Just picked up my First 7 :-)

[Paul1982]

Hi guys,
 
Been thinking about doing it for a while know and finally went ahead with it lol
 
Picked up a Black 35k 1992 Gen 3 Version 1 for good money (not telling :Nono! )
 
You might know the car H1 9EXX (Meant 2b HI SEXY) - i\'m not 2 fused either lol. But if you know of the car please fill me in :-)
 
The body work aint bad - 3 tiny dings here and there but overall nice.
It has the RX8 rims (new) - lots of chrome and blue under the bonnet. In with the deal i ended up having the bigger intercoolers and more chrome and induction kit (he called them SU\'s or something).
 
He was a nice guy but know doubt i dont know everything about the car yet.
 
But one thing i do know - Fu*k it was fast when i was drivin it home lol!!
 
Questions:
Does the RX8 gearknob and gaitor fit the rx7?
 
Is my car a type r lol it had the red strut brace - yellow fogs - twin oil coolers - rear seats - what else should i look for?

[Paul1982]

Oh yeah - i bought the car from a guy called Adam in Stoke-on-trent - think he imports loads of cars.

[leon]

Welcome to the club bud, get some pics of her up! i think the best way to check to see what you have is look on the sticker in the door :wiggle

[Paul1982]

The Guy imported it himself and didnt really think he\'d ever sell it. This is why i have such a lack of info on the car.
 
The Logbook states (rx7) and thats it lol - when i asked the guy he said \'i dont think it is\' but i was told what to look for and it matches the type r :-s - Is the any site i can type in the VIN number and it will bring up all the car details from factory?

[Jimjitsu]

hello and welcome on the inside of the drivers door is a sticker it will tell you what model it is

[Paul1982]

Hi jim/Leon - i think all the stickers r in Japanese lol

[leon]

it will still say what it is, even though its in jap. :Thumbs-up  although to be honest it may not make that much of a differance what it is (due to modifications replaceing what was actualy a feature on that model etc) I may be not seeing pictures due to filtering at work. but if you havnt get some up.

[Grizzly]

if it has rear seats,Cloth front seats,Twin oil coolers,No sunroof,Red Badge on the back your looking at an R or R1

Welcome to the Club

Just take it easy for a bit until you get the hang of the car, these things do handle well but they can Bite you in the back side REALY!!! hard if you over cook it.

[Paul1982]

Yup thats it Grizzly - it has all thoughs.
 
My last few cars have been:
Elise S1 160
e36 M3 Evo
Mr2 turbo
 
So i am getting used to the RWD - Thou you are right like the mr2 they are dangerous in the wet and unpredictable when they wanna be.
 
Does anyone know what sort of bhp it might be?
It has a full exhaust system,
bigger intercooler and full induction kit, baileys dump valve
 
So no major mods but surely more than standard - i think i read up that the exhaust alone made a big difference in power on these cars?? lol knowing me i\'m wrong though hehe

[Paul1982]

http://i9.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/a5/37/ff92_1.JPG
 
This is the picture on the advert - only picked it up yesterday and its p*ssing down today lol - but i\'ll get better pics soon!

[Grizzly]

I belive the stock r/r1 is 260hp at the Flywheel, if i was you i\'d be looking at getting a Power Fc (if it doesn\'t already have one) Fd\'s don\'t usaly like to be Decatted with a free flowing exhaust as the Boost target pressure tends to Fluctuate.

Plus if you get a PFC and have it set up you will get better MPG and it will have smoother power delivery.

As for your Mods yes all the mods you have will make a Diffrence but unless its set up by some one who knows what there doing you may not see the true Potental of those mods.

[Paul1982]

It did have a Apexi Controller on it but the guy gave it to his mate - but how much do they usually cost?

[RobbieRX-7]

So it\'s got the power fc ecu but not the handheld remote (commander)

Is it decatted? If it is then expect about 320+bhp at the flywheel

[Paul1982]

:-( I dont know sorry Robbie - I\'d love it if one of you guys lived near the Caerphilly (south wales) area as you could come over and have a good look for me :-)
 
Put it this way Robbie - my M3 Evo was 321bhp and this would P*SS all over it - but i guess power to weight is a big thing aswel - but its def Sub 5 to 60 and my elise was 4.9 and it feels fast than that.

[RobbieRX-7]

It\'s more than likely got the pfc then. You say your mate took it out, i bet he took just the commander and left the ecu in. You dont really need the commander, but it\'s nice to have because it displays a lot of information such as peak boost, water, air temp etc. You can buy them seperate but you need to know the model number of your apexi ecu. It is located in the footwell by the glovebox