because i did... bye bye air pump, ACV, cruise control, cold-start assist, AAS, and hello cold air intake:





look ma, no air pump!


acv block off plate.... purty




wow! i can actually see the stock exhaust manifold! this will help a lot installing the headers... the car still starts right up, idles fine, a little bit higher actually. i havent driven it yet though, waiting for the RTV to dry a little more on all these damn lines.

your turn, post pics of what you did today! as we speak i'm going back outside to remove the charcoal canister, AAS computer and cruise control box.

 

Where is your radiator shroud????

I made a MBC and am stll trying to figure out what the hells with my car .

 

radiator shroud has been off for a long time now - no problems with overheating. a koyo radiator and efan is soon to be put on the car.

excuse my retardness - what is an MBC?

forgot to mention - strut bar was removed in the pic to access the intake piping. the left side of the engine looks so damn empty compared to the right. i'm halfway done removing the PS too, still contemplating the A/C.

 

well I messed with mine today see I have 2 and 1 of them is my project and today I found a s5 gtu with no title and the body is pretty messed up so guess what soon I will have a s4/s5 in the same car. and I replaced my spark pluges and tuned my nitrous on my other one sorry no pics.

 

i thought about cleaning it... but i didnt get around to it.

 

I would drop that A\C like a hot potatoe if I were you.

 

I DROVE MY CAR TODAY!!!!!!!
Just upgraded from a 87 N/A to a 87 T2 and I LOVE IT!!!!!! :-)

 

^ damn, nice mod. post pics!

 

Drove it to the corner to put for sale sign in the front window

 

Hey 7thHeaven, did you have a problem with 5 and 6 actuators when you removed the air pump?. Im thinking about removing my Air pump too, but my exhaust is still stock. I noticed you already have the exhaust done. Also, where did you get the block off plate?

 

I worked on my car today.. trying to figure out how to make my front speakers work since i have an aftermarket stereo now.. then i cleaned the windows.. and used a clothes hanger to hold up my intake... :-P... (sorry no pics)

 

i replaced the coolent filler neck and i made a cool *** panel with 3 toggle switched 2 gauges and a space for my SAFC which i got today...ill post pics when i get em....

any one know how to bolt or screw in a custom panel into the dash?

 

oh yeah 7th heaven wont that intake get dirty when it rains? or did you remove something and i missed it?

 

i started taking the PS off gettin ready for my rebuild

 

I just let it sit, I'm still trying to decide the best way to fix it thanks to Ms. Deer who was nice enough to jump infront of my car.

deer + RX-7@85mph = dead deer and broken RX-7.

 

i made my headlights work better, 1 bulb per side instead of 2 like i had. soon i will haev 1 beam perside low adn 2 beam per side for high. no pics

 

I had to unflood and install new spark plugs, and of course I drove it too.

 

Pulled the drive shaft today because of a bad Ujoint. Found a place that said they could replace them but all the RX-7 sites say that you would have to buy a new drive shaft.
We will see!

 

omg, Kai, that ******* sucks lol.

the filter is surrounded by the wheel well and the brake duct. in the pic i moved the plastic cover out of the way. hmmm.. try double sided tape for your project

from what i gathered in the haynes manual and the racing beat downpipe/presilencer install directions: S4's dont use the air pump for the 5th/6th ports, only S5's do. racing beat TELLS you to remove the air pump and ACV when installing their dp/ps on an S4 (86-88). the airpump for S4's is used to pump air into the cat for emissions if i remember correctly, or the ACV does it. either way the air pump and ACV work together. correct me if im wrong, but it's useless on an S4 from what i've read on here and the manuals. and if i'm wrong, too bad for me, my engine bay looks amazing with all that **** out and the car runs great. get exhaust first, then remove it. the block off plate came with my racing beat presilencer and downpipe set. you can find block off plates on ebay and i think icemark sells them.

add charcoal canister and double throttle diaphram to the list of items gone =p vigorous FC slim fast diet owns!

 

It's not too bad, mostly sheetmetal damage. I've pulled the headlight already, and am waiting for a new hood and fender. The bumper cover is salvageable with a little flat black paint.

 

ripped out my ac compressor, condensor and some lines today. i just noticed that i dont have the black plastic valence things that are supposed to fit into the space in front of the radiator.. NOT GOOD! i think i might try to fab a cooling plate today, hopefully wont be too hard.

 

no kidding, i thought it was more towards the upper windshield. at least she runs, eh?

 

I installed my fire exstinguisher yesterday.


It's sad when I know I will use it unlike all the ricers which have them for "Display" only.

It's kind of funny. You can tell your an Rx7 nut when you carry every tool needed to remove the manifolds from the engine with you and some extra vac hose 24/7.

 

I had a close encounter with a deer while driving across country in my newly purchased turbo 2. I was cruising along at like 80 (somewhere i the middle of buttfuck montana) when a deer ran out in front of me, i hit the brakes and missed it by like a foot. I think if i had hit it i would have got out of my car and started kicking it(the deer). lol

ps i hope you killed the deer

 

Packed up my 94 FD for winter and detailed the 91 FC which will be my winter car. Dumped in some injector clearner, sprayed carb cleaner all over the place - throttle linkages, 5 and 6th port actuators and got the surprise of my life. It drives pretty near like a new car. Next stop is the tire place for some new Blizzaks.