Americans were offered four different trim levels when ordering an RX-7 from Mazda. Base cars came standard with a limited-slip differential, tape player, and cloth seats, but you could get cruise control and leather upholstery added as options. Although the names were different, the content was the same: sunroof and cruise control delete, upgraded springs, Bilstein shocks, strut bar under the hood, additional oil cooling, suede seats, and a front-lip spoiler matched by a rear wing, with no extra equipment available and a reversion back to the simple tape deck as opposed to the Bose system.
R2 springs are slightly softer than in the R1. On the JDM side, things are a little murkier. One of the other, more-striking differences between Japanese-market RX-7s and those sold in the U.
By they were joined by the unit Type RZ, which shed the rear seats and added aggressive Showa shock absorbers, Recaro seats, and a lightweighting program that dropped 66 pounds from the already-svelte Type R.
Each and every third-generation Mazda RX-7 featured the same twin-turbo 1. Making use of a pair of sequential turbos with one designed to deliver low-rpm boost and the other coming on around rpm , the engine was advertised as delivering horsepower at rpm and lb-ft of torque at rpm, with an rpm redline. These numbers were enough to launch the RX-7 to 60 mph from a standing start in just five seconds, thanks in large part to its pleasingly-low pounds of curb weight.
There have been entire volumes written about the saga of maintaining, modifying, and otherwise living with the high-tech marvel that is the 13B-REW, and nearly as much hand-wringing about its reliability. Anything lower than 85 psi and you could be looking at a rebuild in the near future.
Poor compression can often be linked to either a leaking side seal or broken apex seal. A third option, which is what I run on my own personal cars, is to connect the metering pump to a secondary tank filled with two-stroke oil. It by rights should not work , but it miraculously does. There are different schools of thought as to whether or not the Wankel rotary is reliable, suffice it to say if it is properly maintained then it should last at the very least , miles.
One thing to remember is you may learn from other people that the rotary burns a lot of oil. Every generation has a turbocharged version, and the general consensus is that the turbocharged Wankel rotary engines are considerably less reliable, so be aware of that if considering a third generation, or FD, which has two turbochargers. So be sure you have money set aside for turbo contingencies. LSD just means that both tires spin under acceleration, as opposed to an open-wheel differential which just spins the outside tire.
But if a car's engine has been cared for properly, higher mileages shouldn't be feared if they make a car vastly more affordable. And smaller mileages can hint at underuse, and the problems that brings with it. What you'll pay in between those sums is entirely at the behest of your budget, and the spec you're after.
With so few cars officially sold in the UK, it's worth embracing the idea of JDM examples unless you have the patience of a saint. Just be rigorous with your checks, and ready to haggle whenever you think something might need a fix, or if you spy modifications you'll be eager to reverse. And don't get carried away busting your budget paying for mods you really don't want.
The other options were a hot Honda or a Nissan Skyline, but they were always stolen or crashed. RX-7s seemed to go under the insurance radar, probably because so few existed on the roads in an actual working state.
It runs a single-turbo conversion which does away with the horribly complex sequential setup , Alcon brakes and lightweight Volk Racing wheels to name a few upgrades. Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter.
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Stephen Dobie. External link to. Pictures: Simon Thompson red car , Dave Smith blue car. Advertisement - Page continues below. How it feels to drive today. What to watch out for. How much to pay. Mark Riccioni is onto his third RX All of them were the now-iconic 1. There was a total of four variations of the 13B engine. Two were naturally aspirated, while the remaining two were the more powerful turbocharged versions. A five-speed manual and four-speed automatic transmission were the only two choices available.
In Mazda launched the 10th-anniversary edition RX This consisted of an all-white exterior with colour-matching wheels, moulding, taillight housings, and mirrors.
The GTU trim was sold between and it was more geared towards performance. Believe it or not, the last generation RX-7 was in production for a total of 10 years. By this time, the RX-7 was a unique sports car that everyone wanted to get their hands on.
The best part is that the FC came with the same 1. The downside was that the price was considerably higher than other comparable models on the market, which turned many people away at the time. As the years progressed, changes were made to increase the reliability of the FD. Most of those changes were unseen and came in the form of mechanical and suspension upgrades.
The body more or less stayed the same. They can be. Since the Wankel rotary engines are no longer being used in the automotive industry, most RX-7 owners report that replacement parts are very difficult to source. It can be. It all depends on the previous owners. Most owners did not take good care of their cars and therefore you will see many of them with rebuilt engines, especially the turbocharged versions.
Of course! Nowadays there is a forum on just about anything, and the RX-7 is no different. What sets the RX-7 community apart is that they are some of the most tight-knight groups of car enthusiasts out there and are always willing to help out a fellow RX-7 owner.
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