Monday, August 21, 2017

Honey Why Is The Air Cleaner Sticking Out Of My Hood: 1987 Mazda RX7 V8

A couple weeks ago the concept of "peak SBC" was presented to the DT audience.  While no one is against any sort of V8 swap, the sheer abundance of them on the market allows us all to present all sorts of these cars for you all to separate the wheat from the chaff so to speak.  The Mazda rotary engine has a legion of loyal followers, but it is not uncommon to see V8 swapped RX7's in your local CL.  The V8 torque seems a worthy trade in place of the 9,000 rpm madness of the rotary engine.  Find this 1987 Mazda RX7 for sale in East Haven, CT for $3,500 via craigslist.

The seller doesn't specify what the exact specs are on the Chevy V8 swapped in to the RX7, but does make note the engine sports a set of Edelbrock heads and aftermarket cam.  A desirable T56 6 speed manual transmission is used and should be a great match to the engine.  The RX7 runs and drives, but how well is anyone's guess.  Test drives should not be done in any heavy rain storms unless you want to hydro-lock the motor.

The engine bay shows off some sort of chassis stiffening brace and that the aftermarket radiator is zip-tied to the cross member.  The drivers front fender shows a pretty healthy dent so hopefully the rolling shell that comes with the sale has a dent free fender.  I have seen a less than OEM fixes to the extra engine height in a swapped RX7 before, but this is an all points bulletin for a some sort of hood scoop.

See an engine swapped car with some questionable engineering? email

Cory finished up the paint correction on his 1995 Mercedes C36 AMG this weekend.


  1. The repair job on the top of the drivers seat starts out with neat stitches but quickly descends into madness... Seems like a reasonable price. Add a scoop, mount the rad properly, transfer a fender and finish the interior. Cheap fun. And fix the seat.

  2. If I were a more spiteful and filthy rich, I would start swapping rotary engines into corvettes.

  3. Man you jess cant beat folks for their weirdness when it comes to rolling thunder....

  4. Engine bay looks pretty darn clean and the price aint bad. Considering the amount of surface rust on the brake rotors, the seller's "runs and drives" statement should probably be taken loosely though.


  6. When suction is applied the flapper begins moving back and forth in a chamber review of green gobbler

    1. OH MY!!


    2. That's why I ain't gonna let no flapsucker suck my flap
      It'll drive you crazy and leave you deaf and dumb
      It'll make you crawl and climb the wall and leave you without no flap at all
      I ain't gonna let no flapsucker suck my flap

      Met her on a corner in Deluth and that's truth
      She said she was just waiting for a bus
      But I hid my flap cause I knew just what she was
      Uhh I ain't gonna let no...
      [ piano - guitar ]
      I'll tell you what them flapsuckers like to do
      They suck your flap till it's wrinkled like a prune
      They'll say you've got the sweetest flap of all they say
      But then they suck the flap of the guy livin' down the hall
      That's why I ain't gonna let no...
      Suck my flap suck my flap suck my flap suck my flap

      With apologies to Shel Silverstein





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