Sorry to here about that. Unlike like the people that comprise the growing influx of *** holes on this forum, I understand that accidents do provide good learning experiences. My advice is to simply get the FD fixed (don't sell it) and learn from the experience as it will make a better driver in the future.

The good thing about FDs (or any RX-7 for that matter) is that they will teach you to drive. The only downside (period) to the FD is that if you can't learn to drive it, it will try to kill you rather than allow you to continually beat on it without restraint.

Ignore the negative people on this forum. Keep your head up and GET YOUR DAMN FD BACK ON THE ROAD.

 

I have been in one accident in the FD...didn't post on this forum about because of all the grief you get. Instead of ADULT constructive criticsm.

I'm sure a lesson has been learned, and hope the car is back on the road soon.

An accident scares the crap out of you...and you get that much more careful. So it is safe to say that no one who comes to the forum, posts that he's been in an accident that he caused, needs to hear the condescending "Holy-Driver" patronization exhibited here by the childish members of this forum (or hopefully the immature side of these particular members).

-C

 

Well I think you were probably getting on it more than a little bit to spin the tires in 3rd. I also know that old tires and FD power do not mix. Seriously I've bought more than a couple wrecked FDs on pretty bad tires.

I haven't wrecked my FD but I have spun it on the street, pretty "safe" location (dead-end street) that was wide. The road was 100% dry, I was hauling *** around a corner and got on it just a little early.

Otherwise everyone has accidents, you lived, you learned. Fix it and keep rotoring!

 

I know this is slightly off topic, but since we all know boost while it's rainy is bad, I was curious...if you have a Profec B for example, and are gonna drive during the rain for any given reason, can you simply turn the boost all the way down to 0, and not have to worry about boosting at all? Will that work?

(obviously you still gotta drive cautiously, and you still can't be flooring it and what not, but my primary concern in this question is if you can completely eliminate all boost?)

 

I'm going to second the comment regarding driving in the rain. Sure, accidents are going to happen in the dry such as here in Cali where it doesn't rain three quarters of the year BUT---I don't do rain and wouldn't do it on the east coast either!!
Granted we don't all have the resources to have 2 or 3 cars to drive and let the FD sit in the garage for the sunny weekends but I'd drive a $250 POS as my daily before I would venture in the rain.
Not worth it in my opinion, it's only been about 10 years (almost) since Mazda shipped the last freekin' FD here. Is nothing sacred.... Gimme a break--why is it some of us feel like just because we have one we need to take it out and everywhere every day!!

Addidashatesnike: I'm not directing this at you per se. But just stating an opinion. Your accident totally sucks and wouldn't wish it upon anyone....at this point clearly it could have been far worse so in that sense I'm glad you didn't have any real serious damage or injuries for that matter.

 

The lowest boost level you can get with that method is a slower spooling 7 psi.

Losing control has nothing to do with too much power and everything to do with not having good enough driving skills and/or experience. I drove a 79 RX-7 through four midwest winters and never went into a ditch. I have driven through three NorCal rainy seasons at 10-13 psi and have never had a problem.

People need to use better judgement and to RUN GOOD TIRES. In the three years I've been on this forum, I can recall at least 3 or 4 rain accidents caused by bald tires. If you can't afford a proper set of tires, then sell the FD and get something you CAN afford.

 

Just to restate:

Tires make a BIG difference. My car was boat (it never got near any rain) with its last set of tires, but there's a total difference now.

And I'm running Wynstars, they're perfect (despite being inexpensive). So no one has an excuse not to replace worn out tires.

-C

 

I likewise drove a 1985 thru several Ohio winters without an accident---decent tires and a couple bags of water softner in the back helped, but knowing the limits of the car helps more.

 

Yes, thank you to the people that can sympathise, and yes I have since bought new tires and will definetly drive with much more caution rain or shine. Yes I am a "Im 19, boosted and had an accident" but I'm not new to the RWD Rx-7 game though and I will continue to drive it just with the most caution possible only because its more important to me to keep FD's around then it is to get my head put back a little. Again thanks to those that had nice things to say and to those that didnt I can see where your comming from but its not what you think.

 

Damn, alot of dicks on this board. It's alot different going from an NA 2nd gen. to an FD. So for someone who made the transition, and it was their first time driving it in the rain, while it's most slick it would be easy to make the mistake of a little too much gas while thinking they were in a gear which didn't make that much power like the previous car. Adidashatenike has a beautiful car, and it's ashame he made such a mistake, but he has learned his lesson, and will benefit from it.

 

Seems to me that the right foot was overriding all the data that was suppose to be transmitted by the Brain.

 

We are dicks and you drive a Mustang, get over it
just kidding


Not wrecking in incliment weather has everyhing to do with self control, while the tires and car will have a small roll in the game. I daily drove a TurboII through 3 Colorado Springs winters, then daily drove my FD through another winter there. Now I daily drive the FD in Phoenix, even when it rains and the oils come up out of the roads and make them slick. I never had snow tires in Coloado, I ran h-rated summer tires on the TII and Z-rated on the FD all through the winter. I never did anything to either car to limit boost, I took care of that with my foot. Just take it easy when the roads are not dry, know your limits, practice donuts in an empty parking lot somewhere and you will be fine. You learned your lesson now hopefully and we can all go on with our lives. Good luck with the car.

 

Wow, I had an accident with a Chevy Malibu as well back in 02. Yesterday some vieja in a kia rental hit me in Coral Gables. Right rear quarter. 5-10mph so pretty light. She insisted I call the police. Okay lady. She got the ticket.

Anyways ya just take it easy. It's not difficult to stay off boost. Live and learn. Accidents have taught me a lot.

 

"Brakes don't stop a car, tires do."

 

Agreed! That's why I love my SO3 Pole Positions...you could probably floor it in the rain and still have good control of the car.

GL getting your car back to normal.

 

Money post. I am also curious what your rear tires are, and in what condition.

I also run S03 pole positions. If you are going to drive in the rain, not very good tires for wet weather is ignorant.

 

People are dicks here...

I bought my FD when I was 30, I've owned it for almost 6 yrs, you do the math.

Anyway I bought my first RX-7 in 1990, a 1987 Sport package, I bought my first turbo RX-7 in 1996, a 1987 TII, I auto-xed that car for 3 yrs and did pretty well with it. The first time I pulled out of my work in DRY pavement with my FD I spun the tires like crazy. Holy crap the boost came on quickly compared to my TII. With the TII you don't really get any power before 3500rpm, so to get the car moving you have to give it a lot of throttle. Well the FD's boost comes on really quick comparatively.

Understandable rookie mistake.

 

I don't think so, he must have had some idea it was going to break loose.