When I was 8-9, I had a HS shop class engine book. I read it and got hooked on both pistons and rotaries

Ito, can I be your apprentice?

Ever sense I was a little kid i would play games like need for speed and junk like that. Of course those cars were way out of my price range. So when i was 15 i really started getting into cars and supras looked real interesting to me. But after lots of research i decided that they were nothing but bloated dyno queen pigs.



Then i stumbled across the RX-7 last year. I started doing extensive research on this Rotary engine stuff. Unique, High Revving, plenty of power, and excellent handling. I was hooked, RX-7's could offer everything i wanted in a car. Now i have saved up plenty of money and as soon as i get home for christmas I hope to find a FD that suits me. Btw im 18 now.

It's funny how many people would pull an apostle to be be Ito's apprentice. Leave their job, family, all their posessions just to follow a man on a rotary powered journey.

When I was 13, my father brought home an 83 and I was hooked.

It certainly wasn't the *****.

I think it's neat how many of your parents helped you get interested in cars. I hope to be able to pass the interest on to my son. My dad now knows less about cars and engines than I do, but he gave me fundamental knowledge on how to fix things and use tools.

My dad owned 2 1st gens when I was growing up.. I always wanted my own after that.

When I was young, I didn't even know about the SA/FB or the FC. All I knew was the FD and how I would never be able to afford one. I knew about rotary engines but didn't know them too well. So in my senior year of highschool in autoshop class, I got to take apart a 12A engine. I was pretty fascinated by the design and how it only had 3 major moving parts. I talked to my shop teacher about it and he told me about the apex seals when I asked why rotaries aren't used in more cars.



Long story short, a year later, I was supposed to buy a running FB for $250 to turn into a track car. Things didn't work out and he sold it before I could get it. I kept looking at and researching FB's but then I found FC's to be in my price range. After a pretty big tax return, I went out and bought my '88 NA. After I buy my new FC next week, that makes it 4 FC's that I've had in less than a year. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

Very interesting indeed. Where does our incredible passion, desire comes from? I personally know of older rotary engine gurus that are 60 years and older and still madly in-love with this great engine. I'll start a new thread and hope to tap into the answer.