This car may look destined for a life of trailer transports and carpeted show floors until you recognize its innate ability to vanish, leaving nothing but a stinking pile of smoldering rubber in its wake. This 13B dual rotor turbo-powered wagon is never too difficult to find-just listen for a sound like a pack of snarling wild dogs armed with 12-gauge shotguns chasing a pack of terrified cats, all filtered through a PA system.
Getting an old school ride to get up and scream like a new import is a challenge too, but there are a couple of things worth remembering: vehicles like this wagon weigh about as much as Christina Aguilera would if you hosed off all of the skank, and anything can be beaten if you've got a big enough stick.
The big stick in this case is a force-fed 13B turbo, courtesy of a Series 4 Mazda RX-7 (think FC3S - JN), or at least the housing from one. This is joined by a couple of rotors from an S5, stainless steel seals, bolts and a dirty custom T04 (don't ask for the specs as he probably won't tell you). Chris set out to build a unique and effective all-rounder, and when you note the 45mm Turbosmart wastegate and the chiller mounted up front, it becomes plainly obvious that it's not just designed to look pretty on the show floor. This 13B gets its substantial fuel appetite sated by a 900-horse-friendly SX pump-and-filter combo in the boot, which looks like a scaled down version of a Kuwaiti oil field. The dual-rotor beastie is run by a Microtec LTX8 EMS.
Reigning in the kind of power that this wagon packs requires some serious goodies as well-and a close ratio Toyota Supra five-speed gearbox does the business here. A billet 9-inch pressure plate and five-puck clutch are used with a 14 lb billet flywheel, and the 4.5 final drive-toting diff has been donated (along with driveshaft and shortened axles) from a Toyota Tacoma.
Braided lines are used throughout, with Earl's fittings, cleaning up the engine bay beautifully. This old school special was even stripped of its under-bonnet (uh, the hood - JN), brake hardware and then fitted with a Wilwood pedal box and master cylinder, complemented by brake bias adjustment right under the dash. Series 5 RX-7 rotors and calipers are fitted at the pointy end with Pontiac GTO discs at the back.