hey, im new to these forums and i just resently bought a fd r1, completely stock(for now), and the car was taken care of very well, no problems what so ever. i am just wondering, what exhaust do you guys run? i was thinking about buying the hks ti exhaust for it. Later in the future i am planning on upgrading the intercooler, get a boost controller, bov, dp, and engine management (not sure what to get yet, any help on the is great!!). buy i just want to buy an exhaust for now. what do you recommned?


o and i am not on a budget...i want to go all out on this project.


-Mike

 

You should do a search, this has been asked so many time already...

But to answer your question you should downpipe, intake and exhaust..mods first along with the reliability mods of radiator and change your ast to and alluminum one or take it off..

 

BTW, welcome you might get flamed for this question so always use the search button first before posting a thread...specially a question like this..

 

ive done my research...im just wondering on what you guys run...i cant really search that....unless you can prove me wrong. and since i havent had an rx7 before, i wanted to know how good the quality was also. sorry if im cuasing a problem i was just wondering....jeez

 

k...I am running racing beat dual tip exhaust..I like to keep the tone down..but a lot of people run the apex n1 single and duals...and also the HKS ti

 

thanks ill keep that in mind. and i dont really wanna start off on the wrong foot on these forums.

and nice avater me likey

 

just remember, it can get really fricken loud/annoying depending on what exhuast you get. i suggest going around and listening to a few first before blowing your unlimited budget (actually, with an unlimited budget as you are mentioning, it does not matter what you do, just keep buying exhuast/catbacks )!

 

haha, i agree to listen to other exhaust. but im not on like the ultimate budget to buy more than one product and all, im not even sponsored. but i understand how it can get really loud. thank

-Mike

 

Forget the mods for now and learn to drive it.

 

Id go with a radiator , downpipe, and Racing Beat Dual Tip. Its nice and quite and good at WOT.

 

radiator , downpipe and watertemp gauge should be a given, if you dont have any of these yet; you should really think about getting them first.

you actually dont really need a radiator asap unless your water temps are above 210 degrees. water temps should be about 180-200 normally i think but 210 isnt unheard of for normal temps.

oh yeah, do the fan mod to turn fans on after you warm your car up to 180 degrees or your collant temps will hit over 220 before the fans comeon.

oh yeah, i forgot to put my input in to what exhuast you should get, i say downpipe to a cut out exhuast, its cheap and works the best its also louder then hell haha

 

DP and water temp. gauge are a given, but a radiator? Not necessarily. It's more a wear item than anything else. If the car has a lot of miles on it and the plastic end tanks are cracked and leaking, then it's time to swap it out. Otherwise, it's just fine. Show me anyone that's running a Koyo, Fluidyne, PWR, or whatever and actually runs lower water temps than stock.


What kind of BS is this? Those numbers are all within NORMAL range. 230F+ is the threshold for overheating.

 

i also say learn how to drive it first, there seems to be a trend going on wher people crash there FD's lately..
i say got to www.m2performance.com and buy there stage 3 kit..also, reliabilty mods:radiator, alum. ast, hi-flow cat i guess, boost gauge, turbo timer, a/f r gauge..am i missing any..
oh, and welcome to the forums and congrats on your FD..

 

I like my Greddy Evo. Is not to loud and it looks clean, but if you want something quite and kinda want to have that stock looking FD get the RB dual tip.