Furb: RX-7 FC

[Furb]

my life's story: The RX was for sale at a rotary specialist here in Holland in 2005. completely stock and had only run 9200km after rebuild. i was sold pretty soon and it didnt take long for me to take it home! after about a year i got into modifying it: coilovers, brakes and wheels. after that, the bodykit went on and it went to the bodyshop for a full respray.

[Furb]

another year later it was time to get some more juice out of the 13B!
decided to clear the entire engine bay so i could work on all the details. i looked at every part and if nescesairy, modified, replaced or relocated.
removed A/C, ABS, Power steering. relocated battery and alternator and dressed up the engine with lots of aftermarket goodies.
at that time, i got the car back to the bodyshop to get the engine bay painted.







to cope with the power, the brakes needed another upgrade, 330mm K-sport





then on to the dyno for mapping, wich all didnt go as hoped, but in the end i reached 305hp and 440nm at the flywheel.

[Furb]

ofcourse, i wasn't done with the car..
another year later i had some more big plans!
i got hold of a brand new S4 gearbox, and decided on some more stuff,
ACT prolite flywheel, FD torsen LSD, FD UIM, FD throttle body, KG parts fuel rails and an Apexi PowerFC instead of mapping the stock ECU again.
that meant i had to modify the trailing coil and wiring loom too.







had noticed before, but now it became really clear i had some cooling issues, especially regarding oil temps.
i put on a fluidyne 25x30x5cm oil cooler and made a special airtunnel to get maximum effect on oil and water.
i also included ducts for brake cooling, i now have a noticable increase in braking power and durability
also to help engine bay temps, i fitted a shine-auto-project "sexy-style" hood






car was mapped on the new ECU by RE-Worx in the UK





power was nearly the same as before, but now it was far more smooth and throttle response is just insane!

only now it became very clear the stock turbo cant keep up, because boost drops like mad after 5500rpm.

that's why i was thinking about going for a BNR stage 4 upgrade, plug and play for a descent price and a big 100+hp gain.



specs:

Engine:
FD3S upper intake manifold modified
FD3S throttle body
Greddy compression tube for FD3S
stock Hitachi HT-18S turbocharger (ported wastegate)
Forge wastegate actuator
HKS SSQV
Apex'i Air intake
Racing beat oil baffle plate
Racing Beat high pressure oil regulator
Racing Beat rotor oil cap
Banzai racing urethane motor mounts
modified Civic EG engine damper

Ignition:
Greddy RE10 sparkplugs
Racing Beat Spark plug leads
HKS Twin Power ignition amplifier
modified trailing ingition coils

Exhaust:
Racing Beat REVII 3inch dual exhaust
custom 3inch de-cat
heatwrapped downpipe

Cooling:
Koyo N-flo aluminium radiator
Fluidyne oil cooler
Flex-a-lite Black magic e-fan
Racing Beat AN10 oil cooler lines
Racing Beat thermal bypass pellet
JT-Performance FMIC
Greddy 1.3bar radiator cap
custom oil catch tank
custom coolant breather tank
custom radiator panel
custom air tunnel with brake cooling
Samco red coolant hoses
red intercooler hoses

Fuel:
KG-Parts red anodized fuel rails
Walbro 255lph fuelpump
Aeromotive fuel pressure regulator
550cc primary injectors
750cc secondairy injectors
AN6 fuel lines and fittings

Transmission:
NEW Series 4, 5 speed manual transmission
ACT extreme street/strip clutch
ACT prolite 4,3kg flywheel
Corksport steel braided clutch line
Banzai racing urethane transmission mounts

Suspension:
Silkroad RM/A8 coilover kit
Racing Beat front/rear Swaybars
Racing Beat adjustable swaybar end links
Racing Beat DTSS rear end toe control eliminators
custom front and rear strutbraces

Brakes:
K-sport 330mm 8 piston front big brake kit
corksport steel braided rear brake lines
Formell crossdrilled rear brake rotors

Wheels:
Barracuda velvet
18inch 8,5J offset 25 front
18inch 9,5J offset 25 rear
rotor valve stem caps

Tires:
Falken FK452 225/40R18 front
Falken FK452 255/35R18 rear

Exterior:
GP-Sports G-FOUR bodykit
Border headlight intake
Shine-auto-project "sexy-style" hood
R-Magic mirrors
repaint by Hoewijk.nl
35% windowtint
modified hood dampers of a 350Z

Interior:
Autometer single A-pillar gaugepod
Autometer dual A-pillar gaugepod
custom DIN 3-gauge holder
JT-Performance quick release hub
JT-performance FC3S adapter hub
JT-performance steering wheel

Electrics:
Apex'i powerFC standalone ECU with handcontroller
Apex'i AVCR boostcontroller
FC Datalogit interface
Racelogic Traction control & launch control
GM 3bar map sensor
FD3S throttle position sensor
Vems wideband & EGT gauge
Stri X-line watertemp gauge
Stri X-line oiltemp gauge
Stri X-line oilpressure gauge
Stri X-line fuelpressure gauge
Stri X-line boostgauge

Lights:
JT-performance clear headlights
Pilot Bi-Xenon 4300k
D-speed clear front turnsignals
Skoda dark side turnsignals
custom licenceplate lights

ICE:
Sony CD-F7750 headunit
Polk audio 13cm speakers
Polk audio 16cm speakers
300W 12/220V DC/AC converter
Optima Red Top battery

other modifications:
lots and lots of custom work
removed airconditioning
removed ABS
removed power steering
removed all emissions
modified steering rack
modified engine wiring loom
relocated battery
relocated alternator with custom made bracket

[Furb]

and last but not least, a short video of the mapping session @ RE-Worx.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhC6Uo0_NfE




also check out my other ride:




http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.ph...63#post9668363

[finishline]

i remember seeing this FC at the beginning stages.

[puhpaper]

finally, i know your secret(s).

[jsayers]

such a gorgeous fc

[Furb]

really, its almost a shame i never kept a log here on the forum...
thats why i have done it now this way

if anyone has any questions about mods i did, just ask!

[K!NCH]

God I love this car.

[WingsofWar]

man, it was like reading a love story

Not including the car how much do you think you spent? im guessing around 15kUSD?

[Battle Cat]

great FC. love it

[Furb]

Originally Posted by WingsofWar

man, it was like reading a love story

Not including the car how much do you think you spent? im guessing around 15kUSD?

is wish that was true...

stopped counting, but i know its at least 25k EURO'S

[Breaksofresh]

clean...

[Zer0Suvivers]

damn i wish i had a job that could enable me to do something like that to my car. oh well..

beautiful car btw!

[soulrider]

drop dead gorgeous. i would honestly drop my girl for that beauty


..not really but still that is sexy

[Barnett87GXL]

could only dream for my car to be that nice

[FC3S Murray]

Inspiration.....true inspiration right there!! Great job Furb! That BNR should "finalize" the whole package.

[Gregory Casimir]

kinda hard to do now but what are the measurements for the brake ducts? I mean that whole splitter like plate and tubing. i really like that set-up. But yeah dude nice *** seven! Hey Murray your ca is among the bad *** ones on this forum so dont feel left out lol

[Boosted11]

Your car is an inspiration.

[MaczPayne]

Originally Posted by Zer0Suvivers

damn i wish i had a job that could enable me to do something like that to my car. oh well..

beautiful car btw!

Don't wish, go and get it!

[batmanfc]

Very beautiful car. I love it.

[1SWEET7]

I have been in love with your FC for a long time. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful work of art!

[blackedoutFC3S]

Furb, amazing FC. It has been my background multiple times. You did such a great job with everything, making sure everything was upgraded correctly the first time, and making such a sexy machine.

I might have missed it but what PSI are you at the make what horsepower?

[Silverfc88]

Great job Furb!


Hey, where did you pick up the brand new tranny?

[Furb]

Originally Posted by Zer0Suvivers

damn i wish i had a job that could enable me to do something like that to my car. oh well..

for real, my paycheck isnt that awesome...
i am 26, still live with my parents and no girlfriend, and untill i was 21 i saved a lot of cash for a car. and now, for the last 5 years since i got the FC i haven't saved a penny...

its all about priorities