Being able to build and drive your personal dream car is something that few enthusiasts ever get to experience. It’s a feeling like no other to complete several years of work, changes, and aesthetic details to finally have your real deal dream car on the road. For Tuner Battlegrounds Season 10 runner-up, Raymond Tsang, this nearly lifelong dream turned into a reality after countless hours - and dollars - and as massive fans of the FD RX-7, we’re a little bit envious of this one.
Tsang’s dream of a last generation RX-7 started when he was just a boy at 11 years old, with posters and Hot Wheels versions of his car. As he grew older, the vision for his dream build became more refined, with a love for aggressive functional aero and time attack aesthetics forming his style. When he finally took possession of his prized FD, he quickly got to work. Among the first, and most immediately noticeable transformations to the FD, was the timeless TCP Magic V3 widebody kit.
Complementing the aero kit is a high quality smorgasbord of pieces: RE-Amemiya hood, Seibon carbon fiber doors and trunk, Voltex wing, and Car Shop Glow duck tail and diffuser combo. The hood and fenders were treated to some custom work with RGN carbon fiber vents, which work exceptionally well with the car’s overall time attack look. The Advan RZ-F2 wheels are the icing on the cake, with enough viewing window to the AP Racing big brake kit. Even at a standstill, the quality of parts and workmanship on this RX-7 is evident.
The 13B under the hood is relatively simple, yet potent. It’s a street ported 13B done by Mazdeez, with a Garrett GT3582R boosting its airflow and output. The racecar cool factor continues in the engine bay with the V-mount intercooler and rad setup, and the signature rotary brap is echoed through a custom 3-inch exhaust and HKS Carbon Ti muffler, when it’s not screaming out of the dual TiAL wastegates.
Inside and out, Tsang’s RX-7 is a real life version of the dream he had when he was 11, with authentic quality parts making up the cockpit, the engine bay, and the silhouette of this iconic Japanese coupe. His love for the golden era of JDM tuners led him down a path of quality parts and timeless styling, and his FD is one of our favorites because of it. As you might imagine, he’s taken home countless awards and accolades from events across North America - including the Runner-Up title in PASMAG’s Tuner Battlegrounds Season 10.
Photography by Rafhin Mir, Pierce Sams.
ESSENTIALS
1993 Mazda RX-7
Location: Mississauga, ON, Canada
Horsepower: 400 whp
Club: Endgame.TM
ENGINE
Street port 13B by Mazdeez
Garrett GT3582R single turbo conversion
Custom V-mount intercooler
TIAL (blowoff valve, dual wastegates)
HKS boost controller
Apexi power fc
Koyo Rad
Racetronix dual catch cans
EXHAUST
Custom 3-inch exhaust
HKS Carbon Ti muffler
WHEELS / TIRES / BRAKES
ADVAN RZ-F2 wheels - 18x11 +15 (f/r)
Nitto Invo tires - 275/35/18 (f/r)
AP Racing BBK
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION
Racing Beat sway bars (f/r)
Maxload P1 air suspension w/ air bar
Spherical bushing kit
EXTERIOR
TCP Magic V3 widebody kit
Re-Amemiya (hood, hood gurney flap)
Seibon carbon fiber (doors, hatch)
RGN (hood vent, fender vents)
Car Shop Glow (duck tail, carbon diffuser)
Voltex Type 5 spoiler
Rxlights (custom headlights, custom carbon infinity taillights)
INTERIOR
Recaro SR3 Tomcat
Titanium shift knob
Works Bell quick-release
GReddy steering wheel
Custom alcantra (shift boot, hand brake boot, black and yellow stitching)
EVO-R carbon fiber console
Custom carbon fiber dash
Defi gauges (oil temp, water temp, oil pressure)
MOBILE ELECTRONICS / AUDIO
Sony XAV-AV5000 double-DIN head unit
Memphis Audio (Mojo Pro dual 10-inch custom box, VIV mono block 2200.1v2, VIV 600.4v2 4-channel amplifier, VIV 60cv2 component door speakers, VIV 60v2 6.5-inch rear speakers, VIV68DSP 6 to 8 channel DSP, 0-gauge wiring, sound proofing)
Custom enclosures
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