RX 7 Drift Trike First Start and Flames!

[@ryankramps5077]

Add a temp gauge. Rotarys run very hot and heat kills rotaries

[@veinemeinen5662]

...heat kills everything

[@savagesock3598]

@@veinemeinen5662 Well no shit. The topic is rotaries tho.

[@ROsboProductions]

You have a issue somewhere as the spark order should be L1 T1 L2 T2 1 being front housing 2 being rear housing Your timing could just be way out

[@keithhasafastcar]

Distributor probably flipped 180

[@Mrshotshell]

@@keithhasafastcar It has a gear like a chevy v8 so it can be in any one of 30ish positions

[@Mrshotshell]

when its running right he has rotor 1 and 2 swapped at the cap. l1 is going to l2 at the cap, t1 to t2, l2 to l1, and t2 to t1 so he must have the ignitors hooked up to the wrong coils

[@angelmotorsports]

Let us know about the tuning 😂🙌

[@jimmycreek]

Build a engine for ghpc?

[@sPeCThaGod]

VARGAS BROS X GHPC INCOMING?

[@largejoseph7914]

Give em the classic Vargas remote tune 😂

[@mrwallahii4085]

VARGAS BROTHERS Collab🙏

[@Watchmedome3017]

Do it! Lol

[@jarrhead3538]

For how much power that thing can put out, the engine’s not much larger than my tractor’s... impressive engineering on Mazda’s part for sure

[@seanharrison6162]

Too bad they didn't try to push through the issues

[@bcheyne15]

@@seanharrison6162 they did a bit but I think ultimately it would cost too much money to continue research so they just stuck to classic piston engines

[@bcheyne15]

@@seanharrison6162 it would've been cool to see the rotary still around rn tho

[@chevy062289]

Mazda actually didn't come up with the rotoreray engine it was felix wankle hints the name wankel engine

[@Sausketo]

@@seanharrison6162 start watching rob dahm, he is finishing what they started when it comes to making them run without problems

[@DrGonzosCondiments]

speaking for myself, I love the level of insanity, complexity and artistry involved in all of your builds. have you any idea of how many projects you are working on concurrently? lol all the best and thanks for the updates!!

[@bisket2003]

Love that sound. Just, engines in general. Love it. Lots of tiny explosions really fast making metal move.

[@TaAikah]

1 is the front-most rotor in the factory ignition system. It all depends on which ignitor on the distributor is wired to which coil. The ignitors are the black boxes on the distributor. The "Leading" ignitor is the one closest to the front of the trike and the "trailing" ignitor is the one pointing to the alternator. Probably just have the wires from the ignitors to the coils around the other way. Also for factory timing, the stud in the slot for the distributor ends up almost center but slightly to the right. As long as the distributor is stabbed correctly in relation to TDC. I'm sure you're farther along than in this video, but maybe it'll help a little.

[@amongcritical6760]

Wtf, didn’t understand a shit

[@tihspidtherekciltilc5469]

@@amongcritical6760 It's a Dorito thing. You reciprocating people wouldn't understand.

[@samthewizzy]

@@tihspidtherekciltilc5469 this is the best reply I’ve ever seen

[@Mis73rRand0m]

Rotaries are sweet... imagine that thing is gonna rip!

[@OfficialistDave]

Premix your gas 1 ounce of oil per gallon of gas to keep it happy for longer. Amsoil Dominator works great in these. Thing sounds SWEET

[@la_plata3588]

never met anyone who runs amsoil. Idemitsu is the best premix

[@racerex340]

Yes, the stock oil delivery systems suck, pre-mix is the way to go for Rotaries.

[@OfficialistDave]

@@la_plata3588 I raced RX7s for 8 years. I started with Idemitsu and moved to Amsoil - better wear on the housings.

[@Spec_D]

Please make your own packed exhaust like the Colonel! Also, on my 83 fb, front rotor was rotor 1, top plugs were (T)railing, lower plugs were (L)Leading, check coil wiring!

[@StephenDanielAddeo]

I learned about running a 13b rotary with no exhaust when building my 89 fc3s. Ear bleeding loud. I had a very similar setup with a side draft weber. Run a little 2 stroke mix in with the the gas if you're going to be beating this thing up. Also, look out for bad ignitors if you get a no-start situation.

[@600wheel]

Hey guys when you end up building the exhaust for your rotary I heavily recommend doing some research because a rotary engine really likes a specific exhaust just like a two-stroke needs its pipe. For reference go to Angel motor sports a video titled how to make a loud RX seven exhaust that actually gains horsepower

[@SBS_Auto]

*Laughs in exhaust sticking out of hoods on any rotary iv seen*

[@la_plata3588]

hahahahah uhhh only requirements for the exhaust stainless or .120 wall because they run from 1000 to 1600° f most dudes run that shit straight out the hood

[@600wheel]

@@la_plata3588 Yeah but the smart guys realize you can tune them and get a lot more power refer to Angel motorsports or anybody who puts any serious effort into building a naturally aspirated rotary motor and a lot of straight out the hood also have a turbo in front of them which changes everything and the reason I mentioned it in the first place is grind hard don’t tend to really half ass anything so if you’re designing and building your own exhaust you may as well do it right

[@600wheel]

@@SBS_Auto Yeah turbo rotaries this one is carbureted naturally aspirated and just because it’s sticking out of the hood doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a good header attached to the motor

[@humblegiant2358]

From what I remember it's the intake that needs to be a certain way to get the most out of it. The black car vargas bros had on the dyno when they spoke about na was straight piped I believe

[@qs138v3]

The disappointment/pleasent suprise someone would experience when looking for “rx7 drift” videos and accidentally stumbling across this would be amazing.

[@cerburusmori]

Glad to see you addressed the coolant cap issue so easily. I noticed it last time and wondered what you'd do.

[@TheBeast-ro7lj]

This is a sick build and I can’t wait to see it finally finished 👽👽

[@nathanwilson6670]

The rotary sounds really cool!

[@sirridesalot4634]

So rad but still cant get over the funky steering Colum. But otherwise rad!! Also when are u guys going to start the new Tank??!

[@salysblin]

Не разорвется :)

[@christhut8140]

I believe I saw a track to the new tank in the corner of one of these clips in this video 😁

[@sirridesalot4634]

Ooh

[@christhut8140]

It was definitely larger than the pitbike track. Lemme see if I can find the time stamp

[@sean6992]

They said that 'they will do it later'

[@gt1man931]

Open exhaust rotary engines are definitely something best heard from a distance. You will quickly learn what kind of annoying noise it is if you have to be close without good ear protection for more than a minute.

[@6ixPonchoBeats]

RX7 drift trike is the last thing I would have ever expected to see in my feed 😂 👌

[@neonnerd1364]

Oh how I've been waiting for this day. This is one of my favorite builds. I'd still really love to see you guys revisit a drift kart now that you have tons more experience and have some of the best fab skills I've ever seen.

[@KJMTurbo]

Sounds like a 2 stroke, would be really cool to build a pair of expansion chambers for the downpipes, proper vintage 2 stroke style with little shorty end silencers too

[@racerex340]

But it's a rotary, the expansion chambers on a 2-stroke serve a very important job with scavenging and must be tuned carefully. This rotary will sound great with just a pair of shorties on the end.

[@deanmclean5447]

You guys should totally make the boat cars from Spongebob!

[@-lolus-]

Two most famous and unique engines and u put one on a mower and second in a drift trike. This.is.awesome.

[@gabrielecossettini2923]

I love how you guys insteadof going full Cleetus with this build you are going full RobDham🤣🤣🤣

[@romodon3213]

even used Valvoline's VR1

[@gabrielecossettini2923]

@@romodon3213 oh yeah!

[@jabelschlabach4819]

Love your vids guys was planning on being there tomorrow but simply couldn’t make it

[@Henry-F3]

Do you guys still have the reverse trike make from the snowmobile? Edit: if you do you should totally race them!

[@lampertl]

This is coming together very nicely! Also, it’s the first time I’ve ever seen a carburetor make anything better, haha!

[@600wheel]

Hey guys it might be a good idea to put another filling port on the other side of the frame to get rid of the air pocket that is probably going to get trapped there

[@racerex340]

That's the least of my concerns with this cooling system. You couldn't pay me to ride that thing after it's been running for more than 3 minutes. Cracked weld = skin grafts. Crash the trike = skin grafts. Pressure relief system fails creating giant trike-sized boiling pipe bomb = skin grafts and shrapnel.

[@600wheel]

@@racerex340 Oh I agree 100% I pointed that out a few videos ago rotaries run hotter than hell and the radiator placement terrifies the shit out of me but they seem to be bound and determined to try it like this so I figured I would point out a major problem they are going to have but yeah they they’re going to have to wear chaps to keep from burning the shit out of their legs on this thing and I can’t wait to see the issues they have with the steering going wherever it wants to because they’re using steel cables to connect it this entire build is in my opinion their worst one and they don’t usually build shitty things but this one is going to cause problems bad dangerous horrifying problems

[@Gumboswaterculture]

Loving your work guys always thinking out side the box

[@aaron71]

WHY DOES IT SOUND SO MUCH LIKE A BIKE??? That's SO friggin awesome guys. I'll be smiling all day from that

[@DznByLimbo]

“I’ve never been close to a running rotary” Neither have rotary fans 😘 Or owners for that matter

[@RIGeek.]

Sounds like the leading and trailing plugs are still reversed. So there are 2 plugs per rotor, leading is the primary and the trailing should fire a few degrees after the leading. Trailing plugs are to help direct the ignition in the direction of the rotors rotation.

[@hensleyshobbies-doug7761]

It is really cool! Can’t wait to see you guys burning the trails up around there on the trike!

[@CornerOfTheOval]

Still going to say that your oil pan will be reduced to a pancake the second you guys take that thing off a jump

[@dwen_.]

Lol

[@dylanstassen1058]

It's a drift trike, why would they be jumping it?

[@EJ-74]

@@dylanstassen1058 you haven't been watching long have ya 🤔🙄

[@dylanstassen1058]

@@EJ-74 these guys in general? Maybe not. But there's not a whole lot suspension on the trjke..

[@EJ-74]

@@dylanstassen1058 trjke ???

[@bighomieJ5X]

This channel is growing hella fast , keep up the great content 👏🏾👏🏾💯

[@everettscarbrough7384]

Awesome!! Do you guys have a video on that transmission?

[@joshvandruff1790]

I can’t wait to see this thing going. It’s a beast!

[@WJdriver000]

I’d be sick if you somehow ran a lecturn carb on there like the two stroke bike community likes. Cause rotarys are kinda the two stroke bikes of the car world ?

[@aydanangus]

You'd need about 3k+in carbs to do it

[@BIGSMOKE-bl2lq]

Rotarys are kinda not at all like 2 strokes they are kinda exactly a 4 cycle engine

[@ivtec4fun55]

That's a dream, having buddies over building custom toys! Miss my good ol days of fixin pedal bikes all the time!

[@halfnelson6115]

The T and the L marks for the spark plugs stands for trailing and leading.

[@baltazard133T]

Pretty sure you just fried the side and apex seals in the poor little rotary. If I'm not mistaken there is supposed to be a strict idle break in. Followed by very low RPM revs not straight close to Red line. I believe you should have a long deep conversation with the Vargas Brothers as they are the gods of the rotary engine on the West coast. Please do that for the sake of this build!! I'm sure quite a few of your other subscribers who follow the Vargas Brothers can agree with me you guys need a little bit of knowledge thrown your way!!

[@colinroddy5772]

I can't wait to see it drive! It's awesome to see it come to life!

[@Dabaerr76]

That is definitely gonna be a crazy ride. A friend had an rx7 and it was crazy in the car

[@janiebeamer5008]

Make expansion chamber for exhaust like a two stroke 😁👌

[@eulisesacevedo4929]

It would look cool but it might hurt the performance

[@isaacgonzalez9295]

rotaries hate backpressure. thats why most run huge exhaust diameter or open headers

[@Watchmedome3017]

Street bike front end with bigger and wider tire and beefy forks to support the weight. Just a thought 💪🏻

[@7009-i1v]

Hi! Why don't you add colling fins to the chassis collant tube?

[@sofielee4122]

now that you've been bitten byu the magic dorito bug, you should totally 20b swap the RX7 which once housed that 13b!

[@aaroncooper5695]

Do you think the water pump will be powerful enough to pump it all that way?

[@Thearchitekrx]

I feel like Rob Dahm should be watching this video. Awesome build guys. Very creative

[@shelleybreiting4434]

I just remendered that there is still the power wheels tank where did that go

[@bannoch]

Just having an rx 7 would be nice

[@sled_neckx9972]

Agreed. I don't care what body style. I am too broke to afford an FC. Lol.

[@bannoch]

@@sled_neckx9972 get Miata and rotary swap it, cheap rx7 and convertible lol

[@jam8380]

The background with the tracks and the tank seems like fun

[@owensherwood8201]

You guys are some crazy bastards with tools😂 I love it man I’d love to be able to do this stuff when I’m older

[@CaptainScarlet1961]

I love the sound of Mazda rotary motors as they sound very 2-stroke ish...

[@carfreakbowen5113]

Wild creation as usual.

[@pterodox123]

I've always wondered how destructive those metal drillings are to the water pump.

[@scrotiemcbogerballs8286]

There’s a reason radiator caps have a pressure release to them

[@smgmatt1857]

It still has a pressure relief cap on the radiator. Doesn’t matter where it is

[@BrotherdMike]

Really excited to hear that rotary start! What a sound! Bruh

[@LignumSilva]

Can't wait to see this beautiful monstrosity get some drift action going!! 🤩 Somehow this thing feels like both an immovable object, and an unstoppable force... 😅 Keep up the awesome content!

[@l.s.rippers9479]

I'm beyond impressed boys. Nice haircut Ethan

[@twomper]

First entry to this build. Time to hit the channel and catch up. That thing is going to rip!

[@MoondyneJoe]

Ethan how about testing your skills with fibreglass and make up a SKIN for the trike, put some lights, indicators, etc and Rego it for road use With a few additional bits it could be a decent licensed vehicle. Tony from Western Australia 🇦🇺

[@dan-erikwesterholm8572]

Rotary powered Drift Trike! You got my attention.

[@awright9183]

You guys are absolutely awesome and if a supra tractor wasn't crazy enough... Best build channel on youtube. Cheers for the awesome builds. Ad from Oz. 🇦🇺🙃👎

[@carlosdiaz60]

Just a suggestion boys... Find Puerto Ricans to tune it... They're the rotary kings

[@baltazard133T]

Ever heard of the Vargas brothers who collab with hoonigan all the time? The true rotary gods on the west coast.

[@gregferris9378]

What do you do with all those projects when you're done with them? I'd like to see them all lined up in a row.

[@tihspidtherekciltilc5469]

Three wheels makes a triangle. Pistons: triangles. Illuminati confirmed.

[@fordy19]

Made by three men

[@tihspidtherekciltilc5469]

@@fordy19 Satan. 3, 3 and 3 is 666 in disguise.

[@cooperjames1030]

I used to work at Atkins rotary I'm assuming you talked to Danny or josh. Thanks for buying from a small town family shop

[@thunderj176]

Take a fwd drive train. Turn it sideways and mount it mid engine on a buggy You instantly have front and rear drive shafts with no transfer case. I think you have to run reverse cut gears (two front diffs). Any tuner engine would offer grear power gains for a super light weight Rock bouncer or Buggy

[@josephcart1046]

The firetruck would be so cool for a hauler for the trike and mower.

[@cavanblack]

Took me to till the end of the video to see what was going on here. This thing is insane. Engine and driveshaft with wheels...

[@manks5491]

so good to see that 1mil plaque in the background!

[@MattWaller04]

this this is going to be so sweet when yall are finished

[@nobodyasked3302]

hows the tank going??? can you guys do an update? thanks! :D

[@eddiebyrne8984]

Sound good can't wait to see how much power it will make it should haul ass

[@the_ff_guy]

Some kind of hood and fenders would look frickin sweet I think

[@MakingDirtFly]

I'm broke rn, but I'll get that garage banner

[@hrsey71]

sounds like an air cooled 2 stroke!! awesome!

[@TheMrLoxton]

Now you just need your overflow reservoir for that top cap. Unless you want to build pressure inside and blow your housing seals

[@alandinehart7431]

Sounds like a f***** BEAST I see some serious fun with that my friends 🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘

[@breakshot7451]

i knew that rotaries like a little pre mix what i didn t knew IS that you use coolant ;))))

[@r7kelley553]

I feel like a thumb throttle might work better on this one. You guys obviously know better than I do, its just what I was thinking.

[@hudstaylor7210]

I've been waiting to here that rotary

[@gregburgess6884]

Can't wait guys👍

[@SeedNBS]

Hopefully you guys premixed at least 100:1 2stroke...

[@shaharsdechen2537]

Omg I love you guys so much. Keep it up!!!!

[@jeremyhanna3852]

The timing problen distributor was out 180 so u flipped the wires and it was right then

[@videobymark]

Go see BVC trikes for some custom triple trees so you can mount a fat tire on the front of that thing.

[@Nitro_Zeus1307]

Everything you do looks badass

[@newtonsbuilds8831]

that gear leaver is lethal for any potential kids u might want

[@ex35240sx]

Needs to get tuned by angle motorsports! Would be a sick collab

[@Grandpacar97]

@grindhardplumbing you can use a moped drive belt last longer and have 30 inch

[@geoffreyjones2000]

After decades of building toys, sirs, I build street legal rides now :)

[@reed7434]

you don't have to use the vacuum advance for the dizzy, the mechanical advance is enough for that motor

[@mathewstuever3058]

Bring back the scooter 😂🤟

[@williambranco7710]

Would have been perfect if the Vargas brothers popped in the door at that first start. "Did I hear a rotary"

[@RedDeadKid7]

Hell of a project 🔥🔥🔥

[@Zekerbox]

Rotarys sounds so gnarly

[@geraldjohnson674]

Rob dahm would be proud

[@xruninslick]

Bout time for some tank action👍