hi folks...just bought myself a rx7 yesterday from LIam (LUM) off the site here..well what can i say..after owning 4 skylines...GTRs and GTTs..this has to be the maddest car i have ever owned.... it is so bloody fast...
here she is
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i182/minter_2006/carpictures010.jpg)
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i182/minter_2006/carpics3009.jpg)
and here is the currnet spec which im sure some of yourselfs are aware of...
ENGINE SPEC
Fully re-built approx 4k miles ago by local specialist using all new parts
Large Street port
Ported Upper & lower inlet manifolds
Garrett T04Z Turbo
Stainless Tubular Manifold
60mm External wastegate with Screamer Pipe
Blitz Front Mounted Intercooler
Koyo Alloy Radiator
Uprated secondary fuel rail with 1680cc injectors
Adjustable aeromotive fuel pressure regulator
K & N air filter
Custom 3" downpipe from turbo
3" de-cat/mid pipe
Blitz nur spec back box
Bosch 044 fuel pump
Cooling mist Water & Methanol injection system
Alloy hard pipes
ELECTRONICS
Apexi Power FC ECU with hand controller
GReedy Profec B spec 2 Boost controller
Turbo Timer
Coolingmist water injection progresive controller
Alpine CD head unit
CHASSIS
Ultralite Atec 2 18" wheels 8.5" front 9.5" rear
Falken FK453 tyres
Tein Type RA coilovers
Front & Rear strut Braces
BODYWORK
Border Japan Type 2 front bumber
Veilside GT side skirts
RE-Amemiya type1 Rear diffuser
Aero marker mirrors
Custom skyline/afterburner style rear lights
Rear spoiler removed & all holes filled
Scoot Carbon Fibre Bonnet
Carbon Fibre Door Handles
INTERIOR
Recaro SR recliner seats
Momo Race steering wheel
Momo Gear Knob
Rear storage Bins rather than seats
love the car already..is incredible and so so fast..
future mods will probably include a spoiler to try and keep its arse straight on launches,maybe a headlight upgrade as well...
one thing is though,is itys reallly really loud..was wondering does anyone know of any suppliers that would have silencer bungs for the Blitz nur spec exhaust as its far too loud at times..would love to get her a bit quieter...
:):) Ciaran
aah, so you\'re the new owner, eh?
It\'s also bloody LOUD!
i have never heard anything louder in my life......LOL:):)
hats off to you bud, great machine there. Dont spoil it buy sticking a spoiler on her, get a diffuser fitted instead!
Quote from: Bobbit;515101hats off to you bud, great machine there. Dont spoil it buy sticking a spoiler on her, get a diffuser fitted instead!
lol..have one already...a RE-Amemiya type1 diffuser(cant see it from those pics))..trying to figure out the "fishtailing "when on a quick launch???
is the wastegate plumbed into the down pipe? if not, thats where most of your noise is coming from on boost.
suppose i should have worded it better..more when its on idle being exhaust noise its very noisy...when shes boosting its great seeing the peoples faces as you overtake and scare the bejesus outta them.....
would a bung solve this noisy exhaust on idle problem??
always liked this FD!! :burnout
I think there is a launch control kit somewhere, stops wheel hop etc. Have a search bud, may be the answer to your probs without making the car look like its out of the fast and furious, lol
Glad your enjoying it mate! A diff brace will help you get it off the line quicker, it did have one once but i was only bowering it.
If you want it a bit quieter don\'t bother with a exhaust bung mate, it restricts the boost & isn\'t good for the engine, Just change the mid pipe for a silenced version you shouldn\'t lose any power & it\'ll be a fair bit quieter!
Enjoy mate!
were would i get my mits on a silenced mid pipe then ???:)
dragon performance, WGT, Mazarotaryparts to name a few bud
pluss a spoiler wont work at launch they only provide downforce after around 80mph
and it looks sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet the way it is without one.
Nice to see she has a good home...enjoy.:cheers
thanks for the helpful and nice comments on the car!!!:):):)
just make sure its always run on V Power if not get it re mapped..... and enjoy!
what did you end up getting that for in the end, i had my eyes on this
mate, nice one, put a Dragon Performance silenced mid pipe and it will kill some of the noise, I have HKS super dragger which is very very load but with the above it makes is a tiny bit quieter ( if it wasn\'t for the neighbors I would not have bothered TBH)
http://www.dragonperformance.co.uk/
I like it load thou
Regards,
Michaelb
ended up doing a nice wee deal with liam with me GTR...,
yeah its really loud..so loud it sounds like a blowout on the exhaust...lol
must get on to Dragon asap...
thanks guys!!
Quote from: MINTER;516226ended up doing a nice wee deal with liam with me GTR...,
yeah its really loud..so loud it sounds like a blowout on the exhaust...lol
must get on to Dragon asap...
thanks guys!!
just to say that they may not have it on their web site, you probably have to call them, it is not very expensive and it is their own brand
Regards,
Michaelb
Just remember to warm it up and cool it down before and after driving :) and its a rotary...its always loud :D
i have a brand new silenced mid-pipe for sale if you are interested:
ordered in error, its brand new, still in the box. R-Magic. Drop me an email if you are interested. I am in brighton.
papercupandy @ sausages hotmail dot com
(remove the sausages!)
cheers
Andy
Sweet motor mate, you must be well chuffed:cool
Quote from: MINTER;515103lol..have one already...a RE-Amemiya type1 diffuser(cant see it from those pics))..trying to figure out the "fishtailing "when on a quick launch???
A wing won\'t help until higher speeds, neither will a diffuser. Both are aerodynamic items and will make no difference from a standstill.
Not sure what you mean by \'fishtailing when on a quick launch\'? If you mean that the rear kind of squirms from left to right then i would say that is normal; its a limited-slip diff so will throw the power to the wheel with the most grip, which alternates between the wheels as you are putting too much power down and spinning them both. Bear in mind your car is probably 200-300 kilos lighter than the Skyline you had (depending on model and year).
If you mean axle tramp, which is the pogo-ing of the rear axle when you launch hard...it can be annoying. A diff brace is the answer but they are horrible things; they fill the car with all the whining and graunching of the diff and gearbox at work. I ran one for a year and have now taken it off as i got sick of it. Strangely, mine tramped when i got it but doesn\'t seem to much any more. A grippy road surface can make all the difference. Pip at WGT told me he had special diff mounts that stopped it without needing to change to a diff brace.
Watch yourself in the wet. People these days are spoilt with their ASC and their TSC and their fancy diffs. Cars drive themselves. RX-7s are light, handle well enough in the dry to be skittish in the wet, have too much power (in your case) and no electronics to lend a hand. It can go wrong very quickly.
Andy
Ciaran - please reply to emails....ta
Andy
i did Andy you not get them??there was two!!
ill try again............
think i saw this rx in bangor on sunday night??
Quote from: MINTER;517332i did Andy you not get them??there was two!!
something funny happening, haven\'t had a thing from you at all. Last one i had was asking me to get a price for the shipping, which i did about an hour later!
i\'ll send you an email with my mobile number in, post back here if you dont get it today....
strange, us both on hotmail....
Andy
also added you on msn...
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ok mate on the ball..
well wouldnt you know my luck..week and a half of ownership and the car has shat itself...:(:(:( thoughy it might have been a short on the fuel injection,so was working at the car and managed to flood it....... (started and turned it off too soon)
anyway got her unflooded eventually and tryied to susu to see if it was the fuel injection(dissed it and still running like crap)
car is struggling to hold on idle and is blowing blue and white smoke every were...had checked the garge for any signs of leaks etc and there was nothing...moved the car out the drive and startd her up with difficuklty..managed to kick and i held her just around 1.5k revs..the car is really blowing smoke everywere now and notice smoke coming from the engine bay just under th turbo were it seems theres an oil leak of some sort and this was burning off causing the smoke...
so now the car is struggling to hold the idle and theres heaps of blueish smoke along with this oil leak around the tubbie area.. and i aint got a boost guage to see whats happening there... this is not good..and i only have her 2 weeks
anyone have any ideas as to whats going on from those symptoms......
:(:(:(:(:(
What where you doing prior to this? I mean did you push it hard or something happend while you were out on your last drive?
Blueish smoke and oil leak could indicate failure of the turbo seals? How many miles is on the turbo?
I cant really see it making it struggle to idle though? That sounds more like a vacuum leak. Again would help knowing what you did the last time you drove it and wether everything was ok?
How many miles is on the engine just as a matter of interest? Have you taken it for a decent run since?
These cars are great when they work but suck balls when they dont (which is more often than not!)
Rubbish mate, hope it\'s nothing to serious. I\'m not sure what it could be from those symptoms??
Engine has done approx 8K & Turbo even less (6k).
Probably no concelation but the diff has destroyed itself in the GTR :rolleyes:
Trouble holding the idle and rough running could be the vacuum pipe has popped off the map sensor - thats quite common.
As to the oil, thats probably the oil drain underneath the turbo: check that out.
shame to hear that mate as there isnt that many of us about bangor/north down (assumin that was you i saw out a few sundays ago)
if you do get really stuck there is a guy in portadown from New Zealand who is a rotary specialist and really knows his sh!t. i can get you his number incase you arent to sure how/what to do.
he is in portadown
Quote from: nikp;519042Trouble holding the idle and rough running could be the vacuum pipe has popped off the map sensor - thats quite common.
Where is the map sensor ?
Map sensor is near the abs system, rear right of the engine bay if looking in. Vac hose leads to the upper inlet manifold.
Quote from: nikp;519042Trouble holding the idle and rough running could be the vacuum pipe has popped off the map sensor - thats quite common.
As to the oil, thats probably the oil drain underneath the turbo: check that out.
Got the car up on a ramp the other day and was told one of my turbos is leaking... whats the oil drain underneath the turbo then could that be whats leaking? sorry very basic knowledge:o
Oil is fed to the turbos to provide lubrication, cooling and a bearing for the turbo sharft. This oil needs to be returned, via gravity back to the sump. Hence, an oil drain. It\'s a pipe (or pipes with the twin turbo) that goes from the bottom of the turbo to just about the sump in the engine block. It\'s possible it could be leaking from the join.
take the plugs out, if there is oil going through the system yhis will foul the plugs. what were you doing when it went?
well i had left the house and drove a few miles easy to warm the car..went into the barbers for 20 mins then came out..started the car and checked to see that engine temps etc were fine...so give her some wellie out the road and she was really barking.lol...notice then that she was spluttering thern under acceleration but smoothed out further up the revs.. thinking here maybe broke a tip....?
when i changed the plugs during the flooding they were quite wet with oily residue on them..cleaned them up and put them back in....
ive the car booked in with Glen on monday but trying to prepare myself for the worse as normally its bad news from experience :(:(:
how much fuel was in the tank and what type?
97 ron(best we have here in ireland ..and there was slightly over half a tank in it........
97 ron wouldnt of helped if it was mapped for 99
had been running it on 97 plus octane booster was told this would be fine..ill see what hppens ater Glen takes a look at it...tbh wouldnt be arsed with rebuilds etc and spending loads of money to repair so if its looking like that the car will ahve to be broke ..pity i know but im fed up with spending evry last penny i have on cars....:(:(:(
aftr looking into it a bit closer,its seems the vacumm hose as snapped off the map sensor and was dangling about ..as its snapped i assume ill need a replacement..anyone kno where id get my hands on one?? hopefully that will solve the ****ty idleing i hope!
i\'m gonna have to open an RX-7 Parts Store at this rate ;)
slightly spooky you have these parts that i need all at the one time...lol
Sounds Like Your Prblem, Any Bit Of Vacume Hose Will Do The Job
Quote from: MINTER;519867aftr looking into it a bit closer,its seems the vacumm hose as snapped off the map sensor and was dangling about ..as its snapped i assume ill need a replacement..anyone kno where id get my hands on one?? hopefully that will solve the ****ty idleing i hope!
That\'ll defo be the problem mate! It\'ll run like a piece of S*** with that disconected:Giggle
As said mate any piece of vacume hose will do the job, there may be enough excess on the vacum hose to the dump valve to cut a small piece off & use that?
no the hose has broke off from the map sensor all together with the connecting nozzle thingy snapped and stuck in the hose..sourced a new one yesterday which aint toooo bad....
So all is well??
well ill know tomorrow when i phone Glen see what the damage is,considering the oil leak and that also...
bit of an update.......turns out i completely blew the map sesnor off requiring a new one,had a water pipe,and fuel line that were split,my ecu has gone faulty causing a suspect faulty injector driver contoller....so was just a small thing.....prrrfffpppp...
at least ive my new silenced midpipe fitted which has made the car a bit quieter.....
Hi mate, I\'m looking at Atec 2s, found this thread... Can you tell me the offsets?
I\'m assuming ET35?
Yeah they\'re ET35 mate