2001 FD Mazda RX-7, 13B Twin Turbo
RZ model (1 of only 175 ever made)
34,000kms
2,000kms on brand new motor and clutch (1,000kms on brand new Khumo Ecsta Tyres)
All factory RZ parts still fitted.
Excellent condition inside and out
NSW Rego
Owned and Garaged in Sydney CBD and only driven probably 2 weekends a month.

The RZ was a special edition RX7 built right near the end of the production of the FD RX7s. It was the premium weekend car type special and was the lightest FD produced. It had a number of little factory options that make it desirable and the RZ is the most collectible of all JDM RX-7s. It had the latest version of the 13B and the last revision of the turbos which pushed power up over 280ps from the factory.

The RZ goodies:

Specially made Recaro Carbon kevlar bucket seats in red, which have slide AND TILT option (very rare to be able to adjust the angle/height on fixed buckets)
Nardi leather wheel
Nardi Leather Gearknob
RZ exclusive dials (nice white colour)
Different leather trim (black with red stitching)
exclusive RZ floor mats
Soft touch dash finish
No rear seats (has 2 storage bins instead)
Passenger side big alloy navigators foot rest
Drivers side alloy foot rest
RZ Alloy pedals
Drivers side left knee brace/cornering brace
Drives side right knee brace/cornering brace
RZ build plaque
BBS 17X8 and 17X9 inch forged alloy wheels
Bilstein sports suspension
Exclusive RZ Pearl White colour (only used on RZ models and all 175 RZs are in this colour)
red RZ decals on the C pillars
Silver and gold "RX-7" Scuff plates
Twin Factory oil coolers (one mounted in each side duct and they each have a drain plug for easy oil changes)

With these options and the fact that is has alloy front guards and an alloy bonnet it has excellent weight distribution and is the lightest ever FD RX-7 coming in at just 1210kg. Pretty good for a car with nearly 300hp from the factory.

This car also features:

factory option CD and MD player
factory remote central locking (remote built into key)
tint
Completely rebuilt engine, carried out after I bought the car at Pre-stage - a top Rotary tuning shop in japan. Cost over $10,000 and was kept very mild and did not remove any RZ options in order to keep the car original and collectible.
Greddy front strut brace
japanese stainless exhaust (beautiful sound - I wanted to keep the car standard, but an exhaust is a must for the sound and doesn't take away from the RZ options at all)
All receipts for the engine work and parts purchased by me (totalling over $10,000)
Photos of the engine build showing all the work and parts
All the original log books and owners manuals


It drives and handles like a new car. It's an exciting car to drive even at sane speeds.

The only modifications to the car are a Ultra turbo timer/meter which displays speed, peak speed, boost, peak boost, and revs and peak revs and of course acts as a turbo timer. It also has a japanese stainless cat back exhaust which give the car a great note. It sounds beautiful. It also has a Greddy front strut brace. Apart from those minor mods it's all factory standard, and all the original RZ parts have been left alone.

If you are after an unmolested RZ this is the one to get, as with the brand new jap built engine it should live a decent happy life. FD RX-7s have been known not to live long on their orignal engines as apparently the mazda QC was not that great. So buying a car that has a brand new 2008 built engine make a lot of sense.

The car is registered in NSW and fully insured and has brand new Khumo Ecsta tyres that I fitted all round when the car arrived in aus. They measure 255/45/17 rear and 235/45/17 front and are streets ahead of the rubbish most people fit during compliance etc.


Since owning the car I also had the front lip restored back to the original factory grey look as it was ordered colour coded as a dealer option when new.

Price is $44,000 for it which I think compared to the other RZ models on carsales is a bargain considering the brand new engine in it and the fact that mine has ALL the factory RZ parts still intact along with photos of the build and all the supporting receipts and paperwork and the original manuals and log book. You will not find a better value or more collectible RX-7 for anywhere near this money. Some RZ models are going for over $60,000 and I've seen one that had half the RZ options missing and it was still $50,000. I have priced this for a quick sale.

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bit of the story on the car:

I bought this FD RX-7 RZ model in japan about a year ago. I had just finished an R32 GTR/N1 Nur build and was looking for something special and different. This RZ came up at auction with just 30,000kms and was in great condition apart from the engine which was a bit low on compression. This suited me perfectly as I wanted a bit of a project. With that in mind I was able to buy it for a reasonable price (RZ's can command crazy money), and then spent around $10K having a brand new engine built for it at Pre-Stage in Japan (they hold 3rd place in the street class RX-7 drag records with their FC street drag car). A highly regarded rotor specialist in Japan. They are listed as a Rotary Pro Shop and acknowledged as having built national championship winning drag cars. The build included brand new factory housings that have received a very mild "street port" port job at pre-stage. It keeps the factory nature of the engine but a little more torque and power. I also installed a brand new clutch. The engine was built, tuned and run-in at their workshop in japan and then the car was shipped here to me. Since I've had it it's done very minimal kms and has had 2 oil changes to keep it healthy. The body is in great condition as is the interior. It has all the original RZ bits, passenger footrest, RZ dials, pedals, build plate, BBS wheels, Recaro Carbon Kevlar seats and the Nardi steering wheel and factory RZ bilsteins.

SOLD