Street Racing & Kill Stories - LS1 RX7 vs 5.0 Mustang GT

First night out with the RX7 and I was looking for a fight. Found one pretty quickly. Newer Ford Mustang GT 5.0. I don't know any specs about it but it looked and sounded mean. Kinda floored it going by him and we pulled up to the next stop sign neck and neck. Both of us took off from a dig. Haven't raced this car yet so I floored it. Spun the tires for about 30 or more feet as the stang pulled on me by 3-4 car lengths. I gotta learn how to launch this thing on street tires. As soon as I got traction I reeled him in quickly and passed him easily. He was surprised at the next light. "Does that have a turbo in it?" No, i said... LS1.

Car is still not running right. I can hear popping or misfires when accelerating slowly. Also, kinda wants to stall when stopping at a light but it recovers after a few seconds. I have to figure that out. Otherwise, pulls strong!

Stock LS1 with LS6 intake, 4l60E, 04 Cobra rear end.

sound like you have a nasty rx7..post pics

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hell of a sleeper,i like it

From the looks of it there is'nt much that hold's that irs in.

Nice ride.

The IRS is bolted into the stock locations and is very sturdy. There have been quite a few RX7s running this exact setup without problems. Thanks for the compliments!

badass! my tuner has a red one with an LS6, things badass

That car is all sorts of confused. Mazda, Ford, Chevy. The Mazda and Ford part ok. But throw the Chevy in there and it gets all weird. Sounds like it runs damn strong though.

Yeah, it's a bastard! It does run pretty strong. I really don't know how fast 5.0s are or what that particular 5.0 had in upgrades. But the car didn't seem as fast as it looked. Beautiful looking mustang, though.

Actually, I don't even know how fast my car is. Never been to the dragstrip.

Nice :)

This thing is awesome, its a modern hotrod as far as I'm concerned, bits and pieces from everything. :cheers:

That car is all sorts of confused. Mazda, Ford, Chevy. The Mazda and Ford part ok. But throw the Chevy in there and it gets all weird. Sounds like it runs damn strong though.

LS engine fits better then the friggin mazda rotory! Believe it's lighter, too. so much for all that vaunted "rotory power is the most compact, best power to weight engine in the world" crap all the rotory guys love to spew.

Cool rx....I was expecting a 3rd gen.
rotary motors are a great design....just no one ran with it and very few can work on them. I know a guy who does great rotary builds....but its all he knows.

This thing is awesome, its a modern hotrod as far as I'm concerned, bits and pieces from everything. :cheers:
Thank you

LS engine fits better then the friggin mazda rotory! Believe it's lighter, too. so much for all that vaunted "rotory power is the most compact, best power to weight engine in the world" crap all the rotory guys love to spew.

Actually, the LS1 is heavier. I'm pretty sure it's about 30lbs heavier if I remember correctly. But it does fit really nice in the engine compartment.

I got mad love for rx-7's and LS1's(owned both), which probably why its one of my favorite swaps. Beautiful Car!!!

I got mad love for rx-7's and LS1's(owned both), which probably why its one of my favorite swaps. Beautiful Car!!!
Thank you

get some vids!!!!

I will. After I install the roll bar I'm gonna buy one of those small video cameras and install it on there.

That car is all sorts of confused. Mazda, Ford, Chevy. The Mazda and Ford part ok. But throw the Chevy in there and it gets all weird. Sounds like it runs damn strong though.

putting something Chevy in that car was the smartest thing he did. Its the most reliable part of that car now.

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