ROTARY ROADSTER: 400 HP Turbo RX7-Powered Home-Built Lotus 7 Replica | EP4

What does 1,350 pounds feel like flying down a steep, winding road with 400 horsepower from a turbo RX7 Mazda rotary engine? Curious how a rotary engine works or do you just love a rotary engine sound? Discover the feeling when subscriber Jim Cuba invites Nicole Johnson to drive his home-built Lotus 7 / Caterham 7 replica roadster and Jim shows us how the rotors work inside the engine. MORE ABOUT JIM CUBA: As a Texas native and automobile enthusiast, Jim now resides in Southern California and shares his love of all things cars on his new and developing YouTube channel Mr. Cuba's Car Culture. ••••• WEBSITE & MERCH: http://www.nicolejohnsonsdetour.com IDEA SUBMISSIONS: http://www.nicolejohnsonsdetour.com/c... JOIN OUR CHANNEL TO GET ACCESS TO PERKS:    / @nicolejohnsonsdetour   BECOME A PATRON:   / nicolejohnsonsdetour   GET TO KNOW NICOLE IN 2 MINUTES:    • Nicole Johnson - Off-Road Champion Rockcra...   INSTAGRAM:   / nicolejohnsonoffroad   FACEBOOK:   / nicolejohnsonoffroad   Created and Produced by Michael Badami and Nicole Johnson Directed by Michael Badami © Lawndart Limited https://lawndartlimited.com #rotaryengine #caterham7 #lotus7 #roadster #nicolejohnsonsdetour