We’ll it’s alive! For those of you who don’t remember. I started my project on my project back in May ‘04. I had the $4 coolant hose above the filler neck pop on my 12k mile fresh motor. It ended up overheating, leaked coolant into the CC chamber and ended up blowing out an o-ring along with breaking the center iron o-ring channel.
I decided to build out a sweet single turbo motor but this time do it myself. I actually got it all back together and started the motor about 2.5 years ago but I had huge issues with fuel overdose using 850/1680cc injectors so the car would start but but would stall if I did any sudden throttle movements. No matter what I did I couldn’t tune out enough fuel to make the 850’s run. So that car sat, and sat, and sat some more. I went through a move from L.A. to Minden, NV where the car sat in my shop for over two years.
After going to a local SCCA event with a friend with an STi a few weeks ago I got the bug to finally devote time to this longstanding project. After about 10 hours of troubleshooting, replacing a TPS, adding resistors to the 1680cc injectors, double checking everything, I finally decided to just dump the 850 primaries and go back to the stock 550s. Turns out that was the trick! Using a better map for start up off the FCEdit forum I got the car running and drivable again! I completely forgot how nice these cars are to drive. So at any rate, I am back in the game! Tuning and tuning and tuning some more. So far I have just over 800 miles on the motor and have turned up the boost to 15 lbs. The power and speed are downright SCARY!!!

I have done almost everything possible to the car to make it as sweet a fast as possible but keep it streetable since it is driven often. I think this is everything that I have done to the car...I am sure there is something I left out or mentioned twice...

T04S .70 AR cold side 60-1 compressor wheel/.96 A/R p-trim hotside w/ v-band & wet center
Gotham racing turbo blanket
Tial 44MM v-band wastegate w/ .8 bar spring dumping to air (sounds super bad a$$ when it cracks open...)
Feed SS exhaust manifold (not sure if it is really a Feed, I bought it used, it is beefy and VERY well made)
RB Dual cat back
SS dynomax muffler in place of cat
Complete SS 3” exhaust piping all fabricated and welded (for better or worse) by me
ACT extreme pressure plate w/ street disk (I hope this thing holds)
M2 Performance SS clutch line
RB 9.5 lb flywheel
Grounding kit
550cc Primary/1680cc secondary injectors in kgparts fuel rail
Apexi BNR32 fuel pump
Aeromotive 1:1 FPR
Relocated Billet fuel filter
Fluidyne radiator
Odyssey battery
HKS 4” foam filter

New 3mm seals from rotary resource (and all new corner/side seals springs etc...)
Teflon o-rings
New e-shaft and rotor bearings
Oil pellet bypass
New center iron housing
Street port by Rotary Shack
Scott’s billet oil filter
SS OMP lines
Double throttle removed
H20 and Alternator pulley set
SS stand pipe for front cover oil crossover

Everything under the hood that could be done with AN fittings and new hoses
Everything under the hood that could be painted was painted with high temp black paint
Simplified/tapped/blocked off EVERYTHING on the motor that wasn’t needed.

Simplified and eliminated as much of the engine wire harness as possible.

Blitz Dual Drive BOV
Greddy 2 Row FMIC
Greddy pop-off valve

PowerFC w/ Commander and Datalogit
Oz 2AO DIY WB and Oz LD01 DIY Display that I put together myself
Greddy Profec B Spec II Boost controller
3-Bar GM MAP sensor
B&M short shifter
Custom vinyl painted interior done by me
New italian leather shift and e-brake boots
Aluminum door sill plates
JDM ash tray armrest

Autometer electric FP, EGT, boost, Water temp gauges dual on pillar and triple in old center speaker location
Apline IDA-X100 deck, eclipse 6.5” rear separates, MB Quart 6.5” separates up front w/ custom tweeter mounts in the window corner made by me, 4 channel Kenwood amp, JL Audio 8” Dual voice coil sub in custom box by me. Kenwood 5 Channel amp

Widefoot swaybar mounts
Tociko 6 way adjustable shocks
RB springs
Aftermarket shock tower brace
SS M2 Performance brake lines
Jim Labreck polyurethane diff mounts
Polyurethane motor mounts
Gotham Racing Diff “T” Brace
New Pillow *****
M2 trailing arms and toe links

SE37K Black Volk Racing Wheels (17x8.5 front, 17x9.5 rear) with bald *** Yokohama AVS tires...

 

how bout some pics????

 

Awesome! Congratulations! I should be getting mine back soon as well

 

... now post some pics

 

http://e3consulting.dreamhosters.com..._pics/rebuild/

That is from beginning to end...some of the pics are of stock stuff for reference purposes. Enjoy! I'll post some more updates pics of the whole car shortly...

 

wow, that is a really nice car.

I'm glad there are people that go through a lot to keep their FD on the road, instead of parting them.

 

congrats

 

NICE!

I think I remember your original thread. Glad you stuck with it and saw it through.

 

that is a very sweet car. congrats!

 

Always good to hear of someone getting another RX7 back on the road. Great work.

 

That as a beautiful piece of art you have there, Eristine. What are your next plans for the 7? Any body work?

 

Talk about dedication and patience!
That's a spiffy oil filter.

 

good deal. glad to hear you got everything sorted out. I was in a similar situation, blew my engine back in like 03 then got another engine back in jan 07, put the engine in like june 07 then it sat again because it was flooding, and i had to put the intercooler and fab up an exhaust. i procrastinated at these final stages for awhile. Then got everything back together and all the bugs worked out about 4 months or so ago. I now have about 1300 miles on the car and its running great.

One question though isnt 800 miles a bit premature for 15lbs boost? my engine builder suggested no boost till 500 miles then another 1500 miles at 6 psi. changing the oil at 500 and 1500, then drive it like normal after. I guess everyone has their own break in style though.

 

im going to baby my car the first 500 miles then slowly up the boost till i get near 2000 miles on it.. but i cant really debate it.. some people go straight to a dyno after there engine is put in..

i prefer not to do this cause your compression will change some after it is build as we when you have 1000-2000 miles on it etc.. that could mean ur tune you get really quick could be lean or rich and boom bye bye motor.!! just my thoughts tho..

 

grats on getting it done. I think many FD owners can relate to a long term project..maybe not that long, but long none the less.

Have fun with the car again,

Tim

 

Going on 2.5 years here.... wont be 4 for me... congrats!!!

 

same here im near 3 years of gathering parts and building here and there!

 

Congrats on getting it going. Sounds like it was worth the wait.

 

Im still in my first year...Its a break up to make up kinda relationship thing, but we're ok!