Comptech

Well guys I have finally decided to send the engine out to Gotham for their stage 3 port job. It has taken me awhile to decied where to send it, but this the help of the search button I was saved. I read as much as I could on who has built who's engines and it left me between Pineapple,KDR & Gotham. I talk to all three people on the phone and I like what Gotham had to say so they are the one.
Now with this new setup I am undecided who I will get to finish the car. I know that I will be the one to reinstall the engine and some of the other ecential stuff. As of the tunning and the whole rewiring of the engine bay I may go with RX7 Store or just send her back to Gotham. Still undecided with keeping the a/c and the power steering. What do you guys think?

Have you guys had good results from Rotarty Extreme's V-mount & dual oil coolers?

Which ecu is better/tuner friendly? Hltech or Apexi commander?

I'll post pics as things get done or parts come in.

Still need a drivers side door handle.
Still have lots of stock parts for sale.

zinx

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Good thing you didn't choose KDR. My car is at the RX-7 store right now getting a rebuild and the motor was supposed to have a large street port. They tore down the motor and said it was a small port and the porting job was very shitty and uneven.

Comptech

That really scuks man. I had read good things about KDR on the forum.

Is the rebuild the only thing that you are having done at RX7 store.

zinx

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Yes for the most part, a few other little things, some fuel rerouting, new boost controller.

Sesshoumaru

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I could use a pwr steering pully for my ac

apexi is easier

haltech more control

both depend on the tunner's preference

with the haltech you do get a new harness................

papsmagu

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I would go with the APexi commander....i have it on my car and it is really user freindly. going through the same rebuild....should be ready by the end of the month...have petit race IC for sale if interested....also stock twins.

Comptech

i will see if i can get the power steering pulley off.

the commander seems to be the choice on the board.

going large single turbo. thanks though

Sesshoumaru

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I think that's mostly due to the plug-in-play of it and the support on the forums

Sesshoumaru

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oh and the e11 can control you omp if you want to keep it.

The devil put those pullies on and they are made out of plastic.

kurrupt999

My vote goes to take the car to gotham racing. And whichever ecu you choose they will do a good job with the install and tune. Steve Kan does amazing work, as well as all the other gotham guys.

Scrapiron7

Woo! Another Iowa FD

Comptech

Yup another Iowa FD guy. When I get her back together maybe we should meet up. I know a few guys in Dubuque.


kurrupt999 have you had work done there?


Guys on the board give props to Steve. I figure I should have them do the whole thing just for the fact that it is their engine. If you know what I mean

Sesshoumaru

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helps with tunning a bit since they know what the port is like (ie timing)

Black97VR4

If you can afford it and Steve Kan is tuning it then I would get the Haltech over the PFC. The PFC is simple, plug n play, and easy for noobies toplay with but the Haltech is more advanced and gives more control.

Comptech

While we are on the subject of Gotham Racing has anyone tried their turbo kits out. The guy that I talk to there said that since I am looking at the GT40R I should consider their turbo kits too. So I think that I will look into them.

Black97VR4

No one knows a lot about their kits.

The R85 is very comparable to the GT40R and a few hundred bucks cheaper so I would atleast give that a look too.

kurrupt999

I actually bought my car from Steve Kan. I did have a few small things put in like a midpipe and a power fc. I was there for a good week i think it was and I got to know all of the guys there and their work and they guys there are awesome.

Sesshoumaru

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what are the specs on that snail

Dwood432

When I was searching around for a shop to rebuild my motor about a year ago I called KDR. After talking on the phone for a while I started to tell them what port I wanted (a large street port). They told me they have a port that has worked out good for them, has smooth idle, and is basically a very conservative port. They didn’t even want to listen to what I wanted. That left a bad impression on me so I called Gotham.

I talked to rich at the time, and he was extremely helpful. He connected me with Steve and we talked about my setup and what my options were. He was very open to what I wanted and didn’t try to change my mind. Well needless to say I am extremely happy with the work that they produced. I highly recommend Gotham for a rebuild.

GOTBANNED?

i have seen steve tune..when he came up to canada for a tuning session..and he is amazing..i have never seen some one move figures and numbers soo fast on the comp. he tuned our 20b and it is working awamazing..he will be tuning our gt1 car for next year. great guy to talk to..i would recomend him anytime..and from what i have herd..very good work and products come out of gotham

Black97VR4

When dealing with KDR, I always talk to Dave. He's more willing to do things your way than Skip is from what I've noticed. Needless to say, I got my large port from them.

Comptech

From what you guys have told me I have deffenitly picked the wright shop to go to. I know something that I want done to the engine but after that I will just leave it up to Steve.

Comptech

Are there things that I should really have done to the engine to be able to handle that much power besides 3mm seals and porting.

Comptech

Well the engine is finally on its way to Gotham. It took them a bit to get here but thats fine Im not really in to big of a hurry.

Are the solid apex corners worth it?

Hey Bricke is that your FD in SuperStree?

Comptech

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damn key board