I Bought An Abandoned Mazda RX-7 And It Was A HUGE MISTAKE
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was a huge mistake or just click baited.
This brought back memories. Funny enough, I had 4 FDs and they never left me on the side of the road. You have vacuum leaks. I would just get rid of the sequential system. Also be careful running an open down pipe and no tune. You’ll get boost spikes…probably why you have vacuum leaks ask me how I know. Zip tie all your vacuum hoses.
Yes, I have a Power FC going in soon, so that should take care of any danger moments. Eventually I will rip everything out and go single.
LISTEN MAN IF YOU DONT LIKE IT ILL TAKE IT PLEASEEEE😭😭😭😭 I NEED ONE😭😭😭
If you don't want to give it to him GIVE IT TO ME PLEASE IM BEGGING YOU
Nah bro don't give it to them give it to me pls
All of you need to be certified trusted people own his RX-7
nah bro ill take all the work dont even trip i may be broke but ill be a broke and happy rotary fan
Brilliant to see a man who recognises the true worth and spirit of the RX-7 and who is determined on preservation - it will be worth it in the end. Brilliant video! Thank you.
When you are a young man with the drive(passion), no car is too far gone. The journey is the destination, and completion is the dream.
Thank you!
As an original owner of a FD, I give you a hearty welcome to FD ownership!
Now that you're going catless, you'll make more boost than the stock ECU is expecting and the A/F mix to the engine will get too lean resulting in motor rebuild time. Create a fix now for that before fixing your secondary turbo actuation. Ping Rotary Performance in Garland TX for assistance on this issue.
Flush your coolant as you may have air in the system causing overheating (and the fluid may no longer be a healthy green). There are a few tricks to successfully changing the coolant including disconnecting a hose near the upper intake manifold and also a bolt in the engine block for draining coolant. I'd share some photos, but YT won't let me link them. Also check for correct operation of the fan relays too, plus a lower temp thermocouple mod too.
I want an FD but damn they are so expensive. A 30 year old one costs as much as brand new GR Yaris. F-k
Yep, the car is definitely getting an ECU before we actually drive the car hard with the catless setup. I will 100% be flushing the coolant soon as well, I think thats a big contributor to our issue. And Rotary Performance is awesome, they're the ones who sold me the downpipe in the first place haha
@@albonfilms Excellent, leverage as much help as you can get from Rotary Performance! I personally haven't used them as they are not local to me, but plenty of friends have and they are an excellent shop for keeping our FDs on the road.
yeah twin turbo vacuum setups were no joke back in the day. some facelift parts, a pair of seats and steering wheel would transform the looks.
If you look closely, you'll find many of those things hidden in the background of this video 😅
@@albonfilms spoiler alert 😱
For those of us in the MKIV supra community, common "fix" is to pull it all off in one piece and go single turbo haha!
I'm very interested in this build series. I hope that you make that FD more reliable.
I think we will do it!
4:56 i got a 2000's Ford Ranger and the slave on it was beginning to fail and just gush oil, 6:18 yessir i felt that too. I tried bleeding it but it was like everyday Id have to do that to keep it driveable.
Hahaha, I'm glad my musical number touched your soul. Get that clutch cylinder changed!!
Good luck on your rotary FD journey. My 17+ years of ownership I have made fond memories with the car so enjoy the experience.
first ever video ive seen from you lot but gotta say, love the energy and im definitely gonna be coming back for more 👌
How do you guys keep your patience while working on cars?
Oh easy! We don't
@@albonfilms 🤣🤣 I’m still trying my damn self
Love this type of content albon. Cant wait for more 🔥✊🏽💯
Thank you! Looking forward to making more
u are very educated dude. its very inspiring thanks for the videos. we really really appreciate yourself and teams work
Thank you!
Should've just bought the LS swapped one 😂
Hahaha yeah it would have ran and made way more power. But then people wouldn't stop me at gas stations and ask me why I'm putting oil into the gas 😂
this car just fits you so good, this type of content is soo goood
Thank you!!!
I really enjoyed your build video style. Engaging and really watchable. Keep them coming!
Build content!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Finally!!!
They are terrible (90%) as an ex owner. Mine was a full on track spec, rear rotor blew….bought a 32 gtr ..10 years later ..I’d never go back to one. One of my fondest memories is running the c1 loop in a knight sports version
hahaha its a masochists car for sure
This makes me want to buy an RX-8 immediately and save my way up to an FC and then an FD eventually. Really excited for this build series where you're taking it back to stock and going for driveability first and foremost. Can't wait for your next upload!
Just skip the RX-8 it has added issues with the key system that can add thousands. It was a weird credit card sized key fob that no one else used, and Mazda only every used it on the RX-8 and high end Mazda6s, which the later go straight to the scrap yard the second they need a key, no remorse.
Get an NA FC, best starter RX7 IMO!
Pretty much all 90’s turbo JDM cars are a pain to work on and keep on the road. I had a 91 300zx TT and a 93 Mr2 turbo, both I had to remove the engine and replace all hoses and gaskets, and rebuilt the turbo’s. I still have PTSD from working on them. The Mr2 was not that bad but the 300zx TT was the straw that broke the camels back for me.
I have worked on one Z32 and... never again hahaha. The FD is no better for sure!
You need cylicered converts how you going pass emissions test!
No emissions tests in Texas 😎
@@albonfilms TEXAS DON"T HAVE EMISSIONS TEST WOAH
Joined the channel back in the Supra days, I'm looking forward to this project. You should use the same catchy music you did back in the day!
Yesss, appreciate you so much. 100% I have those same fun piano tracks saved for use in this series!
im hella excited for this I wanna see the FD all up and running
Yes!!
My boy said the DINGUS 🤣🤣 my all time favorite unknown parts term.
hahahaha I love my DINGUS
replace all vaccum lines. replace all fuel lines including pulsation damper because a failed one with catch fire. replace all clutch hardline and soft lines.
I did all those in this video!
Yes! You should make more of this content!
You got it!
damn I never thought id see anything other than albon talking about cars again
hahaha honestly same
The FD just looks weird without a spoiler to me
100%, the rear is so small and squished without a wing
Dude, kudos for restoring it back to “original” or OEM plus. It’s so hard to find an unmodified FD today(the rats nest)
Agreed! I wanted to at least start with making the car stock and feel the OEM specification. It will get modded for sure but I love driving cars as the engineers intended and understanding the limitations of the tech and budget of those days
Sounds like it just needs a valve adjustment and maybe new piston rings and rod bearings. Jokes aside, I’m currently restoring a 300zx TT and also know the misery of owning a high tech 90s JDM car. I wish you the best.
Good luck! We got this!
I love bringing back pos cars back to life
YOU CALLING MY CAR A POS???
Because it absolutely is. ❤️
All Mazdas are beautiful, until the engine doesn't die. Hey well at the end of the day your part of the Mazda RX7 owners club and you got a cool rotary car.
Now time for brap brap
Can't wait til I blow the motor and then get to port it for braps
Hackintosh the RX7 on the next episode.
Lollll deep cut
4:10 I hope you read the msds on that grease that got on your hands, and I hope it doesn't cause cancer. Y'all need to wear gloves when working on cars
7:00 arms covered in grease... That's not good, man
Good point! I usually wear gloves but I need to wear overalls. This stuff isn't good for you!
At least you are doing your fd journey now with friends. I am waiting to do my single turbo upgrade in the next few years.
Hey I'll be your friend! We can blow our motors together!
lol one of my turbos has started wobbling.
Tbh, imma be real, this is better then the videos of hin talking abt history, we gotta get more content like this
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm gonna try to make both so everyone gets their fix.
What jack are you using?
Should be quickjacks
Ranger QuickJack!
from one non cookie cutter to the next non cookie cutter RIP Lenny you mad freak.
Look at a 1986 Honda Accord and their vacuum leach setup. THAT is nothing.😂
hahaha I have seen the diagram, its scary
Another Banger By Albon!
Thank you!
Single turbo that FD!
Soon
I shall duel you over the RX7 😂... The winner takes the loser for ice cream.
hahah you're on! Sounds like a win-win
more videos like these i beg you. fills the void that the cheap supra series has left in me :(
You got it bud, this was fun for me to make too. Lot of money and work too haha, but I definitely am happy to be back in the builds. Thanks for being a longtime supporter!
Fun video! Loved it
Thanks so much!
Sounds like a vacuum leak, these engines need to be rebuilt after 100.000 miles, so that's something to consider, I would do a compression test just for some peace of mind (it needs a specific rotary compression tester), I think it kept overheating because you didn't tune it after removing the cat...
I just bought a compression tester, so lets see! I'm taking it easy with the no cats for sure but I think the overheating might just be the 100F Texas ambient temps. Stock FD cooling system sucks!
that deal was absolutely goated!
what was the price tho?
All will be revealed!
1:47
NICE
Nice, just keep at it.
Finally you bought a car to work on
Yeppp, its been a hot minute!
this is even funnier if you’re in the discord and you watch the fiasco both him and his friend have with their RX7s 😂
hahahaha nothing truer has ever been said
Nice car man!
Thank you!
Second comment: the rough idle looks like a vacuum leak, which could also explain why the second turbo isn’t coming on as it should
Oxygen sensors make a huge difference
I like this content man
Thanks!
I had 3 FD´s in the last 13 years and never has there been an issue with the clutch cylinders, nor have i heard a notorious reputation about them. People make up a lot of stories about these cars, thats what i know them being notorious for.
Interesting! There are a ton of threads on RX7Club about it, and I have personally done this job on multiple other FDs. Surprised you never ran into it, its very well documented. Count your blessings!
I tried to do this a few years ago but the owners literally ignored me knocking at their door and attempt to leave a note asking if it were for sale. I wanted to attempt a 3 rotor build
Its sooo hard to find a proper barn find. I got lucky with this! 3 rotor would be awesome but dude its $$$$$$
*The S1 RX-8s didn't help the 'unreliable' stereotype of rotaries, at all...*
hahaha that was the straw that broke the camels back for sure
17:00 IN THE BIN!!!🗑️😂
hahaha gotta pay respects to the OGs
Second comment: the rough idle looks like a vacuum leak, which could also explain why the second turbo isn’t coming on as it should. My money is on a loose hose on the rats nest
Yep I'm thinking so too, just gotta take it apart again and check again. Also somebody said to check the throttle body gasket which can apparently be installed backwards
Wow, it's very hard to find a stock Rx7
I spent 6 years on and off looking for the right one!
@@albonfilms I bet I still have yet to find a stock S13
ROOTAARY
🤘🤘
Feel da rhythm! 🤣
What other stuff did Hitachi make that he had to clear his throat? 👀
hahaha look it up safesearch off
After a confusing google search, if anyone else was wondering. It was the magic wand 🤣
That was a nice piece of AI generated poetry right there 😂❤
I don't know if I should be proud or embarrassed to say that I wrote and sang all of it myself hahahaha
There actually pretty common in north America
14k made is not a ton! Certainly not exotic but definitely not a car you see every day. I certainly see a lot more Supras, but also Supras stay running hahaha
so Good!!!
Thanks!
Please don’t overdo the mods. Keep it how YOU want it to be. Don’t listen to the bad comments.
Agreed!! I'm going reliability first and then power adders will be minimal!
Engine. Period.
Motors are electric, engines are internal combustion. Go ahead, ask me why it's called "motor oil", then. 😂
Words are fun because they mean certain things but also mean other things. But we all got there in the end!
just remove the tt setup. a newer single turbo is just the better option as you already said
That's the plan! ;)
As an FD owner for 18 years, please read more about modifying these cars! Your video was great and brought back so many memories of how amazing these cars are, but you really need to be careful. These cars aren't unreliable, but they do have a very small window where they are happy and not blowing up. Your overheating will destroy your coolant seals in a hurry if it hasn't already, once that needle moves higher then operating temp shut the car off immediately! As others said, all your exhaust upgrades will lead to over-boosting/detonation territory, which will lead to a rebuild real quick. Modding an FD is basically, either keep it completely stock, or get a stand-alone ECU with wideband O2 as your first mod because this car will not tolerate "an intake and exhaust" like a Honda, you need to have full tuning access and have it professionally tuned by someone who knows rotary, or you will be rebuilding that engine next episode. I really did like the video and you have chosen an amazing platform for a project, I just want to see it still going a few months down the road.
Yep, great advice! Everything is being done under the guidance of a rotary pro so we're playing everything safe. The car is already getting an ECU so we can handle the overboosting and I'll be monitoring knock, EGT, and wideband! Definitely engine preservation is priority #1. Detonation is death!
Rob Dahm collab
Would love to work with the Dorito Daddy
its absolutely an unreliable engine. That's like saying the mitsubishi 4g63 engine is a "reliable engine". Both engines are fine naturally aspirated but neither one handles boost well.
I will make 40psi and prove you wrong (for 35 seconds)
A LS swap could help with dat reliability
hahaha you're not wrong
I'm all for this
ITS BEG'N FOR AN LS....I JUST WANT A ROLLING RX7 CHASSIS
NO
NEVER
When do I get to drive the rx7
Haha you better come before I take it apart again for Ep2
Might be sacrilegious but it was reliable. okay I'll see my way out
hahaha I think the only time it was reliable was in the factory when it was on the conveyor belt without an engine
@@albonfilms I was talking about the LS conversion
User Error at its finest
A decade , *ooooooohhhh shhiieeeeettt*
Long time!
@@albonfilms I remember my uncles rx7 fd type s was stopped for 20 years only to be run for errands in less than 5 km range every 4 to six months, that thing HAD ISSUES, but still love the Dorito powered cars any day , I would daily them , only I’ll make sure to have a spare car and spare engines 🤣🤣
Dorito powa
if you respray it anything other than the original Montego Blue Pearl, I will be very disappoint.
Mark my words, this car will ALWAYS be Montego. It is one of my all time favorite colors.
Mazda RX-7s and RX-8s are massively unreliable and never run on all cylinders..
I’m kidding
No cylinders, no problems
bruh slide it I need one
shame on you for removing the cats
Why
Don't worry, I will put them into my home air conditioning system to make sure I am still saving the planet
brave man
brave or stupid???
I wish I wasn't a felon then maybe I can own something nice 😢
Damn, you got this bro
The mistake your rotary engine.
I will die on this oil covered hill!!
Ahhh i know whats wrong with it… it needs a v8 😈
hahaha noooo, if the motor gets bigger, its more rotors 😈😈
lol
First piece of junk Supra then now an rx7 might as well get a gtr or nsx next
Lol if I can find a junky NSX I would be all over it
BRAPBRAPBRAPBRAPBRAP
its not even yellow
CYM is the rarest color!
❤ Toyota GR ❤
I can fix her
ahh video
hahahahahahah
@Radpotential, @Robdahm
My kings