maxxjett films yea I wish more modern cars were like this. I like the fact that David had said it's very hard to mount his camera on the rx7 because of its smooth styling. I don't really prefer the hard lines like the new civic type r
Don't get me wrong, I love me a LS swap.. especially in pre coyote mustangs.. but don't think about putting one in anything that starts with Rotary eXperimental..
Long story short I was riding dirt bikes at a buddy house and I had to borrow his neighbors tools to fix something on my bike as I walk into his backyard to the shed over in the corner I see a beautiful(dust covered ) FC Rx7 sitting under a tree .. I sat and talk to him for nearly an hour about it .. rotaries are very much alive
Amazing cars and engines. I grew up to love GM stuff and naturally have a knack for LS engines, but if I ever get my hands on an RX7 you best believe she's keeping the 13B! Or if I hit the lotto, a 20B! :) Rotaries burn oil, kind of a pain to get big power out of, and not many people nationwide know how to tune them properly (in comparison), but man they are cool engines. FD RX7s are definitely one of the coolest cars of my generation.
Marcus Mar treat it like a dirt bike it’s pretty straight forward and learn what it needs. The issue is cooling and fueling They were under fueled for years and had people who didn’t understand them
@@commandlion8667 if your rotary is using a quart a week you've got SERIOUS problems! I change my oil every 3000kms and I barely need to add any oil to it between oil changes.
I'll NEVER forget the styling of this car. I had to stare at a RHD FD Rx-7 everyday at the old body shop I worked at. It sat outside/inside for 3 years before we restored it. Silver, It looked beautiful.
Hell yes dude! Loved the video! It’s awesome to see such a nice reception to the rotary, I appreciate the hard work man! I’ve been waiting patiently to see this come together. 👍🏻
David, they stopped producing the FD because of emissions and if I’m not mistaken because people just simply couldn’t afford the sports car price since the Miata came out it stole the limelight. And also to touch up on what you said. The 12A and 13b-resi (2rotor) came in the SA & FB the 13b turbo(2rotor) came in the FC the 13b-rew (2rotor) came in the FD. The 20b-rew(3 rotor) came in the Eunos cosmo. The R26b was only in the Mazda 787b but a shop called PPRE in New Zealand custom build 4 rotor blocks for people to swap in their rotary cars
I also heard randomly once that the FD was pulled from the line up in 1996 when Ford bought 33% of Mazda stock. Aside from that, looking at the sales figures over 1993, 94, 95, you'd see lower sales overall and then to a big drop. In 1995 only 500 units were sold. The R26B in the 787B is different than the other because it uses two thick intermediate housings like the 20B. PPRE and other engine manufactures use two thin intermediate ones from a 13B that require machine work to fit a stationary gear. The 787B probably used the larger 13G Racing 3rotor bearings I would guess too. The new shop built 4 rotors are nice since they're shorter and lighter (the thick cast iron housings weight a bit). Also, to chime in the street port does not give a rotary its distinct brap brap sound. Bridgeports, j-ports, semi peripheral ports/ full peripheral ports make it have the brap brap sound.
TheHRookie ^ yes! Couldn’t have said it better. The brass start at Bridgeport and above! Have you seen formulaseven’s rx-7? I believe he used a ppre block and had a custom manifold made that is identical to the one from the 787b so that’s why his sounds extremely close to it!
TheHRookie the FD had no issue selling in the rest of the world. Japan has it until 2002 and they revived probably the best FD from production (spirit-r)
TheHRookie You can expect to start hearing the loping idle with a large street port, step up from that would be a half bridge, then the full bridge. The engine in the video has a mild street port and at times has a loping idle.
TheNuke95, Yeah I've heard formulaseven's car! Sounds pretty wild for a street car lol.. I also really liked his old 3 rotor as well. Both sound so good. Yeah I know Japan had the FD till 2002. Just saying for us in the states, the sales numbers were low. Europe wasn't selling them so hot either. I didn't really ever look at the figures for Australia and Japan over the production years. I know Australia received some special editions. Adding to what you said, I've wondered if the people who were interested in the car didn't have the cash, and the people who did have the cash debated what other cool cars they could drop that money on. Corey Hough, Yeah, I suppose if you do have a large street port you'll get some overlap, and it will start to. Of the typical street ports I feel like its not near as distinctive. I don't really go around searching/listening to street ports though either lol. I'm probably biased. I want to build my FD into an N/A car, so I don't really search for street porting info I guess.
Alvin Ameyaw well I heard Mazda can make a new Rotary engine and they still want too.. they just don't got the funds for development yet to actually put it into the production line and research so it remains on the back burner.. but it definitely is possible as of today!
Jordan Price yea, I saw an article last month that they will ACTUALLY do it this time, because they have more support, it's sad because random people has "perfected" their rotaries to an extent, I think if they adjust some internal shapes they can do it. Also they make unbreakable Apex seals so it's possible bro! If they do that'll be the first car I buy new 😎
HKS HiPower has always been my fav exhaust for the 13B's... funny how I was like, that one doesn't sound bad (typically don't like the sound). Makes sense now, great video sir!
That kind of big single turbo conversion changes the character of the RX7 so much. You need to try one stock or with minor upgrades that keeps the sequential twin turbos. Its such a smooth car to drive and actually has good low end torque!
just great to see someone actually enjoying the cars he reviews.. so many others on utubes hardly even crack a smile.. not YOU!!! haha love the vid, altho this might not b the prettiest example of an FD, still adore the style and sound! i drove rotaries fer almost 15y and never had 1 blow.. but religious attention to oil check/fill/change or maybe i just got lucky haha
Grown up on rx7 the first gen my mom used to race and my father had a starlet with a 13b in it ported out the car was worked real good that was the first standard car I ever drove I will never forget that sound
burning oil has nothing to do with reliability... well unless you don't top off/premix then it will die a lot sooner, there are rotar cars with non rebuilt engines still running strong with 200,000+ miles like some sa/fb 7's though most later cars were either not taken care of or rebuilt religiously, or the rare case of my fb not taken care of until I got it and miraculously runs perfectly for a 85 year car let alone a rotary.
Loved the video David! Back in your element again with some awesome reviews lately. Thank you for further complicating my search for a new car LOL. Great video, keep it up.
Hey david, not sure why but you were giving me notifications nut I noticed they stopped again, I went back and sure enough your bell thing wasn't toggled to alert me to new vids. I saw your post on Instagram just now and was like yaaassssss I been waiting for this kind of review. And then was like wait why didn't it pop up when he posted it though? Anyway great review, thanks for another good one.
The infamous "brap" sound comes from a bridge ported engine. It makes that distinct brap noise because the intake and exhaust ports are open at the same time for a second. I'm running a street port on this engine and it gives you more low end power all the way to redline, where as a bridge it is more mid-high end power band range but much stronger. I cruise around 3k and under out of boost and still get up to speed quicker than most cars unless they are in a hurry XD
Sick, finally fd on this channel. Next u gotta drive the bridge port. The spool is 1000rpm faster, the car will almost jump 5-9k rpm instead of gradually gettin there, and has more torque everywhere passed 3k rpm and it also actually braps instead of brbrbrbr
Loved the video! I love the rotary sounds and the engine itself especially with its uniqueness of the engine. I own an RX8 and its fun to drive, almost like a go-cart in some ways. The handling is always on point and put that with the rotary sounds........its like heaven!!!!
I honestly feel that the rx7 is probably the most gorgeous car ever made...my absolute favorite.saving up right now,might be getting one for my self.not sure how I feel about owning a rotary though...I think learning how to rip the engine apart and rebuilding all the time would be kinda fun though....I'm torn
The only rotary that should ever be swapped is the renesis, it got fucked by emissions. All rx7s should remain rotary though. Fuck the boring ls swaps, get a corvette if you have such a boner for chevy v8s.
So sad that we can't buy this car today anymore. Definitely one of the best in the 90's. Hoping that Mazda and the others would follow suit now that Toyota is apparently reviving itself.
Finally an FD! I always thought, "maybe I should take mine out there for him to review" MY FAVORITE PART OF THE ROTARY.... when you downshift into high RPM and hold the gas pedal about an 8th and let it stay there. The crackle noise and brap brap brap! You'll hear it a few times in the video.
People say rotarys have no torque yet they make more down low than most any other non v8 car. It's the power that isn't pushing till neatly 7000rpm. Stock numbers are similar(not actual numbers but a example of how it is) to 276hp at 7000 ish and 270tq at 4200rpm
Alot say he forgot about the NSX but back then many viewed that as a bit more exotic than the Skyline, Supra and RX-7. I feel y'all though. That NSX is legendary
Yeah, I remember actually getting behind an FD (completely stock. Exhaust was completely basic looking, lol), and I couldn't hear it whatsoever. Driver was taking it easy.
i love rotarys so much they are so much simpler and if u take care of them they will be pretty reliable haha my dads rx8 lasted 132k before it lost compression. the fc is my alltime favorite rx8 haha looks like a spaceship
you make a good point why they didn't put the 20b in the FD is way beyond me, at the very least for maybe a single special edition release or something... if anything they should have put the 26B in the Eunos.
ROTARRRRYYYYYYYY!!! Ever since I drove an RX8 I finally get it. You just don't until you do. It's weird. The FD RX7 is a halo car, I really hope one finds it's way in my hands. It would be a great experience for sure!
Gerrit-Jan Bergwerf All 4 rotors are custom built. You can't just get your hands on the one and only Le Mans winning rotary. Not really sure if its a common misconception or just people trying to say that its the same type of engine.
You are correct. All 4 rotors have to be custom built. One feature that makes the 787b 4 rotor unique is 3 spark plugs per rotor vs the normal 2 on all other rotaries. Along with a myriad of other features.
I have owned my 93Fd since 98. I love the car. It used to be my daily. It has just over 400hp and a blast to drive. I have never driven a car that makes me feel like it does. Although i love my challenger srt8 392 i would not sell my fd.
FD is where it's at, though the rebuilding the Rotary engine as a maintenance item can be kind of tiresome. I would love to run against a good running one when I"m in my Type R. I have a video of my Type R running against one on the track, but I don't think the FD was running right, it was spitting all kinds of fire.
Once you own a rotary, the driving experience will be imprinted in your brain forever....it's in your DNA...thanks for the video..and Mazda....bring back the rotary
I just about bought one of these but they are even smaller inside than the FB's and FC's! although the design is absolutely perfect! Nothing is sexier.
That is the sound every car enthusiast is looking for . Next project for my NC Miata will be 2 or 3 rotors swap. I just got 2.5 swap and when that one dies it is doritos time .
Thanks so much for watching this! This one was a long time coming.
ThatDudeinBlue the rotary isn't dead because of all the Australian rotary company's
ThatDudeinBlue MORE 240SMURRFX VIDEOS DAVIDDDDDDDD! ! ! ! ! I hope you can deliver... i love your videos. Please dont ignore meeee
ThatDudeinBlue yes
ThatDudeinBlue Hey!! I saw that one out in Lebanon, TN for the Import Alliance meet! That is a bangin car and looks soo freakin clean😎
Also...
The 3 rotor is yours to review whenever! Would be fun to see your reaction
Rob Dahm I wanna see that
Rob Dahm at least David won’t damage your hood 😄
Rob Dahm I want to see this happen
DAVID MAKE THIS HAPPEN
Make this happen @thatdudeinblue !!!!
The FD Mazda RX-7 is the most beautiful Japanese car of the 1990s IMO
@MDS stfu you'll never see how beautiful this car is until you drive it
Your humble opinion is based on fact.
I have an FD3 94 sitting outside and I can not look at it enough................
Mazda nailed the styling on the fd, sweet ride!
maxxjett films yea I wish more modern cars were like this. I like the fact that David had said it's very hard to mount his camera on the rx7 because of its smooth styling. I don't really prefer the hard lines like the new civic type r
Thank God it isn't LS swapped. 😍
Don't get me wrong, I love me a LS swap.. especially in pre coyote mustangs.. but don't think about putting one in anything that starts with Rotary eXperimental..
I really hope Mazda doesn't give up on the rotary.
Sarah -n- Tuned lol they already gave them up years ago
yeah that shit been dead
You're a bit late
So what's the 2020 RX-Vision concept that was unveiled earlier this year about?
most likely wont be a rotary, or at least not the same type of rotary like it was with this car.
Long story short I was riding dirt bikes at a buddy house and I had to borrow his neighbors tools to fix something on my bike as I walk into his backyard to the shed over in the corner I see a beautiful(dust covered ) FC Rx7 sitting under a tree .. I sat and talk to him for nearly an hour about it .. rotaries are very much alive
Fr3ShPRiNC3 go to Australia they love the rotary
edgar mendoza I literally have contemplated moving b.c of their car scene. Rotaries and RBs for days$sssssssss
@MDS its a shame you cant please everybody lmao....but im all about saving the earth but god I love the rx7 FD so much lol
@MDS there are not enough of them to count. don't worry about it.
@@antskrt107 humans are in jeopardy, not earth. you need to wake up > try some Mag Bitter Truth channel and help save "us"!
Amazing cars and engines. I grew up to love GM stuff and naturally have a knack for LS engines, but if I ever get my hands on an RX7 you best believe she's keeping the 13B! Or if I hit the lotto, a 20B! :) Rotaries burn oil, kind of a pain to get big power out of, and not many people nationwide know how to tune them properly (in comparison), but man they are cool engines. FD RX7s are definitely one of the coolest cars of my generation.
Marcus Mar treat it like a dirt bike it’s pretty straight forward and learn what it needs.
The issue is cooling and fueling
They were under fueled for years and had people who didn’t understand them
Rotaries don't "burn" oil. They inject it prior to each start for lubrication. Takes about a quart a week.
@@commandlion8667 if your rotary is using a quart a week you've got SERIOUS problems! I change my oil every 3000kms and I barely need to add any oil to it between oil changes.
@@A234921 nope, that’s pretty normal. I’ve had 2 RX7s, been a forum member, was in clubs and it’s not at all abnormal.
@@A234921 Also, I drove quite a bit.
I feel like the 300zx is the cool uncle to the Supra, Skyline and FD brotherhood of 90s JDM greatness. This was sick to watch, thanks David!
Own an 07 Rx8 as a daily and Ive never had any big problem. Its at 121k miles and all I do is the typical maintenance for it.
OpK 140 on my and no issues, people just need to do regular maintenance and keep a bottle off oil with then at all time 😅
OpK yah my RX8 has 150k original motor and no rebuilds.
I always have a QT of 20w50 oil and bottle of premix. Still going strong ! 💪🏼
OpK n also u only drive it to ur mail box n to church Sunday which is next to ur house
RB25luvGT35R But what if i dont go to church lol. Will not deny driving it to get the mail.
sleepybird09 Having to do Maitenance on a rotary is never typical lol
I'll NEVER forget the styling of this car. I had to stare at a RHD FD Rx-7 everyday at the old body shop I worked at. It sat outside/inside for 3 years before we restored it. Silver, It looked beautiful.
Rob Dahm is going to like this
So will slicctopfyeah
That's right haha
Hell yes dude! Loved the video! It’s awesome to see such a nice reception to the rotary, I appreciate the hard work man! I’ve been waiting patiently to see this come together. 👍🏻
miss it dude
David, they stopped producing the FD because of emissions and if I’m not mistaken because people just simply couldn’t afford the sports car price since the Miata came out it stole the limelight. And also to touch up on what you said. The 12A and 13b-resi (2rotor) came in the SA & FB the 13b turbo(2rotor) came in the FC the 13b-rew (2rotor) came in the FD. The 20b-rew(3 rotor) came in the Eunos cosmo. The R26b was only in the Mazda 787b but a shop called PPRE in New Zealand custom build 4 rotor blocks for people to swap in their rotary cars
I also heard randomly once that the FD was pulled from the line up in 1996 when Ford bought 33% of Mazda stock. Aside from that, looking at the sales figures over 1993, 94, 95, you'd see lower sales overall and then to a big drop. In 1995 only 500 units were sold. The R26B in the 787B is different than the other because it uses two thick intermediate housings like the 20B. PPRE and other engine manufactures use two thin intermediate ones from a 13B that require machine work to fit a stationary gear. The 787B probably used the larger 13G Racing 3rotor bearings I would guess too. The new shop built 4 rotors are nice since they're shorter and lighter (the thick cast iron housings weight a bit). Also, to chime in the street port does not give a rotary its distinct brap brap sound. Bridgeports, j-ports, semi peripheral ports/ full peripheral ports make it have the brap brap sound.
TheHRookie ^ yes! Couldn’t have said it better. The brass start at Bridgeport and above! Have you seen formulaseven’s rx-7? I believe he used a ppre block and had a custom manifold made that is identical to the one from the 787b so that’s why his sounds extremely close to it!
TheHRookie the FD had no issue selling in the rest of the world. Japan has it until 2002 and they revived probably the best FD from production (spirit-r)
TheHRookie You can expect to start hearing the loping idle with a large street port, step up from that would be a half bridge, then the full bridge. The engine in the video has a mild street port and at times has a loping idle.
TheNuke95, Yeah I've heard formulaseven's car! Sounds pretty wild for a street car lol.. I also really liked his old 3 rotor as well. Both sound so good. Yeah I know Japan had the FD till 2002. Just saying for us in the states, the sales numbers were low. Europe wasn't selling them so hot either. I didn't really ever look at the figures for Australia and Japan over the production years. I know Australia received some special editions. Adding to what you said, I've wondered if the people who were interested in the car didn't have the cash, and the people who did have the cash debated what other cool cars they could drop that money on.
Corey Hough, Yeah, I suppose if you do have a large street port you'll get some overlap, and it will start to. Of the typical street ports I feel like its not near as distinctive. I don't really go around searching/listening to street ports though either lol. I'm probably biased. I want to build my FD into an N/A car, so I don't really search for street porting info I guess.
One of the best and most unique JDM cars there ever will be. Love everything about rotors! Sweet review man
FAVORITE CAR EVER
just bought an FB and imma make my way up to a FD with 3 rotor
Mazda please bring it back 👌🏿
Alvin Ameyaw Hell Yeah man! FBs are bad ass, keep it rotary for sure!
fb and fc are my favorite! look so great with 80s styling
Corey Hough oh man I could NEVER swap it, people keep telling me to LS 🙄 I'm over here like "can you lay down behind my car plz..."
Alvin Ameyaw well I heard Mazda can make a new Rotary engine and they still want too.. they just don't got the funds for development yet to actually put it into the production line and research so it remains on the back burner.. but it definitely is possible as of today!
Jordan Price yea, I saw an article last month that they will ACTUALLY do it this time, because they have more support, it's sad because random people has "perfected" their rotaries to an extent, I think if they adjust some internal shapes they can do it. Also they make unbreakable Apex seals so it's possible bro! If they do that'll be the first car I buy new 😎
Yes, love the rotary. Had 3 of them, 1 of each generation. Would love to see Mazda bring back a new and improved version!
HKS HiPower has always been my fav exhaust for the 13B's... funny how I was like, that one doesn't sound bad (typically don't like the sound). Makes sense now, great video sir!
That kind of big single turbo conversion changes the character of the RX7 so much. You need to try one stock or with minor upgrades that keeps the sequential twin turbos. Its such a smooth car to drive and actually has good low end torque!
I will never trade off having my cobra but the rotary almost makes you consider it. Great content tdib good job. Thanks for the vid
Joe Urdak why not both?
The sound of that turbo spoil and vent to atmosphere wastegate paired with a street port have me super excited to complete my FD build 😁
Got the notification on all platforms this time!
st421D maybe because he called out RUclips on their bullshit.
just great to see someone actually enjoying the cars he reviews.. so many others on utubes hardly even crack a smile.. not YOU!!! haha love the vid, altho this might not b the prettiest example of an FD, still adore the style and sound!
i drove rotaries fer almost 15y and never had 1 blow.. but religious attention to oil check/fill/change or maybe i just got lucky haha
Grown up on rx7 the first gen my mom used to race and my father had a starlet with a 13b in it ported out the car was worked real good that was the first standard car I ever drove I will never forget that sound
I actually own a 93 Fd Rx-7 rotary all day the feel of driving a rotor engine nothing like that power, I appreciate the review👍👍👍
I wish they could make an efficient and reliable rotary... that didn't burn oil. It always has had the potential to be great
#MakeRotaryGreatAgain
TacoTom It’s almost impossible to make a rotary that doesn’t burn oil. It’s injected into the combustion chamber to lubricate the housings.
burning oil has nothing to do with reliability... well unless you don't top off/premix then it will die a lot sooner, there are rotar cars with non rebuilt engines still running strong with 200,000+ miles like some sa/fb 7's though most later cars were either not taken care of or rebuilt religiously, or the rare case of my fb not taken care of until I got it and miraculously runs perfectly for a 85 year car let alone a rotary.
Nrcaddict Premix is life. Lol
rotaryw are made to burn oil
I would be more concerned if my rotary wasnt burning oil. They use the oil to lubricate the seals
Loved the video David! Back in your element again with some awesome reviews lately. Thank you for further complicating my search for a new car LOL. Great video, keep it up.
"just to give some perspective on how long the gearing is" *floors it for 0.4 seconds*
This popped up in my subs box instantly 👍
Thanks for letting me know!
Always great waking up to Dave's uploads!
Love your videos. You and roads untraveled are the two best out there!
Hey david, not sure why but you were giving me notifications nut I noticed they stopped again, I went back and sure enough your bell thing wasn't toggled to alert me to new vids. I saw your post on Instagram just now and was like yaaassssss I been waiting for this kind of review. And then was like wait why didn't it pop up when he posted it though? Anyway great review, thanks for another good one.
Hey man we have a fd with 600+ whp we would love to have you do a review of her! We are located in Georgia so shouldn’t be to far
I can send you pictures through email with more information
Email him!
Alex Tapia I don’t know his email or I would lol
Miky Mays will
@thatdudeineblue
Stoked you finally got a turbo rotary!!
God I need a rotary back in my life. Sounds so fucking good.
The infamous "brap" sound comes from a bridge ported engine. It makes that distinct brap noise because the intake and exhaust ports are open at the same time for a second. I'm running a street port on this engine and it gives you more low end power all the way to redline, where as a bridge it is more mid-high end power band range but much stronger. I cruise around 3k and under out of boost and still get up to speed quicker than most cars unless they are in a hurry XD
Still waiting for the rob dahm 3 rotor rx7 review
8:27 yep this is the essence to why you don't LS an RX7. Glad David gets it!
Sick, finally fd on this channel. Next u gotta drive the bridge port. The spool is 1000rpm faster, the car will almost jump 5-9k rpm instead of gradually gettin there, and has more torque everywhere passed 3k rpm and it also actually braps instead of brbrbrbr
Loved the video! I love the rotary sounds and the engine itself especially with its uniqueness of the engine. I own an RX8 and its fun to drive, almost like a go-cart in some ways. The handling is always on point and put that with the rotary sounds........its like heaven!!!!
I honestly feel that the rx7 is probably the most gorgeous car ever made...my absolute favorite.saving up right now,might be getting one for my self.not sure how I feel about owning a rotary though...I think learning how to rip the engine apart and rebuilding all the time would be kinda fun though....I'm torn
4:02 go figure blue man goes straight for the blue cool ranch lol
what a spectacular car!
DORRITO POWERRR
No real rotary guy has ever used that term.
@@GlassTopRX7 I have and i love rotarys
The only rotary that should ever be swapped is the renesis, it got fucked by emissions.
All rx7s should remain rotary though.
Fuck the boring ls swaps, get a corvette if you have such a boner for chevy v8s.
Olav Nyheim agreed salute to you
i agree but the DEI in the fc is kinda aids
Blacksmith HEMI then there's that
Trevon Adams bud we have the same name......
agreed, i love the rotary but i love the idea of a hemi in my rx7 more
yes i have a turbo for it
Rob Dahm's 3 rotor RX-7 review needs to happen!
*hits subscriptions* sweet new thatdudeinblue *halfway through video* notification lol
Solid review! Always loved the fd's
I think you really hit the nail on the head with this review good job man 😀👌
Now I miss my Rx7
daniel toral Same here man, I loved my FB, sure it was 12A and slow but such a fun car, and I dailied it with almost no issues.
Ty U. Yeah man my was 1994 street ported single turbo TO4z done right it's just sound like this one.. such a unique sound get you addict to
man you aren't alone I'm still crying about my 83 rx7 tbh but I kept her and i'm doing a lot to make money so I can finally build her to what I want
Ty U. I still daily drove my 1982 rx7 for about 2 and a half years with no problems, still runs perfect but i daily my work truck now
My Japanese dream car!
props to the owner for building a really nice, clean looking car. Never clicked on a vid so fast
YOU ARE SUCH AN INSPIRATION FOR ME. I want to be just like you driving and traveling!! 👌🏽
So sad that we can't buy this car today anymore. Definitely one of the best in the 90's. Hoping that Mazda and the others would follow suit now that Toyota is apparently reviving itself.
I love the RX7, just because it is so different. Mazda needs to bring back the RX7.
Finally an FD! I always thought, "maybe I should take mine out there for him to review"
MY FAVORITE PART OF THE ROTARY.... when you downshift into high RPM and hold the gas pedal about an 8th and let it stay there. The crackle noise and brap brap brap!
You'll hear it a few times in the video.
I love the rx7’s fb, fc, and fd. I would even take the rx8 as well. Love the brap sounds!
I would never swap mine out for anything other than a 3 rotor
Riper3242 Or 4 Rotor 😉
People say rotarys have no torque yet they make more down low than most any other non v8 car. It's the power that isn't pushing till neatly 7000rpm.
Stock numbers are similar(not actual numbers but a example of how it is) to 276hp at 7000 ish and 270tq at 4200rpm
Yup and a Turbo II is like 195 Torque @ 3500rpm :)
Alot say he forgot about the NSX but back then many viewed that as a bit more exotic than the Skyline, Supra and RX-7. I feel y'all though. That NSX is legendary
Open waste gate ftw
The Insane Biker If I could thumbs up this comment 20 times I would. Lol
Yay rotary!!❤️❤️
Really enjoyed this vid. Thx for the show.
Brapedy Brap
wow this thing sounds absolutely mean when you get on it! sounds crazy!
I think it'd be super cool if they (Mazda) did another rotary motor
this thing looks and SOUNDS vicious... LOVE it!
I always wanted a rotary, but I know I wouldn't be able to give it the love it deserves
Great way to start the morning off
The 26B in Madmike's car is inspired by the 787b's 26B, not the same unit. Just 4 rotor housings and there you go (in a nutshell) dream engine btw.
I love the car. I am a triangle supporter! Go triangles!
Awesome video man - love it! Thanks for sharing
Yeah, I remember actually getting behind an FD (completely stock. Exhaust was completely basic looking, lol), and I couldn't hear it whatsoever. Driver was taking it easy.
i love rotarys so much they are so much simpler and if u take care of them they will be pretty reliable haha my dads rx8 lasted 132k before it lost compression. the fc is my alltime favorite rx8 haha looks like a spaceship
you make a good point why they didn't put the 20b in the FD is way beyond me, at the very least for maybe a single special edition release or something... if anything they should have put the 26B in the Eunos.
It's awesome that there are the guys that keep'em stock...preserving these cars and whatnot but, LS SWAP ALL THE THINGS!!!!
ROTARRRRYYYYYYYY!!! Ever since I drove an RX8 I finally get it. You just don't until you do. It's weird. The FD RX7 is a halo car, I really hope one finds it's way in my hands. It would be a great experience for sure!
The Supra the RX7 and the 300z from the 90s will always be awesome.
Amazing video once again david ! Love your videos~
At work....waited whole day for this review
I've waited all my life for this video.... Thank you..
😂😂😂 3:58 David nutts so hard Jesus had to take the wheel
Not bad for a 1.3 ;)
Always this stupidity with the 1,3 can`t You stop it ? There is an ignition every 60 ° like on a 12 cylinder piston engine.
6 cylinder*
Is that a Top Gear reference I smell?
Heiko Panzlaff has so much sand up their vagina holy shit, did you miss Zetc's wink face or something
I love RX-7's... perfect review for my birthday
“Just gonna ease into it, see how it does.” buuhhhhhhhaaaaaAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH *D O R I T O P O W E R*
im pretty sure the 26br(in mad mikes car) is not from a 787b, while those had 4 rotors, mad mikes one is custom built(im pretty sure)
Gerrit-Jan Bergwerf All 4 rotors are custom built. You can't just get your hands on the one and only Le Mans winning rotary. Not really sure if its a common misconception or just people trying to say that its the same type of engine.
You are correct. All 4 rotors have to be custom built. One feature that makes the 787b 4 rotor unique is 3 spark plugs per rotor vs the normal 2 on all other rotaries. Along with a myriad of other features.
Gerrit-Jan, you are correct. All of Mad Mike's engines are built by Pulse Performance Race Engineering (PPRE) out of New Zealand.
I don't get the direct notification like I used to but it doesn't matter because I'ma die hard fan and check your channel everyday anyways.
Rotary's are sick! Love it mate.
Notification came through today David
"if you don't love the rotary don't own one" replace the word "one" with "RX-7" and I wholeheartedly agree. 100%
I have owned my 93Fd since 98. I love the car. It used to be my daily. It has just over 400hp and a blast to drive. I have never driven a car that makes me feel like it does. Although i love my challenger srt8 392 i would not sell my fd.
in the late 90s the cars had premature apex seal failure causing the car to loose compression, now we have composites that have fixed that
That idle sounds so good!!
This car looks so good I hope they bring it back some day.
FD is where it's at, though the rebuilding the Rotary engine as a maintenance item can be kind of tiresome. I would love to run against a good running one when I"m in my Type R. I have a video of my Type R running against one on the track, but I don't think the FD was running right, it was spitting all kinds of fire.
Once you own a rotary, the driving experience will be imprinted in your brain forever....it's in your DNA...thanks for the video..and Mazda....bring back the rotary
I just about bought one of these but they are even smaller inside than the FB's and FC's! although the design is absolutely perfect! Nothing is sexier.
Finally! After the FC I was waiting for another Rotary for soooo long. (The RX8 was great too but I was missing the Rx7 :p)
Ok when pronouncing Tein just think of vein as in blood veins. Thanks for another great review!
More than likely going to be my next car. Along side my 1993 Audi S4 and my 1973 240Z
braaaaaaaaaap
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That is the sound every car enthusiast is looking for . Next project for my NC Miata will be 2 or 3 rotors swap. I just got 2.5 swap and when that one dies it is doritos time .