Hi guys & girls my name is James & im 22 & from the UK & live in Portsmouth which is right down the south, I did join the forum sometime ago but have been a busy since i starting having problems so decided to under go a bit of a project on my used to be egi....

1989 FC (was an egi)
35k RX8 231 lump & 6 speed manual box
18" Rota alloys
Complete Cusco adjustable coilovers
complete bodykit (shitty replikit)
All major work performed @ Re:Worx
Motech M2r ecu
Complete black interior & vert door cards
detachable rear spoiler on custom made alloy brackets
Front & back strut braces
Complete Hawk pads only done 3k
drift style wing mirrors
modified clear fc3s rear jap lights

Anyway be good to hear back from you lot, James H

p.s yes it def needs a paint job sadly just brought a house so money is a little tight to stretch for a paint job as yet!

 

Heres how she started life...



and a year later on...

 

dude. Pics of motor in car or fail.

 

LOL. I have an FC with a Renesis and a shitty replikit. Here's a bunch of pics




....of the body kit.

 

Neat...pictures of the engine and some info on how the EFI system was set up would be nice...

 

underhood pics and then video of vehicle moving under its own power

 

Ha very true, the main thuing about the car & i forget to put a picture of it sorry people....





.... as for a video of the car moving under its own power i dont have one yet but wont take much to sort one. Has never crossed my mine until now. You guys get alot of fakers or something lol??

 

thousands a day. 300hp s4 na's.. 500hp p-port quad turbo 3 rotors.. and on and on.. glad you can deliver. i also rocked mx6 wheels back in the day. that made me smile.

 

I see you have converted to a throttle cable and you do not have the Variable Fresh Air Duct. Can you explain how you are controlling the secondary ports, aux ports, and VDI?

 

I see now you have said that will make the effort to gte a vid up of the car & engine in action! Ha yer they were on there when i brought her but long gone now.

Yer lost the fly by wire throttle for obvious reasons, Variable Fresh Air Duct what & where would that be? As for the rest of your questions my knowlege is limited for now as im learning but know we are gonna be getting a shift light & modifing it to operate some of the ports to operate when needed but i'll ask my friend for a more detailed answer.

 

Very cool. Innovation rocks!

 

sick thats the first ive ever seen nice job post up some vids

 

Clean work modern technology.How did you get everything to work??

 

Ok, so on a stock Rx-8 we have the Sequential Dynamic Air Intake System (S-DAIS). It's like a modified version of the S5 n/a system. The TB is drive-by-wire and has only one butterfly (instead of 3 like the s5). First, only the primary parts are opened because all these other valves are shut. Then the secondary ports open (Secondary Shutter Valve) using a vacuum solenoid . Then the auxiliary ports open (using a motor) and the variable fresh air duct open (vacuum signal is blocked and duct opens). The VFAD shortens the length of the intake pipe before the throttlebody. Finally the VDI valve opens using vacuum, just like the Secondary Shutter Valve, and you are basically shortening the intake runners and possibly using that little plenum which appears to be built into the LIM.





So the question is, how were these systems implemented and controlled on your car? I can see that the variable fresh air duct was deleted. But you still have a couple other systems:



So on the top there is the Rx-8 LIM with the aux port sleeves still installed. You can see the little "mini plenum" cast into the middle there. Then below the manifold and to the left is the VDI valve. In the middle is the Secondary Shutter Valve. On the right is the auxiliary port valve motor.

Did you control all that with the Motec? At what RPMS are they activating? I am especially curious about the aux ports, because they are controlled by a motor from the factory.

 

Nice build! I like the tailights and wheels. I do have to ask..Why does your battery look old skool? Sorry to sound ignorant!lol

 

That's one tiny lil e-fan! How'd you go about mounting it? I'm guessing you moved it all a bit back from stock to get the shifter mounted in the right area?

 

car looks like garbage with an unpainted body kit(any car does)

but nice job to whoever swapped the motor...except for the part about the ports not working properly yet.

also you need 1 more cooling fan on that radiator..haha

 

nice car good to see a different swap get her painted

 

I have an 88 GTX that I want to do a Renesis swap on. I want the revs, and the extra 100 hp that the engine brings. I am a Mazda Tech at a local dealer and have thought about this for a rather long time. Lemme know about the swap kit itself. It's awesome to see it actaully done. Also, if you have any questions abou tthe engine.. I'll try my best to hlep. PM me, or hit me up. Later.

 

Edit: Chassis is a GXL... I must have been drinking when I typed that. lol.

A few questions poppe dinto my mind. What are you working out in terms of powersteering, or are you strong arming it...?

 

If it were a GTX it would be a japan spec turbo model

 

I think I liked it a year ago better...
Look forward to seeing the vid and more progress though...and PAINT

 

Great swap man, hopefully you can work out the bugs!

 

Hey guys thanks for all you feedback.... she is finally painted yay!!









Im running a non power steering rack but to honest apart from the occasional parking i prefer it, the power rack was far to light & i sometimes found it hard to gauge where the wheels were but the non paower rack is lovely!

 

Nice work, man. Car looks really good.

I see you smoked those amber euro fender lights......those are rare as hell here.

I would want them ***** standing out.

What offset wheels are those? Seem kinda high, but look good matched.

Surprised a lot of people producing that renesis.

john ny