FD on e-bay with a GN swap
08-15-07, 03:05 PM
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FD on e-bay with a GN swap
Wow people will put any motor they can find in these cars...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mazda...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mazda...QQcmdZViewItem
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08-15-07, 03:53 PM
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ugly? How so?
Looks like a clean swap to me. Makes 600+hp and gets 30mpg. You probably can't say either.
No rice, exterior looks fairly stock, except the wing. Even still, car is super clean.
Lets not turn this into a rotary vs non rotary thread.
Looks like a clean swap to me. Makes 600+hp and gets 30mpg. You probably can't say either.
No rice, exterior looks fairly stock, except the wing. Even still, car is super clean.
Lets not turn this into a rotary vs non rotary thread.
08-15-07, 05:10 PM
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That is a BAD *** swap.
Even worth bidding on!
Best part about it is the reliability. I love the 13BREW, but after going through several of them I'd definitely consider a swap like this.
Even worth bidding on!
Best part about it is the reliability. I love the 13BREW, but after going through several of them I'd definitely consider a swap like this.
08-15-07, 10:52 PM
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I just don't think the third gen can qualify as a sleeper. yeah you don't expect to see that under the hood, but if you were to pull up on one, anyone would expect it to have some muscle. Even bone stock, the car just looks fast. escort = sleeper, geo metro= sleeper, sunfire=sleeper etc.
08-16-07, 12:24 AM
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08-16-07, 08:55 AM
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Thanks for the compliments and uh.. the other comments.
As for ugly, there is something to be said about 600 reliable horsepower. Not many with a 3rd gen can say they have both. This is a true street car, not some race car with a license plate. Happy bidding!
As for ugly, there is something to be said about 600 reliable horsepower. Not many with a 3rd gen can say they have both. This is a true street car, not some race car with a license plate. Happy bidding!
08-16-07, 10:09 PM
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08-17-07, 12:24 AM
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I'm guessing it won't work well on a road course.
What cars has JimBlab actually driven on a road course or better yet what RX-7's does JimBlab actually own that run at all???
This conversation is fruitless since anyone in this particular thread have no intentions of owning a car of this magnitude. As you will notice I did not start this thread nor did I even start a thread notifying anyone on this board of this car for sale. If I seem brash in my response, it's an understandable reaction to people that are simply ignorant to what they are talking about (this car).
Folks like Jimblab are laughed at on other boards (ie. www.V8RX7Forums.com) that thrive on innovation, creativity and the ability to turn a dream into reality without calling VISA for an increase in your credit limit.
I don't have pictures of every UPS delivery that came to my house nor do I brag about how fast my car might be if it ever makes it off the jackstands. This is a very fast and real car that will be appreciated by someone that can look past the fact that the 'soul' has been removed or who can understand the rotary motor isn't the planets most important invention to date.
I could care less if I rub anyone here the wrong way as I have nothing to offer this close minded community and I have learned this message board has little to offer in terms of engine swaps or fast RX-7's (oxymoron). Now if I want to learn about which company has the best group buy on a carbon fiber colored hood which actually weighs more than the stock hood; I feel right at home.
Get ready everyone; Jimblab the cut-and-paste commando is preparing his 4 hour response!
Bye.
08-17-07, 01:01 AM
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What cars has JimBlab actually driven on a road course
or better yet what RX-7's does JimBlab actually own that run at all???
This conversation is fruitless since anyone in this particular thread have no intentions of owning a car of this magnitude.
As you will notice I did not start this thread nor did I even start a thread notifying anyone on this board of this car for sale.
Folks like Jimblab are laughed at on other boards (ie. www.V8RX7Forums.com) that thrive on innovation, creativity and the ability to turn a dream into reality without calling VISA for an increase in your credit limit.
I don't have pictures of every UPS delivery that came to my house
This is a very fast and real car that will be appreciated by someone that can look past the fact that...
I could care less if I rub anyone here the wrong way as I have nothing to offer...
Get ready everyone; Jimblab the cut-and-paste commando...
You should have stayed in school longer or learned to type faster. Probably both.
08-17-07, 08:05 AM
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^^^ 
Looks like a clean install and would be an awesome car but what is with all the rotary hate? From what I read there was more positive comments than negative ones.
"THIS IS ONE MAZDA THAT IS NOT CURSED WITH THE ROTARY ENGINE"
"without fear of blowing an apex seal"
"Original rotary was junk and is long gone"
Those are direct quotes from your listing. Perhaps jimlab responses were an understandable reaction to someone that is simply ignorant to what they are talking about (Rotary)
Looks like a clean install and would be an awesome car but what is with all the rotary hate? From what I read there was more positive comments than negative ones.
If I seem brash in my response, it's an understandable reaction to people that are simply ignorant to what they are talking about (this car)
"without fear of blowing an apex seal"
"Original rotary was junk and is long gone"
Those are direct quotes from your listing. Perhaps jimlab responses were an understandable reaction to someone that is simply ignorant to what they are talking about (Rotary)
08-17-07, 07:13 PM
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Great looking car. Considering that on a road course, there is seldom any time when the engine would fall below midrange rpm (other than when leaping out of the pits), the stall converter point is pretty irrelevant, though for street use, I'm sure we can all agree that it would get old.
08-18-07, 12:35 AM
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