engine build bhp help????????????????????????????

[francovel3]

i just purchased a fd3 and its gone in my mates garage for a full rebuild im getting a large street bore build with an american rebuild kit teflon coated seals, a t66 turbo with manifold and wategate custom made radtech frontmount with wrc cores with a custom made rad connected to the fmic the intercooller has been tested for up to 60psi with out cracking, fuel pump. fuel regulator. 6 injectors. water injection, airfilter, custon exuast, apexi boost controler. apexi pfc. paddle clutch, coilovers . can anyone tell me what sort of power can be achieved from this spec of build??

[goose]

i just purchased a fd3 and its gone in my mates garage for a full rebuild im getting a large street bore build with an american rebuild kit teflon seals...

Are you sure you\'ve got a rotary?

[francovel3]

yes mate all rotary hear

[John Yorke]

Who is doing the build, has he any rotary experience? Has he any idea how to map and tune it? all those thing will eventualy lead you to how much power, rotaries are not like boingers, if you do not know what you are doing it is likely to end in tears.

[francovel3]

my mates a prefesional engine builder hes been in the industry for 14 years and his mate does live road maps none of that rolling road stuff his worked on many rx7s none have gone wrong and they all sound beefy he also instals management systems just opened his own garage in his own name he use to work for a company called north london motorsport but he left cause theres to many overheads an they jus get greedy wiv money and then you go bust. he just done a 550 bhp turbo conversion on a honda civic coupe all him self.  On his ex Mr2 he had it running 500 bhp running cossie management costome making half greddy half cossie items thats knowledge i think so anyway

[John Yorke]

BUT DOES HE HAVE ANY ROTARY ENGINE BUILDING EXPERIENCE, if not well it could all end in tears, mapping on the road is fine if want to risk your license, 3rd and 4th gear pulls in these things and you are looking into 3 figures, nice to know the guy has built some 500+ cars though :rollin

[francovel3]

bottom line is he has as much experience as the boys at dragon performance, re works etc he jus dont charge stupid prices like every1else, they all work for over heads, he dnt so he dont have to rip you of like these major companys do you dont have to get a degree at mazdas 2 build these engines its about motivation an skill and i get 1 year warranty and 3 services in the year

[goose]

his worked on many rx7s none have gone wrong

Doesn\'t sound like an RX7 to me. I thought with these things it was only a matter of time till something went pop. :rollin

[francovel3]

this is all rx7 mate you no it is things only go wrong with bridge port (overboring) my cars for the road

[goose]

he dnt so he dont have to rip you of like these major companys do you dont have to get a degree at mazdas 2 build these engines its about motivation an skill and i get 1 year warranty and 3 services in the year

You make a fair point there. I agree that it\'s not impossible to rebuild these things yourself with enough motivation, research and attention to detail (chuck in a bit of skill for good measure).

However I\'d be wary of throwing stones in glass houses. I\'m guessing your friend\'s overheads may be slightly less than many of these \'major companies\'? It\'s a small market and I\'m sure if any of the 6 or so specialist rotary garages in the UK were ripping anybody off, we\'d be the first to find out.

[francovel3]

like i say every mechanic is a ripoff other wise they would not have a big buisness but he dont work for no 1 there for no overheads to give the profit to only him self and he is a fare guy i think that is a fare comment and not harsh

[johnf]

I see your under 25 - what sort of insurance you going to pay on you\'re highly modded car?

John

[John Yorke]

Lets just hope he is THE one, some pictures of the build would be good, who knows he might get a reputation as a 1st class rotary expert  :yes  As an aside I think you will find you will only get what you pay for in this life be it a re-built engine or a new house.

[20B_boy]

i just purchased a fd3 and its gone in my mates garage for a full rebuild im getting a large street bore build with an american rebuild kit teflon coated seals, a t66 turbo with manifold and wategate custom made radtech frontmount with wrc cores with a custom made rad connected to the fmic the intercooller has been tested for up to 60psi with out cracking, fuel pump. fuel regulator. 6 injectors. water injection, airfilter, custon exuast, apexi boost controler. apexi pfc. paddle clutch, coilovers . can anyone tell me what sort of power can be achieved from this spec of build??

You seem to have all the answers already. If your mate is all that - "his worked on many rx7s none have gone wrong and they all sound beefy" - WTF are you asking us for? :rollin

Let us know how u get on - whats the ETA on the car and build?

[g11ary]

Give the guy a break, he asked a fair question, and the risk is all on his car, in a few months if his workmanship is good and this car does what its supposed to do, some may want his service.
The BHP from your car will depend on several things, how large the port is, where it starts and finishes, as that will determine the amount of lag, turbos not huge but I recon an easy 400bhp could be made, Im not the expert but will be interesting to see the build as it happens.
If your friend does not object, photograph and post the project as it moves along, lets see the ports, etc and we can get a better picture.
Good luck, several guys on here that are not mechanics have built there engines so theres no reason why your friend can\'t.