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Dave Coleman posted on January 19, 2012 23:46
Project Frankenmiata: Failure is ALWAYS an Option
by Dave Coleman
Wanna see what happens when an engine eats a screw? Wanna know how to fix a head gasket with JB weld? Wanna know what a Mexican Dodge Stratus and a U.S. Subaru WRX have in common? Ever wondered if an engine with a thrown rod can still be driven? Start reading.
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Eric Hsu posted on January 09, 2012 00:40 
Story: Eric Hsu, Photos: Jeff Naeyert
Part 2 of the Garage Revolution's Time Attack FD is after the jump. Since Jeff took over 800 pictures of this car, we had to pick the best of them and split the story into two parts. If you want to build the ultimate time attack car, study the following pages carefully and absorb the buffness that is the Garage Revolution FD RX-7.
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Posted in: Magazine, Columns, Beyond the Dyno, Tech, Features, Feature Vehicles, Motorsports, Mazda, RX-7, Race Cars, Time Attack, 2011 WTAC
Jeff Naeyaert posted on January 03, 2012 00:00
Project V8 RX-7: Part 7 - Bringing the E-ROD LS3 to Life! (Almost)
by Jeff Naeyaert
Now that we've checked "mount the engine and transmission" off our E-ROD LS3 swap checklist we can turn our attention to all the little things needed to get our RX-7 on the road. What's left? We need a fuel pump, cooling system, shifter, driveshaft, exhaust and we still have all the wiring left to do. In this episode, we figure we can tackle the fuel and cooling systems as well as the wiring before we put you to sleep. Let's get to work!
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Eric Hsu posted on December 23, 2011 07:24
Text by Eric Hsu and photos by Jeff Naeyaert.
Finishing in 3rd place at the 2011 World Time Attack in Sydney, Australia makes the Garage Revolution FD3S RX-7 the world's fastest time attack RX-7. Without a doubt, this car is also the world's nicest RX-7 road race build to date having been designed and built around sound race car principles and not the usual JDM hype. Even the engine program was developed in house on GR's own in house engine dynamometer. After the jump you can see for yourself that no detail was overlooked.
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Posted in: Magazine, Beyond the Dyno, Tech, Feature Vehicles, Motorsports, Browse by Vehicle, Mazda, RX-7, Race Cars, Time Attack, 2011 WTAC, Time Attack Cars
Mike Kojima posted on December 13, 2011 00:00
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Killer B’s, Honda and Mazda to Release B Segment Racers
By Mike Kojima
We can just about all agree that racing is fun. We can also agree that racing is also very expensive. It is the expense of racing that deters most of us with racing ambitions from actually taking part in wheel to wheel racing. Well the SCCA, NASA and several manufacturers of sub compact cars, known as the B Segment have gotten together to support a new affordable racing class.
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Jeff Naeyaert posted on December 12, 2011 15:00
by Jeff Naeyaert
The 2012 Mazda3 is the first for the manufacturer to get a taste of SKYACTIV technology--Mazda's philosophy of optimizing engine and drivetrain efficiency, body rigidity and overall vehicle weight reduction to achieve 40mpg on regular ole unleaded gasoline and at the same time be a fun car to drive.
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Mike Kojima posted on November 13, 2011 22:18
By Mike Kojima
What would you think of a clean green car with the fuel efficiency of a hybrid, the performance of a relatively peppy gasoline engine and without the lifecycle costs to the environment of its battery pack? The car would be cheap to operate and relatively exciting to drive. Would you buy one if you could? If this sounds like you next car purchase, this technology is coming just around the corner in the form of Mazda’s new diesel technology called Skyactiv D.
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Mike Kojima posted on October 27, 2011 04:05
By Mike Kojima
When we were contemplating the buildup of our E-ROD powered RX-7, we planned to bolt up the same T56 six speed transmission that we had in the car when it was LS1 powered. This plan went to crap shortly before we decommissioned the 7 for the E-ROD swap when while driving under normal conditions--nothing abusive or even brisk for that matter--the transmission got itself jammed in 3rd gear and no amount of muscling could free it.
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MotoIQ posted on October 15, 2011 10:58
Driver Profiles - Beth Chryst
By Amanda Martin
Get to know Beth Chryst, rookie driver in the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup.
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Dave Coleman posted on October 13, 2011 00:00
Project Miatabusa, part 10:
Tubular Subframes and Engine Mounts, Oh My!
by Dave Coleman
In July, 2010, we posted Part 2 of Project Miatabusa and proclaimed, in a very carefully worded headline, "the engine is in!" "In" was the operative word. Not "installed", or "mounted" or anything nearly as accomplished as that. In fact, we had kinda faked it, hacking away with a plasma cutter to see just what the engine wasn't going to get along with. Now, finally, the engine is actually mounted.
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