Fresh member with stupid questions! please help

[adamk]

Hi everyone,  Im Adam (27yrs), new to the club so "Hello all" Ive had my silver FD rx7 1993 for about 3 months now and have a few little (big) problems. Im a keen home mechanic and have resonable knowledge of turbocharged cars (Ive had a 5 turbo for 9 years NOT A CHAVVY ONE LoL)
So please be nice with my questions you probably all have had before (hey everyone starts somewhere)
 
Can anyone help or point me in the right direction please.
 
My car is standard besides a free flow front section de-cat and a induction kit. (both were on car when I got it)
 I have just got a 3" free flow exhaust and was told (on rx7club.com) that I needed to get a boost controller.. so I did! its an HKS EVC 3 (crap im also told )
However..... The thing is I dont want to turn up the boost I would like a standard 10 8 10. (Both of the above items I have not yet fitted).
 
Ok so can I fit the exhaust and controller leaving the boost standard and be ok? someone told me I need to get a better ECU? as mine is standard.
 
what do do? please help I dont want a big bang.
 
Also what are the clunks when the car starts, it does about 3 small clicks? solonoids??
And the car breather/ boost system is quite oily, Do I need a better catch tank and is this common with the FD.
 
Many many thanks
 
Adam :Viking

[Ricco_04]

If you run stock ecu and decat this is a big no no as the car will overboost and you will quite possably kill your engine.  For now try and stay off the loud pedal untill you get something sorted, just try and keep the boost minimal - no giving it the bean\'s just yet!  Not too bad as road condition is very poor at the moment!

If you use standard twin turbos and are able to get an Apexi PFC ecu then this will controll the boost fine (some people still like to use the controller additionally though)  You will need to get the ecu mapped aswell.

Oh and welcome to the club :cool

[m4drx]

pictures are required of the old whip before questions are answered

[peterwolds]

welcome,there are no stupid questions about the RX, as said apexi ecu & mapped is vital, profec boost controller seems most common on the RX & an oil catch tank wont go amiss.Sure you know about watching coolant/temperatures dont go by the standard gauge its not that good at least if you have the apexi ecu you can set the screen to watch water temps (or get an aftermarket standalone gauge).
any pics of the car ?

[G@NDY]

Hooorrahh ! Another local rotary:Thumbsup! Welcome Adam.
I agree with the above, i think you would be safe with either running an exhaust or filters, but together and you should be thinking about a mappable ECU.
Also get yourself registered on our brand new local forum, you can be member number 22:) Its just a bit of fun really.
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Regards Andy:Thumbs-up

[trotter]

Welcome to the club matey. :Thumbsup!

Echo whats been said above, by all means stick things on, but stay off the giggle pedal until its all mapped up!

AFAIK boost controllers aren\'t a neccesity? When mine was in at WGT for its mapping sesh, Pip told me that he\'s not a fan - \'cos it encourages people to whack the boost up to silly levels....

Maybe someone can clarify?

[adamk]

I shall sort some pictures asap, Its nothing special, just a standard fd in silver with some 17" wheels!
 
Sorry to go on! But just to clear things up:
I *CANT* fit a free flow exhaust without a aftermarket ECU?
Even with a ECU fitted im best not running the full system, I *MUST* keep the centre section?
I will *NEED* the standard wastegate porting (whio can do this and how much ish)?
Oil catch tank will be good!
Then I can go like stink and all is happy?
 
Thanks guys your being great

[adamk]

Why do my posts say "guest" when Im a full member 30 pound N all?

[m4drx]

hasnt been updated yet but the admin team will get round to it.

[Matt_K]

Welcome! pop yourself on lincstorque.com too, always good to have more local peeps from the lincoln/lincolnshire area.

this wouldn\'t happen to be you would it? - http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43404 I\'ve followed a silver FD twice now near Retford. Bit out your way, but you never know.

*No, fit a apexi PFC then you can fit your exhaust and have it remapped to cope with the extra fuel demands it\'ll make
*Once your PFC is fitted it doesnt matter what bits you replace (backbox, de-cat, full system, etc) as you can always have it re-mapped.

*Not sure about your wastegate question, sorry

For most people on here, you\'ll notice the PFC is pretty much the first step in tuning. running a standard ECU with a free flow exhaust can cause boost spikes = death to your engine

[neil_jdmr]

AFAIK On the standard ecu a cat-back is safe enough and maybe a pair of uprated filters ( although pushing it in these sub-zero conditions).
 
 
Anything more than that, i.e a Cat-replacement pipe or upping the boost etc *MUST* be done via a pfc or another mappable aftermarket ecu.

[peterwolds]

I shall sort some pictures asap, Its nothing special, just a standard fd in silver with some 17" wheels!
 
I will *NEED* the standard wastegate porting (whio can do this and how much ish)?

 
Thanks guys your being great

Wgt ported mine as wasnt getting rid of gases quick enough cant remember how though

[Jit]

As neil said, i wouldnt go for more than filters and cat-back exhaust on a stock ECU. I personally dont like air filters anyway..much prefer the standard airbox and im not a fan of loud exhausts either on a rex... i much prefer the way they sound on the stock exhaust or the mazdaspeed exhaust...have tried both and they sounded far nicer than the apexi hayabusa which my rz used to wear and the blitz nur spec which the white car used to wear....and dont even get me started on the trust what came with the purple car!

[adamk]

Welcome! pop yourself on lincstorque.com too, always good to have more local peeps from the lincoln/lincolnshire area.
 
this wouldn\'t happen to be you would it? - http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43404 I\'ve followed a silver FD twice now near Retford. Bit out your way, but you never know.
 
*No, fit a apexi PFC then you can fit your exhaust and have it remapped to cope with the extra fuel demands it\'ll make
*Once your PFC is fitted it doesnt matter what bits you replace (backbox, de-cat, full system, etc) as you can always have it re-mapped.
 
*Not sure about your wastegate question, sorry
 
For most people on here, you\'ll notice the PFC is pretty much the first step in tuning. running a standard ECU with a free flow exhaust can cause boost spikes = death to your engine

No But I do see this car, it heads towards Rampton, its the spitting image of mine!!

[adamk]

Right power commander it is then, I shall not fit the exhaust untill I have one fitted and set up! and port the Wgate
 
Again many thanks to you all, Im slowly getting my head round the systems ill get there one day.
 
Forgot to say, I got the 5X studs,  2Xbolts and 5Xnuts for the standard turbo to manifold fittment (long story)
 
£117..........OUCH OUCH Mazda!!!