RosatiFD

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Hey Guys,

Finally picked her up from WV along with an extra engine + trans (USDM) figure I'd share my story with you.

-87k miles
-Base model
-Pristine black leather interior with PEG package
-JDM engine with low miles (bad oil control ring)
-Koyo Rad
-Aluminum AST
-Magnaflow dual tip SS muffler


Will be pulling engine and having it rebuilt by ITO at Advanced Rotary Perf. here in Northern NJ.

However, My buddy who has experience rebuilding his TII and modding the hell out of it will rebuild the USDM motor to sell along with the trans we picked up.

Planning on using all Mazda OEM rebuild parts and seals and monitoring the **** out of the AFR's.

I plan on keeping the stock twins until they fail or I get sick of them and will prob go non sequential just to clean up the bay and simplify it along with silicone lines, Dual oil coolers, Godspeed Vmount IC, SS brake lines and bigger fuel lines and Walbro pump, relocated fuel filter, relocated oil filter, Meth injection to start.





Before we tackled the Appalachian Mountains of Maryland and WV





...And the mountains won- Blown clutch on the F150

Got to spend some quality time with her





Fender will be fixed.

Almost home:



Finally tucked in.





Intakes removed + IC Assy



Shroud and everything else is off besides the rusted oil cooler lines coming from the block that are real tough to separate.

Thinking of just buying new oil cooler lines since they are all rusted as the car sat for 10 years.

Im going to be sending the fuel injectors out for cleaning and doing more homework on preventative maint/mods-- Please tell me if I missed anything and any recommendations/advice/criticism welcome!


Eventually I'll like to have 450whp but for now I want it to become my DD and find the equilibrium between reliability and power without pushing it too far.

I have to say, just working on it is a dream come true. It looks like a little japanese ferrari or lambo in person-- pics don't do justice. The interior is second to none when it comes to sports design.

The car needs some attention to detail and TLC, possibly a paint job but I don't see it happening for a while. I just want to get it running.

Add me on FB! Love east coast owners group and rx7 group!



-Rosati

TwinCharged RX7

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want to sell your extra engine and tranny? I'm in north jersey as well.

RosatiFD

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Yeah bro shoot me a pm or hit me up on FB


Sorry about the huge photos - dont know how to link them from FB besides at that size?

moosejaw

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Never seen anyone haul the car back to front,
guess it makes sense.

adam c

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Looks nice. Fix that fender!!!

RosatiFD

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I figured with the lack of weight in the rear it would be better to strap the rear vs the front because there are one set of tire straps.

Thanks Adam , Its on the list of things to do. I will not let that eye sore ruin the lines of the car.


Am I missing anything? I printed out the whole "Beginners guide to keep your car running happy"

ZoomZoom

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Can't wait to hear if that works out. I never got a motor from the guy that would hold compression. Plus he damaged the car and trashed the new paint job in the engine bay (i know im not the only one). That's what I got giving him a new in the crate reman. Then he tried to rebuild it about 3 more times. Lol eventually a competent builder said the housings were wore out of spec junk.
So either he didn't Mic the stuff like he said and the reman was out of spec from Mazda or my motor I bought never made it into my car and he stole my parts. So its either incompetence or theft. Take your pick. Gets you the same results.

He conveniently doesn't tune a car so he can blame the tuners when his motors can't make it off the dyno.

I hear he gets one right every once in a while. Maybe you will luck out. My experience is he can't back up his big promises.
Go elsewhere. Consider yourself warned.

adam c

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A reputable Rotary Specialty shop in New Jersey:

IRPerformance | 55 Prospect Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840 Tel. (732) 662-1794




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RosatiFD

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Goddamn zoom zoom really

Judge Ito

U say u know me? I don't know you from a hole in the wall. But If I think I know who you are u was from NH. Your car was at KDR before u brought to me. At KDR back in 2003 you broke about 4 engines according to you. I ported a reman for you. We later found out your harness that goes to ur CAS was broken and ur ignition timing was signaling way retard. Back in 2003 I advised you to change ur engine harness. Your words were "I cant afford it" steve kan tuned ur car and u warped apex seals and melted a turbo from to much exhaust gas temperatures. Ur issue wasn't my build or steve kan's tuning. Ur issue was ur fucked up engine harness. You decided to change the engine harness after ur second time of warping apex seals. If ur going to tell a story. At least tell the complete story. Because pound for pound im one of the best engine builder in the country. And If you forgot my helper scratch ur engine bay with the install, and I payed u back $250 cost of spray according to u

RosatiFD

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: Crickets : This forum is dead. 600 views 5 comments n no reply to a serious accusation :sigh:

tt7hvn

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Not dead.....I just have no thoughts on the matter. I have no experience with either of those members. Sooooo, I gots nothing to say.

Do you have any updates?

I will give you advice though. If it was me, I'd take my car to IRP. The guys that run that shop know what they're doing. They're the old school crowd that pretty much run this forum.

BTW, is this a build thread? if so, it needs to be moved to the proper section.

RosatiFD

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I have finals at school so I wasn't able to pull the engine yet but when it is out , I'll update. Whatever you say pal, its my first post I really don't give a **** , you aren't a moderator and no its not a build thread, its an intro thread.

Are you going to tell me to move it into the Intro section too?

Just looking to get my name out there and if that's a problem I'll go elsewhere.

allrotor93

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He was saying just document the build in the "build section" so we can keep track of it

tt7hvn

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Whoa buddy, calm down. I didn't even remotely say anything offending. I was just saying, which is also confirmed by allrotor, that it seemed to be more of a build thread than in intro thread.

Build threads are supposed to be documented in their respective section so people can use what you've done as perhaps a reference if they would like to do something similar.

And for future reference, don't be so quick to get hostile. this is an internet forum so obviously tone is lacking. you need to be more receptive if your going to "get your name out there." I'm hardly judging anything you've done but you will experience those that will judge and just be prepared.

just because I'm not a moderator doesn't mean anything. I've been around this forum for quite some time and perhaps I know a thing or two about a thing or two.

just my .02

RosatiFD

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Ive been around the block ok- I used to be very active and declined to be a moderator on the Audizine forums when I had my Audi.

As far as the build, Other people were talking about it, Not myself personally. Wouldn't you want to see an answer to an accusation like that?

tt7hvn

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of course, but like I said, I don't know either of those forum members so I can't comment as I have no experience with either of them.

However, I, as well as many other forum members here have had great experiences with IRP, which is why I suggested you go that route. To avoid a situation that may, or may not, develop. Since you're NJ, you do have many options. If it were me, I would be very particular who performed my rebuild, or any other engine/tuning work for that matter.

RosatiFD

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See, now was that so hard? : )

Yes, I agree

tt7hvn

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what? what're you talking about?

I said the same thing I did in my previous post.....

ZoomZoom

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Well look who it is. First of all the damage was the hood you had on the roof apparently got knocked off the car and bent up the hood. The engine bay was repainted at a body shop with the engine out so it was a nice professional job. You gave me this option "get a $250 discount for all the damage and you refuse to warranty any of your work or pay the bill as is a shut up about tr damage" you said the damage amounted to $250 because that's what you could get it all repaired for. It sure as hell wasn't what it cost me. Goes to show the arrogance and lack of respect he has for people who bring him business.

KDR said the motor you built wouldn't hold compression from a leak down test. I drove it to your shop from their shop and you said it was fine. I also sent out the injectors 2x to be cleaned and then just bought new ones because you said the engine failures were not your fault.
Although you couldn't tell me exactly what would fix it.
Sure you had me replace the whole fuel system twice, replaced the engine harness, got rid of the twin power when you blamed that...

Eventually it went after 4 tries of you first building and then rebuilding the motor damaging my car to a famous rotary drag racer who pulled the motor and said the housings were garbage.
I ended up buying another reman that he built.

For a guy who didn't have any money to buy a harness I sure seemed to come up with plenty to have about $30k worth of work done on the car. As a matter of fact you used to joke me everytime I showed up at your shop that I had more money then Michael Jackson.
That also gave me the feeling that with my experience was more extortion then anything.

Might be why I thought you didn't really use the new parts I gave you. Some folks think its ok to steal from those who have more then those who don't. Like it has some moral ambiguity. I can't say for sure that's the case but you put forth that persona to me. Particularly with the results and the way I was treated.

For a guy who is a self proclaimed pound for pound best engine builder in the country your shop went down the tubes. I'm sure you got plenty of repeat business like me though. You don't have to like it that I am sharing my experience. You can refute the facts all you like or give your side it makes no difference. It's not an argument. It was over 10 years ago. Seems even years later people were having similar experiences though. If I had a grudge and wanted to It could have made its way through the court system but I wanted it behind me. It was terrible experience and its only now I am really telling the story to benefit someone from making the same mistakes. I wouldn't want that to happen to anyone else.

A quick search on Google reveals my experience was not isolated. I don't know who this guy is who posted his experience but you judge for yourself OP after reading what another of ITO's customers went through.
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