The RX-7 Experience

May 17, 2007

Christmas In May

I came home today and had 3 packages waiting for me.

First, there was this V-Mount intercooler setup I bought from need-a-t2. It's a GodSpeed intercooler that ready to mount up to the stock turbo and can be easitly modified for an upgraded turbo.

The set-up came with this TurboXS blow-off valve and Higgi throttle body elbow. Also came with the piping and clamps. Sweet deal for me! I probobly won't put this on just yet, but I couldn't pass up the offer.

I also ordered a new clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder. This came from SpooledupRacing on the Rx7club.com.
Also, pictured above are some used stock injectors I got from boost_its_what_for_dinner. They are 550 cc high impedence injectors.

May 12, 2007

"Under" Rated

This is my new Rotary Performance Under-Drive pulley. It had timing marks that will greatly add to the tunability of the car.

A little stumble in the road to boost:
One of my stock injectors started leaking from the part that clips on to the harness.
My clutch hydrulics are shot. Before, we could shift with some difficulty, but now it is near impossible.

So I've got a pair of stock injectors on the way from boost_its_whats_for_dinner. I ordered the clutch hydrulics from SpooledUpRacing. And I ordered a new harness and sender for my oil temp gauge. The current one is leaking becasue it's the wrong one.

May 10, 2007

FD Alternator

FD Alternator

I got this FD alternator fc3s91 on the RX7club.com. He included the Rotor-shaped pulley with the deal!

It's freshly rebuilt and was polished. This will allow more amps to flow into my car and support an e-fan.

May 8, 2007

Back Where She Belongs

Well she made her way back to my garage last night. We bought this house after the car went in the shop so she's never been to this house.

But she is drive-able. Still a little rough, but drive-able. I have an FD alternator and dual pully on the way and will be taking the car out for fine tuning most everynight this week.

May 5, 2007

It's ALIVE!!

May 4, 2007

Are We There Yet?!

A couple broken 7's. For once, mine is the closest to being finished.

K&N air filter. I ordered it from thier website. Man does that site suck. I really wanted a filter with element on the top.

The wideband is wired up. After the tuning is complete, we will get the wideband connected to the ECU as well.

Here is how the NA throttle cable hooks up. It has improved throttle body response and eliminated a long cable that wrapped needlessly around the entire motor.

To do this mod, you need to reverse the butterflies on the throttle body linkage. Then, you will have to cut the metal stopper at the end of the cable. Once you cut it to the proper length, drill a hole on the stopper and silver solder it back on to the end of the cable. Last, make a little bracket for the cable to connect to and mount to the throttle body.

Minor Stuff

New wires for the leading coils.

Huge MagnaFlow muffler. It is really pretty quite with just this one, but has lots of bass. I may end up adding one more muffler.

Apr 19, 2007

Are We There Yet?!

Intake piping is finished up. Now I need to order the k&n.

Pulsation Dampener delete, complete.
We've been trying to get the car started the last two weeks. This Motec ecu is a little more complex than what the shop usually tunes. Hopefully we will be at the end of the road soon.

Mar 25, 2007

Low Rider

This is the lowest setting for the coil-overs.

Koni's

Here is where the new battery cable comes out.

And the tube for the vent in the sealed box.

Interior Progress

Here are all the gauges that I ran probes for today.

These are the new gauges I got from Turbo 3. A little ghetto rig until I can find a gauge pod for the idiot cluster.

The rear interior is all installed. I've found out the hard way what interior parts are interchangeable and which aren't.

Exterior Progress

Motor is just about done.

I ran a bunch of sensor through-out the car today. Here is the thermocouple and o2 sensor. Both lead inside the cabin to the appropriate gauge.

Water and oil temp gauges.

A nice close look at the oil fittings and lines.

These are the motor mounts my friend made for me. They are actually only a little stiffer than stock and I will need to put the metal cups back on.

Are We There Yet?!

Oil Filter relocation is complete.

Out with the old..

In with the Koni's. I was playing around with these on the car today and they are SO easy to adjust. We put the ride height at max and min just to see how it looked. I think I'll be setting em on low.