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damian 11-29-07 10:22 AM


Originally Posted by Black91n/a (Post 7561722)
https://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php...6&postcount=61

Or you can get a G-Force T5 dogbox for about $2.5k and there's T5 to Mazda bellhousing adapters available from the Rotary Shack and others.


I already talked to the guy sellin the one in the link u posted. The problem is it is rated for NA engines in terms of torque. My car makes way to much power/torque for that setup or I would have jump on it right away as it is exaclty what I want.


On the g-force T5, you still need to get a trans right? that is just the gear set for that price? right?....then you have to have a trans guy rebuilt it with the new gearset, right?.... then buy the adapter.....so it end up a lot more than just 2.5K ;-)

I have a quote for a real nice setup using a jerico dogbox for just over 6K... still a bit outa my range, so im looking at all posible solutions right now.

damian 11-29-07 10:26 AM


Originally Posted by RX007CYM (Post 7562935)
Damian runs 14kg/12kg on his track car.

yes, and still the JIC magic, although I would like to move to the next level of coilovers if I had the funding. Moton or somthign like that.

Stock rear anti-swaybar, tripoint modular adjutable front racing anti-swaybar.

Black91n/a 11-29-07 10:43 AM

They list it as $2.5k for a complete tranny, there are a few upgrades that'll bump the price up a bit though: http://www.gforcetransmissions.com/tran_gt-5.asp

Or theres one for sale in Joliet for $3k: http://www.race-cars.com/boxsales/ot...51814346ss.htm

The adapter's $550 from Rotary Shack: http://www.rotaryshack.com/Products/...sp?intView=100 , or I don't know how much from here: http://www.kennedyeng.com/other.htm

The additional costs would be the the shifter, the mounts and the clutch (probably have to go with a custom one, or switch to a 7.25" or 5.5" clutch and flywheel setup). Almost certainly cheaper than the $6k for the Jerico in the end though. It's probably the cheapest option out there unless a good deal on a used one comes up.

Food for thought.

DigDug 11-29-07 12:43 PM


Originally Posted by damian (Post 7565071)
yes, and still the JIC magic, although I would like to move to the next level of coilovers if I had the funding. Moton or somthign like that.

Stock rear anti-swaybar, tripoint modular adjutable front racing anti-swaybar.

Thanks. I was just wondering what kind of balance you were working with. Watching your recent videos, I see your car is very stable coming off corners. I guess that's what 335 rears can do, not to mention real race tires! :)


"tripoint modular adjutable front racing anti-swaybar"

hehe

Fast Cars 11-29-07 12:55 PM


Originally Posted by damian (Post 7561605)
A big weekness in the car was the rear grip on turn exit. The cars turn in is just silly good, but the exit had to be babied a bit, so adding the rear tire gave a bit more rear grip on turn exits... more grip on turn exits = faster exits = faster lap times. Keep in mind im talking about racing rubber where you have to account for adheasive grip rather than distortion grip, like a street tire.


Thanks again for the infos !! :icon_tup:

1FooknTiteFD 11-29-07 03:44 PM


Originally Posted by damian (Post 7565071)
yes, and still the JIC magic, although I would like to move to the next level of coilovers if I had the funding. Moton or somthign like that.

Stock rear anti-swaybar, tripoint modular adjutable front racing anti-swaybar.

What's your alignment setup for your car? BTW, your car looks badass! I saw it in person when it was still a Cali car from the previous owner.

damian 12-11-07 05:35 PM

>>I was just wondering what kind of balance you were working with.

I corner balance it to be as close to 50-50 crossweight as i can get.

>>What's your alignment setup for your car?

Around 2.7 to 2.9 negative camber in front, with nuetral toe to slight toe out.
Around 1.5 to 1.7 negative camber in rear, with nuetral toe to slight toe in.

damian 12-11-07 05:36 PM


Originally Posted by Black91n/a (Post 7565140)
They list it as $2.5k for a complete tranny, there are a few upgrades that'll bump the price up a bit though: http://www.gforcetransmissions.com/tran_gt-5.asp

Or theres one for sale in Joliet for $3k: http://www.race-cars.com/boxsales/ot...51814346ss.htm

The adapter's $550 from Rotary Shack: http://www.rotaryshack.com/Products/...sp?intView=100 , or I don't know how much from here: http://www.kennedyeng.com/other.htm

The additional costs would be the the shifter, the mounts and the clutch (probably have to go with a custom one, or switch to a 7.25" or 5.5" clutch and flywheel setup). Almost certainly cheaper than the $6k for the Jerico in the end though. It's probably the cheapest option out there unless a good deal on a used one comes up.

Food for thought.

great find!!! I will check this out, I am very interested!!!

SyderJL 02-19-08 07:10 PM

Damian, nice looking setup, are the bigger rears giving you any understeer now?

Would you go 335's all the way around if you could?

damian 02-19-08 09:31 PM

>>Damian, nice looking setup, are the bigger rears giving you any understeer now?

Nope, my car still turns in great. The wider rear have just let me be more aggressive after turn in and on exit. Now, balancing the brake bias properly, that is another story all together, and I am still workign on that... it will be one of my main focuses with the cars setup on teh first few events.


>>Would you go 335's all the way around if you could?

Hmm, well in order to balance it again I would have to change other things with the car if it had 335 fronts too :-)

But turn since turn in is not a problem, no need to add more in front atm. :-)

Wild7 02-20-08 01:35 AM


Originally Posted by damian (Post 7886969)
>>Damian, nice looking setup, are the bigger rears giving you any understeer now?

Nope, my car still turns in great. The wider rear have just let me be more aggressive after turn in and on exit. Now, balancing the brake bias properly, that is another story all together, and I am still workign on that... it will be one of my main focuses with the cars setup on teh first few events.


>>Would you go 335's all the way around if you could?

Hmm, well in order to balance it again I would have to change other things with the car if it had 335 fronts too :-)

But turn since turn in is not a problem, no need to add more in front atm. :-)

What wheels are those? I don't care for the black with chrome lip but that "gun metal" looks good!

damian 02-20-08 09:33 AM

>>black with chrome

Those are my CCW racing rims.

>>that "gun metal" looks good

Those were the Kenesis rims that came with the car.

SyderJL 07-01-08 11:37 PM

Have you had any problems or needed upgrades when running that big of tires in the front and back?

illrida1300 07-12-08 11:33 AM

this car is amazing man. i was making a decision on running the burnout fenders with teh pettit flares or the feed fenders but since i saw how amazing the pettits look with teh burnout im defintly gonna go with teh burnout and the pettits. props for a sick car. i hope mine looks as goood as yours.

damian 07-13-08 11:26 PM


Originally Posted by SyderJL (Post 8338156)
Have you had any problems or needed upgrades when running that big of tires in the front and back?

the rest of the car is already pretty 'upgraded' :-)

keep in mind cars like mine are always in a state of improvement, so its always a chase to keep the car as balanced as I can, with the resources I have to work with (time, money, knowledge, et, et).

damian 07-13-08 11:27 PM


Originally Posted by illrida1300 (Post 8368849)
this car is amazing man. i was making a decision on running the burnout fenders with teh pettit flares or the feed fenders but since i saw how amazing the pettits look with teh burnout im defintly gonna go with teh burnout and the pettits. props for a sick car. i hope mine looks as goood as yours.

thanks :-)

7's-for life 07-14-08 02:08 PM

looks like a model car...dang

steven_d 07-14-08 05:46 PM

Sweet!!!

spinning_rotary20 07-14-08 08:01 PM

sweet~~~~~ ride

G.KAKKOS 07-15-08 03:10 AM

18-10/18-12.5....... That is big!

Interesting though..

damian 08-11-08 11:58 PM

:-) 'I like big butts and I can not lie...'

RE-Amemiya 08-12-08 05:36 AM

Any movies from this year/season yet? I haven't seen any updates on your website.

damian 08-12-08 11:34 AM


Originally Posted by RE-Amemiya (Post 8459530)
Any movies from this year/season yet? I haven't seen any updates on your website.

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthread.php?t=777980

RE-Amemiya 08-12-08 08:16 PM

^Thank you, and WOW!

TheTwinZ (Peru) 08-13-08 02:43 AM

Impressive car! Not only performs awesome, it looks incredible too.
Keep it up!


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