+Motorcar Collector The rim sticking out past the tire is disgusting, but I understand it is an appropriate aesthetic for this era car. Everything else about it is outstanding though.
+jvs81 unfortunately I sold my 510 you can follow me on Instagram @savantyoung I have some pictures there.... It was a sad day but I just started another business and needed capital 😕
Awesome! I remember to this day riding home with my dad from buying his '73 RX-3. 8 years later, I got to drive it frequently in my senior year of college. The torque was impressive. I loved accelerating in 2nd and 3rd. Unfortunately, our NJ winters did that car's body in in 10 years. A corner seal dislodged and seized the engine, which was fortunate because I got to tear it down and rebuild and appreciate the design. I carried the motor into our house by hand, and I was like "this is simplicity". Very nice job on your car.
I remember the early 90's. I had a 1969 Ford Maverick I slapped and built a Hipo 289 engine. I use to go street racing in the valley and my car was extremely fast for a small block Ford cause I had put so much on the drive train. I had it premiered dark grey so it looked like crap however if u paid close attention and u knew engines you would appreciate all the work I had done. I had no problem witch racing practically anyone except one night a little RX2 just like this one wanted to race me and I tell u! When we came off the line I came out so fast that I thought I had Tia little car but somehow I heard the buzzing sound of the rotary engine hauling ass and when I almost made it to the 1/4 mile this little beast passed and beat me! I just could not believe what just had happened so I ran it again and he did the same thing...he passed me and beat me. Ever since then I have the outmost respect for these little Monsters. Beautiful car man! My respect to u on such an amazing job.
I went to high school in Japan from 79 - 82 and this car (known as a Savanna RX-3) over there was our Camaro/Firebird. EVERYONE had these cars because they were the biggest bank for the buck car you could get from a performance/handling/styling perspective. This car accurately represents what I fondly remember as my teenage Far East muscle car era. Thanks for sharing.
This is the best modified RX3 I have ever seen. It will still look great 20 years from now, classic good looks, nice stance, nothing over the top, and that unique rotary sound. This is what a hobby car should be, a street driver, and an extension of the owner.
I fell in love with this car when I saw it first on Jay Leno's' Garage. I live in Puerto Rico, where old RX's are well embedded into the car culture, but I've never seen such a fine example of an RX3. Thank you for this second video, Sir.
Bravo Mr. Young ... sick car. 2,000 pounds with 400HP OMG you must blind sidea whole lotta ppl on the highway looool ... Props to the Petrolicious Team keep the hits coming guys!
That’s why I’ve always had a lot of respect for the celebrities that are genuine car enthusiasts; the people that spend a good part of their off time, building, driving, collecting and racing automobiles. A few names that come to mind are Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfield, Adam Carolla and Patrick Dempsey. For all of them, cars represent something more than just a way to spend their earnings.
What's song at the beginning ? On which free music library website you take it ? I hope you can help me to found I need it to listen in my Ford Capri Mk1
It's also the best sounding rotary I've ever heard. I bought a '73 RX3 wagon new, and that "innocent" little booger just pissed off a bunch of my friends with Mustangs, Cameros, and a 340 Duster. It never had a lot of torque down low but it just rev'ed forever, for 1973. The tuners of that time said you could run to about 8500 rpm with a stock engine if you cleaned up the breathing a bit, but to run higher than that it needed a case hardened reduction gear on the rotor or the gear would shed teeth and make lots of ugly noises!! The drag racers had quite a bit of success in the mid-70's with them. All of the rotarys that I've seen with after-market exhaust systems (they were very common in SCCA racing when I worked on the crash truck...) just made an awful, piercing noise like a chainsaw run amuck! Savant's turbo and the muffler he has chosen give him a totally different exhaust note... very nice.
Wow man I didn't see one of these from I leave the island as a kid both my uncle's had this car the rx3 and one had the rx2 and it's always a debate about who's faster then he put the rx2 up for sale an get a Toyota Starlet i love that car you got a beautiful car seen it take me right back to my childhood days
I had the opportunity to see this car at JCCS last year. Beautiful example of a Mazda RX-3 I also just love seeing the same car on Jay Leno's Garage _and_ Petrolicious.
Awesome video with an awesome car! Cars like Savant's are great because they cross and blur boundaries. It's not a white car, a black car or a Latino car...... it's just a badass car. Thanks for the video!!!!!!!
Wow. this is just another Level. This mx3 got so much character! I love the gtrs, brz with rocket bunny kits, beaten up japanese drift cars but THIS is what perfection looks like! I love the details, color and rims and the rotary of course. much respect dude!
You sir, I really like your car, and your story. I respect the fact that you wanted a car that was different, lighter, and that sounded cool, and handled well versus the piston engine variants. Very cool car from a very cool gentleman that comes from a very cool place.
Petrolicious is clearly one of the best channels out there! Thank you for bringing real car enthusiasts in front of the camera so they can tell us their story and their car's !
As a USMARINE ,I was stationed on Okinawa japan 81'to 86' ,street racing was growing so fast .1 of the cars running hard on those streets was the the NA Bridge ported carburetor (48 IDA Weber) rotary engine RX3's, Cosmos and RX7's .Was doing martial arts myself ,I took the Island wide 1st open tournament full contact championship (middle weight division) on Marine Base Camp Kinser ,my friend Dennis Lane was the heavy weight champion ,we both were active Marines ,Lane got out and turned pro .I lived out in town on Okinawa near Hwy 58 and got to see many street racing,I purchased a TRD GTV 76'toyota DOHC 2000cc Carina (not available in the states).Did some minor mods and hit the streets . Karate was not getting much attention on base .Got into street racing and my first lost was against a street ported 12a RX3 my friend had built by RS Okinawa speed shop .Coming back to the states (MCAS Cherry Point Havelock ,NC) I brought my Carina back and installed a monster bridge ported 13b.With much work and a small shot of N2O I got the best 1/4 10.67 ET @133 mph .Sold the car in 1998 and got into motorcycle and have been missing that car ever since . Motorcycle street racing was exiting .Got to by chance meet back up with at the time the former 4 time world Heavy Champion Dennis Lane in Morehead NC 20 years later at a boxing tournament ,he was the guest of honor .Dennis later years as many ,he stayed in the fight game too long I think.He is still a good person and a good friend .
I thought it was a re-upload until I saw the comments about Jay-Lenos garage, still watched every second of the video, great car and owner! Loved the analogy about the turbo kicking peoples asses :)
I don't understand how anyone can dislike this video. Subtle cosmetic mods, rotary engine still in, turbo, beautiful shots, cool dude. Must just be the haters.
Why does everyone who's had rotary engine work done call it Bridgeport'ing the motor? Bridgeport is a brand of a manual mill not the type of milling done?!? This makes no sense. This would be the equivalent of taking your car to get an oil change and saying I just got it K&N'ed(insert brand here).
+Scott M. you make a large intake port wheres a bridge between for the side seal on the rotor because it would fall out otherwise. thats why its called a bridgeport.
Because when you bridge port a wankel rotary you create an extra little port right next to the original and leave a little bit of metal in between so that the apex seal doesn't fall out, a j port is like a bridge port only the extra port is bigger and actually moves into the water jacket. Do a little research if you are really interested 😄
wow, i want to be a fighter but always wondered if it was a good idea to be into cars too, i bought a 350z and lost focus, but seeing some one else like this is great!
+Savant Young (bridgey*) You can get filters that have the opening at the front, so you would still get the cold air. NZ has a lot of rotangs - hence the rise of Mad Mike.
does Savant Young know the history of this car? In Dec 1986, I left for the Air Force from Los Angeles. My sister's boyfriend sold it for me. It was a 1973 Mazda Rx3 in original condition, yellow, no stereo (we pulled an aftermarket JVC out); Pioneer 6 inch speakers in the rear deck.
A mate and I shed built a 72' quad Iight Dato 1600 ute w/ a 13b BP swap, which detonated after just 300m.. (old and non re-built). So swapped that out for a properly Re-built 13bPP. She ran an 11.2@¹⁴6mph, on her second ever pass..! As unreliable as rotary power is, it's still comes on a tap with no washers! lol
I don't know what I like the most, the air filter where the light would be, the color, or those BBS rims?
+Motorcar Collector I freaking love both
Awesome all around, the black bumpers are great too
+Motorcar Collector The rim sticking out past the tire is disgusting, but I understand it is an appropriate aesthetic for this era car. Everything else about it is outstanding though.
Shout out to the Petrolicious Crew for shooting the car!!!! I appreciate the love and dedication to the motorsport world!!!!!
Thanks Savant, was a great day and love the car! Keep on rumblin!
+Savant Young Good to see your car again!
+Savant Young you have a 510 right? Is there a site were we can see pictures and/or video of your 510? Awesome RX-3 btw
+WikdSeafood good looking out!!! I'm working on another project coming soon I hope
+jvs81 unfortunately I sold my 510 you can follow me on Instagram @savantyoung I have some pictures there.... It was a sad day but I just started another business and needed capital 😕
2000 pound car with 400 horsepower? This guy is living the dream.
from the factory he threw about 500 lbs of parts into it like the half ton rear axle and turbo
+retarded priest yeah man,forged pistons and a motec system exhaust
+Art Vandelay no pistons in this video, biiiiiig mistake.
+Art Vandelay pistons...lmao
+Unlike U Definitely has pistons. At least Felix Wankel thought it did - www.google.com/patents/US2988008
That moment when you get your damn car on Jay Leno and Petrolicious. I envy this man
+Fred hoogendoorn And it don't even have a gas pedal ... how you gonna heel toe?
This the same r-3 that featured on jay lenos garage?
Yes
I wondered the same thing, but I think that's a different guy.
Yeah it's the same guy
yes
yes
Don't mind me, just at a car show, drinking beer and cleaning my car. This guy is great👌🏼
wow this surprised me a lot. I thought i was the only black nigga to like classic jdms. right on bruh
Hahaha we out here son 👊🏾
+MrFJtBaller305 NAH MAN..
+MrFJtBaller305 we here!!
We that's a different way to put it...
+MrFJtBaller305 There's a whole squad of us…
this guy made the car agressive but still tasteful, i love it
My kind of build; cool car, cool owner.
+MaxGentleman Thanks my dude!!!!
+Rahima Young do you still teach martial arts?
Cool car AND cool owner, definitely agreed. Mr. Young seems to know his car stuff well, and I totally respect the "more go than show" mindset.
Awesome! I remember to this day riding home with my dad from buying his '73 RX-3. 8 years later, I got to drive it frequently in my senior year of college. The torque was impressive. I loved accelerating in 2nd and 3rd. Unfortunately, our NJ winters did that car's body in in 10 years. A corner seal dislodged and seized the engine, which was fortunate because I got to tear it down and rebuild and appreciate the design. I carried the motor into our house by hand, and I was like "this is simplicity". Very nice job on your car.
Saw this car back when it was on Jay Leno's channel and loved it, saw it here and still love it. Like that guy's style.
+G Man I was just thinking 'wow, this guy and this car seems familiar!'
Saw him on Leno's channel too, it turns out.
Really special. He's his own man, does his own thing. Congratulations.
respect bro... instead of the 22inch bullshit cadillac stereotypes
The Japanese videos are the best.
Love this rx3 and the owner. great guy!
Yes, the endless struggle of the project car, I know it well.
+JIMI maybe my wife will get it once she sees this 🙈
+B.A. Chan get back in the game homie car culture is on point in Cali!!!!
Love to see young people messin' with cars.......New generations of motorheads getting out and doing.
I remember the early 90's. I had a 1969 Ford Maverick I slapped and built a Hipo 289 engine. I use to go street racing in the valley and my car was extremely fast for a small block Ford cause I had put so much on the drive train. I had it premiered dark grey so it looked like crap however if u paid close attention and u knew engines you would appreciate all the work I had done. I had no problem witch racing practically anyone except one night a little RX2 just like this one wanted to race me and I tell u! When we came off the line I came out so fast that I thought I had Tia little car but somehow I heard the buzzing sound of the rotary engine hauling ass and when I almost made it to the 1/4 mile this little beast passed and beat me! I just could not believe what just had happened so I ran it again and he did the same thing...he passed me and beat me. Ever since then I have the outmost respect for these little Monsters. Beautiful car man! My respect to u on such an amazing job.
I went to high school in Japan from 79 - 82 and this car (known as a Savanna RX-3) over there was our Camaro/Firebird. EVERYONE had these cars because they were the biggest bank for the buck car you could get from a performance/handling/styling perspective. This car accurately represents what I fondly remember as my teenage Far East muscle car era. Thanks for sharing.
This is the best modified RX3 I have ever seen. It will still look great 20 years from now, classic good looks, nice stance, nothing over the top, and that unique rotary sound. This is what a hobby car should be, a street driver, and an extension of the owner.
Damn this thing is gorgeous. Perfect weekend thrasher car. Fast, light, nimble, and amazing looks to boot.
is this same guy that appeared in Jay Leno's Garage?
Freaking love this car, saw it on Leno's garage before this. The color, the stance, engine sound etc, everything is just perfect
Was this guy on Jay Leno too?
Yessir Leno took it for a spin
+swansea007791 thanks bro 🙌🏾
i saw this on jay leno very nice
Cool ass dude. Cool ass RX3. Cool ass background music. Right on bruh.
last time I came this early my girlfriend left me.
Lol
This car is tastefully done, even quite elegant.
Wow...so much love for music, scenes and the car-people-connection. Maybe less talking makes it even better...
Man, "parts that don't work" god I hate those. Soooo many things bought and did not live up to the hype. Even things that the "community" raves about.
I fell in love with this car when I saw it first on Jay Leno's' Garage. I live in Puerto Rico, where old RX's are well embedded into the car culture, but I've never seen such a fine example of an RX3. Thank you for this second video, Sir.
It"s kinda nice seeing a black person build a car not like the other ones who just put big wheels and tires
Can anyone please tell me the true identity of this song?
Bravo Mr. Young ... sick car. 2,000 pounds with 400HP OMG you must blind sidea whole lotta ppl on the highway looool ... Props to the Petrolicious Team keep the hits coming guys!
That’s why I’ve always had a lot of respect for the celebrities that are genuine car enthusiasts; the people that spend a good part of their off time, building, driving, collecting and racing automobiles. A few names that come to mind are Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfield, Adam Carolla and Patrick Dempsey. For all of them, cars represent something more than just a way to spend their earnings.
This Mazda is sooo perfect!! Show car & war machine all in one, perfect combination!
Please i wan't this song ! what is the name of this song ? :'O
What's song at the beginning ? On which free music library website you take it ?
I hope you can help me to found
I need it to listen in my Ford Capri Mk1
he seems like a nice guy
Great video, awesome production! Any chance you guys could share the track? Love the music! Keep up the great work!
when I saw thst car on Jay Lenos garage.. man I loved it! Now this video. Thank you Petrolicious!
Awesome build, he was on Jay leno garage
Your car is the coolest RX-3. I loved it when I saw it on Jay Leno's garage. Hats off to you...
Thanks bro bro
It's also the best sounding rotary I've ever heard. I bought a '73 RX3 wagon new, and that "innocent" little booger just pissed off a bunch of my friends with Mustangs, Cameros, and a 340 Duster. It never had a lot of torque down low but it just rev'ed forever, for 1973. The tuners of that time said you could run to about 8500 rpm with a stock engine if you cleaned up the breathing a bit, but to run higher than that it needed a case hardened reduction gear on the rotor or the gear would shed teeth and make lots of ugly noises!! The drag racers had quite a bit of success in the mid-70's with them. All of the rotarys that I've seen with after-market exhaust systems (they were very common in SCCA racing when I worked on the crash truck...) just made an awful, piercing noise like a chainsaw run amuck!
Savant's turbo and the muffler he has chosen give him a totally different exhaust note... very nice.
I like the juxtaposition of the drivers and their cars in all the videos. This one does not disappoint. Amazing video.
4k video now. thumbs up for that. oh and the whole, best videos ever thing too!!!
Right on Savant! You and the 3 are legend status now Bro! #VintageJapaneseMotorUnion #VJMU @SavantYoung
Time to raise the stakes!!!! #vjmu
once again, very well done Petrolicious
Wow man I didn't see one of these from I leave the island as a kid both my uncle's had this car the rx3 and one had the rx2 and it's always a debate about who's faster then he put the rx2 up for sale an get a Toyota Starlet i love that car you got a beautiful car seen it take me right back to my childhood days
I love martial arts, I definitely love cars, and I absolutely love this video
I had the opportunity to see this car at JCCS last year. Beautiful example of a Mazda RX-3 I also just love seeing the same car on Jay Leno's Garage _and_ Petrolicious.
Awesome video with an awesome car! Cars like Savant's are great because they cross and blur boundaries. It's not a white car, a black car or a Latino car...... it's just a badass car. Thanks for the video!!!!!!!
Indeed!!!! Cars are for everyone to enjoy
Only in California can you have that air filter exposed, sticking out the front, lol. Anywhere that has inclement weather: this won't fly.
ciphernemo yeah not here in new jersey or new york.. people would stash weed in it
Wow. this is just another Level. This mx3 got so much character! I love the gtrs, brz with rocket bunny kits, beaten up japanese drift cars but THIS is what perfection looks like! I love the details, color and rims and the rotary of course. much respect dude!
+Unlike U Much love bro bro appreciate that
Mx3 ?... Rx3 ?
this is what happens when have dudes with Japanese cars. down to earth and full of passion
You sir, I really like your car, and your story. I respect the fact that you wanted a car that was different, lighter, and that sounded cool, and handled well versus the piston engine variants. Very cool car from a very cool gentleman that comes from a very cool place.
+Mooselover1011 Thanks homie much appreciated
anyone know the name of the song in the beginning?
I saw this guy on Jay Leno's Garage
Sounds like a bumblebee on speed....................
Petrolicious is clearly one of the best channels out there!
Thank you for bringing real car enthusiasts in front of the camera so they can tell us their story and their car's !
Anybody knows this music?
can someone tell me what this song is?
0:10
sound?
I love cars, but I drive a used Civic. I love martial arts, but all I do is a little tai chi. I love this video.
+Michael Teret I love cars. I drive a Civic. I love martial arts. I do a little tai chi. There, I fixed it for you.
As a USMARINE ,I was stationed on Okinawa japan 81'to 86' ,street racing was growing so fast .1 of the cars running hard on those streets was the the NA Bridge ported carburetor (48 IDA Weber) rotary engine RX3's, Cosmos and RX7's .Was doing martial arts myself ,I took the Island wide 1st open tournament full contact championship (middle weight division) on Marine Base Camp Kinser ,my friend Dennis Lane was the heavy weight champion ,we both were active Marines ,Lane got out and turned pro .I lived out in town on Okinawa near Hwy 58 and got to see many street racing,I purchased a TRD GTV 76'toyota DOHC 2000cc Carina (not available in the states).Did some minor mods and hit the streets . Karate was not getting much attention on base .Got into street racing and my first lost was against a street ported 12a RX3 my friend had built by RS Okinawa speed shop .Coming back to the states (MCAS Cherry Point Havelock ,NC) I brought my Carina back and installed a monster bridge ported 13b.With much work and a small shot of N2O I got the best 1/4 10.67 ET @133 mph .Sold the car in 1998 and got into motorcycle and have been missing that car ever since . Motorcycle street racing was exiting .Got to by chance meet back up with at the time the former 4 time world Heavy Champion Dennis Lane in Morehead NC 20 years later at a boxing tournament ,he was the guest of honor .Dennis later years as many ,he stayed in the fight game too long I think.He is still a good person and a good friend .
favorite car on this channel so far. air intake + bbs for the win
I thought it was a re-upload until I saw the comments about Jay-Lenos garage, still watched every second of the video, great car and owner! Loved the analogy about the turbo kicking peoples asses :)
I don't understand how anyone can dislike this video.
Subtle cosmetic mods, rotary engine still in, turbo, beautiful shots, cool dude. Must just be the haters.
what is the song at the beginning?
who the F gave a dislike?
love this channel but more engine sounds PLEASE!!! - like the alpina or the 250gto episode...
just add more engine sounds!!!!
Saw him on Jay's Garage a few months ago. Now on Petrolicious. Nice! Car is sick!!!
This dude understands life
Throttle pedal is the best touch in this mazda :)
+baniola 84 lol never had one
Why does everyone who's had rotary engine work done call it Bridgeport'ing the motor? Bridgeport is a brand of a manual mill not the type of milling done?!? This makes no sense. This would be the equivalent of taking your car to get an oil change and saying I just got it K&N'ed(insert brand here).
Bridgeported
+Scott M. you make a large intake port wheres a bridge between for the side seal on the rotor because it would fall out otherwise. thats why its called a bridgeport.
Because when you bridge port a wankel rotary you create an extra little port right next to the original and leave a little bit of metal in between so that the apex seal doesn't fall out, a j port is like a bridge port only the extra port is bigger and actually moves into the water jacket. Do a little research if you are really interested 😄
This dude is the man, Love his car too. Some of the best content on youtube!
what song is that at the start
wow, i want to be a fighter but always wondered if it was a good idea to be into cars too, i bought a 350z and lost focus, but seeing some one else like this is great!
Great looking build on a model you hardly see anymore. The stance is perfect; not too low with just-right wheels & tires.
What a clean, smart, no-nonesense looking ride this Mazda is. Excellent! :-)
I've been waiting for another video on Savant's RX3 :) First saw it on Jay Leno's garage a while back
Really, really nice ride!
A carbureted, turbo charged, rotary... I feel like mechanics love this guy.
Just one glance at the thumbnail and i instantly recognized this car. Like Jay Leno said the thing just sits right and looks absolutely stunning
I watched the Jay review, but I watched this again because I respect this car. it's freaking beautiful
What a beautiful piece of work! I think I saw this on jay Leno's channel as well. Awesome.
clean rotang. Bridget is the one. personally I'd have the filter flush in the headlight
I'm actually going to be doing that just haven't gotten around to it plus thought the colder air the better.
+Savant Young (bridgey*) You can get filters that have the opening at the front, so you would still get the cold air.
NZ has a lot of rotangs - hence the rise of Mad Mike.
Great guy
Great video
this guy was a guest in Jay Leno's garage. Jay really liked his car and got to drive it. Love this whip
Yo I love all the videos on the channel! So much love for the older compact cars! Much props! I def subscribed
awesome looking RX3, love those older RXs, amazing the amount of power those little motors put out when properly setup.
great car .. rx-3 with 400hp with a 12a built.
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One of my favorite builds! Loved his car when it was on Jay Lenos Garage. Great to see it again.
two thumbs up Bro! what a living legendary car.
I love the craftsmanship. Good looking car. well done!
plasse what is the song....????
Digging the music!
Love this! Looking at a similar look on my rx2 build black out the chrome etc. Hoping to pull around 350-400rwhp
Cool car, cool guy.
does Savant Young know the history of this car? In Dec 1986, I left for the Air Force from Los Angeles. My sister's boyfriend sold it for me. It was a 1973 Mazda Rx3 in original condition, yellow, no stereo (we pulled an aftermarket JVC out); Pioneer 6 inch speakers in the rear deck.
A mate and I shed built a 72' quad Iight Dato 1600 ute w/ a 13b BP swap, which detonated after just 300m.. (old and non re-built). So swapped that out for a properly Re-built 13bPP. She ran an 11.2@¹⁴6mph, on her second ever pass..! As unreliable as rotary power is, it's still comes on a tap with no washers! lol
I like how he mentioned in the other vid about taking out the oil metering pump, I was thinking of doing the same thing to a rototary