Rx7 Catches Fire???

[B.Martin]

something like this you mean Lacey...

Do you think he\'s running a decat?:rollin

[Lacey]

Indeed!! Just like that

Lol, had to quote Aubec in sig XD

something like this you mean Lacey...

[Mikey22]

Lmao thats just epic.......
 
So i take it that its mainly the exhaust that lights up? lol

[Lacey]

If you actually mean electricals and whatnot, if it really was an issue, there would have been a free nationwide issue and the problem rectified, Mazda won\'t have a car that kills people by catching fire on the market, bit bad for business :p

[Lacey]

Look! FIRE!!!

[TRIND-FD]

The last time mine caught fire, last Friday going to see jit,   on the m4 and my seat caught fire. Fire brigade reckon it was friction that caused it, Lucky though as Rx Dave has some spares for me n I only got friction burns on my knuckles.

[Lacey]

Could always resort to paying a mate on standby like this guy does

[wolfie1]

cooooooooool! :3gears-rh :flamed

[trotter]

Rising Sun Car Show 2009, about half 1 in the morning, the Celica Club decided to start up their fail-wheel-drive motors and give it some beans to liven things up. Cue the guys from my local club thinking, "right, they\'re not getting off that easy". So anyhoo, a very drunken Graeme turns on Rexy, lets her warm up for a few minutes then places what he thinks is a gentle foot on the loud pedal *read as bounces of the 8100 limiter* lets off and she gives out a three foot flame. Now I know it was three feet because my mate James was standing three feet behind her when this happened, and he ended up rolling about on the grass to put his trousers out... oopsie...

[Lacey]

Hahahahaha, win XD

[dthebuk]

I\'ve head of FD\'s\' setting alight when left on grass or running on grass.

Additionally i remember reading something about them catching alight which required a recall or something. I read that a good 4 years ago.

[Lacey]

I heard that about FD\'s too, but never saw any hard evidence to back it up like a news report or officially stated manufacturers recall report....

[Indian]

you guys should read more; These are know facts:


Taken from: http://www.turborx7.com/rx7specs.htm under the heading :I want to buy a 3rd Gen RX-7.  What should I know?
Recalls

There have been three recall notices put out on the 3rd Generation RX-7s,
    two pertaining to engine fires, and one concerning brake booster failure.
    You will want to make sure that the car in question has had these recalls
    done.  If they have not been performed, you will want to take the car to a
    Mazda dealership where they will be performed free of charge.  If you don\'t
    know whether the recalls have been applied to a car, you can call the Mazda
    Customer Service line at (800) 222-5500 with the vehicle\'s VIN, and they
    can tell you.

Also here: http://www.autorecalls.us/aut-03/recalls/1993/mazda/rx-7/index.html

There is more than enough information out there for you guy to take this seriously. I have seen and heard of  a few cars burnt to the ground because of these issues.

Not sure if the recalls are for all global regions though..  not so funny when you read about it now is it? :Thumbs-up

[Lacey]

True, it\'s a serious matter. I still find the content of this thread quite funny.

[Indian]

While I agree with you that the content is funny Lacey, the OP doesn\'t know the true facts of his question.

It wouldn\'t surprise me that the OP thinks the whole fire thing was just rubbish, after reading all the jokes in this thread. What makes it worst is that some of the members in here that he is relying on for information are making jokes and didn\'t know any better themselves.  Just my observation.