eljefe62

could you perhaps post pics of what areas you cut out?
I know which areas you're referring to, but can't picture how nuch can be cut

banzaitoyota

I would have to see a copy of a scale slip from a CERTIFIED SCALE, to believe this, not saying it can't be done but the components listed do not add up to 500+ lbs.

John

banzaitoyota

PS, If you are ever involved in an accident the insurance co. may mot cover you due to the mods you have performed!

eljefe62

Why do we need to see scale slips?
I beleive him, and if you don't, what does it matter if he is lying?
this isn't affecting your life or car so why care?
I'm not trying to flame, I just don't understand what the point is.

GLHS

You guys can ask alot of people here that seen the slip I got.. Mizike saw it .. Capt Wankel saw it..


The really fuuny part is everyone cliams that RX7s weigh 2645 or so for a S4 base model.. however when I got my car the title said right on it 2425.. so maybe 2187 seems more real now?

All I know is I took at least 5 garbage cans full of **** outta my car...in the past year...

banzaitoyota

Because he is making a claim that is out of line with reason, If its true I want to see how he did it with keeping the interior intact

banzaitoyota

I'm not flaming , its like the post a while back where a person claimed 2180 and it turned out he transposed two digits and it was really 2810!

mizike

I went with him to get his car weighed and saw the slip.

GLHS

I will try to explain the cutting I did, as my friend lost the pictures off the digital camera.

Let say you have the battery out and the battery box.
you will a small hole for a wire harness to pass through under the lights. each side has the same hole,with a rubber flapper.

I cut from the hole over to the side of raditor support and cut down till I hit the ledge of where the battery box sits, or the factory air box. Then I cut the other side of the current hole over till I came very close to the fender. So now you have a hole all the way across from raditator and fender. Then I cut a semi circle out of the ledge when the battery box sits. I did not cut into the metal that is overlapped for strenght, basically the frame rail, or unibody rail.. This gave me about a 10" around hole in each side under the lights. I ran 2 4" ductings from the front fasica to my cold air box and my cold air header box.. which works great by the way.. thanks to my SCCA buddy..

eljefe62

Cold air header box?
What is this contraption?
Never heard of this one before, I'm interested

banzai-- I was not saying that you were flaming, was saying that I did not want to come off as doing so

GLHS

A cold air header box, is basically a box with a top and a side. I made the box from carbon fiber material. The bottom of the box is open as the pipes are down there.

The front of the box has a 4" duct that directs cold air onto the headers, the air flow is controlled by either movement forward or a fan that is hooked up to a switch that I can turn on while I am sitting still. This makes sure all the hot is being blown out under the car and not allowing for heatsoak.. This one mod made such a difference in the temp under the hood, the temp of the intake is alot cooler now.

eljefe62

Wow that's pretty cool
how much did that cost material-wise and how hard was it to make?
I have never had experience working with CF

Silkworm

Your friend races an RX-7 like that in what class?? What's his car number?

PaulC

Jimmy325i

SCCA modified class. there's no way in hell you would pass tech otherwise....

GLHS

He is an older guy.. he raced RX7s many years ago, maybe as much as 3 years ago or so..He is slowly allowing me to strip parts from his cars.. as he is into go karts now..

He raced many classes.. He has a AWD 323 Turbo that is Bad ***.

I will ask him what classes he runs....I don't have a clue about classes at this time..

He has 2 RX7 race cars and at least 3 other race cars, plus 2 gokarts with motorcycle engines that he or his bud race also.