Option — Shōwa Car Tuning & Buyers Guide (2000 Edition)

…and it produces 380 hp. To gain low-speed torque, it uses a side-port configuration. FD3S seals, known for their superior sealing, are used, and the radiator has been replaced by an original three-row design. Weight reduction is thorough: removing the air conditioning and fitting a carbon-fiber hood saves about 150 kg. Instead of installing a roll bar, the side body is reinforced with urethane; the body reinforcement is finished properly…

Another notable tuning point is the suspension: all the arms have been converted to pillow-ball joints, like a racing car. The engine combines stronger low-speed torque with peak power at high rpm; the FC’s light weight is further exploited by a stiffer body and suspension that gives nimble cornering—plus the flashy paintwork. This FC3S has been tuned throughout to pursue speed. It seems a shame to keep it only on the expressway.

Latest tuning for a Showa-era car! An FC3S still running on circuit

I can love nothing but rotary engines!!

~The solitary Mazda engine~

Miyamoto Jidōsha

Riki Car Works FC3S with a side-port setup and TD06 turbo

The GT spoiler and flare graphics make it 120 percent eye-catching. It reportedly appears on the Metropolitan Expressway late at night, so many people may have seen it.

With a large GT spoiler and yellow body accented by flared graphics, Riki Car Works’ FC3S is impossible to miss. Its striking appearance is matched by its performance. The engine is fitted with a Trust TD06-5G turbo and intercooler…

XURUMAXOBO

Bodywork and paint

Miyamoto Automobile

PROMATEC

SPLd4#

Art Graphic

OBERON

On the right is owner Kenji Iwakubo; on the left is shop manager Tadashi Kaneko, who handled the tuning. Riki Car Works tunes the whole car around its motto, ‘a car that’s fun to drive.’ They plan to make this FC3S airflow-meter-free…

…completed.

…is the plan.

Option — Shōwa Car Tuning & Buyers Guide (2000 Edition)

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