soon to be fc owner

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Yeah coolas..quite rare over here alot have sucuumbed to the dreaded rust! Happened to silvia s12. Paint and crud holding it together!

[DreadedRx7]

I'm deleting the post for sale.  My friend has committed to buy the car. Here is the description and I'll host the images and post later

Cold ac, new rack, performance springs and struts, new clutch installed. No fluid leaks at all.. cruise power windows and locks, power antenna. Voice warning, all the bells and whistles 

Any questions or concerns ask please

Need sold asap. Moving to england in 2 weeks.

I've taken good care of the car. I simply can't afford to fix it as it is before making the move.

Car comes with new in the box racing struts for the rear, poly rear spring seats and trans damper bushings, and extra front spring seats.

Has brand new tires all around and all new front brake pads, rotors, calipers.


Mods include but are not limited to
Suspension techniques lowering springs 
Tokico hp blue struts front and rear 
Rebuilt garrett t3 turbo running factory boost with reciept for rebuild (coolant cooled turbo )
Cm 3" downpipe
Custom 2.5" header back mandrel bent exhaust with n1 style 4.5" tip muffler
Intake plenum phenolic spacer
Intake manifold block off plates
Gates racing timing belt
Prw2 ignition module upgrade
Fuel pump relay for full power
87t 5 speed ecu
Wiring modified for titania o2 sensor (which is installed)
Autometer boost gauge 
poly trans and engine mounts 
poly steering rack bushings, 
Poly front spring seats.
kicker replacement speakers in all spots, head unit with USB charger and aux input, switch installed to put power antenna up and down.
Repaired any bad sections of engine wiring harness.
Custom 2.5" aluminum turbo charge pipe.
Window tint
Louvers 
Smoked 50/50 tail lights 
Switchback led turn signals
Headlight louvers 
Sleepy eye mod for flip up headlights


Maintenance includes new head gaskets, oil seals all around, water pump, crank gear, fuel pressure regulator, coolant temp sensor,

Needs transmission rebuild or transmission swap. (71c transmission ) Also needs minor rust repair and new windshield.

[DreadedRx7]

So the car sold to my friend and I deleted the for sale post. I'm leaving the pictures here for reference and so I can remember all that I did.  I like to think it will inspire me to build my rx7 right. 

[DreadedRx7]

Yeah coolas..quite rare over here alot have sucuumbed to the dreaded rust! Happened to silvia s12. Paint and crud holding it together!

Going to respond on my own thread, as to not clutter someone elses.

I was digging around last night and found one I think an 06 with something like 64k miles, that had just been rebuilt and street ported and had goopy seals, etc. Had a 12 month warranty on rebuild and the shop was only asking around £3000

That sounds like a heck of a deal! Considering I'll pay way more for an s5 rx7 in similar condition ( perhaps double)

Also looks like there is an abundance of aftermarket parts for the 8.

As for echaust, rb header, high flow cat pipe, amd rb dual exhaust outlet looks great for me. And upgrading radiator and intake filter kit.

I'm assuming the 8 has an electric fan?

If I do go this route,  I'll definitely still premix, probably 5 oz a full up, is the fuel tank a 15 gallon tank like the fc?

Thank you for all the help.

Also it'll be a daily that can get my 1 year old around,  and my wife is a gear headlight anyway so she'd love driving it.

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The 8 is a fully modern car twin electric fans, electric seats ac, sat nav, leather TC the lot. the achilles heals is the coils must have new gen C coils or aftermarket upgrades. Buy from a fellow gear head and you cant go wrong....there are some dogs out there however. The pz special edition is also i nice example modified from new by Prodrive the rally whizzes. 

[DreadedRx7]

The 8 is a fully modern car twin electric fans, electric seats ac, sat nav, leather TC the lot. the achilles heals is the coils must have new gen C coils or aftermarket upgrades. Buy from a fellow gear head and you cant go wrong....there are some dogs out there however. The pz special edition is also i nice example modified from new by Prodrive the rally whizzes. 

Def liking the idea of it. Any opinion on how reliable the bridge port is on the renesis?  I heard not to bother on hr rx7 because the bridge will break on the long run. If that's the case I'll just stick with a heavy street port. I want this engine to last a long time, and if bridging it sacrifices the reliability, then I really don't want to do go thst way

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The bridge option is fairly new and i think im the only 1 so far who has blown up ha ha!   But in fairness in was in a 560kg Westfield on slicks and oil starvation got it plus i stuck in in the  tyre barriers at about 60mph.
I there are a fair few rebuilders out there now offering the Bridge all with excellent warrantys. Haywards is 2.5 ys or 30k. And Rotary Revs are extendable year on year. Prob best to speak to 1 of the rebuilders.

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this is a bridged engine in my westy....shes getting ready for Phase 2! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo28klUXd6k

[DreadedRx7]

Excellent.  I def have an idea on the direction I want to go with this. Thank you for all your input. My wife and I fly out tonight and are landing in London tomorrow morning. Looking forward to attending meets.

[DreadedRx7]

Have arrived safely in the uk, currently in Hayes area, will be in high Wycombe for the next few days as well.  Would love to meet up and chat with anyone in the area.

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Welcome to the UK!

Theres a big show at Silverstone race circuit on the 24th April mate...Japfest ! Not just rotarys all the jap marques!. Defo a show to go to! but all modesl of Rotarys will be there and will give you the chance to see them all together and make your mind up which 1 you want.
really worth attending lots to see and do!

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj23N7rv9HLAhUIqA4KHTpTAHYQFggcMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japfest.co.uk%2F&usg=AFQjCNGy-MthvA41Np1N_YeOMBoua9uAzw&sig2=f6XYGXji8q0OTkF7TR7uCw&bvm=bv.117218890,d.ZWU

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Yes we are def going to jap fest. Are there any local meets or groups on facebook?

And I'm quite decided on a Gen 1 rx8. The space and power to £ ratio sounds almost too good to be true. I won't be getting it until I can secure my visa, but it's something to work towards.

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Any suggestions for bolt on turbo kits? Just wanna see what's tried and tested in the rx8 community. I've seen several different kits offered online with prices ranging from $4000 to $7000.
I would definitely like to keep the car able to pass mot ( will it with a turbo kit?) - I assume it should still pass as long as the factory emissions control are intact and it actually passes the gas analyzer.

Things I'm looking for with a kit are ability to run low and high boost settings. Able to be driven daily, with a goal of close to 500 whp.

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Essex Rotary have a rx8 turbo....Astons personal car i believe and Clive on here RX8 is turbo'd...ill wait til Clive comes along here, he will steer you in the right direction....its a route with many twists and turns however....

[DreadedRx7]

Essex Rotary have a rx8 turbo....Astons personal car i believe and Clive on here RX8 is turbo'd...ill wait til Clive comes along here, he will steer you in the right direction....its a route with many twists and turns however....

Cheers. Is there a better section in the forum to post this on?
And I'm familiar with what comes with turbo cars haha. But yeah I figure iif I'm spending so much in a kit, it should work properly.