I just moved from the Tulsa Oklahoma area. I upgraded my stock IC to a Greddy SMIC and it did just fine down there in the heat and extreme humidity. New ones run about a grand but the other suggestions for SMIC's are good ones as well. Oil cooler upgrade? Not really going to be necc. in your situation. ignore that idea. Only really good on race formats even though oil is a major cooler in the fd, you don't need to worry about it.

Off subj.. LS1 swaps are cool, but you are stealing the heart of what an FD truly is. I am against the swap to V8 idea. Yeah... I'm one of those guys... For the sake of your FD I BEG you to leave in a rotary, upgrade it accordingly and then smoke your buddy with the LS1 swap... But that is just how I view the life of an FD...

 

No a wing served purpose to rear wheel.

 

lolll..

if you just wanted an LS1 buy a dam camaro or corvette..

 

oo7arkman. I know its ripping the heart out I thought it was wrong at first. Hes getting a turbo with his block, thats no fair. I wont be able to beat him anyway, im not getting a turbo with ls1 its crazy to me. Im one of the ugly ducklings i guess. sorry.

 

Ok, then tell us what a wing will do to YOUR RWD car being that it has stock power, you dont track it, and that it was prolly from ebay.

 

Oh, right. Downforce. My bad. And your body kit is there to significantly reduce drag too, right?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1evurbadUCs

theres a reason for the shell and the swap man. dont you think i would consider buying a 40k vette? no ill go cheaper.

 

"I only live a quarter mile at a time"

 

sounds horrible.


1997 C5 corvette goes under 20k right now without problems

 

Im not too fond of the body's. The rx7 is so light, I think it would be sweet. I want the 03 402 stroker from henson.

 

Yeah but like I said...its not really an FD anymore... cool.... fast.... not a true fd.

And you could have bought an LS1 powered vette for cheaper than the 7 + LS1 conversion. I looked at buying a vette before I purchased my 7. Vettes have been owned in my family for a LONG time. My dad's last was the incredible '66 427 stingray. (MY GOD THAT CAR IS AWESOME). I was looking in the same price range at a bunch of C5's. But it came down to the 7 was MUCH more fun to drive and not to mention faster and much better handling. Overall a better car.. Again.... Just my .02 Good luck with whatever you decide to do. And try and ignore some of the harsh things that are said on here. And keep asking questions before you mod the rotary. They are more touchy than most other motors to some changes (like the exhaust).

 

rotary is just like any other engine...as long as you know whats going on there is no issues...i hate it when people say there "touchy"

 

no i know its not a true fd. its basically just track car. light small body, good engine. thanks for all the help, im pretty sure i wont ask for it again.

 

go to torquecentral.com thats where most of the FD LS1 buffs go.

 

thanks

 

As for the temps, it really depends on how well the cooling system is doing.. 100c being about 212f if I am not mistaken is still no where near cooking temperatures. For me being in CA near the SF Bay area I have yet to have my fan's come on to the 3rd fan speed. The fan's never come on unless im sitting at a light or traffic. Temps just stay at 180f regardless of what kind of abuse I do the car. I suppose I could lower the temps a little more but I think it depends on the area you're living at. Not entirely needed, it wont hurt to set it lower aside from more wear on the fans. Better cooler and replace the fan motors I suppose.

In my opinion the oil cooler upgrade is only needed if someone is tracking their car on a frequent basis. I haven't seen a need for it in most other cases... (besides huge hp numbers being put out.)

You can normally just pick up either a second oil cooler and pipe it yourself for pretty cheap. Even the auto tranny coolers, just pull the thermostat out of whichever is to be the second cooler. Ive even read people leaving it in the second one without issues.. I can't recall how the R1 oil cooler is setup if its having a thermostat in both oil coolers or just the on... so I can't say 100% on that for sure.

With the proper ducting for the stock IC in tact its not so bad as everyone gives it a bad rep about. Sure an upgraded SMIC will help a bit no doubt. But to me if I were road coursing a FD all day and couldn't get both. I would upgrade the oil cooler first. Again thats just my personal opinion. Then sell whatever I could around the house (who needs furniture...) and get the IC...

 

so basically could i manage a DP without an upgraded IC

 

A downpipe is a pretty good idea, the pre-cat's in these cars normally if they are stock/never been replaced are on their last legs.

You have to worry when you go to install a mid-pipe. Thats when you start altering the flow so much as to cause boost creep. (Not in all cases, but most!) Which without a proper tune for a downpipe will more then likely lead to a blown engine.

Downpipe with a hi-flow cat, or stock cat will be fine. (I have a downpipe with stock cat at the moment.)

 

im 19 and i think that wing is

 

This forum keeps going further down the tubes......

 

+1, but he doesn't really need one with the engine work he says he's going to be doing. Upgraded larger stock IC will work fine.

 

Just wait until the prices on NSXs go down and the average age of owners for them goes down into the teens and you'll see all their forums go down in a spiral too. Oh the agony.