can soem body please explain to me how these work. I dont see how they bolt up. can you use them with a filter relocation kit?
please let me know. pics of one installed would be cool too.

Matt22

 

I got one. You will need to unbolt the oil pedestal. Now, if you have the newer RX-7 engines, there are 2 nuts down below. For the older ones, the nuts are on top with 2 long studs. And it goes in between the block and the oil pedestal. pix blow. Also, dont buy it from RB. Instead, get it from REspeed for $21.99 including shipping. PM bwaits. I just ordered one from him for my FB. Just like the RB ones, it is pre-tapped for oil temp and oil pressure gauge. For an extra $5, I requested 2 1/8 to allow me to have oil pressure, turbo oil feed and oil pressure. If you're going to use an oil filter relocation kit, I dont have an answer for that but Im sure it can be done as long as you use long studs.

 

would it be too much trouble to get a coule more pics of it. thanks Matt

 

np. I will take pix when I get home tonight.

 

what were you doing up and on the forum at 5 in the mourning.
By the way waht do you do in **** Capital USA?

 

On my 13b there is a plug just below the oil filter 5" or so and I used this oil port for the turbo, need to find a pic

 

sorry, got home late today. pix tomorrow.
5 AM? Im up by 4 AM Monday to Saturday and by 6sh on Sundays. Its a bad habit of mine. And yeah, Im up watching movies til midnight also.

**** Cap is in LA. Im a scout for female actresses. Oral tests and actual hands on to pass

 

 

ok not to be a jerk or anything but it likda looks like ****.
My car is in no way beauty queen, but that block rally stick out like a thumb.
but i guess thats what you pay for for the simplest way add in aftermaretk oil guages. where did you put your guages wacky. i wonder if a circluar one could be made.

 

well, u can always tap into the banjo fitting of the oil line to the rear housing.

 

Stick out like a sore thumb? I have seen many cars with this block and I dont have any issues with it. This is an old RB block...before the oil pedestal wtih oil temp/pressure became available. If you dont like it, then buy something else and lets see if you can mount a oil filter relocation block on top of it. *******!!!

 

I think it looks sexy. It would look even better with a ReSpeed block.

Matt22, The reason the block is long and sticks out like that is due to the fact that the temp probe on mechanical gauges is long. The blocks are made to put the tip of the probe in the oil passage way. So the extra material needs to be there.

If you are concerned with looks, I would recommend using electronic gauges. The electronic oil temp gauge would use a 1/8 NPT port to pull from. You can use our pedestal replacement block that has 2 NPT holes - Maybe it would look better.

Form Follows Function.

-billy
http://www.mrcmfg.com/respeed

 

Exactly, I use the Mazdatrix one, I will order the ReSpeed one for the engine I'm building. There great when you have multiple engine and need to be able to quick change motors at the track.

 

didnt mean to offend you wacky. Iguess i didnt realize they needed to be that long. Hey bwaits, can you use on with an oil filter relocation kit? have you tried yet? I aggreee that form shoudl folow function but if a round piece were made that woudl use electric style guage, would that be an option?

 

Hey what's the thread pitch on that block? Reason I ask is I already have an oil temp gauge in my car but the probe isn't hooked up.. I'm trying to think up somewhere to install it. The probe is like 3" long though, is this normal or freakish?

Mike

 

Hell no. Since you mentioned "***." I decided to spell it out for ya.
It was a joke but I forget to add a smiley.

 

Mike,
thats what I have in the pix. autometer mechanical oil temp gauge. yeah, the probe is long. Buy it from bwaits (support a fellow member before RB ).

Mel

 

will do.. I'm gonna get that along with the rear disc brake brackets hopefully sometime this week.

Mike

 

3/8NPT for the probe thread.

Never tried with a relocation kit. It would depend on how the kit is done. I have seen some that screw on like an oil filter and some that sandwich. You would just have to try it. If it does not work - make it work.

The only round style parts we have replace the entire pedestal.


-billy

 

Billy's round-style for the FC is a slick setup. If you're using electric gauges, it's the way to go.

 

so i coudl jstu replace the whole pedestal then. with a new looking piece. of good quality. sounsd like that might be the way for me to go. I will have to dig out my oil pressure or maybe its a oil temp guage and see what i need to do.

 

I just tapped and threaded the oil filter pedestal itself. Theres a fitting that comes with the oil pressure guage and you need only to match that thread pitch. I also have a remote oil filter and it all fits pretty hunky dorey. Gotta love cleaning out that oil filter. Its so easy.

 

can you pst a pic of what you got Xrotaryguy

 

You have to use the early tall pedestal, not the ones from 81+. If not, tap that ****** in the rear banjo bolt.

 

I received the oil block from bwaits. As I requested, it came with 2 1/4 ports and 3/8. Thanks bwaits.