy at a more pedestrian pace like 60mph and extrapolating to see if you really were approaching 150.

7.3-7.5 isn't bad at all, as long as all chambers are similar.

Dave

 

4.5" piping? and no ecu= new engine, Please make sure you research what you do and put on that car.

 

Nice Car i like the fact its Ride Hand Drive down here that car would go for a pretty penny!

 

Interesting that he can achieve this pattern with an intake and (claimed) 4.5" straight through. Wonder how boost is controlled in his car.

I would look over the car thoroughly to see exactly what mods are done. Also, you might want to pull the passenger kickpanel to see if you have some type of aftermarket ecu.

 

wow you got the most beautiful car on the block! nice buy! Very well taken care of for a 92'

 

guys, the racing exhaust isnt installed, i thought i said that!

 

say, do you still have that holographic sticker with the japanese writting on the rear windshield? I suppose they put a sticker on every JDM export car. Don't know for sure tho..just wondering.
Plus I havent slept in 24 hours..so pardon me if I'm being silly.....

 

What i meant by plenty left was that i was at about 6.5k rpm, the acceleration wasnt the point!

 

some people seem to be being very negative, i appreciate constructive criticism but please read properly before you slate the car!

it deos not have the 4.5 inch system on it! it has the standard mazda system with a racing beat back box!

and yes i will check the ECU...how can i tell if its different? anyone have pics of standard ones?

 

nobodys slating your car... we all have one and we also know what they are capable of...

good luck with it, it looks good

 

92 = r12 = teh cold.
if it doesn't freeze you, go have it looked at.

 

R12 is illegal in the UK now i think... you have to use a diff gas, although i cant be sure!

So can anyone recommend a decent reliability mod schedule for this puppy with its mileage? its still got the stock AST, rad and intercooler.

I was thinking alloy AST, alloy rad and a slightly larger alloy intercooler, although im not sure what this will do to air density and a/f ratio? (due to greater air density)

any schooling appreciated!


Also, my car seems to hunt a bit sometimes- and also doesnt boost completely cleanly when hot...Check vacuum hoses and rats nest, right?

 

anyone?

 

Congrats on the new car. Nobody is going to spoon feed you all the information, so make liberal use of the Search button and do your homework.

http://www.fd3s.net/table_of_contents.html

 

I know what you mean speed-king, ive been looking through the archives and making good use of Jimlabs looooong post

so far on my shopping list i have:

metal AST
Alloy Rad
Larger alloy intercooler
Apexi boost/fuel computer
AFR, oil temp, water temp guage
injector cleaning
pillow ball replacement
fuel pulsation damper replacement
rats nest silicone host replacement and vacuum test all solenoids like in a guide i saw (not sure by who though, the guy had a 92k FD and his fuel consumption went from 12mpg to 20 mpg after cleaning etc)

Is there anything anyone else can think of? or anything i need to be careful of? (i.e fitting a larger alloy intercooler without a fuel computer?)

Its just i know how finnicky these cars are and i dont want mine going pop as it already has a good few miles on it.