Bought a FD instead
 

Hi guys

I think i was the 1st Australian member on this site , back then i was considering purchasing a 370Z but changed my mind and got myself a

Mazda FD Spirit R TYPE A .

The price of the 370 Z here in Australia and a few other bits and pieces put me off the purchase .

Cheers
Michael

What is a Mazda FD?

google it...
ic, what made you choose this car?

Hey man, how are ya? I thought you left us! It's really good to hear from you. Lets see some pictures of your car.

You're one of the VERY first Australian member and original poster of The370Z.com (Join Date 11-05-2008, Member no. 75). I'm glad you still remembered this small site

FD = the last generation (and one of the most sought after generations) of the RX7. The package he got in addition is also very much in demand but hard to find.

That's awesome, dude. Pics?

Too bad that version was really never obtainable over here. I would rock one of those vice the 370.

I like FDs, but not with that motor. LSx swap? Sure. But rotary motors = GET DOWN IT'S GUNNA BLOW!

Well if you don't choose a 370 I can't say this is a bad choice at all. Excellent car.

Look into deleting the spark plug that fires by the apex seal. After that mod that dont blow anymore.

Really? That I didn't know. I'll have to ask my friend who's obsessed with RX7s if he knows about that. I'm sure he does. I tease him all the time about how people blow those motors up and put LS1s in because they want their car to be fast with a bi-product of being reliable! :D LOL

One of my friends is a college student at MSOE, he wants to buy either and FC or FD body, replace the rotary with an LS2, convert the LS2 to a diesel set up, rebuild the block, turbocharge the diesel with VGT's, then change the rear wheels to 335's with 295's in the front, give it a fully functional downforce kit, roll cage, carbon fiber/aluminum interior, and downpipes. Holy ****, he better be balling.

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MSOE? Nice! My hood!

If you're still a student, you can just look into SAE ... "society of automotive engineers."

Wow... Sounds like a waste, IMO. Converting an LSx to diesel just sounds wrong. I know that diesels make insane torque numbers and are REALLY hard to beat... But come'on... It's an LSx! You don't have to do much to make crap loads of power on pump gas with an LSx.

Turbo + LSx + built bottom end = 1000BHP!
Warhawk LSx + built bottom end + turbo = 2000+WHP!!!

Why spend all that money on the conversion when you can do more for less?

Great choice Michael! I have always liked the FD's.

I used to have a S5 FC with a Trust 3037 which was crazy. There's nothing like a rotary coming on full boost with an external gate! Oh yeah!

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