This famous Mazda RX-7 race car was built by RE Amemiya to compete in the JGTC GT300. The car is owned and raced by Aidan Barrett. Under the hood sits a peripherally ported 20B three-rotor that makes 401 horsepower at 8,200 rpm on a Motec M4 ECU and 98 octane fuel after removing the GT300 … Read more
This Mazda RX-7 was built for owner Axe Soydas by HPRE Motorsports in Chipping Norton, New South Wales, Australia. The sports car is powered by a 20B three-rotor bridgeport that makes 900+ horsepower to the wheels. The engine features a Comp Turbo CT6X turbocharger, Precision 66 mm wastegate, Siemens Deka 2400 cc injectors, custom fuel … Read more
Jonas Melle Mellander competed in the Swedish Drift Championship 2018 season in his Mazda RX-7. Under the hood sits a turbocharged Volvo Redblock inline-four that uses a B230 bottom-end from a Volvo 940 with a B234 16v head from a 740 GTL. They boosted the engine’s output with a GT3076R turbocharger and Nuke Performance fuel … Read more
Every year people from all over Europe gather at Norway’s oldest asphalt race circuit Rudskogen Motorsenter for Gatebil to show of their vehicles either on the show floor or at the track. Many of the vehicles that make their way through Gatebil have engine swaps. Peter Björck from BJP Race has visited the event every … Read more
The owner of this Mazda RX-7 daily drove the rotary powered coupe until the engine suffered damage. He decided to replace the rotary with a different engine after seeing the cost to rebuild it. When it came to engine choices, he considered several options until settling on a 3.0 L VG30DETT from a Nissan 300ZX. … Read more
Grant Munro spent four years restoring Rod Millen’s 4WD Mazda RX-7 at his company Rotorsport Racing & Engine Balancing in Auckland, New Zealand. The car was originally built with a turbocharged 13B two-rotor and custom Weismann five-speed 4wd transmission. In 1991 they replaced the two-rotor with a 20B three-rotor. Read more about how Rod built … Read more