This car is so easy.... Stall Damn I love this car.. stall Race car is life... Stall I'm just giving ya a hard time. You should know by now how much I love your content. Keep up the greatness
I was 21 in 1991, and bought a gold turbo 2 w/ 20k miles. Put every paycheck into it for 3yrs straight. Intercooler. Exhaust. Chip. Turbo. Bigger Fuel Injectors....suspension...etc etc. Best car I ever owned - wish I had saved it these past 30 yrs. Thanks for taking me back!!! This car was waaaay ahead of its time back then. It has aluminum susp arms, aluminum spare tire, and aluminum JACK from the factory. Throw in the all mighty rotary and its a wrap. I devoured MANY cars back then. The best was a hopped up GN built for dragging. And the RX7 can corner too. As for rotary reliability goes, I sold mine with 170k and she ran factory that day. xoxox PS Beastie Boys was usually in the deck - CD's were new at this time but waaaay to expensive. hahahaha (sidenote > pay attention to fuel injectors in these, dont wanna run lean in a rotary.)
I owned a 79 FB in yellow about 6 years ago but got rid of it because I felt I couldn't care for it properly. 2 years ago I picked up a white S5 FC vert with black interior 5-speed that was in questionable condition and have spent what little money I have here and there to try and restore it back to factory original. Leaks, electrical issues, runs rough and more. Just had the trans rebuilt and some engine work done as step one and I have faith that I can restore this car to its former glory. I picked up a second red vert that had been sitting for $250 with a still running engine and plan to restore that one as well. I love and respect these cars. So much so that one day I got fed up and tried to sell them only to find myself beginning to cry when I got an offer and promptly took the listing down. Wonderful machines that deserve mad amounts of respect.
That's cool, I have a 90' FC in Harbor Blue with the Mazdaspeed MS01 LMs. So far haven't seen anyone else in the Dallas, Texas area with the same wheels. Keep up the good work and great find my friend
Absolute car goals. That FC was clean, well maintained, and the aesthetics were gorgeous. I backed out on an '88 convertible FC recently, but will keep my eyes open for a diamond like this one (or even diamond in the rough). 😍
i had the 86 rx7 turbo..most insane car i ever had....added variable boost, better clutch hks exhausts no cats... it was a beast! best interior Ever with most comfortable seats ive ever had... the throttle stuck full open on me and it rolled 3 times after fishtailing into a curb... that was the end of it..roof crushed..sold on ebay for cheap... had a new factory block after the original engine blew the apex seals from running too much boost... im sure someone loved it
I got a S5 turbo II myself that I've dailied for 2 years since I got it. Rotaries are forgiving with stalling. I've stalled and only put the clutch all the way down quickly to have the engine restart itself.
I bought one of these long ago with 5000klms on it from Newcastle Mazda. Brakes failed on it one time, a few months later it caught on fire, had to put it out with a fire extinguisher at a fuel station. When it ran it was good......
Two years later this popped up to the top of my feed just after watching you drift that green and orange FC. Was wondering if you would end the video with jaa mata back in those days and so glad when it came.
@@ch00pii84 .I didn't mention how I am starting a RUclips channel making back to stock .It needs to be repainted and the guy before didn't know how to assemble the engine correctly.
Yep clutch acts very much like my FC, I have a series iv built August 1985 but have installed series 6 extended port engine instead, koyo rad with custom shroud mated with Spal 3000cfm fan ( Australian heat) pwr monster oil cooler, pwr inter oiler, Been driving it daily for 4 months and I'm still afraid of hill starts with the clutch. Rotaries in Queensland!
awesome!! this is great content Sammit! I can't wait to see what you have in store for us back in Japan. I love RX7's and rotary. I cant wait to see you drive a Supra.
Might be something with the brake booster check valve causing spongy brakes. I know when I built mine I did not have a check valve in and the brakes would not kick until boost was drained, which was hella sketchy.
I hope we get some daily S15 driving in Japan? To get friendly with it before you destroy it in drifting. Or are you going to get a project / track only / already drifted / not road legal car?
There’s an fc that’s in an overgrown driveway just sitting and I want it soo bad but I’m 14 and my parents probably won’t let me buy it until i get my licencse in about 1.5 years 🥲
It was done by bullet. Australian build then they switched to a v8. To my knowledge fitting a 13bt is a fairly straight forward job, as far as conversions go. Have future plans for a mx5 13bt hard top once kids are grown and moved out. So about 15yrs time.
@@blyndrotor Nice! I'll look that up. I thought about this afterwards and realized to do this you'd likely go from a reliable car that you can beat on without worries to a more expensive car (the motor) that you might end up babying more. If that's accurate at all it no surprise this isn't more common.
@@humboldtef If memory serves me correctly the great thing about that conversion is that on the fab side of things it is simply a matter of swapping the engine mounts from left to right etc, tail shaft length, I think minimal work for shifter pos and that being a lighter car the engine is less stressed so just swap all electrics, loom etc. Buy a front cut from a s4/5 turbo and you have pretty much all you need except little things.
I think your wife needs to get one of these, while you have the s15. You two can swap couple days out of the week. Plus she's a small lady it'll suit her well. . Win win situation
These are nice cars if you can find a good one. I had one for years (1987 Turbo II) but I never really got to enjoy mine because it was incessantly stolen and vandalized ALL the time during the years that I owned it. Too many stupid losers in Canada to enjoy a great little sports car. Everyone has to destroy everything. Enjoy your ride man!
Stock Turbo II (13B 4-port) cars can reach full boost and pull well from only about 2700-3000 RPM. This one has a big turbo on it so maybe a little later.
rx8 coil pack? are tou kidding me? thats crap, rx8 owners are trying to get rid of them, and d585 coils are the most used as replacement for the stock on rx8, me included
I wish you would chill out a little and be patient with the clutch. Drive slow and easy in order to learn the car before acting as if it's your own. I would be upset if was the owner and saw this video.
You don't need a clutch like that in a Rotary.. Mine makes more power with just a heavy duty single that has stock feel, holds the power and takes the abuse.
my original clutch literally went up in smoke when i turned up the boost and put HKS exhausts on it..one run thru the gears and it was slipping like a knife on buttered bread..the cabin was filled with smoke from the burning clutch... mine definitely needed an aftermarket clutch to handle the extra boost
Nice car but please remove that idiotic flag from the driver's headlight. Most Asians equate that flag as being on the same level as the Swastika. Come on, it's 2019, get with the program.
@@chriss2244 So if you were Jewish, and some moron had a swastika on his car, and claimed that it's okay since it was 70 years ago, I'm sure you'd be okay with it, right. .Think before you speak, moron.
@@rheser Hes not good at driving a manual cause he stalled a new car a couple times with a race clutch? Thats totally normal. I would say thats more a sign that hes a regular driver with a normal clutch.
Look, I know that the bite point is really small on a twin plate & sounded like it was right at the flywall too & a rotary is not always very responsive from idle but I was honestly cringing after the 4 or 5 time he stalled it as you should figure out by then that you more revs or/And to slip the clutch very slightly to take off in 1st?!
Man, the owner of that fc is so down to earth. Exactly the type of person that the car community needs more of.
This car is so easy.... Stall
Damn I love this car.. stall
Race car is life... Stall
I'm just giving ya a hard time. You should know by now how much I love your content. Keep up the greatness
Excuse me, but who are you?
6:03 "This thing feels soooo good"
Proceeds to stall it LOL don't we all know the feeling. Love the channel mate
6:40 that crying rotary gave me GOOSEBUMPS holy shit. awesome machine
The direct clutch services Mazda RX7 FD race car is an awesome bit of kit and this Mazda RX7 FC is an awesome looking car and so original as well
A stock body FC looks good af
Love the new outro as well
Stock FCs are stunning
I was 21 in 1991, and bought a gold turbo 2 w/ 20k miles. Put every paycheck into it for 3yrs straight. Intercooler. Exhaust. Chip. Turbo. Bigger Fuel Injectors....suspension...etc etc. Best car I ever owned - wish I had saved it these past 30 yrs. Thanks for taking me back!!! This car was waaaay ahead of its time back then. It has aluminum susp arms, aluminum spare tire, and aluminum JACK from the factory. Throw in the all mighty rotary and its a wrap. I devoured MANY cars back then. The best was a hopped up GN built for dragging. And the RX7 can corner too. As for rotary reliability goes, I sold mine with 170k and she ran factory that day. xoxox PS Beastie Boys was usually in the deck - CD's were new at this time but waaaay to expensive. hahahaha (sidenote > pay attention to fuel injectors in these, dont wanna run lean in a rotary.)
I owned a 79 FB in yellow about 6 years ago but got rid of it because I felt I couldn't care for it properly. 2 years ago I picked up a white S5 FC vert with black interior 5-speed that was in questionable condition and have spent what little money I have here and there to try and restore it back to factory original. Leaks, electrical issues, runs rough and more. Just had the trans rebuilt and some engine work done as step one and I have faith that I can restore this car to its former glory. I picked up a second red vert that had been sitting for $250 with a still running engine and plan to restore that one as well. I love and respect these cars. So much so that one day I got fed up and tried to sell them only to find myself beginning to cry when I got an offer and promptly took the listing down. Wonderful machines that deserve mad amounts of respect.
That's cool, I have a 90' FC in Harbor Blue with the Mazdaspeed MS01 LMs. So far haven't seen anyone else in the Dallas, Texas area with the same wheels. Keep up the good work and great find my friend
My 36 year old grey market RX7 GXL 2+2 FC is still as fast as the day I bought it…it’s Mazda red, gray interior…love it!
Absolute car goals. That FC was clean, well maintained, and the aesthetics were gorgeous. I backed out on an '88 convertible FC recently, but will keep my eyes open for a diamond like this one (or even diamond in the rough). 😍
Great review Sam!
I'm patiently waiting for your FC build 😉
Nice FC! Best part about the series 4 are the tail lights. Straight from a Porsche 944!
Reckon the s5 tail light look better.
I have both.
Can't get over how clean that is inside and out!!!! So hard to find one like that these days owner has done a great job
Thats awesome! Rx7 fc my all time fav car
i had the 86 rx7 turbo..most insane car i ever had....added variable boost, better clutch hks exhausts no cats... it was a beast! best interior Ever with most comfortable seats ive ever had... the throttle stuck full open on me and it rolled 3 times after fishtailing into a curb... that was the end of it..roof crushed..sold on ebay for cheap... had a new factory block after the original engine blew the apex seals from running too much boost... im sure someone loved it
FC love. Such a rotary fan, need them all in my life. Rx3, fc, fd, rx8, repu, all the magic triangles.
Dude the engine is cold af and you do pulls in it like hell
I cried when I see how you use a manual gearbox ...
Its kinda sad lol
what do you mean
I got a S5 turbo II myself that I've dailied for 2 years since I got it. Rotaries are forgiving with stalling. I've stalled and only put the clutch all the way down quickly to have the engine restart itself.
:o do you still daily it?
I bought one of these long ago with 5000klms on it from Newcastle Mazda. Brakes failed on it one time, a few months later it caught on fire, had to put it out with a fire extinguisher at a fuel station. When it ran it was good......
The fcs are my favorite chassis
nice one Sam............loved the punt.... i couldnt get my eyes of the S15 in the background so much awaiting mine....
Just needs the factory rev buzzer screaming at you lol
God i hate that buzzer
Two years later this popped up to the top of my feed just after watching you drift that green and orange FC. Was wondering if you would end the video with jaa mata back in those days and so glad when it came.
Good to see them in most original condition, have one that is supposed to be sapphire blue but it is red
That is a very nice FC.
Damn! This thing has all four mudflaps and digital climate control. Super clean
Lovely car.I had both the 1gen rx7 and the FC.Here in Greece is getting rare to see any........
I just bought a rare 10 anniversary 1988 turbo rx7 for 3k.
Matt skeletor those are super rare what a steal!👍🏽
@@ch00pii84 .I didn't mention how I am starting a RUclips channel making back to stock .It needs to be repainted and the guy before didn't know how to assemble the engine correctly.
3k my guy??!
@@fujiwatertofumi5363 Yes .I was very lucky. It has good compression also
Matt skeletor Man you’re lucky I saw another 10th anniversary FC for $11,500 on like classic auto trader. Really want a FC
watchin this again just to keep reminding myself that someday I'll get to drive/own a rotary thats externally wastegated 😩so fkn good!
Yep clutch acts very much like my FC, I have a series iv built August 1985 but have installed series 6 extended port engine instead, koyo rad with custom shroud mated with Spal 3000cfm fan ( Australian heat) pwr monster oil cooler, pwr inter oiler, Been driving it daily for 4 months and I'm still afraid of hill starts with the clutch. Rotaries in Queensland!
Just bought my first rwd car and it happened to be a 1988 rx7 and im so in love
Those mazdaspeed ms01 are lovely
Had lots of rotary's in my life, have a 92 si civic hatch but want another Rx7 in the future
my dream car... you should get one dude, i ended up buying 3 :/ still love them after 3 years now
6:40 This is why "God so loved the world He made the rotary exist"
Rx7 fd or fc are just insane there beautiful
awesome!! this is great content Sammit! I can't wait to see what you have in store for us back in Japan. I love RX7's and rotary. I cant wait to see you drive a Supra.
Respect to that guy for letting you drive that monster my cousin has the same car and never lets me drive it😤 lol
Might be something with the brake booster check valve causing spongy brakes. I know when I built mine I did not have a check valve in and the brakes would not kick until boost was drained, which was hella sketchy.
I love the front mud flaps. I have the oem rear ones, never saw the fronts.
Great vid as always
Twin plate clutches need more revs when taking off. My 180sx used to have one, not amazingly street friendly.
Mint fc! Dig the new outro!
I just got an aus spec S5 to add to the collection 😎 they are an awesome bit of kit
Man all I wanted to hear was a solid 2-3 pull
hard to beat the sound of a turbo rotary
nice man I always wanted to own a series 4 reminds me of t he porsche 944 shape, I only ever had the series 1 Savanna
You are a lucky man! Some of us won’t ever get to drive any rx7 😒 my dream car too lol
Id love to get my hands on an rx7. Whether its fb, fc, or fd. Id probably prefer fd because of those body lines but its tied with fc
Had 2 of these but regret selling one of them still have one.
I hope we get some daily S15 driving in Japan? To get friendly with it before you destroy it in drifting. Or are you going to get a project / track only / already drifted / not road legal car?
Sam ask a question and in mid conversation yup yup yup
We still waiting for your fc👀
There’s an fc that’s in an overgrown driveway just sitting and I want it soo bad but I’m 14 and my parents probably won’t let me buy it until i get my licencse in about 1.5 years 🥲
That's it, I thought I was done with rota' sand now you have me wanting another one....😫
This was pretty cool I liked this video/car
Go Re-Amemiya..GT rear like the FD and open headlight like the FD too.
I loved my rx8.. May be time for a rx7
Should I get a turbo 2 by trading my 350z it has 300hp but it’s fully stock that’s no problem for me tho
Great car, great owner
YESSSS love the rotarys 👍👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
My dream car is also FC i have one abandoned near my house
were you in uk in that video because of the number plates lol
today's word of the day is ドリトス Doritos
I've always thought that a Miata Rotary would be amazing... some day
It was done by bullet.
Australian build then they switched to a v8.
To my knowledge fitting a 13bt is a fairly straight forward job, as far as conversions go.
Have future plans for a mx5 13bt hard top once kids are grown and moved out.
So about 15yrs time.
@@blyndrotor Nice! I'll look that up.
I thought about this afterwards and realized to do this you'd likely go from a reliable car that you can beat on without worries to a more expensive car (the motor) that you might end up babying more. If that's accurate at all it no surprise this isn't more common.
@@humboldtef
If memory serves me correctly the great thing about that conversion is that on the fab side of things it is simply a matter of swapping the engine mounts from left to right etc, tail shaft length, I think minimal work for shifter pos and that being a lighter car the engine is less stressed so just swap all electrics, loom etc.
Buy a front cut from a s4/5 turbo and you have pretty much all you need except little things.
How come there are so many car dealerships/workshops in the area that you’re in? It seems like you’d be right on top of each other hahaha
Great video
what a machine 😍
4:00 whats the car in the background?
Mazda RX-7 Savanna
yeah man and stalling is not a big deal. even keiichi tsuchiya stalls engines so its fine :D
Bee當初保護的大喬吧！
I think your wife needs to get one of these, while you have the s15. You two can swap couple days out of the week. Plus she's a small lady it'll suit her well. . Win win situation
“Kinda reminds me of a car with no compression with the spark plugs out” unfortunately reality for many rotors 😂😂😂
Does it have any port at all?
Just an extend port 👍
also my dream car
Brake system might need high pressure lines and maybe different brake fluid
so jealous, gone are the days where you could buy a s5 rx7 for 6k... or less
Not anymore especially and aus spec
Yeah man, i nearly bought a s5 for 6k 3 years ago... bought s13 instead
Matt kinda looks like Miles Teller.
THIS CAR IS A GUN !!! 💪🏾💪🏾🔫🔫
These are nice cars if you can find a good one. I had one for years (1987 Turbo II) but I never really got to enjoy mine because it was incessantly stolen and vandalized ALL the time during the years that I owned it. Too many stupid losers in Canada to enjoy a great little sports car. Everyone has to destroy everything.
Enjoy your ride man!
haruhi in the background owo
not a fan of that exhaust note ... it can sound a hell of alot better than that but to each his own...
You have my dream car the s15 I have yours a 10th anniversary FC and your wife's an RX8 LOL want to trade LOL
yeah but in a rotary you start the pull at like 6 lol
Stock Turbo II (13B 4-port) cars can reach full boost and pull well from only about 2700-3000 RPM. This one has a big turbo on it so maybe a little later.
最重要的是什麼，二軍。
Um wow rx8 coil pack... Probably the worst one too use lol use bosh coils or ls excuse me Holden coils. The rx8 coils our notorious for failing early!
Can’t wait for more japan content. Personally a bit tired of car reviews
Cabo! :)
its small ya gonna have trouble FITTING LMFAOO
rx8 coil pack? are tou kidding me? thats crap, rx8 owners are trying to get rid of them, and d585 coils are the most used as replacement for the stock on rx8, me included
Oliver Szabó the biggest problem is there location in the rx8, they are great coils otherwise.
Haha did your mom teach you how to drive lol nah good video mate
U dont even pop the light up? Really
I wish you would chill out a little and be patient with the clutch. Drive slow and easy in order to learn the car before acting as if it's your own. I would be upset if was the owner and saw this video.
You don't need a clutch like that in a Rotary.. Mine makes more power with just a heavy duty single that has stock feel, holds the power and takes the abuse.
my original clutch literally went up in smoke when i turned up the boost and put HKS exhausts on it..one run thru the gears and it was slipping like a knife on buttered bread..the cabin was filled with smoke from the burning clutch... mine definitely needed an aftermarket clutch to handle the extra boost
#rotaryareawesome
Homeboy looks like Marc zuckerburg
Nice car but please remove that idiotic flag from the driver's headlight. Most Asians equate that flag as being on the same level as the Swastika. Come on, it's 2019, get with the program.
@@chriss2244 So if you were Jewish, and some moron had a swastika on his car, and claimed that it's okay since it was 70 years ago, I'm sure you'd be okay with it, right. .Think before you speak, moron.
@@chriss2244 History matters. Why you use symbols matters. Germany still has laws on the books outlawing the raised hand salute and the swastika.
ruclips.net/video/iWfYZAEdCzg/видео.html The bonnet of this fc is covered in the rising sun... Get triggered.
Your really not that good at driving a manual & your bagging his brakes after because you.dont know the car 🤣
4RY TIME he definitely knows how to drive a manual. I guarantee you don’t even own a car lmfao
@@3a.m.284 I actually daily drive my Twin Plate in my XR8 everyday plus my Turbo ute has a brass button that I also drive regularly!
@@rheser Hes not good at driving a manual cause he stalled a new car a couple times with a race clutch? Thats totally normal.
I would say thats more a sign that hes a regular driver with a normal clutch.
Look, I know that the bite point is really small on a twin plate & sounded like it was right at the flywall too & a rotary is not always very responsive from idle but I was honestly cringing after the 4 or 5 time he stalled it as you should figure out by then that you more revs or/And to slip the clutch very slightly to take off in 1st?!