Hi guys,
I think its time I introduced myself and posted up a few pics of my car :D
I know this was previously owned by someone on here, so I hope you\'ll be glad to see it making a return! This is by far the best and coolest car I have ever owned and hopefully I can learn a few things about these amazing cars to keep it that way.
My current plans for it? Not a lot needs doing! Needs lowering a little at the front. I\'ve got a black face Apex\'i boost gauge on its way which should help diagnose how well the current set up is running (air filter + exhaust - should be getting around 0.6bar? someone correct me if i\'m wrong!).
Once i\'m happy everything is running smoothly, I guess the next stage is an ECU + map. On the subject of ECU\'s what are my options? I\'ve heard the PFCs are the best but super rare/pricey?
Then once the turbo gives up, replace it with something medium-sized. I\'m aiming for around 300 - 350hp. I think that\'ll be plenty enough for a fast road car :)
Anyway, enjoy the pics:
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And here\'s my 8" knob!
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looks good my man and in the best colour too:Laugh
you sir have a very nice FC.
Didn\'t this car sell a while back? I remember seeing it for a stupidly low price
Quote from: lee mills;568148looks good my man and in the best colour too:Laugh
Haha yellow ftw! I did consider a respray to white at some point in the future, but I like the yellow its unique and it was done by Top Secret in Japan, would be a shame to undo all their good work!
Quote from: dthebukyou sir have a very nice FC.
Didn\'t this car sell a while back? I remember seeing it for a stupidly low price
Thank you! Yes I did find the old for sale thread on here, but I bought it from EDC driver Pete Barber (top bloke). I didn\'t quite get it as cheap as the original price however still a bargain in my opinion :D
Isn\'t he trying to give away his 3 rotor still?
ah wasn\'t the car done by another company too? or owned by one of the main people at top secret or something? anyway, famous FC. I love the body kit, though i think the trim on the sides needs blending in to fit with the kit. Just my opinion.
Yeah this is one damn fine FC. Was lookin forward to seeing it at Rotorstock this year but I think Woodsy had to sell before then or was away or something. I was quite tempted to sell mine and buy this one when it came up for sale actually. Anyway bring it to Rotorstock this year!
welcome to the club. i remember seeing pics of the car before looks awesome, one of my favourite fc\'s :yes
Damn, but that\'s one mahoosive knob you have there, dude :eek:
.....ok, ok, someone had to say it and I\'m clearly the most puerile one here :D! Lovely looking car though! :Thumbs-up
Quote from: dthebuk;568210Isn\'t he trying to give away his 3 rotor still?
ah wasn\'t the car done by another company too? or owned by one of the main people at top secret or something? anyway, famous FC. I love the body kit, though i think the trim on the sides needs blending in to fit with the kit. Just my opinion.
Yep, he is giving it away for 8500 irc, the entire car! crazy cheap in my opinion :Hammer. That motor has an awesome sound.
Yep, It was previously owned by Dai-chan from Option. Also has a re-build by re-amemiya. Bomex kit fitted by bomex themselves, you can see my car on their website, back when it was in japan :D http://bomexaero.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=24_25
Quote from: adereedYeah this is one damn fine FC. Was lookin forward to seeing it at Rotorstock this year but I think Woodsy had to sell before then or was away or something. I was quite tempted to sell mine and buy this one when it came up for sale actually. Anyway bring it to Rotorstock this year!
I will do! in July isnt it? I\'m sure i will be a paid-up member soon. Is there a club stand for this event?
Quote from: sweetiewellswelcome to the club. i remember seeing pics of the car before looks awesome, one of my favourite fc\'s :yes
Thank you! :) I love the car it puts a smile on my face every time i drive it!
Quote from: Nik da Greek;568232Damn, but that\'s one mahoosive knob you have there, dude :eek:
.....ok, ok, someone had to say it and I\'m clearly the most puerile one here :D! Lovely looking car though! :Thumbs-up
haha! thanks :Laugh It\'s definitely a conversation starter!
Took a while getting used to shifting with it! I had to import it, they seem to be quite hard to find over here but i wanted to go for something different, outrageous and quirky and jdm to fit in with the car. I\'ll have to get a wacky replacement gaiter to match!
btw noticed your avatar, good taste in music :Thumbs-up
Ha ha, cool car man! Looks hot! Bomex kit isn\'t it? I almost bought that from the guy who was selling it on here until i got the chance at my black Turbo II!
JDM FTW!
BTW was there some issue with it not running full boost all the time? The seller told me it had a boost solonoid? problem. That and a knacked out lecy window motor, did you manage to fix them up ok?
Not knockin your choice of car but what???? You didn\'t buy this car and you had the chance. (I know its not to everyones taste being Mustard yellow and all but hey) This is one awesome lookin FC TII. Your car is mint by the way, that must be why you chose yours over this one surely?
Quote from: adereed;568423Not knockin your choice of car but what???? You didn\'t buy this car and you had the chance. (I know its not to everyones taste being Mustard yellow and all but hey) This is one awesome lookin FC TII. Your car is mint by the way, that must be why you chose yours over this one surely?
Ha ha, its cool man. Yeah you pretty much hit the nail dead on there! I didnt know a THING about ratary engines or RX7s at the time (Still dont!) so i figured i\'d play it safe with a bog standard well looked after one.
This one was a Jap import as well which i was having trouble getting cover for.
its a great lookin car there dude, not sure about your gear nob tho :o
richard
Yeah I know what you mean. I\'m still learnin my way with the rotary. I don\'t think you ever stop learning with these cars. But I tell you one thing, Modding them is very very addictive.
Quote from: adereed;568531I don\'t think you ever stop learning with these cars. But I tell you one thing, Modding them is very very addictive.
Nerry a truer word was said brother! :yes
Quote from: Jimi_Hendrix;568361Ha ha, cool car man! Looks hot! Bomex kit isn\'t it? I almost bought that from the guy who was selling it on here until i got the chance at my black Turbo II!
JDM FTW!
BTW was there some issue with it not running full boost all the time? The seller told me it had a boost solonoid? problem. That and a knacked out lecy window motor, did you manage to fix them up ok?
Cheers man :) Yep, its a full bomex kit. Unsure about the spoiler though, I\'ve only seen another like it on one of the Risky Devil cars in the states.
I think there might be something up with the solonoid, but its difficult to tell, I\'ve ordered up a nice Apex\'i boost gauge to replace the stock one so i can tell exactly whats going on.
I remember someone on here saying I should be running about 0.6bar on a standard turbo with air filter and exhaust?
The electric windows work fine though! :D
Quote from: richrx;568475its a great lookin car there dude, not sure about your gear nob tho :o
richard
Haha, thats ok. Its not everyone\'s taste but its definitely a bit different!
I do need to replace the tatty old gaiter now though. Is there anyone here who has the skills to make new ones?
Quote from: adereed;568531Yeah I know what you mean. I\'m still learnin my way with the rotary. I don\'t think you ever stop learning with these cars. But I tell you one thing, Modding them is very very addictive.
Very true, i think it\'s going to be an expensive 2009 for me, but a lot of fun :D
I got a new digital camera for christmas :Santa so hopefully i\'ll be posting up more pics in future!
Quote from: mukumu kurubushi;568617Cheers man :) Yep, its a full bomex kit. Unsure about the spoiler though
I think its a RE Amemiya spoiler. Or a copy of one. Glad to hear the cars good though! Lol! And bring on the pics!:Thumbsup!
Plenty of people who will copy the gaitor, I am going to get mine copied and maybe i will get them to copy a dozen or so and then pass them on to the FC owners on here.
The colour of the car is lovely and really gives it some attitute, I may be biased on these bright colours now because one of my FC\'s is orange and it does give the car a different appearance. Its what the japanese cars are all about anyway, they love the pure bright colours such as the whites,yellows and the like and its only really the Jap cars that can pull it off successfully.
what d\'ya mean only the jap cars!!
theres plenty of fluorescent merks, audi\'s and bimmers about :D
And I did say that can pull it off successfully!! German cars are swear words on here anyway....... so no swearing !!
how ironic, the whole site is based upon a german!!
Great looking car - hope to see it & you at the shows in 2009 :wave
Thought id share the latest on my car with everyone.
I installed a Greddy profec B spec-II into my FC, after doing a bit of research into EBCs these had a good reputation for being pretty solid.
Having a free flowing intake and exhaust on the car, i was occasionally hitting the fuel cut limit from the stock ECU. My next plan is to replace/piggy back the ECU soon and get it professionally mapped.
Pictures! This arrived in the post:
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And with a bit of help from an adult this was the result:
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I havent properly tuned the unit yet, just set some initial safety/limit settings, but i\'m quite impressed with it so far. My last recorded peak was 0.65bar :)
Nice one fella. Glad your doing what you can yourself, just be careful setting it up as you could do damage if you do it wrong (at least I probably would!). I will have a KnightSports ECU for sale in the next few months or so if that would be any good to you.
Don\'t forget to upgrade the fueling, both pump and injectors as you will need more if you push it past the stock boost.
Quote from: TiddlesRX7;576188Nice one fella. Glad your doing what you can yourself, just be careful setting it up as you could do damage if you do it wrong (at least I probably would!). I will have a KnightSports ECU for sale in the next few months or so if that would be any good to you.
Cheers for the offer, i\'ll have a think about it though i\'m still doing some research into my options... Been thinking along the lines of Greddy Emanage ultimate :2eek
Quote from: m1tch;576193Don\'t forget to upgrade the fueling, both pump and injectors as you will need more if you push it past the stock boost.
Yep theyre on my todo list at some point:).
I\'ve read that the injectors start getting close to their safe output at 250hp? Not sure if its the same for the fuel pump? but i\'ll probably be aiming for 230hp for this stage.
What would be the highest power i could get from the stock turbo, and still be reliable? Id like to get around 280 if possible, then if i want more then i can start thinking about pricey turbo upgrades :bandit
QuoteWhat would be the highest power i could get from the stock turbo, and still be reliable? Id like to get around 280 if possible, then if i want more then i can start thinking about pricey turbo upgrades
I\'m also interested in this as at this point I am running stock turbo stock injectors stock intercooler stock fuel pump. I\'m running nearly 230bhp at the moment @ around 0.9 bar. The car seems to cope fine with it but as always I would like more!
Out with the old...
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in with the new!
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Twins would have been ideal, but i needed this quick for an MOT. as you can see from the first pic the old fujitsubo wasnt in the best condition :2eek
Im really happy with it though, fits snugly in the bumper and does sound nice too. Actually much louder than expected despite the name.
Thanks to JM Garage for sourcing this for me and sorting things out when HKS delivered the wrong exhaust the first time round! :spank:p
Are you getting rid of the old exhaust?
Twins would have looked fab against that bumper,you can always put a dummy box in there if you wanted to keep the look. Going to be some rather colourful cars going around this year.
Yep twins would have been perfect, but there\'s not a lot of choice when it comes cat-back systems for the FC. Was pretty much this or nothing. Did think about a dummy muffler, but its not serving any function and just adding extra weight so i\'ll just keep it single for now.
Old exhaust has taken a beating and basically beyond repair, don\'t think it would be any use to anyone so i\'ll most likely be junking it.
that fujitsubo mufflers are what i have except mines have modified exit pipes
are you they guy based around Luton? I think i saw you going round the M25 around junction 21 about 3pm a week or two ago, looks good!
looks well nice against the bumper and fits so well =)
Quote from: colin5524;589537that fujitsubo mufflers are what i have except mines have modified exit pipes
Ah cool, i\'d love to hear what they are actually supposed to sound like... instead of an eardrum-crushing volume of bass!
Quote from: Skifledanabit;589585are you they guy based around Luton? I think i saw you going round the M25 around junction 21 about 3pm a week or two ago, looks good!
Yeah that would have been me either on my way to or back from an MOT fail!! :WaveBye
Quote from: L18M;589586looks well nice against the bumper and fits so well =)
Cheers dude, im really pleased with the result and hopefully it will get my car through its MOT and back on the road! :cool
I just remembered about a photo I took in Jan 2008 down at Southampton docks!!
Look Familiar lol..........
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Totally awesome car!!!
With the car now through its MOT, time to get back to business :p
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where did you get your apexi ecu and how much
Quote from: colin5524;591058where did you get your apexi ecu and how much
the question on everyones lips...! lol
Quote from: Skifledanabit;591068the question on everyones lips...! lol
I think the answer to that question is \'ends of the earth\' and \'don\'t ask\' lol
I got an AP Engineering version from http://www.jappartsspecialist.com/ But looking at the site it appears you have to pre-order and they\'ve actually now increased the price!! :2eek:2Confused
I considered alternatives like the Greddy Emanage, but everyone i spoke to including tuners strongly recommended the powerfc which is why as m1tch said i paid a bit more than i\'d like to admit :yes
I think you\'d probably be looking to pay around the £800 mark for a used unit *without* commander
Quote from: mukumu kurubushi;591084I got an AP Engineering version from http://www.jappartsspecialist.com/ But looking at the site it appears you have to pre-order and they\'ve actually now increased the price!! :2eek:2Confused
I considered alternatives like the Greddy Emanage, but everyone i spoke to including tuners strongly recommended the powerfc which is why as m1tch said i paid a bit more than i\'d like to admit :yes
I think you\'d probably be looking to pay around the £800 mark for a used unit *without* commander
i love the pfc!! so light!!
dont tell me u paid close to the 800 for it?! *faint*
i seen jps on ebay quite a few times.. they quite expensive in general i found for the things i wanted.
(link below is lots cheaper!)
they are quite hard to get hold of, not so much rare! as in jap theres LOTS of ppl exporting to OZ and they take up all the stock b4 any other importer / exporter has a chance as they got a bigger market in oz for rotaries! so will out bid uk importers due to more $$$
i got mine from //www.jdm-racing.co.uk (yes it is the AP Eng version NOT one for FD!)
email him what you\'d like, he\'ll source it then get u a price then pay a small deposit n it gets put on a ship over to uk. then when paid in full it goes straight to your door in the price given. simple. :cool
randomly found my car featured on speedhunters :cool very strange!
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2009/01/26/car-spotlight-gt-gt-daijiro-inada-fc.aspx
nice pics as well. Not a bad little site that, just saved that one and maybe I\'ll post some pics of mine and see what they say.
So is the PFC fitted?
Not yet, im dragging my heels with it at the moment :o
Need to do a few things beforehand like replace the dp and de-cat, try to fix that exhaust leak, and upgrade the fuel pump.
Then still need to decide where to take it for mapping, hoping to get a nice safe reliable 250hp at this stage :mmmm
I think you can up that quite safely, I am pretty much at that on a chipped ECU,decat,intake,3" exhaust etc etc, you will be able to do a lot more with the PFC and safely as well.
Ah that\'s interesting.. i thought that the injectors would hold me back
I read on the fc3spro tuning guide they get to their max safe output at 85% duty around the 250 mark.
I remember Prof saying that a larger fuel pump would make them "appear" bigger, but im not sure by how much.
Still, i guess 280 would probably be the highest you\'d want to go on a stock turbo & IC ?
Pretty much but to be honest a bigger pump is always a good thing and can raise the pressure slightly as can good wiring going to it if you upgrade that as well. Having a constant 12v can make a big difference at the pump.
A rewire is something i really should do..
I found this guide http://www.1300cc.com/howto/how2/rewire.htm it looks like a cheap mod but waayy beyond my knowledge of electronics.
May have to take a crash course in 12v electronics :2eek
Its not really that hard and you can take a feed direct from the battery and send to a pair of relays for the reliability factor, your original feed wire can just be the trigger. But I suppose their are numerous ways to do it along with electronics to maintain that 12v regardless.
Picked up a nice Bride Brix 1.5 :mmmm just needs a little upholstery cleaner and will be like new again.
The Gias just wasnt supportive enough, so i might move that over to the passenger side. Cant wait to feel the Brix wrapped around my skinneh bodeh!!!
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Oh, and now ive finally coughed up, i\'ll probably make a proper project thread and move some of this stuff over :Typing
Swapped in my bride today, soooo comfy and supportive :InLove
Took this photo just so i could say my "bride has a massive yellow erection". see how i shamelessly included my 8" knob :Yawn :p
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ps. the purile overtones were for the benefit of Nik da Greek!
looks great man, alway a have liked this car, great to see a bit a cash being spent on it, seat looks great
thanks dude :) These cars do seem to have the effect of draining your bank account :2eek