New on the site , I bought this RX7 Oct 2009 in Long Island New York and drove it back home.
I'm in love with the car.
Some people will hate me because the the Rotary engine has been ditched and replaced by a forged LT1 Corvette motor & a T56 6 speed transmission.
I never test drove a Rotary powered RX7 but I can tell you this car is very fun to drive and looks like it is very reliable ( so far ) .
I'm the 4th owner since the swap has been done ( about 5 to 7 years ago ) much of the bugs has been fixed since then.
The car need a paint job but the car is fully drivable.I have over 25+ hours of driving since I got it.
I've been reading on this site for a little while and there is tons of good informations , links , etc.

Anyway here's the specifications & pictures of my ride :



GM LT1 5.7 Litre
JE SRP Forged Pistons (10.3:1 compression)
Manley Sportsman Forged Rods
GM hotcam Kit (hotcam, LT4 springs, 1.6rr)
Aluminum heads
Headman Headers to 2.5" Y into 3" N1 pipe to magnaflow muffler
Holley 255lph fuel pump
MSD Ignition

Transmision T56 6 vitesse
Fidnanza #12 flywheel
SPEC 3 clutch Carbon Kevlar solid disk

Differentiel limited slip avec une gear 4.10.


Suspension/Wheels

Tien HA Coilovers 16way adjustable with front/rear pillowballs
Racing Beat DTSS Elims
K2RD Rear Camber Adjuster
Front STB
17x8(f)225/45/17 FN01R-C
17x10(r) 275/40/17 FNO1R-C

Car weight Full interior & full tank :
3064Lbs
Front 1565 Lbs
Rear 1499 Lbs

Dynoed @ 326 RWHP & 360 Ft-Lbs SAE.

 

man, gotta make a video of that car lets here it run

 

Agreee

 

That was my plan last week but the weather up here sucked , I'll try this comming weekend.
Sadly it's the end of the season for us up North.

 

I just made a little video , it is not much but you can here the motor a bit.


...V8 RX-7...

 

holy hell that thing looks like fun to drive. congrats on the new purchase.
how much did you end up paying for the car if you dont mind me asking.

 

As is I paid $5500.00 USD.

With the exchange rate , taxe , duty , inspection and all the fees to bring it to Canada and have it legal here I'm at $7100.00 CDN.

The car needs a paint job and some TLC so my guess I'll have to put back around $4000.00 CDN to have the car at my standard.

I had lot of car during my life and this one is the most fun car to drive yet.

 

That's not much for a LS1 TII mate, looks awesome. Always had a soft spot for the TII

 

Wow, I just joined with my LT1 88 TII. Yours actually looks better and you paid less than I did. I suppose I could post up my video too. I didn't think the v8 part would be taken well on here. Check out my intro if you got a sec.

 

If the car doesn't run and the hood is closed it looks like your regular RX-7 does it

 

Don't tell anyone....