Yes, this 7 is a toy for me. It is not a daily driver to work, but I do try to drive it daily (evenings). I bought it in January of this year and put just over 10,000 miles on it, cruising around mostly...

If it stops raining today, I'll take her out on the street and will have more feedback on street drivability then. Seems to have a very solid idle, just a little lumpy...

As far as advice, people mod their cars to many different levels and for many different reasons. I would say
1) get a daily beater (and don't mod it, hahaha)
2) Determine your budget
3) Pick a hp goal (you'll likely up it once you get close)
4) Re-evaluate your budget (hahaha, taking into consideration your new hp goals)
5) Take time to listen to others who have gone before you, you don't have to take their advise, but you'll get lots and lots of good information from forum members (as I'm sure you already know)
6) If you "want to be different" - double or triple your budget
7) If you can't afford to double or triple your budget stick with following in the footsteps of others, much thought and savings for you have been put into the various "kits", be it intercooler, turbo, etc...

I'll get you guys some street videos ASAP!!!

I'm done rambling now...

K

 

Well, it was a beautiful car before the engine, now it's beautiful and deadly.

It's a shame you guys couldn't have gotten up here to run that thing at the strip. I would have even given up my bragging rights for fastest time to see that car roar down the track.

 

The rebuildable core was about $1,100, so if you had a good core for him to rebuild and sent it to him, shave $900 off that $4300 price and expect to pay about $3,400. (I added the $200 shipping back in for you to send your core to Pineapple which I didn't have).

You are correct, that price DOES NOT install installing. Z and I (with some other random in-out help from other excited Columbus RX-7 friends), pulled the motor and tranny in 3 hours, removed the accessories in 3 additional hours. Installation took a bit longer 3-4 hours to put the accessories back on, 4-5 hours to drop motor and tranny back in and hook everything back up. We aren't experts so expect to pay for fewer hours than that if you took it to a shop to be done.

Few shops will give your car the loving attention to detail that you will when doing work. The combination of that and the great sense of accomplishment that I receive by doing my own work is well worth a few busted knuckles, dirty finger nails (I hate rubber gloves) or smelling like tranny fluid for a few days... (BONUS: plus I can usually fix it when it breaks and don't have to sit around feeling helpless)

K

 

Nice car man, you engine bay look great.

The idle will smooth out as the vacume get higher. Its basically how when you loose your vacume due to a blown seal you get a lumpy idle.

After you get some miles on it and your vac is up real good I'd like to hear another video of it.

Later,
STEPHEN

 

damn you for not getting up here to lemme see that car ! some other time.. promise? i want a large streetport NOW.

 

I want your engine and your turbo, or else!!! Sike, lol. Very very nice. Makes me want one. I thought the price would be a bit more, which means maybe i will pick one up over the winter If im lucky. Sounds great. I can't wait to see more videos. Keep em comin.

 

Hey thats a JIC bullet type exhaust right? Also are u running a midpipe or just a highflow cat. I have never done a rebuild, so when i have the engine installed does the shop installing it break it in for me or will i have to just go out back of the place and do it myself before i acually drive it home.

 

why the hell can't i see!!! i wanna see!!!

it shows up in text file can't view. email me the video

spoolin7@midsouth.rr.com

thanks, roy

 

nice.... very nice

 

I remember when I broke in my engine. I drove about 500 miles over the weekend

People say the big port job has a shitty idle, and seriously, I don't see it that bad.

 

That is a nice sounding car. I can't wait to get my new motor back from BNR. Makes me want to call him right now and ask when it will be ready. Then I can put my **** together again. Nice car man. I'll be in the Columbus area for a tuning after my new motor and turbo kit are installed. See you then. Scott

 

Damn...can't wait for the old streetport and big turbo to go on my 7. Setting the stage as we speak...so to speak.

If memory serves me correctly, you are the guy who beat the Saleen. Well, after lets say 500 miles on that engine you give the "ole" Saleen another run. Get the dude in his passenger seat to video tape the expression on his face when you open up the throttle.

Garrett

 

my FD idled like that

http://67.83.35.214:8095/media/fdrunning-1.wmv

i did manage to smooth it out ALOT its pretty damn smooth now.... idles at about 1000rpm nice...

 

how come you don't have air filter before the turbo? won't u get dirty air in the engine?

 

Hey thats a JIC bullet type exhaust right? Also are u running a midpipe or just a highflow cat. I have never done a rebuild, so when i have the engine installed does the shop installing it break it in for me or will i have to just go out back of the place and do it myself before i acually drive it home.

 

That motor has alot port in it! CJ

 

tk5dan - ya, I just put that JIC Bullet on my car. Had previously had the Greddy Power Extreme. When I went single the Greddy PE was a little too "tinny sounding" for my tastes.

Midpipe, thought I do have a high-flow cat I used for 3 days that I'm selling. Is the Bonez highflow, I purchased it from rx7.com (don't ban me Jason)

If you have a shop put your motor in, that is probably all they will do, other than the intial startup. No shop that I know of is going to drive the 500miles of "no boost" no fun breakin for you...

k

 

Kyle,

Just drive it up here that'll cover a good 200+ miles of it. I'm heading back out to the track on Sunday if the weather holds.

 

Nice nocab! Can't wait to see what numbers the gt3540 will put out. I am saving with all hopes to get that turbo kit for my car. She looks beautiful man!

 

Depending on the weather, I may do that one of the next couple weekends. My gf is living in Dearborn Heights now...(just moved last weekend)

k

 

If you do the speed limit it is about 45 more minutes up to Lapeer Dragway. I grew up right next door to their in Garden City.

Bummer about her moving, but sweet if I get to see your car run...

Tell Badog he and the wife can come on up too (and maybe he should check his private messages once a month or maybe a little more often...)

 

I will not be going down the track yet... no boost and shifting @ 5k will get me making passes about the speed of the honda guys...

k

 

kyle, let us know when you do

 

hey nocab i cant get the video to work can you post some new pics of your car and new exhaust.just wondering what it looked like.

 

For anyone who the video doesn't work for, you might want to goto here:

http://flathat.woodstream.net/RX7/Pineapple_Engine/

right click, save as on the WMV file and save to your HD, then open with Media Player.

Rx-Revin if it doesn't snow, I'll try to get some more pics. I haven't really seen the exhaust, we put it on about midnight, got the car started about 4am and I haven't seen it again since...

K