{"id":2177,"date":"2012-04-22T13:49:47","date_gmt":"2012-04-22T20:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofstance.com\/?p=2177"},"modified":"2012-04-22T13:49:47","modified_gmt":"2012-04-22T20:49:47","slug":"rotary-powered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/artofstance.com\/?p=2177","title":{"rendered":"Rotary Powered"},"content":{"rendered":"

We did a photosession with two Mazda RX-7 FDs awhile back. FDs have always been one of my favorite cars and we were happy to get a chance to shoot two of them together! Collin and Vinson took two different approaches to the route they took for their FDs. Collin’s silver RX-7 was a road race only car built by Marko and his team at Forcefed Performance in Abbotsford. Collin is converting it back to be more of a street\/track car. He plans to take his FD to Mission raceway this year but other than that, he doesn’t drive it too often as it can cost a $100\/day in fuel to drive! Vinson’s black FD modifications gear more towards the aesthetics with him removing a body kit and returning the car back to a clean and stock body style. The ’99 spec front bumper, lip and tail lights help to achieve this look.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Silver and Black<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"<\/a>
The engine bay in Collin’s FD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Collin: “I chose a FD because I’ve owned two before and I have had a rotary engine addiction for the past 7 years! I’ve owned too many to count. The last FD I owned was originally built by RE-Amemiya in Japan, then Chris Scremin swapped a 1JZ -VVTi motor into it. It was an awesome car having owned it for 4 years. I sold it because I was going to college and broke. Missed it so bad I had to buy another and ended up with this silver one.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Future plans : Change the turbo setup to a new borg n warner + direct port methanol injection and change fuel system so i can make 600HP on pump gas! Also might sell the FD and do a 20B 3 rotor swap into the FC. Or vise versa for the FD. Going to go with the flow for now!”<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Stripped race interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"<\/a>
Collin’s Silver Bullet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"<\/a>
On a roll with some Mazdas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"<\/a>
That damn sexy nose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vinson: “I have been driving FC Rx7s since I first got my license. I had been debating with myself about getting a more practical (but still fun) car after putting my final FC, a TII, on the market. Roughly a year from now, I (un)fortunately decided to take the plunge and invest in an FD Rx7. Having driven nothing but Rx7s, I wasn\u2019t about to break the chain now. From the very beginning I\u2019ve been very intrigued by the Rx7 due to the uniqueness of the Rotary Engine. Who would have known that these little 1.3 liter engines with spinning triangles on a stick would be keeping up with engines with at least twice it\u2019s displacement? As soon as I hopped into my first Rx7 and took it for a good brisk drive, I knew this was it. I felt a connection with these cars, and felt right at home in the driver\u2019s seat. In terms of aesthetics, no other car has really appealed to me in the way that the Rx7 does, especially the very much-refined elegance of the FD Rx7.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The only things I have done to the car are mostly aesthetic. Soon after buying the car, I removed a body kit and returned the car back to stock-body styling with a \u201999 spec. front bumper and lip and tail lights. I also replaced a massive Greddy muffler with a 5″ outlet to a Racing Beat muffler. Finally, I applied the finishing touches by throwing on a set of 2-piece Work Meister S1 wheels that I actually got for a steal, replacing a set of Sportmax wheels. Aside from possibly deciding on taking the stock \u201993 spec spoiler off to go spoiler less, I don\u2019t see me doing much else to this car aside from maintenance (go figure, right?). The car is great the way it is although it is very likely that I will slap on a single turbo setup in the near future, but plans change and only time will tell what will really go down.”<\/p>\n

[one_half]<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Racing Hart C4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

[\/one_half]<\/p>\n

[one_half_last]<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Work Meister S1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

[\/one_half_last]<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Custom Moroso air seperator tank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"<\/a>
Beautiful in Black<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

[one_half]
\nCollin’s Silver FD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Exterior:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

99 Spec RE-Amemiya front bumper
\n99 Spec RE-Amemiya Tail light lip cover<\/p>\n

Wheels \/ Suspension \/ Brakes:<\/strong><\/span>
\n19×10 Racing Hart C4’s
\nToyo Proxe Tires
\nHKS Coilovers
\nGREX Alcon Big brake \/ Rotor kit<\/p>\n

Interior:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Full Roll cage
\nStripped interior
\nMicrotech DASH unit Display
\nAEM Wideband \/ Autometer water temp
\nSparco Seat \/ 5pt Harness
\nSparco F1 Steering wheel
\nMazdatrix Short shifter<\/p>\n

Engine:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

13B-REW Rotary engine
\nFull Race Bridgeport, Dowelled, studded, built and tuned by Forcefed
\nForcefed T67 turbo
\nForcefed Custom Flat mounted intercooler \/ Piping
\nAeromotive adjustable FPR
\nGReddy BOV
\nGReddy Catback
\nCustom downpipe \/ 55mm external wastegate plumbed back into the downpipe
\nx2 1200cc Primary and x2 1680cc Secondary injectors
\nWalbro in-tank pump
\nSS Fuel \/ Oil lines with A\/N Fittings
\nMicrotech LT10s standalone fuel management
\nCustom clutch \/ flywheel
\nCustom Moroso air seperator tank for cooling system
\nKoyo Rad
\nTwin oil coolers
\n[\/one_half]<\/p>\n

[one_half_last]<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
I see a pair of FDs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

[\/one_half_last]<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Line them up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"<\/a>
Two Mazdas, both quite different<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

[one_half]
\nVinson’s Black FD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Modifications:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Rebuilt engine with mild streetport
\nMicrotech LT10s
\nGreddy Pully Kit
\nSR Motorsports cold air intake
\nBlitz SMIC
\nFluidyne Radiator
\n’99 spec. twin turbos run parallel
\n3\u201d Greddy downpipe and resonated midpipe and Racing Beat muffler
\nMomo \u201cTuner\u201d steering wheel
\nKSport Kontrol Pro coilovers
\nRP rear trailing arms
\nOEM \u201899 spec. front bumper and lip
\nDIY ’99 spec. converted tail lights
\nWork Meister S1 Rims (17×9.5 +20, 17×10 +25)
\nFalken FK452 235\/40r17, Falken ZE502 245\/45r17<\/p>\n

[\/one_half]<\/p>\n

[one_half_last]<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Rolling towards you<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

[\/one_half_last]<\/p>\n

[one_half]<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Blitz SMIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

[\/one_half]<\/p>\n

[one_half_last]<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Racing Beat exhaust<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

[\/one_half_last]<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Front strut bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"<\/a>
Mazda RX-7 FDs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"<\/a>
Flush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We did a photosession with two Mazda RX-7 FDs awhile back. FDs have always been one of my favorite cars and we were happy to get a chance to shoot two of them together! Collin and Vinson took two different approaches to the route they took for their FDs. Collin’s silver RX-7 was a road […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3],"tags":[97,163,166,217,222],"class_list":["post-2177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cars","category-featured","tag-fd","tag-mazda","tag-mazda-rx-7","tag-rotary","tag-rx-7"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/artofstance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/artofstance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/artofstance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/artofstance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/artofstance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/artofstance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/artofstance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/artofstance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/artofstance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}