My ebay parts installed
my car runs but needs another weekend to finish getting it right. I just figured i'd snap some shots
i installed the under drives/intake/dp/mp i got off ebay. car - 7g intake - about 60 dp/mp - 180 or so under drives - 60 vac kit x2 - 30 oil change - 15 check valves - 5 spark plugs/wires 50 other bs shit prolly like 100 bucks so far she's up to around 7500. i might actually try to keep track of the money i spend on this car. sorry for a nasty bay but i'm still straighten'n it out from the previous owner. next ebay item is prolly some really cheap intakes ;) hahaha i'm such a cheap bastard. |
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this is what it looked like earlier after i stripped it naked
https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...postid=2589101 |
Good work, looks like a nice project. Isn't Ebay cool? Who cares what brand it is if it works.
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those silicon couplings split when the get hot... just a warning
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ebay is how i can afford a FC and a FD
and the way i look at it............how can u screw up a 3 inch SS dp, mp, metal intake, and a pully set. It can't vary that much from product to product. hahaha when they do split i will go home depo racing on their ass.......... |
Originally posted by Sesshoumaru .......hahaha when they do split i will go home depo racing on their ass.......... Sometimes, you gotta dish out the cash and get the GOOD stuff. |
um so have you upgraded you ECU?
what happened to the rule of 3? do you have a boost controller? uh you do know what you are doing right? |
3 mod rule is bs
no actually for ic and other ducting i usually get fuel hose from large trucks. |
Originally posted by Fujikuro um so have you upgraded you ECU? what happened to the rule of 3? do you have a boost controller? uh you do know what you are doing right? |
Where in Iowa are you from? I am in Dubuque. Also you are going to need some sort of boost controller on that bad boy to limit the boost to 10psi if you are still running the stock ECU.
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Originally posted by Fujikuro uh you do know what you are doing right? now it looks like he did the seq simplification. We will have to see if he gets a good boost pattern and if hes able to control the boost to 10psi or lower |
i see an exposed power wire on your alternator, cover that up! NOW!
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Review of the pullies? Fit ok? Belt the right length?
Which ebay pullies did you buy? The stripped down engine pic shows no air pump. Did you leave it off? Thanks, John |
Oh, I see the air pump is still gone in the "intake" picture. Answers that question.
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The last owner really didn't take care of the car did he?
You might want to put some under carriage stuff on there, bare metal isn't going to last very long. |
very nice keep us updated
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Originally posted by 93BlackFD i see an exposed power wire on your alternator, cover that up! NOW! |
Originally posted by SurgeMonster did you see the picture where he stripped down everything on top of his engine and put it all back incredibly? Do you realize how difficult this is? It's harder than pulling a motor, I think he knows what hes doing and I doubt that you and most others on the forum have ever done any work of this difficulty with such great success. now it looks like he did the seq simplification. We will have to see if he gets a good boost pattern and if hes able to control the boost to 10psi or lower i always hear everyone bitching about the 3-mod rule. i was mainly wondering how he was limmiting his boost because he didnt mention anything about a boost controller in his list of parts... |
right now i don't have a boost controller (costs money :()
so i ran the wg to a vac source (not using solenoids). The standard wg opens around 7psi. I will not have a boost pattern until i get one. Right now i'm not even worried about that. I don't have a guage so i'm def not going to go past vac (that cost money). I ported the wg also. The car is going to be immoble for a couple more months. It is my project. One of the hardest choices was if is should have rebuilt it since it was almost out. But that costs money (around 700 bucks that i don't have) so that choice was cut short. The wp/alt pulleys were bolt on. Belt was perfect fit. No air pump. I'm very satisfied. as for the alt i'll get around to that. That alt doesn't work (took it off my FC). My FC's went bad so my FD got cannibalized :) and there is no bat connected :) speak'n of undercarriage............ the sway bar got owned by a bolder from the previous owner.........it has a huge bend and the supports are a modern day work of art. Not a biggie.........upgrade time anyway. i live in monticello but go to school in ames |
Do you have the Ebay name for the pulley salesman?
Thanks! |
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ht=ebay+pulley
i stated it in that thread and has some good info if you can determine what's fact from fiction. |
Monticello huh, not far from Dubuque at all. When you get that bad boy running you will have to come to Dubuque and lay some smack down on some Hondas with me and the other FD in town, lol.
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yeah i know him :).
My FC is faster though........... especially if i go with a s5 hybrid turbo next year. Hopefully i'll have the FD on the streets by Spring and can store the FC until winter comes again (really need another car):) |
huh.....
i just found this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=42604 that is what i use but usually get it at O'Reilly's |
Originally posted by Sesshoumaru right now i don't have a boost controller (costs money :() This will take care of your boost control problem. http://robrobinette.com/boost_controller.htm |
i'll use a ball/spring for the precontrol. i'm still debating on the wg control. Right now i'm not concerned with boost. I prolly will go with a ball/spring setup just to save money for something else ;) it's not that i don't know how to do alot of things. It's just i don't have the money for what i want to do. This is a common problem that i have :) |
hey buddy you can make your own ball and spring valve it cost me 10 dollars total and about 30 min to get it on the car...ran 12s that night with it. Fucking worked like a charm you could see the boost go a little past 12 and then back down to 12 and then 11.5 and back to 12...I could almost imagine the ball moving back and forth in there if I wasnt going down the 1/4 mile track so fast lol
i have a link if you are interested ill find it those home depot things arent adjustable you have to turn it to the last 1/4 turn out of 8 and then every touch is 5 psi or nothing its gay |
I had a really cheap mbc with an SR20 (like 5 bucks) and a turbo XS one for my FC.
After i got my speeding ticket i sold my mbc........ i wasn't really impressed with both of them (the turbo xs had nice construction though). i will think about this a bit later down the line when i get it back on the road and able to do some testing. i would like to try pills too. but one thing i know for sure............. it will be cheap! |
Originally posted by Sesshoumaru yeah i know him :). My FC is faster though........... especially if i go with a s5 hybrid turbo next year. Hopefully i'll have the FD on the streets by Spring and can store the FC until winter comes again (really need another car):) |
Keep posting pics on future mods...Looks good.
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I will
i got a NPR intercooler of ebay so that will be my next project after i get the kinks worked out. once my exhaust if fully complete (dp/mp/RB cat back) i'll take some pics. i still have some cheap bolt-ons left. but i'm dread'n the suspenstion........that'll hurt the wallet. |
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