LS-swapped Mazda FC RX-7 Looks Like a Laugh and a Half

An LS-swapped RX-7 is about as much as you can have without taking your clothes off.

The Mazda RX-7 is a great handling little sports car. However, for this “FC” generation RX-7, it was in desperate need of more grunt. With it’s naturally-aspirated rotary engine, it produced 160 horsepower. That isn’t awful for a 2,600 pound car, if for example, your grandmother was driving it. However, a little more never hurt anyone.

In this case, a “little more” resulted in an LS1/T56 swap with an 8.8 rear axle to handle to torque. Ashley, the owner of this FC did decide to add a little more to a little more, so this LS-swapped FC RX-7 is now making 480 horsepower. That is exactly triple the factory output. Needless to say, this car can hustle.

Fortunately, the owner of this car does not have a death wish, so this FC RX-7 has been fitted with much wider FR500 wheels off a Ford Mustang, which are wrapped in 275 section-width road racing slicks. Despite a few initial quirks with the steering, the car looks well-balanced and setup to stop, corner and go, when needed.

Check it out in it’s full glory here:

Jake Stumph

Jake Stumph is a lifelong car enthusiast and racer, and former content editor for Internet Brands Automotive which he joined in 2015. His work has been featured by several other prominent automotive outlets, including Jalopnik and Autobytel.

He obtained a bachelor's degree in Political Science at the Ohio State University in 2013, then pivoted from covering politics and policy to writing about his automotive adventures, something that, he says, is a lot more fun. Since that time, he has established connections with most of the world's major automakers, as well as other key brands in the automotive industry.

He enjoys track days, drifting, and autocross, at least, when his cars are running right, which is uncommon.

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