How does the engine bay look?
10-11-13, 09:09 PM
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How does the engine bay look?
Possible FD purchase...what do you spot that might be a problem aside from the AST?
Is that the stock intercooler? And the piece in front of it, is that stock as well (this looks like a PFS piece to me)? Stock radiator? Anything else look like it might be a problem?
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Is that the stock intercooler? And the piece in front of it, is that stock as well (this looks like a PFS piece to me)? Stock radiator? Anything else look like it might be a problem?
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10-11-13, 09:13 PM
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I haven't personally owner a stock FD when I started, but looks pretty good. Replace AST, relocate battery and maybe swap intercoolers. Any other details about the car?
10-11-13, 10:37 PM
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Just do your research. I believe there is a buying guide. Check boost patterns, check to see if the recalls got done., compression obviously. 70k for a regular internal combustion is awesome but personally on a rotary unless it's brand new or the person has 4 other rotaries I would go in under the premise that a season or 2 after purchase a rebuild would be in order. Now if you are like me and decide to go single or a nice TT build. Rebuilding the engine when it's worn is better then when it's blown. Goodluck, post more pics.
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10-12-13, 07:19 AM
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That's a Greddy intake, one of the nicer intakes out there. I would put a set of K&N cones on those pipes to replace the foam filters for better filtering.
Everything else looks stock and clean. Looks like a nice car that hasn't been overly tampered with.
All the "hot air, you need airbox" comments, don't sweat that too hard. A good intercooler will do far better of a job than an airbox. That's a great intake on there.
Dale
Everything else looks stock and clean. Looks like a nice car that hasn't been overly tampered with.
All the "hot air, you need airbox" comments, don't sweat that too hard. A good intercooler will do far better of a job than an airbox. That's a great intake on there.
Dale
10-12-13, 08:16 AM
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What's the white wire over by the battery for? That isn't stock.
I would also suggest you ditch the hot air intake on an otherwise stock car. Hotter air into the turbos/intercooler = hotter air out.
I would also suggest you ditch the hot air intake on an otherwise stock car. Hotter air into the turbos/intercooler = hotter air out.
10-12-13, 08:52 AM
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Hotter air is less dense.
Less dense air being fed to the turbochargers' compressors means they're going to have to work harder to deliver the required air volume.
The harder they have to work, the more heat they're going to add to the charge air.
So....we're starting with hotter air to begin with, and the turbos are now adding MORE heat than they otherwise would because they've been fed hotter, less dense air. But that's OK, the intercooler will take care of it!
Nope. Sadly, intercoolers aren't made of magic. They can't remove infinite amounts of heat. Once the intercooler hits the limit at which it can no longer remove any more heat from the charge air, any additional heat is going to be sent directly to the engine, reducing power and increasing the chances for detonation. No bueno.
10-16-13, 07:59 PM
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Yeah I would be getting rid of those intakes. They are not going to do you any favors.
Stock airbox pulls cold air from a better location than those things do. They are sucking in nasty hot engine bay air. The intercooler is not a magic fix all for complacency.
Stock airbox pulls cold air from a better location than those things do. They are sucking in nasty hot engine bay air. The intercooler is not a magic fix all for complacency.
10-16-13, 09:49 PM
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that's a greddy intake, one of the nicer intakes out there. I would put a set of k&n cones on those pipes to replace the foam filters for better filtering.
Everything else looks stock and clean. Looks like a nice car that hasn't been overly tampered with.
All the "hot air, you need airbox" comments, don't sweat that too hard. A good intercooler will do far better of a job than an airbox. That's a great intake on there.
Dale
Everything else looks stock and clean. Looks like a nice car that hasn't been overly tampered with.
All the "hot air, you need airbox" comments, don't sweat that too hard. A good intercooler will do far better of a job than an airbox. That's a great intake on there.
Dale
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