Mazda RX-7's

[Waitey]

My friend set me one researching these for him.

Hell they can look quite cool, I was never a fan but I'm really warming to them.

Has anyone got any good photo's of ones which aren't over the top?

A bit like Gaz's old one.

 

[Heez]

I love them.

 

[Ray Gin]

I liked Gaz's one but not sure if I would own a black one.

 

[dmallett]

I love rx7s, unsure the truth behind how reliable they are! they cant be as bad as everyone makes out them to be

Unrelated but heres one on fire

 

[Advikaz]

Not very economical & have heard horror stories about reliability (I work with Jap cars)

Certainly with the RX8's which is the same idea being a w**kell motor they seem to start having problems with the rotor tips beyond about 40K & need rebuilds.

 

[Budgie]

Not very economical & have heard horror stories about reliability (I work with Jap cars)

Certainly with the RX8's which is the same idea being a w**kell motor they seem to start having problems with the rotor tips beyond about 40K & need rebuilds.

Uh-oh.

Malice is going to cry.

 

[2Damnsly Andy]

There used to be a super charged one near where I lived, sounded like a jet fighter and went like one as well. I think they look awsome but the rotary engines can need rebuilding as low as 40k or can goto 100k depends how they have been looked after. We won't touch anything with a rotary engine as a px unless its super cheap or has receipts to show the engine work has been done.

 

[Waitey]

TBH rebuilds are only £1500 with 3 year warranties so it's hardly life ending.

 

[Advikaz]

Oh & they drink oil as well

 

[2Damnsly Andy]

TBH rebuilds are only £1500 with 3 year warranties so it's hardly life ending.

I worked at a Mazda dealer than did RX8 rebuilds and £4000 was nearer the mark. People paid it as well, they did well over ten in four months.

 

[MaLicE]

4k for a rebuild on a rx8? You can buy a rx8 crate motor for 3k LOL!

rebuild is a piece of piss, don't go to Hayward rotary for anything their 3 year warrantee is dog s**t.

they are meant to drink oil it's part of the combustion process there for isn't an issue or a problem.

40k is bulls**t also, a crap build can last 5 miles lol! I have seen fc's with over 100k on them, seriously are the easiest thing ever to rebuild, once clean it takes 1-2 hours to rebuild.... Then a couple hours to stick it back in.

i built and ran rx7's my personal one was running 500bhp and have seen people running more power... They aren't really every day cars, when tuned atleast, they are spastic noisey compared to any other car... However the chassis is amazing and handles better than most other cars when settup correctly!

Watch out for knocks over bumps (pillow balls going £180 a side iirc) don't buy a uk version they rust sooooo bad.

check chassis legs in engine bay, seen soooo many bent ones.

Dont listen to people who say they need a rebuild after 40 or 60k they have no idea what they are talking about and have heard it down the pub or off their mate who's cousins uncles brothers best mates sisters boyfriend who had one.

they are very sensitive, they need to be tuned correctly, I would recommend Jaydee or blitz boy to do the tuning, never use Hayward rotary for tuning or engine builds lol. Avoid atomic Rex also.

apart from that there isn't much to worry about.

home done rebuild will cost around 1k for parts for a seal and tip rebuild. Watch the videos online and anyone could rebuild them....

 

[Gaz.]

Oh & they drink oil as well

It's part of the engine lubrication, like a 2 stroke bike. Besides, 5l of mineral oil (which they use) is £10, hardly bank breaking.

Have a token shot of mine...

RX7 by gaz_roberts01, on Flickr

Should have kept the b*****d.

 

[dmallett]

Was nice that one mate!

 

[Gaz.]

Aye it was.

I only threw about £6k down the pan when I sold it . Should have just overtimed myself up to the eyeballs even further and kept it!

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

I like them alot, thats a lovley example you had Gaz.

 

[Jekyll]

I love them. Some nice examples above.

 

[ben81]

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

I think they're great looking. Gaz's black one looked superb

 

[mr_tim]

Not as nice as some posted, but this was mine. Yes it needed a rebuild, but I'd have one again!

 

[DanEdser]

Veilside <3

 

[Aarin]

http://jm-imports.co.uk/index.php/sold/mazda
Used to work at this place. Japan car p**n!

 

[*JimmyJ*]

I know what i want now.

 

[BoatNonce]

Veilside <3

Too soon, Junior. I do like the look of that car though.

The yellow ducktailed one in the OP is sex too.

 

[DanEdser]

Too soon

how so?

 

[Wick]

I love how fat they are. Proper lardy arse end

Oh... And I like these...

 

[Goodj]

Mazda made some great cars in the mid-90's, where did it all go wrong

<3 RX-7, even the ones with the full manga-style body dressings.

Did someone say a supercharged rotary? Good god that must have sounded ridiculous....want!!!!

 

[MaLicE]

superchargers have been done, not many people do it, as tbh you can get bat s**t numbers from a turbo and rx7's flow so much exhaust gas that you get very little lag on big turbos with the right spec's.

few supercharged rx8's in the uk

edit* never seen a screw type supercharger on one so u dont get much noise.

 

[Goodj]

That's what I thought, isn't the norm to scrap the sequential turbos and replace them with just one massive snail?

 

[Naith]

you realllly fcuked up there gaz, yours was equal to all the jap ones in my eyes (at least visually)

 

[MaLicE]

That's what I thought, isn't the norm to scrap the sequential turbos and replace them with just one massive snail?

yup can just see my turbo here... The shock turret had to be notched to fit it...

How it left me

 

[JParker]

That white savanna looks sick!

 

[Gaz.]

you realllly fcuked up there gaz, yours was equal to all the jap ones in my eyes (at least visually)

I know. At the time I needed the money for the house, not knowing it would drag on and I'd actually earn the extra I needed to finish paying the deposit and fees. Cheers though.

 

[_Tom]

It's part of the engine lubrication, like a 2 stroke bike. Besides, 5l of mineral oil (which they use) is £10, hardly bank breaking.

Have a token shot of mine...

RX7 by gaz_roberts01, on Flickr

Should have kept the b*****d.

f**k that looked good..

 

[RSteve]

FC3S do it for me:

 

[kpowell911]

f**king hell Gaz, I wasn't aware your Rex looked THAT good! No wonder you think they are the best shape out of Japan, and seeing yours, I can see why! Stunning mate!

 

[Gaz.]

Looking at it was the only thing that kept me going when I first got it and it was a bag of nails!

 

[Rob]

Genuine question here (don't flame me), why is it people some to run MAHOOSIVE wheels on these???

Don't get me wrong, they're one of few cars where they actually look far better on huge wheels, but on most cars people steer away due to adverse affects on handling etc...

Like here:

Malice's wheels actually look quite small, despite probably being the "right" size on any other car

Where as here:

Gaz's (imo) looks more at home on the huge wheels, but on any other car this isn't the case.

Is it just because I'm used to seeing internet shots on huge wheels so I prefer them? Or is it because of the mental power?

Enlighten me you jap people

 

[Gaz.]

My wheels are lighter than the tyres and air in them, they're not going to have an adverse effect on the handling! They're hardly huge, they're only 18". In fact, mine handled worse on the 17s it came on. Some RX7s came with 17s out of the factory too.

Some people like smaller wheels, some like bigger.

 

[LIL B]

Some people like buying nails.