do you guys think its better to get a base rx7 for dragging over a touring? the sun/moon roof is just extra weight. sure it looks nice but extra weight. what do you guys think?

 

i have a base and i would have loved to have a sunroof, that is for sure

 

That weight is not going to matter. What does matter is headroom. The sunroof actually removes headroom. If you are relatively tall from the waiste up, you'll need all the headroom you can get to fit a helmet.

 

unless you are a competitive drag racer with a drag-only car, it doesn't matter. even then it doesn't matter b/c chances are you are partially tube framed, tub'ed and such.

 

Are you really going to be "DRAGGING" the car or is it going to be driven on the street? My guess is that you are goign to actually drive the car and that you think the few extra pounds is goign to make a world of difference. Unless you are STRICTLY going to be taking the car to the track then this is a fairly mute point - You will never notice the few extra pounds stoplight to stoplight.

However, if you are real tall you should consider a slicktop as the sunroof robs you of a little headroom

 

actually will be strictly a weekend/ street drag/ track drag car. im only 5'7" tall so i consider myself normal as in height. will i have enough headroom with a helmet on with a touring?

 

You named like three different way's of driving the car. Just weekends, on the street, or the track. If you combine all three, you have a formula for something you don't *Need* that extra shaved poundage for...

I am 5'10 and I had a helmet on in my Touring FD this past weekend at the autoX with no problems. Actually, I forgot my new "head" dimensions and hit my head getting out of my car lol.

I'd say don't put a preference on trim type, buy the best FD you can find, CONDITION-WISE, in your price range, disregarding R1/Base/Touring....all 3 are great...

 

I'm 5'10 & have maybe 2' of clearance on the base. I guess if i reclined the seat more when I drive, id have more clearance, but that would look silly.

IMO, I would worry more about whether the car you're looking to purchase is in good condition. Whether it has a sun/moon roof should be secondary. Personally, I dislike ragtops, ttops, and moonroofs because the crap leaks after a while.

 

You'll fit fine in either. I'm 5'11" and fit in a Touring fine with a helmet. My friend is about your height and fits well also.

 

The really sad part is how many "kids" are now buying this car to use as a drag racer.
Granted there has always been a large percentage of people who do this, so who am I to complain?

You should just buy yourself a nice mustang or camero. Do big burnouts & impress your friends.

The FD wasn't designed to drag race. Can you feel the axel hop? Plus in your quest to lower your ET you will increase the HP to the point you blow your engine/trans/rear-end. You & your friends then think rotary's are unreliable & label them a POS.

What it was designed to do is go around corners very fast. So unless you want to impress your friends with how quick you can turn onto the escape road, save your money for something else.

I see posts titled "My day at the track" & automatically think ROAD COURSE. Only to read it's about drag racing. I always thought it was called a "drag strip" not "drag track". So you would think the title would be "My day at the Strip"

I did take my car to the strip once (13.2 @ 107). Difficult car to launch smoothly, I was afraid I was going to break something. Plus after you shift to 3rd............ not much drama. Hold the wheel straight & keep your right foot planted on the gas.

Needless to say, I enjoy driving my car on the track during lapping days (last week) & at autocross events.

 

i am no kid. i know the fd was designed as a track car but i am in no way interested in tracking it. ill have more thrills dragging it instead. i know rotaries are unreliable compared to pistons and that is why im swapping it.

ive been checking autotrader lately and most fds for sale are touring version. i guess that will do me fine since im only 5'7".

when i say weekend/street drag/drag strip car, i mean im only going to be driving it 1-2x a week and it will either be street dragging, cruising, or strip dragging. i have a beater for daily use so the fd will stay home most of the time.

 

This reminds me of this old Motor Trend I have that has a 0-100-0 shootout with about 10 different cars and a Kawasaki 1000 Ninja. The RX-7 finished almost dead last and the main discussion on the FD was that the wheel hop made it a HORRIBLE car in a straight line. Sled Driver is right get something else to Drag Race in........

 

That was one magazine though, and one group of drivers. I've seen different "stock" performance numbers accross many platforms (magazines).

Having IRS and other suspension/setup from the factory implies a true road car, yes, but I wouldn't say the FD is a slouch in the drag department either. It is a light car, so little HP go's a longer way. But to be real "Competitive", you need GOBS of HP. And why look to anything other than a Supra as far as imports go? I wouldn't. The american solid rears are great for drag.

I must say, though, my first day at the AutoX with my car this past sunday really got me 3x more excited about my car...something about seeing those "no-tread" victoracers with pebbles stuck in them because they're hot gets my mojo working...baby....

 

if that got your mojo working, get your *** up to Lime Rock. 100x bigger mojo injection than autox. you'll be walking around like that Encyte guy on the commercials

 

haha great comparison alberto!

 

Oh you can bet I'll be there soon. I'd rather track the car than autox it, but the autox is cheap and literally in front of my house, and still a fun sunday afternoon