This Time Attack Spec Mazda FD RX-7 is All Business, Yet Street Legal

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  • Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
  • There are a lot of nice street and drift spec FD RX-7s out there, but you really don’t see a ton of them trackside these days. So it’s always refreshing to see a well-put together FD in full time attack spec… yet still street legal. Owner / frequent attacker of time Ben Mich has killed it on this simple AND effective platform, getting track miles to listen to sweet rotary sounds.
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  • @LarryChenPhoto
    @LarryChenPhoto  4 года назад +73

    Hey everyone, Larry Chen here. Thanks for watching. If you want to support Autofocus check out our Etsy store. I personally print and sign these art prints for sale:
    www.etsy.com/shop/LarryChenPhoto

    • @robertyip170
      @robertyip170 4 года назад

      @LARRY - at 10:20, "unbelievable" use it to tagline everything! hahahahahahah

    • @incantations.
      @incantations. 4 года назад

      Glad you are back at it Larry. You have documented so many wonderful moments; many, have brought me joy. Thanks, for being Larry Chen!
      Edit. Punctuation

    • @rdooski
      @rdooski 4 года назад

      Etsy store doesn't have anymore prints available:(

    • @nick-andre08
      @nick-andre08 4 года назад

      Hoonigan AutoFocus Hey Im from norway and i would like to Buy a wall paper but Its 1million. Nok witch stands for norske kroner you guy could check if something is wrong i would like that.

    • @rdooski
      @rdooski 4 года назад

      Hmm now its full weird.

  • @kerashlallchander
    @kerashlallchander 4 года назад +204

    it’s good to see rich people with good taste

    • @nathanmathews2148
      @nathanmathews2148 4 года назад +16

      Hell yah, Desmond Regas are some of the coolest ever made.

    • @efini_fc4276
      @efini_fc4276 3 года назад +1

      michael people have good taste too 🙄

    • @joshuaamendoza5084
      @joshuaamendoza5084 2 года назад +2

      It’ll make eating them so much more tasty

    • @swilleh_
      @swilleh_ 9 месяцев назад

      good taste has ended when he decided to move mirrors and removing pop-ups

  • @simianmoonstudios
    @simianmoonstudios 4 года назад +89

    I have always loved this era of RX7. The body design and styling still looks fantastic 30 years later!

    • @cpg22
      @cpg22 4 года назад +9

      Sexiest car ever built😍😍😍

    • @codeninja100
      @codeninja100 4 года назад +2

      Sexy and powerful presence

    • @XBullitt16X
      @XBullitt16X 4 года назад +2

      The design is practically timeless, it's gorgeous.

    • @OriginalAse
      @OriginalAse 2 года назад

      The best

  • @juliusabraham8637
    @juliusabraham8637 4 года назад +144

    MachineGunLarry back at it again, carrying the whole Hoonigan-Channel. Keep it up, great work, thank you!

  • @hanablemoore8239
    @hanablemoore8239 4 года назад +41

    A fresh 13b from the factory and all you have to do is sign up for the motorsports program. Learn something new everyday. Thank You Larry.

    • @mattoneill9723
      @mattoneill9723 4 года назад +5

      You don't need to sign up for it that's to get a discount, you can go straight to Mazda and buy one.

    • @thereal2scummy636
      @thereal2scummy636 4 года назад +3

      Yea any mazda dealer any country walk in and order 1 all need is the $ they also have a sweet poster u can buy that is the workshop manual for rebuild

    • @yeahitskimmel
      @yeahitskimmel 4 года назад

      In the rare chance you're serious, hope you research Mazda spec engines and put your money into something purpose built instead

    • @run_stop_restore
      @run_stop_restore 3 года назад +1

      watch the Angel Motorsports Video on the factory 13b's they got from Mazda. I'd rather put my money in a good rebuild...

  • @TheKyza
    @TheKyza 4 года назад +14

    Ben's RX7 has always been one i've admired the most, way before I got my own. So happy to see his 7 on here!

  • @VBshredder
    @VBshredder 4 года назад +2

    Can totally relate to "I'm not that good at working on cars, but I do all my own work anyway". Even if you botch something and have to redo it, you still save a ton of cash. Plus live and learn, etc...

  • @12431dup
    @12431dup 4 года назад +6

    25:20 the genuine laughter of being a passenger.

  • @LopezBOT90
    @LopezBOT90 4 года назад +7

    Gotta say, Larry is killing it with these videos! Right on dude. Stay safe and much love to the whole Hoonigan Family.

  • @gregorygregory6347
    @gregorygregory6347 4 года назад +5

    Oh daaang! I know John Renna. That's awesome! He actually inspected my 93 CYM FD before purchase, when I went up to buy it in Pennsylvania!

  • @S-Kidz
    @S-Kidz 4 года назад +11

    "I have perminent scars on my arm from just changing the oil" lol 😂 👌🏼

    • @gav240z
      @gav240z 4 года назад +2

      I've got a Nissan Stagea 260rs with Rb26 and basically is an R33 GTR with a wagon body. The oil filter location makes me think that Japanese mechanics must be well versed in the arse of origami wrist folding and contortionist twisting. It's the only way to do the oil change.

    • @gusrodriguez85
      @gusrodriguez85 3 года назад +1

      Maybe the car was on fire 🔥 while he was changing the oil lol 😆 😂

  • @dubbleA100
    @dubbleA100 4 года назад +14

    Dreams!!! Soon I'll get my FC that clean
    But that pocket book

  • @Mustbcedric
    @Mustbcedric 4 года назад +4

    Bravo standing ovation to the editor of this video

  • @CasualRicer
    @CasualRicer 4 года назад +1

    Ben Mich is a stand up guy. Every gridlife midwest, we get together for a few minutes and talk about rotaries and everything. Even helped him and the crew move around some cars. He's a very great person, the RX7 is better in person too!

  • @nismox6460
    @nismox6460 4 года назад +7

    My hero ❤️
    Don't just trackem'
    Driver cars are the only life.

  • @christophersmith0865
    @christophersmith0865 4 года назад +4

    Such an iconic car, everyone loves a nice FD. Great shooting as always Larry! Def appreciate the content.

  • @von...
    @von... 4 года назад +13

    where my Illinois homies at? I live 15 minutes away from here and this was my first track I ever had a trackday at!
    edit: Damn dude this guys is dope! he is just as likeable as Larry :)

  • @howardahhon7600
    @howardahhon7600 4 года назад +1

    The sound of the turbo is sooo addictive?!? 💖 You even got to drive it, you have the coolest job ever?!?!... 😄

  • @jacksonmiller3242
    @jacksonmiller3242 4 года назад +2

    Love this build. Has 90’s Wangan Racer vibes and 2000’s Tsukuba time attack vibes all in one

  • @ntr-cptr7709
    @ntr-cptr7709 4 года назад +2

    My favorite JDM car of all time! Thank you Larry for sharing your experience.

  • @7sins979
    @7sins979 4 года назад +2

    this had to be the coolest guy on earth, someone who I could just geek out about cars with lol.

  • @AjJabaay
    @AjJabaay 4 года назад +1

    Bens the best nicest hardest working dude. And the car is so phenomenal

    • @Kamukix
      @Kamukix 3 года назад

      I've not met him, but I came here JUST to comment about how great he seems from this video. It's so great to see a real person in a RUclips videos these days and an owner who just loves cars not the attention people get from cars.
      Great video, great car. Doritos for life 👌

  • @SillyRabbituk
    @SillyRabbituk 4 года назад +2

    Love this car, was my work desktop wallpaper for ages. That rear light setup looks really well on it too.

  • @rezboadog369
    @rezboadog369 4 года назад +5

    I've been waiting to learn about this car. Thank you!

  • @calhun1567
    @calhun1567 3 года назад

    “I’m not a fan of gutting cars!” RESPECT!

  • @MotoCARR847
    @MotoCARR847 4 года назад +1

    Congrats on the feature Ben! -Julian

  • @joeleonard9965
    @joeleonard9965 4 года назад

    It usually doesn't translate well to video, but that car looks rock-solid in the parts where Larry is driving it. Great job building it!

  • @juanp2138
    @juanp2138 4 года назад +3

    The rx7's are such timeless cars, the 3rd gen the most, but I have a 84 first gen my dad has a 84 first gen, 88 second gen turbo 2 my uncle has a 74 repu and 71 rx2, we are kind of rotary people 😂😂 that's the culture in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

    • @fastec5
      @fastec5 4 года назад +2

      SA/FB > other RX7's

    • @OriginalAse
      @OriginalAse 2 года назад

      That’s dope

  • @venstoma
    @venstoma 4 года назад

    Happy to see I'm not the only one who used to garble the pronunciation of RE Amemiya exactly like Larry did

  • @MindDezign
    @MindDezign 3 года назад

    The intro with Larry acting like Charlie Chaplin was so damn funny !

  • @lucky7th331
    @lucky7th331 4 года назад

    OMG I love this RE RX7, I remember loving them in GT5/GT6 and now Larry is taking photos of one

  • @JamesWoodFCRX7
    @JamesWoodFCRX7 4 года назад

    I love seeing Ben's car on track! Its a bummer Gridlife South isn't happening this year.

  • @laltluangkimatluanga1763
    @laltluangkimatluanga1763 4 года назад +3

    If you treated the right way I see a lot of reliable rotary car...and rotary engine is my favorite engine ever made

  • @gav240z
    @gav240z 4 года назад

    Larry is gonna want an FD. When you drive 1 you want 1. They are very special.

  • @KnightDriveTV
    @KnightDriveTV 4 года назад

    Sick build! I'm taking a lot of inspiration from the FD builds of Japan that I've followed since the early 2000's and applying them to C5 and C6 Corvette, with a line of custom carbon parts if anyone is going TA with a Corvette or building a Corvette canyon killer.

  • @wrxzboost
    @wrxzboost 4 года назад +12

    "wutangben" - tbh, not the person i was expecting

  • @drechsla
    @drechsla 4 года назад

    I’m glad to see Ben’s car getting some airtime, I always loved his S13. He’s a ClubFR OG and a nice dude.

  • @EasthoodRacing
    @EasthoodRacing 4 года назад

    OUR FAVORITE BEN IS AT IT AGAIN!
    Thanks, Larry for such a great video on one of the coolest cars we've ever seen. Can't wait to see/race it again at Mid-Ohio this year!

  • @damienbritz1766
    @damienbritz1766 4 года назад +1

    I need more rotaries on this channel

  • @vinnielamborn621
    @vinnielamborn621 4 года назад +3

    Thats enough to convince me to get a EFR 8374 for my FD.

    • @gav240z
      @gav240z 4 года назад

      Same.. lol. I have to rebuild my motor because coolant seal blew. But twins are on the way out and I just look at the mess of vacuum hoses and don't wanna know about it.

  • @JadenConwright
    @JadenConwright 4 года назад

    Oh yeah a fun fact about the AC systems in the IMSA cars, at least the Audi and Lamborghini, is that they only work off throttle. They’ll shut off when the throttle opens to minimize power loss.

  • @themiddlechild1988
    @themiddlechild1988 3 года назад

    Tight tight tight yeah. Omg that was gold

  • @KarmaUnlimited
    @KarmaUnlimited 4 года назад

    One of the best looking RX7 feature on this channel

  • @arrivendrive6831
    @arrivendrive6831 4 года назад

    Great review on a well purpose built rx7. This is no poser rx7 owner or car. This rx7 is a breath of fresh air after seeing so many poser rx7s on youtube. I am currently building an rx7 for double duty and I run a street ported engine, divided 6262 pte turbo with a vmount. My car has all the supporting mods as well. Suspension by ohlins and so on and so on. I have been thinking of going to the 8374 iwg borg warner also but I hear about boost creep all the time. How do you keep from getting boost creep? Thanks for the review on the Sake Bomb brakes. Brap on brother and congrats on your build

  • @runner05
    @runner05 4 года назад

    I’m speechless, that’s a truly gorgeous FD.

  • @Eji66
    @Eji66 4 года назад +1

    I will own one some day! I love this build so much!

  • @hunterjames4975
    @hunterjames4975 4 года назад

    Ben's a great dude, I bought some S13 parts from him back in the day and he took me to a parking lot in his car and did some nice donuts.

    • @alzimme86
      @alzimme86 4 года назад

      Yeah, Ben's always just an awesome dude who knows his stuff and enjoys cars. I think that came through in the video too.

  • @waitwuttt
    @waitwuttt 4 года назад

    white on white rx7 sitting on regamsters such a clean clean time attack build 10/10 execution beautiful fd.

  • @MikeCodere23
    @MikeCodere23 3 года назад

    Congrats on baby and great video, beautiful fd.

  • @MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS
    @MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS 4 года назад

    Great job Larry good to see you back, awesome cars and wicked vid, cheers KC Tasmania Australia #StaySafeStayHome

  • @Omgwatan00b
    @Omgwatan00b 7 месяцев назад

    Great car. Great footage as usual. Legend!

  • @rj5485
    @rj5485 3 года назад

    Love Initial D mentions 😍

  • @dylantheriault9007
    @dylantheriault9007 4 года назад

    One of the best looking RX-7 tail light assembly ! 💯👍

  • @gavinbugg8824
    @gavinbugg8824 4 года назад +1

    Larry is everyone's first lmao ;)😂 love watching these episodes! 🙏💯

  • @estudiom142
    @estudiom142 4 года назад +1

    Amazin chapter, set up cool owner, amazing!

  • @allankujor2094
    @allankujor2094 4 года назад

    Still better than super streets channel

  • @ciello___8307
    @ciello___8307 4 года назад

    Love this build! The mirrors and mazdaspeed bumper are so cool

  • @Ztaal3
    @Ztaal3 4 года назад

    larrys word-of-the-day calendar is.... Smooth :D

  • @QuBaTiOn
    @QuBaTiOn 4 года назад +1

    11:06 who else put on their headphones for this?!

  • @enigmaPL
    @enigmaPL 4 года назад +1

    Me: * Hears other enthusiasts complaining about how wrenching on their cars was pissing them off sometimes *
    Also Me: * Puts lighter down, walks away from mk3 supra for now to wrench another day *
    *sigh of relief*

  • @darnell1320
    @darnell1320 4 года назад +1

    Haven't clicked on a video so fast

  • @EightyThor
    @EightyThor 3 года назад

    The footage at 2:59 with the HUD containing the mini map is cool. Is there a full video like that?

  • @ryfu10
    @ryfu10 4 года назад

    The Mazda comp motor sold me on this vid! Awesome 👌!

  • @arifdianprakasa3086
    @arifdianprakasa3086 4 года назад +3

    Rotaries are one of the easiest engine to assemble, but off course i am not gonna say its more reliable than honda.

  • @stevebryant5299
    @stevebryant5299 4 года назад +1

    Larry - I love all your Video's and pictures! What is the Japanese sounding song at the end of the Video!! Thank you!

    • @jordancliff7011
      @jordancliff7011 4 года назад

      Steve Bryant did you find it? I love this song i need it lol

  • @Herblenny
    @Herblenny 4 года назад

    Nice!! Good to see Ben on this. Great car!

  • @Kiret123
    @Kiret123 4 года назад

    Time Attack cars HAVE to look good. you think Japan been playin around, building half-ass cars all these years?! damnit Larry

  • @thetruth1862
    @thetruth1862 4 года назад +6

    MAZDASPEED REPRESENT

  • @mrjivester
    @mrjivester 4 года назад

    This is such a nice RX7, keep up the good work. Makes me want to build one, :-) but one project at a time, I am still building my FJ Cruiser reboot project; it is taking so damn long to complete.

  • @travismassingale7801
    @travismassingale7801 4 года назад +1

    I wanna be a humble FD owner

  • @tunedmultimedia1842
    @tunedmultimedia1842 4 года назад

    Ben seems like a really nice guy.

  • @jahraizer250
    @jahraizer250 4 года назад

    Ok that's a brap. Thanks folks. Brap it.. THATS A BRAAPP!!

  • @korymanuel6759
    @korymanuel6759 4 года назад

    My ultimate dream car can't get any better than that pull rotary power

  • @steffk5878
    @steffk5878 3 года назад

    The owner of that f.d. is a joke. I libe in Chicagoland area, have spent alot of time at autobahn and watched that guy get spanked repeatedly. Also...i own an r32 gtr and they arent that difficult to work on if you know how cars work and regularly wrench on them. However larry is right, the factory location of the oil filter is insane! Greddy relocation kit for the win! Larry....you are the man. Thank you for shooting the trust fund baby's car. Beautiful car that he doesnt even knows where redline is at!

  • @avmelidor
    @avmelidor Год назад

    I should have picked up one of these years ago.

  • @sarahdell4042
    @sarahdell4042 4 года назад +1

    Awesome!

  • @datdudeinred
    @datdudeinred 3 года назад

    That sound alone is adding 1000hp on top of those 300+hp.

  • @samdavis1228
    @samdavis1228 4 года назад +1

    The owner seems more excited in the passenger seat

  • @EMNemesis
    @EMNemesis 4 года назад +2

    I hear dorito making noises, I hit 👍 *HARD*

  • @jonmy1415
    @jonmy1415 4 года назад

    Absolutely love your videos

  • @Austin_Dixon
    @Austin_Dixon 3 года назад

    -200hp for removing pop up headlights
    +100hp for keeping interior functional and comfortable

  • @dez1754
    @dez1754 4 года назад

    Great EP. This is FIRE.

  • @yeahitskimmel
    @yeahitskimmel 4 года назад

    Y'all should do some looking into getting an engine Mazda spec before you get yourself excited.
    Especially going above stock power levels

  • @MusangLaut2
    @MusangLaut2 4 года назад

    wtf the car rotated so nice around the corners, must be really fun to drive

  • @driver46
    @driver46 3 года назад

    Great car , put some more track driving from these beasts in your videos .

  • @adrianncharles436
    @adrianncharles436 4 года назад

    AWESOME BUILD LOVE IT

  • @user0710
    @user0710 4 года назад

    Larry asks everyone to drive the car lol. I guess they can't say no in front of a camera haha

  • @Sovereign86
    @Sovereign86 4 года назад

    LOVE those Regamasters!

  • @SKEGZ
    @SKEGZ 4 года назад

    finally a guy that pronounces re amemiya properly. unlike tj hunt and micky that make me cringe every time they say it.

  • @Eduardo_Espinoza
    @Eduardo_Espinoza 4 года назад

    Super cool owner

  • @lavawolf666
    @lavawolf666 4 года назад

    todays frace:
    It's so Smooooth

  • @DrowzyPill
    @DrowzyPill 4 года назад

    great guest and great car!!

  • @nismox6460
    @nismox6460 4 года назад

    Another top level ride just WOW

  • @bobby3914
    @bobby3914 4 года назад

    Amazing FD3S one of the best looking

  • @adamwetzel6547
    @adamwetzel6547 4 года назад

    You're the Chen Zhen of photography

  • @sylvanbailey3321
    @sylvanbailey3321 4 года назад

    That camera work thoo 😍 👌 looks like it was shot by a 10 year old with Parkinson's

  • @RogueBeatsARG
    @RogueBeatsARG Год назад

    Re Amemiya make the best kits for the RX-7

  • @patrickmccrimedog9844
    @patrickmccrimedog9844 4 года назад

    Mazda really should bring these cars back, at least in some limited numbers. Updated drivetrain/suspension but with the original looking body. Not like Toyota's new supra with an all new body style...the original FD body. Would be sick imo

  • @robertwilsoniii2048
    @robertwilsoniii2048 4 года назад

    Great content.

  • @brianwalter257
    @brianwalter257 2 года назад

    That's an Eaton blower (lysoholm screw)