JDM Lifestyle
13B Rotary Heart Tee
The spinning heart of the RX-7. Mazda’s legendary 13B twin-rotor is engraved in fine white ink across the back, under a red rising-sun block and a JDM LIFESTYLE banner. A compact JDM Lifestyle chest logo keeps the front clean. Made for car meets, late-night drives and those who know the sound of a rotary at full song. DETAILS • Front chest logo and 13B rotary engine back artwork • Soft, lightweight combed and ring-spun cotton • Fabric weight: 142 g/m² • Pre-shrunk, side-seamed construction • Shoulder-to-shoulder taping Fabric may appear slightly sheer under certain lighting conditions.
$59.99
心 · The engine behind the tee
Mazda 13B
- Debut
- 1973 · Mazda RX-3
- Layout
- 1.3-litre twin-rotor · naturally aspirated / twin-turbo
Mazda’s 13B is the most famous rotary engine ever built. Instead of pistons, two triangular rotors spin inside the housing, making the engine tiny, light and happy to rev far beyond most piston engines. It debuted in the early 1970s and went on to power every generation of the RX-7, from the SA22 of 1978 to the twin-turbo 13B-REW in the FD.
The rotary’s greatest moment came in 1991, when the Mazda 787B — powered by the four-rotor R26B developed from the 13B — won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, still the only victory there by a Japanese manufacturer and by a rotary engine. The back print draws the 13B in engraved white ink, a tribute to the spinning heart that gave the RX-7 its soul.