Miguel\'s FD RX-7 in Japan

Glenn Butcher · June 20, 2003, 03:04:35 PM

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Miguel\'s FD RX-7 in Japan

Fish · June 20, 2003, 05:21:36 PM

Whats the alloy plate on the second row down on the right?

Whats it used for?

Dan

Iwan · June 20, 2003, 05:58:45 PM

??

Miguel was talking about water injection, maybe thats the place where the pump is mounted. Would explain the connector on the manifold pipe.

Iwan

richrx · June 20, 2003, 08:28:11 PM

this thread should be titled "have a drool bucket handy"

i love it

type rz too

what rwhp does that have

Miguel · June 23, 2003, 09:47:18 AM

Hi Guys,

Glenn just alerted me to some questions here.

To be honest, I haven\'t measured power at all, it goes well some days more than others, the colder the weather, the better - rain\'s not bad, either, but you\'ve gotta be careful :p

It\'s quick and drivable in all conditions, yet still docile and easy to potter in traffic with...

The plate on the side is where I mounted the 2 water injection pumps from a kit obtained from Paul Port of MR2 (IMOC etc) fame..

It\'s not a real RZ, although spec is much better than a std. RZ now!! Started life as a good near standard Type R Bathurst model. Stickers look good and are cheap, so I put them on

How do I post lots of pics in one go? I have some better ones....
:rollin\' on...

Miguel.

Miguel · June 23, 2003, 09:51:35 AM

Could only attach one so far... :confused:

Glenn Butcher · June 23, 2003, 10:00:54 AM

Hi Miguel,

You need someone to host the pics for you - then you just post up the IMG URL in the Thread.

I can host - no problems, or you can post one at a time (bit of a pain).

Miguel · June 23, 2003, 10:14:22 AM

Cheers Glenn,

Will e-mail them to you in a tick.

Thanks,

Miguel.

Glenn Butcher · June 23, 2003, 02:18:14 PM

More photos:

Oliver · June 24, 2003, 10:32:17 PM

Hello Miguel,
You have an amazing FD!

Never seen that CF intake before.. who makes it. looks very nice.

One more question. What is the clear plastic peice just above the intake opening?? Is it part of the stock front body showing through the mouth opening?? Just wondering...........

Thanks,

Oliver

Fish · June 24, 2003, 10:32:33 PM

Miguel, clean car! Not sure about the pimp daddy shades.

Been a long long time since I have seen an engine bay looking that clean. Knight Sports know their stuff very well by the looks of it.

Dan

Miguel · June 25, 2003, 01:42:32 AM

Hi Oliver,

Cheers for the compliments.
The Cold air Feed kit is from Knight Sports, but will only work with their V-mount intercooler/radiator kit. Quietens the dump valves and gives a better feed of air. Plastic above the intake is part of the original bumper backing, which still exists to give a good sturdy mount for the FEED bumper. Otherwise, it would probably wobble like jelly, much like some of the examples I look at, but don\'t buy.

Dan,
I am a pimp! - We supply beautifully sculptured RX-7\'s that people wanna have and love all night!

:burnout

Oliver · June 26, 2003, 10:21:54 PM

Thank you Miguel for the information. By the way, the Knight Sport V-mount looks so nice.

I made my own SMIC (using a Spearco intercooler) last winter. I was going to try to copy the V-mount design but decided it was going to be to much work changing the Radiator, etc.... The KS was a bit out of my price range and about the same time Rotary Extreme was coming out with his from California. Instead I just tilted the intercooler more (compared to others that sit back farther) so one day I could (maybe $$) get a nice vented hood.... Just tried to be a little different. Since you have to have a vented hood with the V-mount. I just could not swing it all at one time.

I have another question...

Sorry

In your photo... the radiator looks like it\'s all most laying down? and the intercooler only has a slight decline with a gap between the too. Is it just the photo angle? I thought the radiator from the back was positioned higher touching the intercooler?? It just seems the cooler air would flow better....
I just found a photo which is a KS. It must be the photo angle since you have the same thing...right??

promise...no more questions for today!

Miguel · June 27, 2003, 12:29:33 AM

There\'s a smaller angle, in reality than in the mock up showpiece, but remember, the air\'s got nowhere to go virtually, except through the radiator & intercooler.
Also radiator is roughly twice the capacity of original.

It works well, as I never see wate temp exceed 90 Deg C whilst driving on roads, no matter the ambient temp, speeds I\'m driving at, etc. At track speeds, I was pushing the engine as hard as I could to get maximum performance, so temp climbed to over 100 Deg C after 2-3 hard laps, but that\'s normal, I guess....

A std. radiatored FD there could hardly push it, as temp climbed very rapidly if he did...Poor guy, he did mutter some complaints!

:wave

Oliver · June 27, 2003, 01:42:38 PM

I see temps from 85-89 and HOT days or traffic it can climb to 92-96. turn the fan on or even the ac and it drops back to 88-89. Only been on the track once this year in May and it was cold and rainy, so temps were never an issue. Just keeping it on the track was the problem

Appreciate all the feedback Miguel!

Hope we can talk some more down the road?

Take it easy,
Oliver