1979 Mazda RX-7 [SA22C]

1979 Mazda RX-7 [SA22C] in Alien Agenda: Endangered Species, Movie, 1998

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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stronghold ◊ 2007-02-24 16:09
an_unusual_eye ◊ 2010-06-08 14:26	1979-80
Malibu444 ◊ 2012-09-11 00:29	These little cars could be tweaked from the stock 100hp to 125hp with just a change in exhaust. Next, switching out the carburetor for two weber 36DCD's got you to 155hp and 6.x seconds 0-60 instead of 9.x seconds stock. The difference was outrageous, the total cost for these changes was about $1000. In the 1980's that was great performance for anything but a Corvette, V8 pony car, or exotic. The RX-7's rear wheel drive with a limited slip differential from a later model made tire abuse fun! The suspension was primitive so handling was probably worse than the car's looks implied.

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stronghold

◊ 2007-02-24 16:09

an_unusual_eye

◊ 2010-06-08 14:26

1979-80

Malibu444

◊ 2012-09-11 00:29

These little cars could be tweaked from the stock 100hp to 125hp with just a change in exhaust. Next, switching out the carburetor for two weber 36DCD's got you to 155hp and 6.x seconds 0-60 instead of 9.x seconds stock. The difference was outrageous, the total cost for these changes was about $1000. In the 1980's that was great performance for anything but a Corvette, V8 pony car, or exotic. The RX-7's rear wheel drive with a limited slip differential from a later model made tire abuse fun! The suspension was primitive so handling was probably worse than the car's looks implied.

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1979 Mazda RX-7 [SA22C]