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I have lots to share. My name is Patrick and this is my 3rd FD. My 1st two FD's I had were when I was in college and struggled with the cost of upkeep so I decided to play around with 240's. Fast forward to today and I am 38 years old with a career and money to spend now hahah. My current FD I picked up from a forum member 5 years ago and I was looking for something already built with minimal repairs needed. The motor was already rebuilt, it had 500HP and interior and exterior were clean (Boy was I wrong and I was close to giving up on this car. More on that later) but now I am happy with it.
If you want to follow me on IG @patrick.nomiddlename Ill start posting more of the build going forward. My current video is at the dyno at Angel Motorsports in VA Beach who did the recent rebuild currently sitting at 400hp. The rest of the IG account mainly consists of mountain biking and traveling
For now Ill post the current specs and a recent picture and then start sharing the rebuild process that occurred
Engine/ECU/Tune:
Angel Motorsports rebuild 2019. Tune Aug 2020
Half -bridge port engine
RyWire harness April 2020
Greddy compression tube
Emissions delete
Oil metering pump delete
Act 6 puck clutch March 2017
APEXi PFC ECU
HKS BOV
Innovate boost gauge
Innovate wideband gauge
Dual oil cooler setup with SS lines
Powder coated crank/water and power steering pully (UR lightweight power steering and crank).
Powder coated IC pipe
New alternator April 2019
New oil pressure and water temp sensor July 2019
New Rx8 starter May 2019
Fuel filter and thermostat installed August 2016 (driven about 3k miles since lol)
Turbo/Intake/Exhaust : (The most quiet sounding exhaust ever)
Turblown TDX61 turbo (61mm billet compressor wheel 1.0 ar turbine housing & p trim wheel)
Turblown twin scroll manifold
Smart compgate 40 wastegates
APEXi NOIR Exhaust
SMB midpipe with muffler and converter. Gutted converter
Greddy front mount IC
Snow performance water meth injection kit
Suspension:
Enkei RPF1 18x9.5 all 4
Sumitomo HTR Z III 245/40/18 all 4
Brembo slotted rotors and Hawk pads Front
Fortune Auto Coilovers with Swift Springs 10K 2019 June
New rear wheel bearings 2020 Feb
New SuperPro bushings in Toe Arms 2020 Feb
SS clutch line 2019 Jan
SS brake lines 2020 May
New clutch master cylinder 2020 May
Interior/Exterior:
Kenwood DNX690HD
Battery relocation to passenger side bin
Feed style side skits
Shine Auto duck spoiler painted black (not installed)
about 6 months into owning the car, the fuse to the fuel pump starting popping (I changed the relay and installed a new inline fuse for a quick fix, but it just ended up getting worse like another year down the road). Noticed burning around the wires and the way the relay sat near metal surfaces with exposed terminals had me worried. I was already disappointed with the quality of work (lots of splices) I ended up buying a cleaner gas tank lid that didn't have rust and a new harness with it. I also decided to change up the bulkhead fitting.
09-03-20, 11:32 AM
1993 Base Rx7 re-build, most of it is in the past
