GarageBoy

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

GarageBoy

Ito, can I be your apprentice?

JTurtonRX_7

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.

Dramon_Killer

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.

turborotor

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

phinsup

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

Baldy

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.

pocketrocket

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

Dan H

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.

Judge Ito

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.