MotoIQ.com's - Project FD RX-7 "Restomod"
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MotoIQ.com's - Project FD RX-7 "Restomod"
Hey guys,
I am consulting and leading the development of MotoIQ.com's project FD RX-7 "Restomod".
I will be posting all of the articles here and will be here to answer any questions you might have.
Check out the intro article where I talk about my background as a professional racing driver and development driver, and how I am going to take that knowledge, experience, and resources to use this project as a good road map to show how to properly prioritize and modify an RX-7 to be more reliable, cooler, faster, and more refined to an "OEM-Plus" level.
Project FD RX-7 Restomod: Part 1 - Introduction
https://motoiq.com/project-fd-rx-7-r...-introduction/
Enjoy and stay tuned!
I am consulting and leading the development of MotoIQ.com's project FD RX-7 "Restomod".
I will be posting all of the articles here and will be here to answer any questions you might have.
Check out the intro article where I talk about my background as a professional racing driver and development driver, and how I am going to take that knowledge, experience, and resources to use this project as a good road map to show how to properly prioritize and modify an RX-7 to be more reliable, cooler, faster, and more refined to an "OEM-Plus" level.
Project FD RX-7 Restomod: Part 1 - Introduction
https://motoiq.com/project-fd-rx-7-r...-introduction/
Enjoy and stay tuned!
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Billj747 (01-11-22)
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Nice car and an excellent starting point but unfortunately I'm not 15 years old, so you've lost me. There are multiple threads from senior forum members with decades of rotary racing experience on the subject of how to properly build / set-up a reliable rotary.
Also. How does one quantify 'cool'? And. Imo 'oem+' is just the current trendy buzzword of the moment. Everyone trying to milk the 'jdm greatness' cow however they can right now. It's just sad.
Also. How does one quantify 'cool'? And. Imo 'oem+' is just the current trendy buzzword of the moment. Everyone trying to milk the 'jdm greatness' cow however they can right now. It's just sad.
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gmonsen (12-15-22)
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I’ll watch and follow with cautious optimism. But you don’t need to have a racing background to do what you’re proposing (see signature). And it made me think of this….
——> https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-gen-gene...fined-1074621/
——> https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-gen-gene...fined-1074621/
Last edited by Sgtblue; 01-11-22 at 12:14 PM.
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good intro article
Also, I like your youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjH...Q600GKGGv-My7w
The 99 bumper is ugly though
Also, I like your youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjH...Q600GKGGv-My7w
The 99 bumper is ugly though
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Billj747 (01-11-22)
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Originally Posted by Federighi
Nice car and an excellent starting point but unfortunately I'm not 15 years old, so you've lost me. There are multiple threads from senior forum members with decades of rotary racing experience on the subject of how to properly build / set-up a reliable rotary.
Also. How does one quantify 'cool'? And. Imo 'oem+' is just the current trendy buzzword of the moment. Everyone trying to milk the 'jdm greatness' cow however they can right now. It's just sad.
Also. How does one quantify 'cool'? And. Imo 'oem+' is just the current trendy buzzword of the moment. Everyone trying to milk the 'jdm greatness' cow however they can right now. It's just sad.
He already won in my book. 1) stated twin turbos are identically sized, and 2) not saying the engine is unreliable like all the other articles.
It's all gravy from here on out.
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Looks like a solid car to start with. Have you actually started the process on the car or are you just at the beginning?
That HKS air intake is a nice kit and VERY pricey new, like $500. Crazy that it has that and then the super cheap-o Ebay intercooler with no duct.
For power, you can't beat this recipe on an OEM+ type setup -
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...added-1104322/
350 rear wheel horsepower with emissions, AC, easy to drive. That truly is an OEM+ level of power. That with well-chosen wheels and tires and good coilovers would make an amazing car.
Dale
That HKS air intake is a nice kit and VERY pricey new, like $500. Crazy that it has that and then the super cheap-o Ebay intercooler with no duct.
For power, you can't beat this recipe on an OEM+ type setup -
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...added-1104322/
350 rear wheel horsepower with emissions, AC, easy to drive. That truly is an OEM+ level of power. That with well-chosen wheels and tires and good coilovers would make an amazing car.
Dale
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Billj747 (01-11-22)
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Welcome to the forum, Billy! Enjoyed seeing your car on Rob Dahm's channel on YouTube and looking forward to seeing how far the build goes.
Rob has a great handle on what works and what doesn't in an FD from experience.
Here's a legendary thread where some of the more popular performance parts (at the time) were dyno tested by Banzai Racing:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...added-1104322/
Rob has a great handle on what works and what doesn't in an FD from experience.
Here's a legendary thread where some of the more popular performance parts (at the time) were dyno tested by Banzai Racing:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...added-1104322/
Last edited by HiWire; 01-11-22 at 05:11 PM.
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Tim Benton (01-13-22)
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I’ll watch and follow with cautious optimism. But you don’t need to have a racing background to do what you’re proposing (see signature). And it made me think of this….
——> https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-gen-gene...fined-1074621/
——> https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-gen-gene...fined-1074621/
good intro article
Also, I like your youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjH...Q600GKGGv-My7w
The 99 bumper is ugly though
Also, I like your youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjH...Q600GKGGv-My7w
The 99 bumper is ugly though
Looks like a solid car to start with. Have you actually started the process on the car or are you just at the beginning?
That HKS air intake is a nice kit and VERY pricey new, like $500. Crazy that it has that and then the super cheap-o Ebay intercooler with no duct.
For power, you can't beat this recipe on an OEM+ type setup -
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...added-1104322/
350 rear wheel horsepower with emissions, AC, easy to drive. That truly is an OEM+ level of power. That with well-chosen wheels and tires and good coilovers would make an amazing car.
Dale
That HKS air intake is a nice kit and VERY pricey new, like $500. Crazy that it has that and then the super cheap-o Ebay intercooler with no duct.
For power, you can't beat this recipe on an OEM+ type setup -
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...added-1104322/
350 rear wheel horsepower with emissions, AC, easy to drive. That truly is an OEM+ level of power. That with well-chosen wheels and tires and good coilovers would make an amazing car.
Dale
Welcome to the forum, Billy! Enjoyed seeing your car on Rob Dahm's channel on YouTube and looking forward to seeing how far the build goes.
Rob has a great handle on what works and what doesn't in an FD from experience.
Here's a legendary thread where some of the more popular performance parts (at the time) were dyno tested by Banzai Racing:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...added-1104322/
Rob has a great handle on what works and what doesn't in an FD from experience.
Here's a legendary thread where some of the more popular performance parts (at the time) were dyno tested by Banzai Racing:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...added-1104322/
Yes it is. And i'll be doing more stuff with Rob on this car as well as helping him with his other projects.
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jkstill (02-09-23)
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As someone who's been stalking these forums since WAY before I had a license your definitely in the right place for figuring out how to build these things. Having Rob will definitely be an invaluable resource as well.
This is definitely a great thing for me to see, I'm getting brutally bogged down in my own little resto-mod, I swear every little thing keeps breaking on me. I keep reading old and on-going builds over and over trying to bring back my motivation but It's getting dark.
I actually had a friend who met you at one point send me this article in the morning, It'll be interesting to see someone with a background like yours to see how you build up this wonderfully unique machine.
This is definitely a great thing for me to see, I'm getting brutally bogged down in my own little resto-mod, I swear every little thing keeps breaking on me. I keep reading old and on-going builds over and over trying to bring back my motivation but It's getting dark.
I actually had a friend who met you at one point send me this article in the morning, It'll be interesting to see someone with a background like yours to see how you build up this wonderfully unique machine.
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Billj747 (01-11-22)
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How so?
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Hey guys,
The next installment of Project FD RX-7 is up:
Project FD RX-7 Restomod: Part 2 - Titan 7 TD-6 Wheels and Continental Force Tire
Choosing wheels and tires is such an important decision that greatly affects the potential of a car. We improve the performance and visual presence of our FD Mazda RX-7 with beautiful T-D6 wheels from Titan 7 and try out Continental’s new 200-treadwear tire, the Extremecontact Force.
In the article:
-Weight of the OEM wheels and tires.
-Info on Titan 7 TD-6 Wheels (and weight).
-Info on Continental's new Extremecontact FORCE 200-treadwear tire (and weight).
-Titan-7 T-R10 18x10.5 wheel option for FD.
-Titan 7 T-S5 17x8 +37 front, and 17x9.5+57 rear option for FC RX-7 (as used on Rob Dahm's FC).
-Street review of Conti Force Tire.
https://motoiq.com/project-fd-rx7-restomod-part-2-titan-7-td-6-wheels-and-continental-force-tire/
Enjoy and stay tuned!
The next installment of Project FD RX-7 is up:
Project FD RX-7 Restomod: Part 2 - Titan 7 TD-6 Wheels and Continental Force Tire
Choosing wheels and tires is such an important decision that greatly affects the potential of a car. We improve the performance and visual presence of our FD Mazda RX-7 with beautiful T-D6 wheels from Titan 7 and try out Continental’s new 200-treadwear tire, the Extremecontact Force.
In the article:
-Weight of the OEM wheels and tires.
-Info on Titan 7 TD-6 Wheels (and weight).
-Info on Continental's new Extremecontact FORCE 200-treadwear tire (and weight).
-Titan-7 T-R10 18x10.5 wheel option for FD.
-Titan 7 T-S5 17x8 +37 front, and 17x9.5+57 rear option for FC RX-7 (as used on Rob Dahm's FC).
-Street review of Conti Force Tire.
https://motoiq.com/project-fd-rx7-restomod-part-2-titan-7-td-6-wheels-and-continental-force-tire/
Enjoy and stay tuned!
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FWIW from the first installment, yes, the original style PFC commander was close to useless unless you were parked in a dark tunnel. The newer OLED version is way way gooder…and not terribly expensive IMO. And that would avoid the need for an expensive stand-alone change unless you’ve got a new sponsor.
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...or have the screen replaced on the old commander. The new ones look and work great for a few years then the screen dies. The old commanders are super easy to swap in off-the-shelf screens. Most that I have seen are white on blue background, very easy to read in all lighting conditions.
Dale
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FWIW from the first installment, yes, the original style PFC commander was close to useless unless you were parked in a dark tunnel. The newer OLED version is way way gooder…and not terribly expensive IMO. And that would avoid the need for an expensive stand-alone change unless you’ve got a new sponsor.