Sully

Buhahhah FD Meet. LOl that's freakin funny Henry. I know huh?!! Only 2 FC's at the last BBQ! Even the people that owned a FC didn't bring it. "cough" "cough" Neofreak. Ha Ha just kidding Justin . But seriously I hope the next one is gonna be better for us 2nd Gen's. It sucks you won't be able to make it. My car probably won't be ready for it either cause Ivan's going to be installing my new engine. Can you say street port! Now were really gonna have to race again after I break it in. Anyways yeaaah I can open up a can of woop *** ranting but I don't want to seem like a punk to the FD owners so I'm gonna stop here. 2nd Gen's for life baby!!! See ya all later

Sully

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Well this is my experience. I like all Sports cars. I even have a few FC owners in the ar and FB owners even but no one will wave back at me. I think this is due to they are not car enthusists. On the other hand if I were in an FC or FB and waved at them I might think they didnt wave because they were snobs or had no respect for my FC,FB. I think its a matter of Envy you guys are getting all worked up about FD owners. I own an FD and I liek all the RX-7's. I just liek the FD the best. Thats why I own one. Also the FD does perform better. But isnt that what you want in a newer model? I think you guys have issues.

the_glass_man

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I own both a FC and FD I could really care less what car anybody drives as long as its powered by a rotary I wave and honk to people that I see in their FB's and FC's when in the R1 and I don't get any response. I've had my FC longer than my FD and it is still my favorite, I'd even like to get a 1st gen some day. I have seen some FD owners who don't respect when I'm driving (not anyone on this forum)my FC and I tend to agree that they don't even know what a RX-7 is, so I can really care less what the hell they think.

relvinnian

I didn't say that at all! People who don't know their RX-7s annoy me a bit, because they will fail to give it proper maintenance and it will break, thus giving us a bad name . If someone on this forum wants to get their turbo kit done for them, great, they won't have the most efficient setup, but they'll make good power, and most people on here take care of their cars well . My comment of "ignorant kids" is reserved for a few special people who's names I won't mention. That's just my opinion, so I don't care.

-Brian

TonyTurboII

Um, hell-the ****-o, we had this setup damn near 10 years before any of them even thought of running only 1 turbo :p Most of the guys I know with FD's have respect for FC's, because they worked their way up the ladder. Well some people decided to stop climbing. I really like the styling of the FD, but thats it. The margin of power you can extract from a FD, compared to a FC, is not worth the upgrade, to an engine twice as confusing. I can admit I have seen the turbo guys in here rag on the N/A guys, but hey, they preach reliability, and get the same great handling. Plus it aint **** to slap a turbo on a N/A.

T04Eneedy

i know exactly what yall are talking about.i have come across my first prejudice before i have even got my Turbo II.I went to z motorsports(in houston for all of u who dont know).they had 4 turbochargers sitting out on the counter, so i approach the owner of the shop and asked him how it would cost to buy a exaust manifold for an FC.The owners reasponse was "i dont give a ****".to keep myself from beating the **** out of the guy i just looked at him like he was a idiot,and walked away.i know the guy loves rx7 beacause he owns a fd with a custom garret t-76.does anyone know where a good shop that will respect my car in houston is.i think that guy is an *******

TonyTurboII

Just tell him if he wants his buisness to keep up hes gonna sell you a $500 manifold or a $500 *******.

MaxRX7

no respect, no respect at all.

Do the 93-97 Stupra owners respect or care about earlier Stupras, prolly not...

relvinnian

They don't. I was talking to my friend with a T04 MKIII last night about it. His car makes about 500RWHP, enough to pound most modded MKIV's. I was telling him that all the people at supraforums are complete retarded ********, and he was like "no, only the mkIV guys are like that." Apparently all the MKIV drivers that really care about the car, hang out in the MKIII section, and all the morons hang out in the kills section. I was telling him how it's similar at rx7forums just on a much smaller scale (most 3rd gen owners do care about 2nd gens, IMO). Pretty cool

-Brian

ROSHX7

I was once at a traffic light beside an FD owner that had nice wheels on it and a fully bodykit. I was going to make eye contact with the driver and passenger and give 'em the THUMBS UP for such a nice looking car, but instead I got stared down with an EVIL LOOK and a bored expression from the driver after ! When an FD owner looks over and sees an Turbo FC beside him, I think all he sees/thinks about the FC is:

- An OLD school car that looks worse then his and isn't worth looking at
- A car short of an extra turbocharger and probably SLOWER
- A car worth as much as his 18" tires/wheels package
- Probably thinking that this poor FC owner beside me is probably drooling over my nice FD right now...so let him stare and **** his pants while I just chill at the light.

That' what I think and that's the feeling I get from these FD owners! I wish they'd just respect the fact that we all drive RX7s and should be happy to see each other and show each other MORE respect!

RX-7 GT

i have a couple things for stuck up obnoxious car owners (not specifically fd's...just all)

RXTASY1

A 2nd. Gen. is a good street car you can race.
A 3rd. Gen. is a race car you can drive on the streets.
Have you ever driven a 3rd. gen? They are awesome handling cars!
One of my buddies has one, and my TII is faster than his! He has put $30K in to his car, I have put less than $10K in to mine. If we were to race on the twisties, he would kill me!
I definately want to own a 3rd. gen. some day. They are so beautiful!
I think 2nd. gens. are still a beautiful car, just not as beautiful as their big brother.

Ryde _Or_Die

I personally don't what people think but I am sure a large portion of FD owners prolly don't know there was an Rx7 before theres so wouldn't even know that they are looking at an FC, lol. Now there are plenty of people who know all about other 7s that own FDs, just gotta go with the majority.

Antonio

There all gonna laugh at you. THERE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU. I think that 1st gen. and 2nd gen people are more aware they are in an RX-7. 3rd gen people bought the car cus its an expensive sports car. thats a general assumption. RX-8 owners will be worse.

snoopster76

you hit the nail on the head there

Boosted & Black

" i have Twin-Turbo, how in the world do you think you are faster?!" -FD

RX-7 GT

HAHAHAHA.

civic si owners-----------> <------ future rx-8 owners

Mykl

I don't think it's a matter of envy, and I don't think any of these guys have issues.

I think the thing here is that FC guys develop a closer relationship with their cars, and therefore they have come to love and appreciate what they have more than a typical FD owner who just takes his car to the shop when it breaks. It hurts when people look down on you because they think that what you have is inferior and not worthy of attention, even though you've put so much time and love into the car.

I know not all FD owners just "take it to the shop", but I would bet that a higher percentage of FC owners actually roll back their sleeves and wrench on their cars than FD owners.

If somebody ignors me because he thinks his car is better than mine, that's fine because ******** like that are not worth my time. Fortunately, I've never had to deal with people like this. Most of the folks I've encountered with newer turbocharged cars like FD's, VR-4's, Supra's, etc. have spoken with me as an equal, because that's what I am.

RELVINNIAN, if you think ignorant kids are annoying, then educate them. You have no right to complain if you've done nothing to fix the problem.

Dak

If it makes you all feel better one of my brother-in-law's friends told me he likes the look of my car better than a 3rd gen.I only know one person with a FD and he had FCs before so I haven't ran into what you are talking about.There aren't any other FDs around my area so his is the only one I ever see.

relvinnian

Give me a break here man. I've asked maybe 5 questions on these public boards, most of them I ask through email, or PMs. The reason I come here is to 1. Learn from the forum by reading casually, 2. Help people with problems that I have experience with, 3. Have fun. Before you judge, go through and read some of my posts, and you'll find that I genuinely try to help people here. I consider myself to have an average amount of experience, but I've done my best to help the people here. The more I learn, the more I give back.

-Brian

Mykl

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to come across that way. I was just trying to make a point, perhaps I didn't word it correctly.

t_mak@mail.plymouth.edu

It's not just the FD to FC issue. Even the NA and T2 issue is always there. A lot of people with T2 dont respect the guys in NA just because htey dont do 12s or 13s or even 14s in the quarter mile.

And back to that FD thing. Ever had someone asked what kind of car you drive. Once they hear is a RX-7, they get all excited, but then once htey found out is not the twin turbo. They will be like "oh".

And here is another classic one. Most riceboys just like to come up to me and go "I am going to buy a 2001 twin turbo rx-7" or "I am going to buy a 95 since it is the newest"

Mykl

Yeah, tell me about it. There's a bit of that kind of hating goin' on in the lounge right now, it's really irritating.

n/a RX-7's can be every bit as fast as a Turbo II, you just have to drive them in places where power means less and skill means more. On some of my favorite roads, excessive power can actually be a bad thing for performance.

88and93

As an owner of a TII and a FD both purchased new, I can tell you the FD kicks the TII's butt in any way you care to measure (except trunk space). I love both cars and will keep both for many more years. I am not snobbish towards 1st and 2nd gen owners and in fact have given advice to many of their owners. I have ten years road racing experience and know what handling is, and you better believe the FC will never outhandle the FD. These are both serious sports cars which is why I bought them. I don't care what X amount of money will produce on a dyno for drag racing. FC owners should realize they have a nice handling car with enough power (stock) to be fun, but there are many new cars today that rival them performance wise. Ignore the snobs.