# RX7 guys please click here **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 10, 2016, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906 "2016-05-10T06:57:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/1 "2016-05-10T06:57:37Z")
Pretend I know nothing about Mazda engines. I was looking at this Thing and it says it has a Mazda engine but I might as well be blind looking at the pictures. It could be a KIA engine for all I know. What do you Mazda guys think? Run away from it or it is kind of OK? What kind of power might it have just looking at this crappy picture? ![http://www.nyspeed.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=36439&stc=1](http://www.nyspeed.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=36439&stc=1) ---
**Author:** ![LUC1F3R](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luc1f3r/32/7299_2.png) [@LUC1F3R](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUC1F3R)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/2 "2016-05-10T07:03:48Z")
is that a VW bus? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/3 "2016-05-10T07:20:09Z")
No it is a Thing. - - - Updated - - - It looks like Barrett Jackson sold it at one point… > **[1973 VOLKSWAGEN THING CUSTOM SUV - 194352- Barrett-Jackson Auction Company -...](https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1973-VOLKSWAGEN-THING-CUSTOM-SUV-194352)** > > Sold\* at Palm Beach 2016 - Lot #41 1973 VOLKSWAGEN THING CUSTOM SUV ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/4 "2016-05-10T07:20:41Z")
No help with the RX7 part, but to stop the future “what’s a Thing” posts… > **[Volkswagen 181](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_181)** > > The Volkswagen Type 181 is a two-wheel drive, four-door, convertible, manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen from 1968 to 1983. Originally developed for the West German Army, the Type 181 was also sold to the public, as the Kurierwagen (“courier car”) in West Germany, the Trekker (RHD Type 182) in the United Kingdom, the Thing in the United States (1973–74), the Safari in Mexico and South America, and Pescaccia in Italy. Civilian sales ended after model year 1980. > Manufactured in Wolfsburg, ... ![https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Vw_181_v_sst.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Vw_181_v_sst.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/5 "2016-05-10T07:22:25Z")
It says 4 cylinder. I thought they didn’t have cylinders. (?) ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/6 "2016-05-10T07:27:04Z")
:lol: super reliable takes mods great :tup: unbreakable :tup: ---
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/7 "2016-05-10T07:36:22Z")
Looks like a T2 engine…Turbo FC RX7. Unreliable. Doesn’t like mods. Breakable. - - - Updated - - - > [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > It says 4 cylinder. I thought they didn’t have cylinders. (?) 1.3 Rotary. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/8 "2016-05-10T07:36:57Z")
New motor for the Audi. Nice. ---
**Author:** ![LUC1F3R](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luc1f3r/32/7299_2.png) [@LUC1F3R](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUC1F3R)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/9 "2016-05-10T07:58:57Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > No help with the RX7 part, but to stop the future “what’s a Thing” posts… > > [Volkswagen Type 181 - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_181) > > ![https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Vw_181_v_sst.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/e/8/e81c8932ca8b2d9c58da14aa622eb7872a2f1d82.jpeg) Thanks cause googling “thing” was going nowhere fast ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/10 "2016-05-10T08:31:30Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > :lol: super reliable > > takes mods great :tup: > > unbreakable :tup: > [@GV1390](#): > > Looks like a T2 engine…Turbo FC RX7. > > Unreliable. > > Doesn’t like mods. > > Breakable. > > - > - > - Updated - - - > > 1.3 Rotary. ☹ I really liked this Thing. - - - Updated - - - > [@1QIKZ](#): > > New motor for the Audi. Nice. Yep, I needed pre OBDII. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/11 "2016-05-10T08:36:00Z")
> [@GV1390](#): > > Looks like a T2 engine…Turbo FC RX7. Yeah, looks to be a 13B rotary out of a 2nd gen RX-7 (87-91 model years). ---
**Author:** ![Jeller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jeller](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeller)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/12 "2016-05-10T09:01:09Z")
Subaru motor swap seems more fitting… ---
**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/13 "2016-05-10T09:15:32Z")
Jeller had a Turbo II back when we were not so old. Should make 180 HP stock, this looks modded. Who knows what your getting into with that. Could be built/tuned correctly or could be ready to pop. Looks like a clean build so you would think it was built correct. Since you don’t have any documentation the price should reflect that. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/14 "2016-05-10T09:17:09Z")
> [@POOPRA](#): > > Jeller had a Turbo II back when we were not so old. Should make 180 HP stock, this looks modded. Who knows what your getting into with that. Could be built/tuned correctly or could be ready to pop. Looks like a clean build so you would think it was built correct. Since you don’t have any documentation the price should reflect that. So he lost some horsepower when he bought the P car huh? ---
**Author:** ![drewster99](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drewster99/32/5468_2.png) [@drewster99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drewster99)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/15 "2016-05-10T10:16:55Z")
Is this the yellow one in East Aurora? ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/16 "2016-05-10T10:24:07Z")
I had a 2nd gen. RX7…really enjoyed that car… ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/17 "2016-05-10T16:51:35Z")
^^No Ohio… Toy Barn. It seems like it has been a few places in not too much time. No one can sell it I guess. lol ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2016, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rx7-guys-please-click-here/273906/18 "2016-05-11T12:31:06Z")
run away. fast.