^ definitly the best yet :-D

Beginning:
(bought bone stock with 77k miles on it)
http://www.namike.com/albums/blackfc/PICT0058.sized.jpg

Middle:
(Microtech LT8, Greddy VSPL, Greddy T67 etc etc)

http://www.namike.com/albums/13BT/PICT0387.sized.jpg



End:
(355 Cubic inch forged LT1/T56 6spd,17x8 and 17x10 FNO1R-C, Tein HA's)

http://www.namike.com/albums/album42/P5190012.sized.jpg



http://www.namike.com/albums/blackfc/PICT0500.sized.jpg

The interior includes a momo Air Leather shifter and Momo Champion steering wheel, the seats are currently out getting recovered in leatehr than the ARC audio stereo is going in, hope to finish all that up soon!

What happened with the "middle" motor? Is the last pic with the FMIC the "middle" step? Why did you switch to V8?

You know I was skeptical I have not put it on a wide band before or after but I am really happy with the way it is working out. The same amount of air is passing through it as before the turbo. The turbo can’t magically create air if you think about it. It took a little work gave me allot of room for a TID and I can vent my BOV before the AFM without getting a rich shot. Personally I think the car runs better now then it did in its old location venting. Turbo spool is louder and gave me 4 extra PSI over stock TID.

I would tell you why I swapped to a V8, but it would only cause a flame war.

The middle motor was put in a box and shipped to some guy in Cali, and out of 3 RX7's I enjoy this one the most so far, I was scared I wouldn't like the swap before I did it, but I am VERY glad I did.


And yes the last picture is when the car still had a rotary in it, but its mostly just to show the wheels, though I did have both the V8 and a FMIC still on it till I sold the intercooler. If I have it my way the car will not be without boost for long

^^ That is one of the cleanest V-8 swaps ive seen. I just dont think i could do it to my TII. That kinda kills the value of the car doesnt it? That was the plan for my GXL (v8 swap) because its not a rare car. But i dont think i could ever do that to my TII.

I have seen V8 swapped cars sell for as much or more than normal rotary cars. This really isnt the place to argue the merit or lack of the V8 cars though, I just wanted to post my pictures and not cause to much of a problem.

Thanks for the compliment!

:werd: I've seen too many S5 TIIs fucked up and being sold for parts. That was the pinnacle of the 2nd gen (at least in the states) and it's so sad to see them get messed up.

That V8 swap is really clean and I bet that thing hauls though. ;)

BTW, where in the midwest are you?

Thanks again. I am hoping to take the car to a track day on Roebling Road in Savanna, GA in October. Ill be able to see how it competes against some rotary and other V8 RX7s I hope.

Oh yeah, im sure that v8 is WAY faster than my TII will ever be. I just know that there arent many S5 TII's around so I dont wanna do any drastic changes to mine.

Your V8 swap does look awesome though. I wasnt trying to piss on your car.

URizen, im in Kansas

Oh for sure, I just don't want to get this into a V8 thread. To tell the truth if the car didnt have the V8 in it, it would have been parted out and the 80k mile chassis junked...

My rotary setup would have been a good rival for the V8 setup (without the bottle), you can easily build a rotary TII to be faster than my car. My motor is very mildly modified (GM factory performance cam kit ~ 340rwhp and 340ftlbs).

enough with the v8 talk...we dont need another flame war.

Day I brought it home.

http://home.comcast.net/~rx7projects/pics/before1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~rx7projects/pics/before2.jpg

The way it was a little while ago.

http://home.comcast.net/~rx7projects/pics/middle1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~rx7projects/pics/middle2.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~rx7projects/pics/middle3.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~rx7projects/pics/middle4.jpg

Work in progress as of recently...

http://home.comcast.net/~rx7projects/pics/current1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~rx7projects/pics/jdm.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~rx7projects/pics/current2.jpg

that last pic in the middle of the ecu swap?

Why would there have to be one?

Megasquirt n' Spark coming soon...

Looking good dDub!

Thank you sir :)

The day I got her...
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...18_36_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...18_41_full.jpg

A few days later...
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...18_44_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...18_45_full.jpg

And most current(i still need to take pics with my FD rims installed)
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...18_55_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...18_84_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...18_94_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...18_97_full.jpg

I know why I would...easy power, 30mpg, stupid aftermarket, and isn't known for throwing apex seals.

beautiful car.

ddub, what mufflers/tips are those?

When it was dual I had a dual 2.5" catback made that was mated to 2 ebay (yes I know :( ) BOMZ GT spec muffler, 2.5" in 4.5" tips. The 4.5" tips filled up the cutout in the bumper perfectly, which is why I measured ahead of time to figure it out.

Now I have a CS single catback.

Heres my 91 with 108k on the body. Motor was done by Pineapple Racing and all the work was done by my hands. I am very proud to be driving a car I built from the ground up basically, since she didnt run when I took her home. What do ya think? And yes...its mostly a track car :D

what headers are those?

Racing Beat...very nice piece too. Heavy, but very well made.