RX7 officially gone
 

Well, no more RX7 for me. I got me a Soarer GT for the RX7. I'll still lurk around the site and stuff and go to the bbq's if i'm still invited ;). Here are some pics of my new girlfriend.

http://images.fotki.com/v11/free/bc2...jpg?1039994448

http://images.fotki.com/v11/free/bc2...jpg?1039994546

http://images.fotki.com/v11/free/bc2...jpg?1039994479

Nice car. You've got some scrubbing to do, my friend.

Talk w/ Jim Swantko. He just acquired a SC300/400 as well.

Yes folks, that is a JDM Soarer, RHD, twin-turbo, and everything.

You're gonna let me take it for a drive when I come back to Miami right amigo?

of course! I am going to try to stuff a FMIC on it cuz it will be such a sleeper car :D

Damn! That is one bad a$$ car! Sorry to hear you had to give up your triangles for pistons, but that is a nice acquisition!

WOAH!!! where did you find one of those?? I was just in the bahamas and i saw a soarer..hehehe took a picture of it.

Steering wheel is on the wrong side. Hope you remember which side of the road to drive on. How do you like shifting with your left hand?

Looks nice!!

Ooohhhh, that's fucking sweet! I've always liked the looks of those! You need to go crazy like that Clint guy...get 750 rwhp out of that beast! Weeeeeee!

BTW, what do those have for horsepower? 320 like the Supra?

You mean 280 like the supra in JAPAN :(

internally the car has the 1JZ engine, so its a 2.5TT. It revs up quite a lot faster than a supra and, according to a friend of mine who had a stock tubo supra, the Soarer FEELS a little quicker than the supra. It comes stock with ceramic BB turbos in non-sequential form. This model that i got also has a Torsen Limited slip as factory (most don't).

Unfortunately it's a Automatic, but the 6sp should plop right in. I have driven a Stick shift Skyline R32 (my friend has one) and the shift is kinda funky, but not hard at all to get used to.

One other thing... the Radio freq in japan is from 75 - 90mhz... so i only get ONE STATION :mad:

HOLY MOLY. is it even legal on the streets? like did it pass DOT. Or can you just pass it as a us-spec car. OMG.. that thing wil be a total sleeper.

Danny

its legal to drive, i have the florida DMV title for it and registered the tag to it also.

It's not a sleeper unfortunately cuz the steering wheel is on wrong side. But you'd be surprised how many people don't really notice that... :D

Yeah, but does it really have only 280? I thought that 280 limit was bunk.

it only puts out around 230-240 rwhp according to aussie dynos

Here are some links regarding Soarers.

http://www.autospeed.com/A_1187/page1.html?src=twr

You can purchase Samco Sport hoses for your car.
http://www.samcosport.com/samco.asp?make=toyota

(FD & FC owners can purchase Samco hoses as well)

http://mkiv.supras.org.nz/articles/hpi12_5.htm
http://mkiv.supras.org.nz/articles/hpi13.htm

http://www.autospeed.com.au/A_1355/page1.html

http://www.tdi-plc.com/soarer.html

http://www.toyomoto.com/

That's like the SC300 right? Well same body?

Nice looking car. Color?

definitely notice the Supra family resemblance, very similar

why not just get a Supra?

why not just get a Supra? [/B][/QUOTE]

Because there are lots of Supra's. It's way cool to have a car that nobody else has, or knows about.

On of the reasons I love my FD is that people don't know what it is. The prior owner of my car worked for Nike. He left a small parking sticker on the windshield that has a nike swoosh. When people ask me what kind of car it is, I point to the swoosh, and tell them that it is a Nike!

ok how do you guys do that in florida ? i saw a Cosmo 20B registered there too ? i am just curious ???

Re: RX7 officially gone
 

Hmmm, nice car man,,but I thought you wanted a Benz?

so joe... buddy... :) thanks for helping me with that boost guage install... now we need to install my turbo timer :)... i got the wiring harness.

i dont think joe needs to worry about him missing a his FD.. well cuz he can always use mine. :) btw.. joe.. i want those headlights u got in your garage.. you know wich ones im talking about :) .. gonna be a while thu b4 i can pay you.. you know where i sit with things.. and now i owe chuck.. 2,500 for the stuf i wanna order.

oh also .. btw you also left.. tie straps and 1 tool in my car.. when i get it back i will take them lil items to you casa :)


oh well work sucks.. gives me lots of time. to read about rx-7s and learn. :)

kris

hey also .. if you all need road side assistance.. please call ROAD AMERICA and ask for Kris.

i will hook ya up :) peace out hommies.

Well, about the Cosmo...
My friend imported one and sold it also.
About the engine...
It spools quicker than a supra and can put out good HP numbers, but it has noticeably less torque because the rods are shorter. This car is not a performance monster, but it aint no slouch either. i believe stock this car will do a high 14 1/4 mile.

I wonder why they never offered the TT option over here?

People in the US who don't know what it is are dorks. The SC300/SC400 have been over here for like 8 years or so.

i'm just wondering how they do it ??? lol

Sweet! I just picked up a one owner SC400 as a daily driver. 74k miles and it's smoother than any other car I've EVER driven by far!

I'm waiting on some decent wheels to be delivered a (as well as my silver emblems to replace that ghetto gold crap).... so I slapped the Supra wheels on to pimp a bit. (Yes I know it needs to be lowered and it will).

Take a look at how an 18x11.0 rear wheel looks on the SC!

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/atta...&postid=466142

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/atta...&postid=467260


There is a LOT of Supra resemblence for sure. It's a VERY stiff body structure and super comfy on the highway. The V8 is simply amazing... so damn smooth and revs faster than I ever imagined. (just needs that Vortech blower on it!) ;)

Enjoy!