Mazda RX-7 FD3S Genki 7 - Carbon Spoiler

The massive carbon spoiler and new 2009-spec side mirrors complete the conversion, but let's not forget about the wheel covers! This is a look we have seen before on RX-7s from both RE Amemiya and other body kit specialists but this time the whole cover look has been taken a step further with ones being fitted to the front wheels too! Obviously since the front wheels steer there was no way the front fenders could be closed like the rears so Amemiya-san drilled the rims of the brand new 19-inch Enkei GTC-01s and threaded in some bolt-on fittings. Here the covers, finished off in the same color as the body and sporting an RE-Amemiya logo, were bolted on to create a never before seen look! We had Ken remove them on one side so we could grab some shots with the wheels in view, a look we prefer far more than with the covers on. But each to their own, as they say. Ken actually told us that both the front and rear covers are road legal in Japan, however we don't see too many customers wanting to drill their wheels in a hurry. The lightweight Enkei GTC-01s are shod in brand new Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tires, the replacements of the AD07. Finally Yokohama has decided to offer the Neova in 19-inch fitments, and on the Genki 7 245/35/19 are used up front with slightly wider 275/35/19 going on the rear.

As with every RE-Amemiya project you can be sure that when you lift the hood, chances are you're going to be treated to enough polished custom engine work to make you blind. The Genki 7, by all means, continues this tradition forward. The stock 13B the car came with was opened up and overhauled with a set of special RE Amemiya 3-piece Super Apex seals along with some side-porting to get proper performance out of it. Helping the 13B spin faster is the Trust TD07H-25G turbine kit, looked after by the Trust external wastegate, which dumps spent gasses into the Trust front pipe. From here the exhaust fumes are whisked away buy the RE Amemiya system which sports a new type of "dolphin" tail design. RE Amemiya's continuous collaboration with Trust means that a ton of parts are from the GReddy line up, like the Airinx air filter as well as the intercooler. The latter is fitted horizontally in front of the engine, efficiently using up the available space. A carbon air guide has been made around the core to help air flow out of the venting in the bonnet and also works when it rains, forcing water to flow down through the intercooler rather than spill all over the engine bay. This means no special shrouding has to be made on the inside of the bonnet, keeping things nice and simple. RE Amemiya took care of creating the custom piping, which connects to the GReddy inlet before the throttle. The factory intake manifold has been polished, like every other aluminium part, to a mirror finish. The GReddy intercooler is joined by a large-core radiator, which has been mounted in a "V" layout, making optimal use of the airflow coming in from the main air dam. The Trust oil cooler takes its position on the driver side intake and helps keeps those temperatures down, thanks in part to the special RE-SuperG oil which has been formulated for tuned rotaries thanks to RE Amemiya's years of Super GT experience. Feeding the upgraded injectors is a big-capacity fuel pump while the Sard FPR makes sure enough pressure is sustained at all times. Ogura Racing Clutch (ORC) was part of the Genki 7 project and therefore supplied the twin-plate clutch, which joins the RE Amemiya limited slip differential. With the GReddy e-Manage ECU in control, the Genki 7 develops around 480 PS. We realize this isn't crazy power, but understand that the car was finished for the Tokyo Auto Salon in a hurry; it will be making its way back to the shop for a full tune mapping session to get the most out of the side-ported 13B.