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Hey guys, this is my 2001 RX7. I flew to Melbourne to buy it and drove it back to Sydney. The pillow ball bushes were shot and it bottomed out on every pothole. I fixed all that ****, and now here it is looking sweet.
Other stuff I've added:
Bilsteins and Tein S-Techs
Enkei RPF1 17x9 and 255/40R17 KU36
Solid engine and diff mounts
3.5" turbo back exhaust and ported wastegate
Full hectic pod filters
Manual boost controller
Lightweight battery
93 rear swaybar
Obviously I also removed the spare, tools, sound system, twin turbo junk and all the other rubbish.
Hoping to purchase some coilovers shortly, if all goes well I should have some shock dyno charts to share.
"Removed .......twin turbo junk and all that other rubbish."
There was a fault in the sequential system so I removed it, and at the same time I also got rid of all the other non-essential clutter in the engine bay. Air separation tank, air pump, all the throttle body ****, blow off valves, etc. Redid all the vacuum hoses in silicone. Much simpler and easier to work on now.
Including the spare wheel, tools, the lightweight battery, the exhaust and the sound system, I think I've removed close to 50kg.
Originally Posted by DC5Daniel
That's a beautiful color, very nice FD
Thanks Daniel! Yeah it's a great colour, turns a lot of heads.
Last edited by mrselfdestruct1994; 02-08-17 at 09:18 PM.
Are you still running stock ecu? When I paralleled and removed much of the same stuff, the stock ECU showed nine codes and keep throwing the car into limp mode. I have power FC now.
Are you still running stock ecu? When I paralleled and removed much of the same stuff, the stock ECU showed nine codes and keep throwing the car into limp mode. I have power FC now.
Yep still stock ECU, I did the resistor trick and it started up first go, no codes. The idle lopes slightly since removing the air pump but no big deal.
I'm planning on upgrading to a Link ECU later, but I want to buy new coilovers and tyres this year so that will have to wait.
Did you delete the air control valve? I understand the stock ECU adjusts for the expected bypass air that the acv sends to the exhaust directly, but before the O2 sensor, bypassing the combustion chamber and thereby causing the O2 sensor to lie to the ECU. IN other words, the ECU expects the bypass air to be there, even if it isn't, and adjusts the mix accordingly.
Did you delete the air control valve? I understand the stock ECU adjusts for the expected bypass air that the acv sends to the exhaust directly, but before the O2 sensor, bypassing the combustion chamber and thereby causing the O2 sensor to lie to the ECU. IN other words, the ECU expects the bypass air to be there, even if it isn't, and adjusts the mix accordingly.
Yes indeed, and what you've described sounds like it could well be true, but I didn't look into it that deeply to be honest. I tried unplugging the air pump first and it ran ok, so I deleted it.
Forgot this one, the stock clutch started slipping when I did the exhaust so I swapped it for an Exedy twin plate ceramic. Took a bit of getting used to, the friction point is very narrow and it grabs really hard.
Hey thanks guys, you're too nice I'm not happy with the intake setup but I'd like to go single turbo in the long run so no point spending too much time on it.
02-08-17, 05:01 AM
Air Control Valve
