1990 Mazda RX-7 Review - These Mods TRANSFORM The FC RX-7!

[@touchedbyawankel]

I do miss My FC's, they are skyrocketing in prices like the FD's have. That car would scream with a mild TII setup. Nice to see people tastefully taking care of these for a change when we typically see these turn into drift missles.

[@verdict1163]

A turbo is exactly what it doesn't need, and this coming from an FD owner. High revving NA has it's own character, and much better throttle response. I wish my FD was NA 13B.

[@touchedbyawankel]

@verdict1163 I've had many RX7's, most were FCs so I know exactly what you are talking about. I just prefer turbos. An NA 13b will only take you so far (restricted by physics) and a reliable turbo build is amazing in these light cars. I had a GTU with a TII swap that weighed in around 2400 lbs and was probably my best handling and fun to drive RX7s. The suspension setup was similar to this car in the video, so that's why I made my comment. You can see the power holding back the fun factor in this video. You don't need much, just more than NA can provide for hill climbs. FBs are different animals altogether. I've been building these tlfor 20+ years. In the end, it's all personal preference, mine is just turbo.

[@Samurai6936]

@@touchedbyawankel Nice man, yeah I'm the owner. I also have an FD and wanted to build something that was different than that. More raw, great throttle response, more fun at low speed, etc. Redlining it everywhere is pretty addictive. Not saying it couldn't use more power but since the engine has been super reliable and pretty low miles I don't plan on doing much to it until its time for a rebuild. Then a street port to gain a little more up top would be in order.

[@touchedbyawankel]

@@Samurai6936 Definitely addicting with the revs of NA. This is where a 20B NA is perfect for your setup but still very expensive and unobtainable for most. NA rotaries will last a very long time when cared for, and like you said, Reliable.

[@CarsandBikes]

My first sports car was a 1986 FC SE. The motor lasted over 250k miles with Redline

[@Datsun510zen]

I love these owner modified interaction vids. The discussion in terms of build philosophy, owner driving input, and your impressions gives a whole other experience. Great job Fenton. If you ever come to Southern Oregon, LMK. I'd love to hear your impressions of the ongoing upgrades on my SR20 510. To name a few new ones, T3 duel adjustable coilovers, GTX 2867R gen2 turbo making 378 RWHP, an Exedi stage 4 clutch & flywheel, and a JBC rack conversion. The lil Datsun Yellow Jacket is a whole new beast.

[@TypeVertigo]

Always preferred the FC over the FD. The "944 ripoff" styling just speaks to me in a way the FD's does not.

[@Zygrene]

I love both, but for different reasons

[@dannoyes4493]

n/a FC is the sweet spot - just add lightness.

[@i20bsta]

That was really cool to see you drive this on my favorite road. The road from 7:24 gave me a good idea of how well this car would do. She looks very capable and planted! It’s just too bad the FC’s price skyrocketed. A quicker rack and better coilovers might be the icing on the cake. Nonetheless, a proper build! Really dig it. Analog feel and old school styling. 👌👍

[@pathfinderiv5195]

Where's this road at? Bay Area?

[@TastySnax12]

I'm building an appreciation for the FCs for sure!

[@hillbillysportsman5818]

Love this car!!! Love that it’s NA

[@rocketboi336]

bringing back the owner in the passenger seat! love it!

[@Zygrene]

Tell me you want to be in the passenger seat of your own car while I beat on it without telling me

[@rocketboi336]

@@Zygrene honestly wanted to see the face behind the mastermind of this vehicle but if you want me to ride with you just lmk man LOL

[@colten2524]

my dream car. i'm so upset that i've been aware of these cars all this time, unable to buy one, and i've just been watching the prices climb and climb.

[@joeyturner-ss2op]

they’re actually the lowest they’ve been in quite some time. you can find pretty clean TII’s for like 5-6k.. meanwhile i just want a jspec and im watching those go up to almost 20k🥲

[@Mario_RX7]

Great video! Makes me love my FC even more!

[@RobSchlegel]

Love this. I learned to drive in one of these 20 years ago. You never saw them even back then, let alone now.

[@thetruthspeaker1978]

Now that's a driver's car!!! Nice❤😊

[@JETZcorp]

I really want a white non-turbo FC, but I'm learning that they're not what I envisioned. I thought it would be an angry flagship sports car. But to hear what the factory power was, the tall gearing, the open diff... it'd be a BUILD. And idk if I'm equipped to do a build.

[@ThrottleJerk]

Equipped? Its the easiest thing to work on you only need regular tools and a place to work on it. Everything is straightforward. When people say Honda's are easy to work on, it's cause they never worked on an fc

[@JETZcorp]

@@ThrottleJerk The "place to work on it" is the problem. If I had a garage where I could do things without getting snowed on, I wouldn't mind it. Time as well; I get one-day weekends. You'll find there's nothing on Earth easier to work on than a 2-stroke motorcycle, and even that has just been parked because I don't have the time or space to give it what it needs.

[@ThrottleJerk]

@@JETZcorp im in the same boat. Since i moved some hundreds of kms away from my parents, i can no longer use my fathers garage and, while i have two day weekends, i work 10h a day so i use those two days to rest usually. Back then i could do lots of projects now i struggle to get maintenance done

[@marcusmazdaboy]

Bought a gold fc last week, 13b bridgeport IDA on coilovers. Such a cool car.

[@kevins1142]

Man I miss my FC. Bought it in GREAT shape for $1800 in 2002 and sold it for $2000 a year or so later.

[@utini11]

Ryosuke Takahashi

[@gravitygabri3l]

Nice baller Efini seats 😍 What a nice build! Believe it or not Ive owned over 30 FCs. This chassis is meant to corner and to spark driver emotion not extreme speed. If you know how to drive it smoothly you can out corner most cars on the downhill sections with late braking ;) 7k front and 5k rear spring rates is the sweet spot if you want to grip those corners 2nd and 3rd gear corners. Gawd I miss my FC...

[@devinkaiser220]

I just got one that sat for 15years a convertible. I like it more than my FRS. This is my first rotary so it’s been a learning experience

[@devinkaiser220]

I just discovered that they flood easy.

[@gravitygabri3l]

@devinkaiser220 yep you gotta start it like 1x a week. Pull the injector fuse and crank it to remove the fuel then try starting it again.

[@devinkaiser220]

@@gravitygabri3l I drug it around the yard with the family Subaru wagon. It came to life in a big puff of smoke. New plugs come on Wednesday hopefully that helps on start ups

[@Carnerd101]

Gives me some ideas for my S4 86 NA FC. Since California, left the engine alone, but went all out on the suspension.

[@GTFour]

Man that's a beautiful car

[@coldvaper]

Im surprised they dont have a quaife quick steering rack for the FC. I put one in my AE86 and love it.

[@Zygrene]

That would be a game changer.

[@coldvaper]

@@Zygrene do they have one for the nsx? People always complain about the slow steering I feel this would solve it.

[@Samurai6936]

Problem with that is the increased force needed to turn the wheel (Especially with sticky tires) which is why I went for the OEM Mazda 20:1 manual ratio. I gave up quickness for feel. Heck, there are 15:1 OEM FC ratios out there but I wanted that road feel. Perhaps on an AE86 its not as hard to turn due to lighter weight.

[@coldvaper]

@@Samurai6936 perhaps but I don’t think the weight of the car will mean that much once moving especially since FCs aren’t that heavy.

[@mr2death]

What a great looking and sounding Japanese classic. Beautiful car 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@ThePilotGear]

I love old Mazdas. Well, old Japanese cars in general. Can't wait to get my Miata back on the road....

[@sopit666]

damn!! clean build.

[@Pharaoh_The_Great]

It’s crazy how he never did a review on a s13 240sx hatch 😮

[@devinkaiser220]

My fc isn’t working or opening up as strong as this one. I think my one of my aux ports might be stuck.

[@dgr8one21]

I'm curious, where in SoCal was this filmed?

[@AnythingGoesJoJo]

I miss my FC 😢

[@h.j.victory6103]

Reminds me of Azusa Canyons 😊

[@markdanlieabueva3718]

Only knew this car because of Ryosuke

[@marlonandrade8006]

And Wangan Midnight

[@millll111lllI]

Do you recommend this over the MR2 Spyder? I was contemplating doing a 2ZZ swap or just switching platforms to something else interesting.

[@dboysomething5564]

my question as well!

[@millll111lllI]

​@@dboysomething5564 The MR2 is great, but there's just something appealing about the FC. It has potential.

[@Calislav96]

Rx7s are anemic with no turbos

[@DavidJCarrell]

I had an 88 GXL and a ‘95. I’m an idiot for selling them

[@ThatCaymanGuy]

This doesnt look like the road you normally drive on.

[@chrislo2007]

that anime waifu GR86 tho

[@Zygrene]

Video coming soon!

[@rsxacura3472]

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