After many years of wanting one and being distracted by other cars along the way, I\'ve finally gotten my first FD. It was a bit of a surprise as I didn\'t think I\'d get it for the price I paid, so I still had my E36 M3 Evo at the time and the wife wouldn\'t let me keep both, so away the M3 went. After some initial problems with the second turbo not spooling (solved with a replacement check valve) an oil change and some rust treatment and sealant underneath the car, it has been great.
The engine was rebuilt around 13,000 miles ago by WGT and is running a Power FC that has been mapped for 341 BHP. I love the handling of the car and definitely the pace, though at the moment I\'m not overly enamored with the sequential turbo setup, my main problem with it is there seems to be a spot at which it is possible to get no boost from the second turbo on a downshift. My plan for the time being is to give it a full service, new pads and discs and then start collecting the bits for a single turbo. Some fairly rubbish pictures:
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If anyone recognises the car, please give me a shout.
Welcome to MRC :wave
I am sure other members will be along shortly to answer any questions you may have.
Hi dude as someone very local to you, welcome to the club I am just down the road from you so would love to hook up for a chat and look over your car.
Also your welcome along to the local meets nearest being Dartford on third Tuesday of the month.
Nice car, just been to look at one to tonight myself
Quote from: Lisa;828798Welcome to MRC :wave
I am sure other members will be along shortly to answer any questions you may have.
Thanks very much. :)
Quote from: Arnie_O;828806Hi dude as someone very local to you, welcome to the club I am just down the road from you so would love to hook up for a chat and look over your car.
Also your welcome along to the local meets nearest being Dartford on third Tuesday of the month.
Nice car, just been to look at one to tonight myself
Wow, you really are just down the road from me! I drive through South Ockendon fairly regularly, so you may well see the car at some point. You\'re welcome to come over to have a chat and look over the car one evening, though I\'ll have to negotiate that with my increasingly pregnant wife. Feel free to drop me a PM and we can sort something out.
What time is the Dartford meet?
Dartford meet is usually from about 7:30 though I have been there early the last couple of meets.
Would be good to get some 7s along too.
Got a compression test done yesterday.
Front: 7.8/7.7/7.9
Rear:8.0/7.7/8.0
Pretty happy with that. :)
Happy days dude
Out of interest where did you get it done and what was the rpm it was at.
Did they normalise it to the standard 250rpm
So are you free in the evenings we have a couple of club meets through the month
Got it done by Ed (Ed RX7 Parts) and yes it was at 250 RPM. I have pictures, but didn\'t think they were vastly interesting and they also contain my chassis number, so have to tweak them before posting. I\'ve got a two year old and a two week old, so hardly any free time at the moment. As part of a deal struck over the new one\'s middle name, I\'m permitted some car time in the future though. :)
I know it\'s a change of topic but I have the same problem with the second turbo not always kicking in. How hard is it to change the check valve?
Dave
It\'s not very difficult. I removed the air intake and corresponding hoses as well as the black box (air tank). The check valve that had gone wrong was under here and I replaced it with an aquarium valve from pets at home. I also replaced some of the vacuum hoses and intake pipe couplers while I was at it.
Hi buddy. Very nice car. I have FD my first one two really love it. had my one month now
Really pleased with it. my FD has water seal gone we think. .
But running ok constant 85 when running but me and arnie going to do rebuild arfter
Xmas. You might see me my son around Thurrock.
My FD is silver with a blue c west bonnet. His 8 red with skirts carbon bonnet n boot
Used to be piston head till he converted me glad he did loving the rotery now.
Don\'t suppose you could post a link for the part you bought please
Dc
Quote from: Mr Froggy;834765Hi buddy. Very nice car. I have FD my first one two really love it. had my one month now
Really pleased with it. my FD has water seal gone we think. .
But running ok constant 85 when running but me and arnie going to do rebuild arfter
Xmas. You might see me my son around Thurrock.
My FD is silver with a blue c west bonnet. His 8 red with skirts carbon bonnet n boot
Used to be piston head till he converted me glad he did loving the rotery now.
I\'ll keep an eye out for your son. :). I was around Lakeside yesterday evening as it happens.
Quote from: DC-TYPER;834931Don\'t suppose you could post a link for the part you bought please
Dc
I can\'t find it on their site, but I always see it in store when I go. It\'s a blak and white non-return valve in the aquarium section. If I\'m there again soon, I\'ll get a picture for you.
good car spares places should be able to supply you with Check valves to meet your requirements dude.
Recently fitted one on Mr Froggy\'s Brake Servo pipe after swapping out the Nasty black stuff for nice Red Samco
Cheers bud. Popped over to masons and he had a quick look. They were ok. We are now thinking solenoid issue
Dc
That was meant to be jasons
Dc