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Quite a lot of hate... this is what the owned of this Mazda RX-7 probably receives when purists peek into his engine compartment (that might not be so difficult to do). How so? Well, the gentleman axed the Wankel motor of the Japanese machine and somehow shoehorned a Viper engine into the Mazda.
But haters are wrong. First of all because... their attitude is not right. Secondly, on this occasions, there's nothing to complain about there.
And I'm not (just) talking about the idea that the owner of this toy wanted to be different. Instead, I'm referring to the fact that the rotary motor is unreliable and trying to get monstrous power out of it can give one even more headaches. In case you're not familiar to this kind of hassle, head over to YouTube and ask a guy named Rob Dahm about it, even though he might still be pro after all these years, which is obviously a good thing (don't get me wrong, I don't despite the rotary engine, I just love this build).
After all, Mazda has been delaying the return of the Wankel for quite a while now. And while the engine has been confirmed to return next year, it's coming as a generator (call it range extender, if you prefer it).
Returning to this build, simply throwing in the 8-liter heart of the Viper wouldn't have solved the big muscle problem, since that engine can only deliver so much power in N/A form.
However, the combustion lunatic behind the protest added a twin-turbo kit for good measure. Make that brilliant measure, since the machine now delivers 900 horspower.
And that's not all. You see, while one might be worried about the weight distribution of the contraption, it looks like we might be dealing with a drift car here. So the one manhandling the vehicle probably knows what he's doing with the whole thing. There's no need for advice, but some slow clapping would probably be appreciated.
And I'm not (just) talking about the idea that the owner of this toy wanted to be different. Instead, I'm referring to the fact that the rotary motor is unreliable and trying to get monstrous power out of it can give one even more headaches. In case you're not familiar to this kind of hassle, head over to YouTube and ask a guy named Rob Dahm about it, even though he might still be pro after all these years, which is obviously a good thing (don't get me wrong, I don't despite the rotary engine, I just love this build).
After all, Mazda has been delaying the return of the Wankel for quite a while now. And while the engine has been confirmed to return next year, it's coming as a generator (call it range extender, if you prefer it).
Returning to this build, simply throwing in the 8-liter heart of the Viper wouldn't have solved the big muscle problem, since that engine can only deliver so much power in N/A form.
However, the combustion lunatic behind the protest added a twin-turbo kit for good measure. Make that brilliant measure, since the machine now delivers 900 horspower.
And that's not all. You see, while one might be worried about the weight distribution of the contraption, it looks like we might be dealing with a drift car here. So the one manhandling the vehicle probably knows what he's doing with the whole thing. There's no need for advice, but some slow clapping would probably be appreciated.
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