Building a 400hp daily driver
01-28-07, 02:05 AM
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Building a 400hp daily driver
Just pick up a 90 FC TURBO II
Car was in perfect running order..
Car came with 3'' exhaust turbo back..
HKS BOV & WALBRO FUEL PUMP Which i'm keeping
Also ACT CLUTCH keeper also....
keeping A/C AN POWER STEERING...
ALL PARTS NOT IN USE IS IN FORSALE SECTION
S5 Turbo's an manifold
S5 Ecu an harness
S5 Fuel cut defencer
S5 AFM an HKS filter
S5 Map sensor
S5 Intercooler an pipeing
ETC.....
PLANS:
1. Pull motor rebuild street ported
2. T-67 turbo .96 AR...
3. Tubular Manifold an 50mm Wastegate
4. E8 Haltech or E6X
5. Greddy front mount..
6. 1600sec/750pri
7. KG Top & Bottom fuel rail
8. Aeromotive Fuel Pressure Regulator
9. Defi D boost gauge
10. PLX DEVICE wide band
11. Repaint car paint is really bad....
PICTURE OF PROJECT LATER 2DAY
Started to pull motor an stuff apart yesterday...
Car was in perfect running order..
Car came with 3'' exhaust turbo back..
HKS BOV & WALBRO FUEL PUMP Which i'm keeping
Also ACT CLUTCH keeper also....
keeping A/C AN POWER STEERING...
ALL PARTS NOT IN USE IS IN FORSALE SECTION
S5 Turbo's an manifold
S5 Ecu an harness
S5 Fuel cut defencer
S5 AFM an HKS filter
S5 Map sensor
S5 Intercooler an pipeing
ETC.....
PLANS:
1. Pull motor rebuild street ported
2. T-67 turbo .96 AR...
3. Tubular Manifold an 50mm Wastegate
4. E8 Haltech or E6X
5. Greddy front mount..
6. 1600sec/750pri
7. KG Top & Bottom fuel rail
8. Aeromotive Fuel Pressure Regulator
9. Defi D boost gauge
10. PLX DEVICE wide band
11. Repaint car paint is really bad....
PICTURE OF PROJECT LATER 2DAY
Started to pull motor an stuff apart yesterday...
01-28-07, 02:13 AM
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you should get there if you stay with those parts , for those hp numbers the e6x will do the job so save the extra couple of hundred bucks.
i would look into a BOSCH 044 pump or dual walbro set up
also to set the power down since it will be your daily i dont know how you feel about hard jumpy clutches so stick a 6 puck in there
if you get that greddy fmic you will burn a hole in your pockets be warned...works good you can build a fmic for half the price of a greddy
i would look into a BOSCH 044 pump or dual walbro set up
also to set the power down since it will be your daily i dont know how you feel about hard jumpy clutches so stick a 6 puck in there
if you get that greddy fmic you will burn a hole in your pockets be warned...works good you can build a fmic for half the price of a greddy
01-28-07, 02:28 AM
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also to set the power down since it will be your daily i dont know how you feel about hard jumpy clutches so stick a 6 puck in there
I'M going with 6 puck disc....
you may want to revisit your idea and factor in 'daily driver, 400WHP with A/C'. one of these does not belong.. GO!
why^^^^
....lol with a/c, my car is the furthest thing from 400 hp.........and i dont even have a/c heh, good luck
I own a 500hp FD as my weekend car...NO A/C of course...Just trying to make power with A/C IN THE CAR..
I don't think its a hard task to do......
I'M going with 6 puck disc....
you may want to revisit your idea and factor in 'daily driver, 400WHP with A/C'. one of these does not belong.. GO!
why^^^^
....lol with a/c, my car is the furthest thing from 400 hp.........and i dont even have a/c heh, good luck
I own a 500hp FD as my weekend car...NO A/C of course...Just trying to make power with A/C IN THE CAR..
I don't think its a hard task to do......
01-28-07, 02:32 AM
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if you get that greddy fmic you will burn a hole in your pockets be warned...works good you can build a fmic for half the price of a greddy[/QUOTE]
Well i'm not good at welding..lol.. but good at cutting hole for pipeing..an money ain't an issue ...i like greedy kits ...
Well i'm not good at welding..lol.. but good at cutting hole for pipeing..an money ain't an issue ...i like greedy kits ...
01-28-07, 02:50 AM
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thats not a good idea to drive around with a clutch thats going to be poping on you as a daily i did it and i regret it
ac your crazy and powersteering take that off bro you dont need it first you'll get alot of wind by putting ur window down and when your speeding your powersteer is really not doing anything but giving you weight manuelsteering is the way to go bro am outie
ac your crazy and powersteering take that off bro you dont need it first you'll get alot of wind by putting ur window down and when your speeding your powersteer is really not doing anything but giving you weight manuelsteering is the way to go bro am outie
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01-28-07, 02:59 AM
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check around for people who have 400+WHP daily drivers with A/C, you may find one or 2 random people and it is far from a reliable way to go about it. with power comes sacrifice if you want to keep it semi reliable.
with A/C you have a big heater in front of everything that is trying to keep the cockpit cool by transferring the heat out of the car to in front of everything keeping the engine cool. i don't care how big of a radiator you install it can only do so much with already pre-heated air. you could try a custom setup with a V-mount or a hybrid setup but then you are getting into a whole new ballpark of engineering.
lets just see things out here for a second, you have the condenser core in front of everything heating the air on an already hot day, then you have the FMIC, taking the already heated air and heating it further and also reducing its efficiency by having the condenser in front of it keeping it from doing its true job of cooling the air as best it can. after the front mount intercooler you have an oil cooler, you could split it and run duals at the brake ducts, a pricey work around and not an easy task. the oil cooler is a major heat source but it only heats 1/3 of the air flowing through the path so it is a marginal heat source for the radiator. lastly you have the radiator tring to turn blistering hot air into something sub 180*F to cool the engine, good luck with that..
as far as A/C is concerned, the condenser does need to be in front or its cooling efficiency is greatly reduced so i'm not sure if you thought it could be stuffed somewhere else and still do it's job, it won't.
you can believe me or spend $1000 to find out the setup won't work as your engine cooling system suffers, your choice.
with A/C you have a big heater in front of everything that is trying to keep the cockpit cool by transferring the heat out of the car to in front of everything keeping the engine cool. i don't care how big of a radiator you install it can only do so much with already pre-heated air. you could try a custom setup with a V-mount or a hybrid setup but then you are getting into a whole new ballpark of engineering.
lets just see things out here for a second, you have the condenser core in front of everything heating the air on an already hot day, then you have the FMIC, taking the already heated air and heating it further and also reducing its efficiency by having the condenser in front of it keeping it from doing its true job of cooling the air as best it can. after the front mount intercooler you have an oil cooler, you could split it and run duals at the brake ducts, a pricey work around and not an easy task. the oil cooler is a major heat source but it only heats 1/3 of the air flowing through the path so it is a marginal heat source for the radiator. lastly you have the radiator tring to turn blistering hot air into something sub 180*F to cool the engine, good luck with that..
as far as A/C is concerned, the condenser does need to be in front or its cooling efficiency is greatly reduced so i'm not sure if you thought it could be stuffed somewhere else and still do it's job, it won't.
you can believe me or spend $1000 to find out the setup won't work as your engine cooling system suffers, your choice.
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01-28-07, 11:18 AM
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Well trying different ways an product on car...I have been doing rotary for while....
never with other option..like A/C & POWER STEERING....I have a budget of $10,000 an thats with buying car....So money really ain't an issue just trying different things..as fan as using a junk yard fan...I DO 99% of the work my self install an tune....
thx guyz for all your info an input.....love good conversation from my fellow rotor heads...lol,...
money ain't an issue ....[/QUOTE]
well then why are you getting the e-fan from the junkyard....just get a blackmagic e-fan and your done with the bs...lol
i didnt know it was like that
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never with other option..like A/C & POWER STEERING....I have a budget of $10,000 an thats with buying car....So money really ain't an issue just trying different things..as fan as using a junk yard fan...I DO 99% of the work my self install an tune....
thx guyz for all your info an input.....love good conversation from my fellow rotor heads...lol,...
money ain't an issue ....[/QUOTE]
well then why are you getting the e-fan from the junkyard....just get a blackmagic e-fan and your done with the bs...lol
i didnt know it was like that
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01-28-07, 01:22 PM
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Unless your doing everything yourself, rebuilding and etc, and looking for deals, 10k sounds like you will run into money problems, without a doubt.
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Unless your doing everything yourself, rebuilding and etc, and looking for deals, 10k sounds like you will run into money problems, without a doubt
why would you suggest that..? 
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No offense but if money ain't an issue and you want a 400 hp daily driver with a/c you may want to consider an E39 M5. They are reasonably priced and are a hell of a car for the money.
But if you want to do it with an Rx7 thats cool too.
But if you want to do it with an Rx7 thats cool too.
01-28-07, 04:44 PM
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I already own A 500HP FD.....This project is just a hobby for me.....
Originally Posted by rs1tc
No offense but if money ain't an issue and you want a 400 hp daily driver with a/c you may want to consider an E39 M5. They are reasonably priced and are a hell of a car for the money.
But if you want to do it with an Rx7 thats cool too.
But if you want to do it with an Rx7 thats cool too.
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DON'T get me wrong not saying i'm RICH in no way...just work hard for what i want to do in life...so if someone wanna do thing a lil different than others please don't judge....I buy my parts a great deal...NEW....SO what a you guyz would pay for turbo's,, intercooler etc ..i'm gettin its for less...so please guyz its only a hobby doing it for fun of it...an LEARNING in the process.....i'm not building my motor..I have a friend thats doing it for me.....For a decent price..lol....
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Originally Posted by El Nene 7
you bought it already like that right
...........I DID ALL THE WORK MY SELF......
Only thing i didn't do was built motor an paint car.....
There is alot of guy on here who knew my car b4 it was like this.....
SO please guy don't judge....what i can do an can't....
NOT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A 1,000 POST DOESNT MEAN I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING
Good conversation tho...keep it up ...
01-28-07, 05:44 PM
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wow... very nice project....... love the fd! i can see you put a great deal of blood and sweat into that beast....... i just recently built a high hp bridgeported motor for my fc, so if you run into any issues, questions, concerns... dont hesitate to pm me.... my total cost on my motor ended up being $13k.... so $10k seems reasonable.... especially w/ hook-ups
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Originally Posted by vipers
wow... very nice project....... love the fd! i can see you put a great deal of blood and sweat into that beast....... i just recently built a high hp bridgeported motor for my fc, so if you run into any issues, questions, concerns... dont hesitate to pm me.... my total cost on my motor ended up being $13k.... so $10k seems reasonable.... especially w/ hook-ups
THX NO PROBLEM When i need the help will ask ...lol.....