Mazda - Eastern Wisdom

By far one of the best sports cars “out of the box”, the 1984 Mazda RX7; wait, make that the 1988 Mazda RX7, no, I mean the 1993 Mazda RX7. Heck, any Mazda RX7 for sale should be picked up immediately because they are all pieces of gold as far as us performance car enthusiasts are concerned. Why is this car so great you are probably asking if you are not in the know of the highly respected RX-7?

Well, allow me to introduce a few Mazda RX7 specs, and I will let you be the judge yourself. I’m talking about a stock aluminum hood, four piston front brakes, 4.30 rear end, LSD ignition, performance tuned suspension, and of course the beautifully tuned rotary engine. With all of these goodies there is quite frankly not much need for Mazda RX7 performance parts of the aftermarket variety. Okay, so maybe with its aging heritage, a few used Mazda RX-7 parts may be in order, but I recommend sticking with a heavy dose of the stock Mazda RX7 parts for the most part. Why mess with an already good thing if you ask me.

I have owned my 1987 Mazda RX-7 for almost four years now, and have had virtually no problems with it; other than a small Mazda RX7 oil leak, that I developed after a wild weekend of Mazda RX7 racing in the dessert. With the 1987 Mazda RX7 Turbo egi combined with that of a relatively low 1987 Mazda RX7 curb weight; keeping the wheels stuck to the road will be your first task at hand once you step in for a ride. The 1987 radio perhaps is a bit ghetto for today’s bass hungry fanatics, but with the easy swap of a 1991 Mazda RX7 radio and aftermarket amplifier, I was thumping the pavement with the best of them.

One future planned modification on my schedule is a Mazda 1990 RX-7 engine conversion, and I am talking about the GTU variety if you can get your hands on it. The horsepower numbers on these are quite impressive and you can usually pick one up at a decent price; especially if the person does not realize what a rare gem they have in their possession, which they usually do not. Rather easy to install, combined with a noticeable improvement, this engine swap is highly recommended for any 80’s RX-7 owner. The 8500 rpm of the normally aspirated 13B rotary engine is truly something to experience. It is believed that the linear power delivery makes balancing the GTU easy as well as predictable; this car can hold its own on the track on its own, I will tell you that!

Besides one of the 1989-1990 GTU badges RX-7’s, the Mazda RX-7 convertible would be the next rarest Mazda that you could find on the street. I am not sure where all of these were taken off to; but I seldom see them around my travels to the sports car circuits. This of course would be another gem to keep your eye out for while scavenging junk yards, or yard sales outside the skirts of town. The Mazda RX-7 is truly a legend.