Messages

044 can have apparently pick-up issues hence people running them in line with another pump and a swirlpot. I'm not convinced this is necessary for what you're aiming for, so unless you specifically want to do that you could replace the stock pump with a new Walbro with a decent flow rate. I have done this on mine running at an estimated 450bhp. I forget what model I've got, I can find out for you if you need.

Don't forget to replace the fuel filter while you're at it. Also, give the pump a permanent 12v feed. Likely as not you'll be relocating the battery to the boot, so take a new one from there and plug it into a relay using the original variable voltage feed to switch it.

m.

Hi,

My FD has a single oil cooler and I want to uprate my oil cooling solution to better twin coolers to support a raft of recent upgrades.

Can anyone point me in the direction of a good UK kit? I've been looking on the internet but only coming up with stuff in the States.

Thanks very much,
Matt.

Hey,

So, as part of my fuel system upgrades the fuel temperature sensor got the chop. Does anyone happen to know what resistor type I should put in its place to bypass the sensor properly?

Thank you,
Matt.

I need a centre dash air vent, if you have one?

Thanks,
Matt.

I\'ve just switched from non-sequential twins to single GT35 - a screw came loose from the inside of the throttle body, wrecked half the engine and the rear turbo I figured, with the twins getting harder to maintain I\'d take the opportunity to go single while the engine was rebuilt. Also gives potential for development of the car over the next few years when I can afford some more bits.

Currently mapped to just under 0.5 bar with standard fuel system, rad and IC. I\'m running a large street port. Estimate 320ish BHP from builders, and man it is LOUD when she comes on boost :Thumbs-up

1. Chris Sweet | 1992 | Red | Somerset | (Single) | Import
2.
3. Clarky | 1993 | Red | East Sussex
4. StormBleeder | 1993 | Red (Redish/Pink/off pink/slightly white) | Hampshire
5. Andy | 1995 | White | West Midlands
6. Adam |1999 RB | Black | Single | Guildford-ish | Lego wheels |
7. Gary Dickens | 1996 RS | Blue | Northants | Twins ¦ Import
8. Leon | 1994 | Black | Leeds
9. Blitzboy | 1994 | Black | Sparta Surrey
10. Nik da Greek | 1992 | Red Type R | West Sussex | Single | Import
11. Bobbit | 1992 | Red (almost) | Newcastle
12. Charlie | 1999 | Grey | Kent
13. Chris (D2BBA) | 1992 | was yellow now HOK Cherry/Burgundy | Newcastle
14. Phil White | 1996 | Black | Kent
15. Phil (fil_auto) | 1995 | Red(ish) | Bucks
16. MaLicE | 1993 | Black | Gloucestershire
17. Steve (TTMan) |1996| White | Berks
18. Dave | 1992 | White | London | (Single)
19. Danny_m94 | 1993 | Red | East Midlands
20. colum | 1992 | Brown | West Mids
21. colum | 1997 | Silver | West Mids
22. colum | 1993 | Red | West Mids
23. Marcus (marcusd666) | 1992 | Black | Cheshire | (Twins)
24. jukesr | 1992 | Black | North West
25. rustyrex | 1992 | Type R | Wiltshire
26. trotter | 1993 | Type R | Silver | Hull
27. Jit | 1995 | Type R | White | Harrow
28. Jit | 1993 | Type R | Red | Harrow
29. Jit | 1996 | Type RZ | Black | Harrow
30. SmbFD3S | 1992 | Silver | East Mids | (Twins) | UK Car
31. d6277n (Chris) | 1995 | Black | Berks | (Twins)
32. Chris (CJR) | 1993 | Pearlescent Yellow | Nr. Wakefield | (Single)
33. Ricco | 1995 | Red & Carbon | (Twins) | UK Car
34. karl | 1992 | Type R | Yellow (was red) | North East | (Single)
35. ashc | 1994 | Black | Canterbury | (Twins)
36. Shaunwil | 1994 | White | Lancashire | (Single)
37. Mar71n | 1992 | Red ish | Midlands | V8
38. exige | 1993 | White | Cwmbran, Wales. Twins, import, 56000mls
39. Rob Jones | 1996 | Type RS | Silver | Bucks (1 older brother)
40. Mart160+ | 1993 | Type R2 | TVR Flip | Bucks (1 younger brother, girlfriend)
41. FDAsh | 1997 | Type RS | Red | Lancashire | (Cosmo RE on twins) | Import
42. oddball | 1992 | Type X | Silver | Middlesex | (Twins) | Manual Convert
43. Markrx7 | 1992 | Type R | Silver | Reading, Berks
44. Gonzoninja | 1993 | Red (where the laquer hasn\'t peeled off) | Guildford (Car resides elsewhere)
45. David Wiltshire | 1997 | Bathurst X | Black | Hampshire
46. Davyv | 1997 | RSR | Black
47. Jonathan | 1992 | Type R2 | 4 colour flip over Black | Pembrokeshire, West Wales | (Twins)
48. Turbo boy | 1994 | Red | A.K.A Earth Polluter. Currently in hibernation.
49. goldk28611 | 1996 | Type RS | Black | Basingstoke, Hampshire
50.
51. Bleakboy | 1992 | Type R | Silver | Kent
52. Paul-Tll/Paul-Knightsport |1992|Type R | Red |Import |Portsmouth |Twins
53. johnm | 1995 | Touring Type X JDM | White | Aberdeen
54. Robmatthews | 1993 | Type R | Red | Twins | Cornwall sold now lives in spain :-(
55. Robmatthews | 1993 | Unknown | matt black | Single | Cornwall
56. probedb | 1992 | Type R2 | White | Import | Sheffield | Twins
57. AtomicRex | 1992 | Type AR | Orange/Carbon | Castle Combe | Single
58. AtomicRex | 1992 | Type AR | Pink/Carbon | Castle Combe | Single
59. AtomicRex | 1992 | Type AR | Yellow/Carbon | Castle Combe | Single
60. Andy | 1995 | Type RS | Single | West Midlands
61. Lee | 1998 | Type R | Black | Twins | Cardiff
62. tinker27 | 1993 | Touring | Red | 7.1 litre V8 | Midlands
63. tinker27 | 1993 | Red | Awaiting 6.0 litre V8 (for the track)
64. Macer | 1996 | Type RB Bathurst | Green | Shropshire | Twins
65. Gmogle | 1993 | Type R | Black | Norfolk | Twins
66. Mattfduk | 1993 | Type R | Import | N/A 20B PP | Almost Red | Cheshire
67. Sidzrx | 1993 | Type R | Red | Gloucester | Twins
68. Sidzrx | 1994 | Type R | Black | Gloucester | Soon to be single
69. Jus | 1994 | UK spec | Black | Single Turbo | Cheshire
70. kash_ | 1994 | Type R | White | Single | West London
71. craigr | 2001 | Type RB-S | Green | Single | North Dorset
72. Noyzboy100db | 1997 RS | Silver| Twins | Sandhurst
73. Robedwards99 | 1995 Type R2 | Black | Twins | Dorset
74. gyles18 | 1992 Type X Manual | Audi Mugello Blue | Single
75. Bazza |1992 Type R1 | Yellow | Twins | Dorset
76. rx7boy | 1993 Type R| Blue | Non Seq Twins | Egham Surrey
77. Arnie | 1993 Type RZ | Black | Stock twins | Staffordshire
78. Michaelb | 1996 | RB Bathurst | White | Twins | London
79. Lee Mills | 1993 | Type R | Yellow | Single | Devon
80. Dmdrifting | 1993 | Purple | Seq Twins | Hampshire
81. rs200tez | 1992 | Red | Single | Bristol
82. J_T | 1995 | UK model | Blue | Stock twins | South East London
83.adib | 1992 | Silver | Twins | Northampton
84. FD3S Efini | 1994 | Red | Twins | West Wales Pembrokeshire (not for long thow)
85. Gatesy | 1995 | Black | Twins | Newport, South Wales
86. Neil_jdmr | 1995 Bathurst R2 | White | Twins | Newcastle
87. B9 KLF | 1994 | Type R | Twins | Silver | Beckenham Kent
88.
89. Chr007 | 1993 | Type R2 | Black | Single | Chelmsford
90. Dan_Miles86 | 95 | White | Import | Nottinghamshire | Twins
91. cessnut87 | 94 Silver | Import | Type R | West Sussex |Twins
92. cessnut87 | 98 Silver | Import | Type X
93. cessnut87 | 94 Black | Import | Type R | Feed |
94. cessnut87 | 92 Black | Import | Type R |
95. cessnut87 | Latest aquisition | 92 Montego blue | Type R |
96. cessnut87 | 92 Red | Type X | Import |
97 jamietypeR | 92 black | type R| import | se london |
98. Aceman | 1992 black Type R (I think! Twin oil coolers anyway!) | Twins | Import | Hampshire
99. od404 | 1992 | Type R | White | Twins | Import | Northamptonshire
100. logicalChimp | 1992 | Type R | Nail Varnish Red | Twins | Import | Knackers Yard (shortly to be crushed)
101.slingo, white 92 [ to4,dragon stuff,hks,blitz ] currently in restoring mode west sussex
102. Brighton-Rex | Black 92 Type R | Import | Sussex
103.rxsevenfd3s | white 93 type r | import | twins but not for long| near Norwich
104. Crackdown | Red 1994 Type RS | Import | Twins | Somerset
105. tophalf l Silver 1995 Typre RM Special Edition l Import l Barnard Castle
106. Alison l Black 1994 l Import l Twins l Stoke-on-Trent/Staffs
107. Big al 1999, Blue, West Sussex ( twins )
108. 24VRT (Rod) | 1999 | Type RB-s |Red| North Hampshire
109. Jack | \'93 Typo-Aru! | Scratched up black | Kent
110. S4MMO / 1998 Silver/ West Sussex
111. Terry/ 1993 type R/ red and yellow/ lancaster lancs ( no s**t sherlock)
112. Flo |1995| White (with a bird poop on)|Scotland
113. Matt P ( 1993 ) PZ Black type god knows / Dunstable but currently living in northampton.
114. One08dragon ( T ) 94 resprayed mica black/ LONDON
115. brophy320 (1995) Red/ Crewe Cheshire
116. Dwarfslapper |1993 |SILVER | West Sussex| single
117. Josh J | 1993 Type R Import | Black | Isle of Wight | Twins
118. Sicknote | 1990 | Green | Soon to be heavily ported Triple rota | Reading
119. Sicknote | 1991 | Red | Large Street port Single Turbo | Reading
120. Sicknote | 1992 | Red | Stock spec | Reading
121. fring1 | 1994 type r | Black | Northumberland
122. Scott | 1993 | Black |stock standard|import| Essex
123. Mark | 1992 | Type R | Black | stock twins, few extras | London/Kent
124. RussellParkerx | 1992 | Type R | Black | stock twins, 303 atw, 13.08s 1/4, 1.98s 60ft | Copthorne/Sussex
125. chris sweet | 1992 |yellow(original) |stock twins| stock body |wells
126. troy_rx7 | 1993 | red | street port | Spain
127. ssn11 | 1996 | red | single turbo | edinburgh
128. speedfreak I 1992 type R I Black I Twins I Poole
129. Peter 1998 silver, Northwood Middlesex, (twin)
130. Scott (scoomer) | 1995 RB | Black | Single | Middlesbrough
131. Ben (initial-d) | 1992 Type R | Black Kazama Wide Arch | Single | Essex
132. Nick 1992 uk spec standard twin turbo, red, south wales
133. Martin | 1992 | silver stock twins| Birmingham
134. puggerchris | 1994 R2 Import| Silver | Twins | Manchester
135. eddiedwards | 1992 uk standard spec | South coast
137. Niall ( Yogibear ) | TVR Blue 1993 RE-A type R | Black Isle
138. Macca-RX7 | 1995 | Montego Blue Type R | Scotland
139. Petetheengineer | 1993 | Black |Type R street port |import| surrey
140. Matt rodgers | 1994 | silver | type r | east sussex
141. Swanny_UK | 1994 | Vintage Red | Type R | Cheshire
142. Chris (Grizzly) | 1994 | Black | Type R2 | Cheshire
143. Justin | 1994 | Black | UK spec,single turbo | Cheshire
144. Kevin Thackray | 1999 | Blue | Type RB-S | Surrey
145. Lee (Phaz) | 1997 | Silver | Type RS | Cumbria
146. Dave RXSpeedy | 1992 Type R | Black | Plymouth/Ruislip West London
147. Enzo | 1992 Type R | Lambo Balloon White/Black |Twins | Essex
148. aj47coupe | 1992 Type R1 | H8 TwoTone Blue/Green | Worthing, Sussex
149. Carbon RX | 1992 Type R | Half carbon body | Kent
150. DrDan | 1999 | Innocent Blue Mica | Type R | Surrey | Twins
151.
152. Gary (connor66) | 92 R1 | Red | V8 | Newcastle
153. Adrian (ANRX7) | 93 R1 | Yellow | single | Kent
154. Brendan 92 jap import montego blue single northants
155. Colette 94 Type-R jap import white Merseyside
156. Amber Performance| 1993 | Midnight purple | Dunstable, Bedordshire
157. Tom | 1992 | red | swansea/newquay, cornwall
158. Looksamc | 1995 | White | London
159. Efini85 | 1992 | Type-R Silver | Single | Herefordshire
160. 1992 | Red | Jap Import | South London
161. imi ( 1993 ) black (single) Portsmouth
162. Shielsy | 1993 | Red R1 | Stock | Milton Keynes
163. oveck4 | 1995 | White import | West London
164. Tedrux | 1994 | Red R2 import | Stock | Bury, Lancs
165. Lee | 1994 | Silver R import | stock N.S. extra angle | Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland
166. Lee | 1998 | Black RS import | stock | Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland
167. Bally (bmatharu) | \'93 Black import | twins | London
168. Danny| 1993| Black Import| Single| Horsham
169. Gonzodave | 1997 import | silver | twins | kent
170. Project Noodles | 1995 | silver| type r | Hampshire
171. SIR_15 | 1993 | Silver | type R | Edinburgh
172. wolfie1 | 1994 import | black twins | type rz | aberdeen
173. DJ Tommo | 1994 | Black | Type R | Guildford
174. DannyRX7 | 2000 | White Import | Type-RB | Twins | Somerset
175. Rust | 1995 | Silver Import | Type-RB | Twins |Buckinghamshire
176. Mart | 1994 | Import-white | Type R2 | Single | Yarm (NEast)
177. Gavin | 1993 | Original UK Spec | Twins | Horton (nr Staines)
178. themightyo (Andy) | 1993 | Black Import Type RB | Single | Edinburgh
179. Natthapon | 1995 | Black | Type R | Single | Aberdeenshire
180. matthewbellamy | 1992 | Black | Type R | Twins | Birmingham
181. NeedMoreSpin | 1997 | Black | Import Type-RS | Stock Twins (Non-Seq.) | Kent
182. xic1014 (Anthony) | 1997 | Black | Type RS-R | Factory Twins | Milton Keynes
183. Lewis, 1993, Purple, Type R , Twins, Bristol
184. James, 1998, White, Type RS, Twins, Thetford
185. Gaz FD, 1996, Black, Type RZ, Twins, Leeds
186. Delarado, 1992, Red, Type R, Twins, Watford
187. FLAT4MATT, 1995, Red, Type RM, Single, Chorley (Lancashire)
188. Mpk490p | 1995 | Black |Type RS | Twins | Northamptonshire
189. Metalorama | 1996 | Red | Import RB | Single | Aberdeenshire
190. Zimmy | 1995 | Montego Blue Metallic | Base (US import)| Edinburgh
191. Spanerhed7, 1992, Silver, twins, 327hp, Sheffield
192. Hmltnangel | 1995 | Type R | | Import | Montego Blue | Twins | Bathgate
193. Peasjam (Matt) | 1993 | Metallic red | Import | Street port, single | Cambridge

Odd, doesn\'t sound like a deal-breaker. Anything that isn\'t completely straight-forwards seems to stump them.
Ah well, thank you for the info!

Cheers,
Matt.

Hello,

I\'m attempting to have the front windscreen replaced on my imported 93 FD. The company rocked up with a UK spec windscreen and claimed it couldn\'t be fitted. I wasn\'t with the car at the time so I don\'t really know why... something about the trim, apparently. Details were a bit vague.

Can anyone shed any light on the UK vs. import front windscreen differences, and whether an import can be fitted with a UK spec replacement?

Many thanks,
Matt.

When you\'re running it for a minute or two when showing people and it comes to turning it off, take it to 5000 RPM, kill the ignition then fully open the throttle. This should blow out any petrol out of the housing and stop it flooding, so I\'ve been told.

If it was me I\'d do a full oil change and filter, new fuel filter too. Have a look at the AST cap, spark plugs (easier to get at from underneath) and leads. Check belts are looking nice, brake pad depth, have a look at the exhaust.

I haven\'t posted on here in a long time, but the utter joy of seeing a brand new RX7 owner has motivated me to do so. Gotta keep the blood lines going :Thumbs-up

Matt.

Cool, I\'ll check the things suggested. It\'s definitely not ABS, never had it before.

The brakes on my FD seem to have developed an intermittent issue where I loose 80-90% of my braking power.

Brakes feel absolutely fine most of the time and the peddle feels normal. Sometimes however it\'s as if my brakes are barely there and the feel of the peddle changes slightly. This can \'come on\' while brakes are already applied.

Any ideas what this can be? It\'s just been MOT\'d so pads and discs are fine, it\'s intermittent anyway which I think suggests a problem elsewhere.

Thank you,
Matt.