Engine deassembly/reassembly process, I really didn't take many pictures. I was in the zone, cussing and that good stuff:

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I finally got all of the black interior swapped in, although I still have a few small things to finish up. I plan on getting the shift knob/boot/ebrake/boot recovered and possibly a new steering wheel. I also have to recoat some of the plastics and find my ashtray :lol::

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I also finished up the diffuser install but I still need to reattach the mud flaps a little better. I sourced some 3m doublestick tape and will likely have to modify them slightly. I also purchased some very good shape 99 spec tails!:
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I took the plunge and pulled the trigger on a new turbo setup/manifold. I've been aiming for much higher power than the typical 400-450rwhp rotary since there is a lot of drag racing in practice locally in the Raleigh area. I really do still want to be able to take my car to autox/road racing events but still drag race at the track and this presents a uniquely difficult situation. You want minimal lag but big airflow. I've been back and forth between a few turbos, the S366, the GT4094R, the Precision 6766 and the GTX42R. So I finally decided yesterday after looking at dyno sheets, compressor maps, opinions and other forums that the GTX42R will best suit my goals of 600rwhp+ on Q16 but still retaining decent response/airflow in the twisties.

So far the completed kit is scheduled for September, hopefully before my birthday. I have done a lot of research and contacted several different fabricators but decided Sean@A-spec would be the best for this job. Sean has been the only person who said he could do it no problem and had no problem answering all of my crazy questions. I will continue to support Sean as he's been on our forums for a long time and helped many different people reach their power goals/aspirations. :icon_tup:

Now on to the engine, I finally got it all back together and albeit didn't get a chance to check everything I did have everything hooked up and it cranked right up. I still have a few small things to take care of but turns out the engine has an imbalance that vibrates the car pretty violently. I sent John/Steve a text and got a response almost immediately. Steve and I talked about what could be the cause and determined that it must be something in the engine and scheduled a pickup time for the car (yesterday). I can't believe how supportive these two guys have been and they always stand behind their products/goods 100%. This is few and far between these days. I really do appreciate this kind of service and will definitely be seeing the friendly red pickup truck more often. :) :icon_tup:

I'll try to take some more pictures as well throughout the next iteration of this build haha. TNT diff brace coming, dual pumps, dual fuel line feeds, bigger injectors, Q16 and who knows what else. Maybe even E85?

I need that diffuser in my life. I love the wheels BTW.

no turbo capable of 600rwhp on a 2 rotor is going to have decent response for the twisties. (yes, i realize we're arguing the semantics of "decent", but still...)

I can always get two turbos if it's too bad. It's not hard to swap a turbo and then change maps. :)

i have a new gtx35r for sale if you need better response :)

Haha, thanks!

I already have a 35r :)

Got a few packages over the past two weeks. :D

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Car is running great again thanks to Eccentric Performance and their diligent efforts but I'll be taking her apart next week when I get the Flex Fuel sensor from GM. :icon_tup:

Also C. Ludwig is sending me a revised Ignition harness for the AEM IGN-1A coils. Hopefully that will solve all of the ignition breakup I've had recently.

More updates hopefully coming soon.

Sweet build!

bad ass build, I am building a montego blue fd as well and kinda went with the same look on wheels, but gold. i love the way yours look!

Thanks! It's always good getting feedback, sometimes my motivation is lacking.

Thanks, send me a link to your build thread when you start it. I almost went with flat black CCW's but I'm glad I stuck to polished.



A few more updates, sorry for the slow progress, flex fuel sensor was on backorder:

Mocking up the new location for the twin Bosch pumps with filters. Aeromotive is currently in place of the stock fuel filter, this will be removed.
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My new toy for the next iteration of this build. It will probably go in the car in a year or two, whenever this motor lets go. :) #D195

John (Allrotor93) said it's in great shape internally (110+ psi), so it was hard to pass up!
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I finally made it out to a dyno this weekend and the car thoroughly impressed me. I did however find that my turbo is limited by it's T3 exhaust housing but that's to be expected. The turbo made a difference of <1 HP between 21 and 24 PSI.

The dyno consisted of a total of five dyno runs. Two of the dyno runs were made in third gear as the choice of the dyno owners, and three in fourth gear. Both of the third gear runs consisted of lower numbers so they attributed it to wheel spin. The three fourth gear runs were within 1HP of each other and all three torque curves were very flat.

Now I can't wait to get a hold of the new turbo setup and see what it will do. Sean said he should have something for us to look at soon.

Overall - extremely happy with the way the car performed. Now I just need to get to the track to see what kind of numbers it puts down.



A copy of my buddies E85, LS2 FD with an intake, cam and exhaust.


Copy of my dyno sheet attached with no corrections and no smoothing:
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I'm not entirely sure if dyno sheets are supposed to look this jumpy but the average at least looks good. The other two runs don't show as many dips (specifically no dip at 114mph) so I'll have to get a copy of those runs.

very nice! sweet fire action too.

What did steve find with the imbalance issue? wasnt it the clutch or flywheel?

Thanks, it startled a few people!

TBH, I'm not entirely sure.

How is the car handling with the square setup? Are you getting the walking front end like was mentioned before.

Also what tires did you go with?

awesome thread its been very educational ill be checking back here and there to see your updates and by the way the car has come a long way man, great job on a beautiful rx7

No problems here, I love the square setup.

Thanks, it's been a lot of work but its always worth it in the end.

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It's been awhile since I've updated this thread but it seems the thread title no longer makes any sense for the build path I'm going down now.

I bought my first home recently so stepping up the quality of the build has been a priority of some sorts. Here's a quick update with the progress so far:

Here is the long ago completed E85 fuel pump setup. I am using twin Bosch 044 fuel pumps with 40 micron SS pre-filters and 6 micron fiberglass post-filters. This is an in progress picture from last year, can't seem to find any completed pictures.
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Here is the Turbo II differential with Mazdatrix oversized clutches installed in the FD pumpkin.
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The differential installed with the new HPP 2n1 brace.
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The A-Spec turbo kit finally arrived two weeks ago, looks great despite the long wait. You can see the parts for the exhaust fabrication starting to pile up in the background.
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Here is a sizing shot of the new GTX4294R turbo. :bigthumb:
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Here is the turbo installed in the engine bay with the new HKS vmount setup. I have also polished/coated/replaced a few additional pieces in the engine bay.
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My neighbor and I started fabricating the 4" exhaust this weekend and have about half of it done so far.
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Unbelievable build, like everyone else has said great dedication on your part.

Thanks, it's always great to get feedback on a build thread! It's been a long journey but it's been a rewarding experience and quite the story.

Finished welding the 4" turboback exhaust:
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Engine bay is basically done, just have to relocate the power steering cooler and wait on UPS for my intake tubing.
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Not much but heres a video of the first start:

Thinking about updating this thread again with some of the changes over the past 4 years. Let me know if anyone is interested. You can also see some of the pictures on my Instagram @sliporgrip.

I suppose the thread title should be updated now, you know how these things spiral or keep growing out of control.

Some of the highlighted changes made:

• Semi P-port motor, self built and tuned - whether or not that's a good thing is still up for debate.
• Even more fuel than before
• Same turbo setup from 4 years ago
• Pro-Jay Typhoon intake
• Entirely different ECU setup and wiring
• A2W intercooler setup with rear tank
• T56 Magnum transmission swap with associated components (broke 7 factory transmissions)
• DSS axle upgrades
• Fancier tires
• A bit of boost on the street, since it's a street car. The normal setting is typically 32-35psi with the high boost setting between 43-45psi.

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Man the difference from before to now is staggering.

You should tell some of the DGRR transmission stories. :)

Yes, plz update :)

Let's start off where I left off. The streetported 13B setup; 4x ID2200's, AEM Smartcoils in direct fire, AEM v1 ECU, GTX42R turbo, HKS v-mount, and a few other supporting goodies.


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I ended up selling the D series 20B. After further investigation, 20B's are just too much money to build and modify for big boost. If I was to ever have an issue (fairly likely), the cost to fix it was just out of my budget. I can blow 2-3 built 13B's for the cost of one built 20B.

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So after pulling my old turbo setup off, I found a broken Tial wastegate and it explained some of the boost issues I had later on. I must have broken it at VIR. It was harder to find because the valve seat held the broken valve in place.

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So I pulled the differential apart to keep from scattering it from the anticipated upgrades coming. (A little out of order but its in here.)

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The S4 T2 diff installed with a TnT brace. You can see my temporary fuel pump hanger, which turned permanent for a few years.

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I wasn't happy with this piping configuration but it did work fairly well.

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Here is how big the full exhaust was next to a can. You can see the 3" on the right for comparison.

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Just about wrapped up and ready for a first start. HKS v-mount sure looked amazing.

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So the motor started having cooling issues and I pulled the rear plug and found coolant inside. I decided to pull it and rebuild it myself this time. It seems like finding a good builder these days is a lot harder than it should be so I decided it's best to just figure it out.

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Rotors looked pretty good on disassembly.

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Opening up the exhaust port a little bit.

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Reassembly starting soon.

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Pulling it out for a wash and a first start.

Here's the idle video of the motor with the ports opened up a bit.


And a little while later, boost and pulls!

Good stuff!

The 587rwhp setup lasted a solid 2 years of consistent abuse but I started to get greedy on a mostly stock motor. It held up until about 32psi, estimated around 630rwhp. It actually did hold 32psi fine, it just didn't like it for long before the motor lost compression pretty quickly. That started the next iteration, since it was either to balance and clearance a streetported motor or to spend a little more and build a semi pport motor.


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You can see the carnage where the e-shaft flexed enough to touch the rotors to the irons. The bluing indicates a large heat build-up, which I believe led to the flattened corner seal springs.

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The irons had minimal damage thankfully. I unfortunately did not take a picture of the irons.

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So what does one do when they need to build a stronger engine for more boost? Studs and dowels!

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...6bd2cbf5c0.jpg
Semi Pport modification

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Balanced and clearanced assembly.

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Going back together.

So the goodies kept piling in, until I got to something that looked like a motor.

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Surprisingly, the turbo manifold still worked with the newly added Pro-Jay Typhoon intake.


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Turbo to manifold clearance (I ended up clearancing it a good bit and making a heatshield)

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New ECU and CDI, the AEM v1 and "Smart" coils just weren't going to cut it for this.

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Wiring harness setup, Raychem shrink and Tefzel wiring with a disconnect for the engine.

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Sintered iron RAM disc and ACT Xtreme clutch - the 6 puck Xtreme would slip periodically indicating I was overpowering it's maximum capacity.

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All back together in the car.

First start-up video, or at least close to it of the new motor. Still a lot of work to go but it's a start.


Here's a walk around a little while later on after I got it all figured out. (Skipping ahead a little but it's fine.)

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Intercooler piping finished up

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Turbo sure gets hot after a little abuse!

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Putting the turbo blanket back on.

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The car was gaining power but losing traction more and more. I decided to upgrade to some R888's in 285/30/18 size F&R.

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R888's mounted

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Looks good with new tires

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R888's helped traction significantly but it didn't take long before not even they could help where I was heading.

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A quick little before and after.

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Had to pick up one of the Bacon pans, although it didn't go on the car for a few months.

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It is a very nicely designed piece.

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A little wax job to try to keep it shiny.

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Cleans up nice


I'll post some more updates later, still plenty left to go to get where I'm currently at.

very nice setup

Always one of my favorites at DGRR! Subd

Tons of great work! She's a two rotor beast!!
Hope to see it at this year's DGRR.

Easily one of my favorite builds. Been following on IG/YouTube for some time. Amazing job!

Been slacking on updates, here's a quick one to hold you guys over until I get into the next set of pictures to upload.

So, I took the car to the drag strip not too long after waxing it to see what it would do. It was a hot day, around 95F with high humidity so I started on low boost, around 23psi to see how it ran. I got a great launch out of the hole, 1.8 second 60ft on the R888's and shifted smooth. Car ran great to the 330ft and then started to break-up before the 660ft, ran a 7 second (forgot the change) @ 10Xmph in the 1/8th and a 11.3 second 1/4 @ XXmph letting off shortly after the 1/8th and rolled the car back to the pits.

I let the car cool down while trying to help a friend with their car. I didn't see anything abnormal in the quick glance on the logs, so I went for another run; same result. It ran solid until just after 330ft. I check everything over, and see the air temps in the logs are climbing quickly, 90F to 170F in just under 3 seconds. I find a crushed IC pipe leaking very badly from the engine rocking. I fix the pipe and go for another run and get the same results again. I just call it for the day and spectate for the rest of the afternoon, seems like something needs to be changed.

So on the way back from the track, I run into a GT500 Mustang, modified blower, full bolt-ons, dyno'd around 800rwhp. We get some pulls in and the car is really not happy and very inconsistent but still giving a good challenge to the GT500 so I stay in it. I get the GT500 on the first pull by a good 3-4 car lengths with no air temp issues. The next run, he gets me by a car. We rinse and repeat a few times before the GT500 owner has had enough. I should have went easy on the car because I had cracked the ceramic on the spark plugs at the track with the high air temps and the repeated runs on the highway sent the L1 spark plug bits through the front rotor. No pictures unfortunately but there was almost no damage to the rotor housing but enough to need to pull the engine and replace the front rotor and clean up the exhaust port where the rotor/ceramic hit. Motor was hurt but not destroyed. The intercooler also expanded quite a bit somehow.

Moral of the story: Don't use cheap spark plugs and check your plugs at the track.
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Plugs with damaged ceramic that went through the engine. T1, L1, L2, T2 from left to right.
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Damaged HKS core intercooler, no picture of the damaged IC pipe.
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Pulled engine to fix the spark plug damage
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Engine back together with new oil pan on it.
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Nice oil pan
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Engine almost ready to go back in.

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Another shot of the engine prior to going in
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Back together, reusing the intercooler after it pressure tested ok
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Ready to go
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Out for a cruise, the light really brings out the blue in the paint
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Picked up some widefoot sway bar mounts, new swaybar later on

So at this point, I still hadn't figured out the air temp issue entirely. I figured it was just brutally hot at the track because the car was fine on the highway or a back road. I get to that soon though.

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Picture from a car meet just cruising around
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A cool picture from work
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So, I decided to upgrade my old battery relocation to something NHRA approved.
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New battery box, some wiring, changing things up with a remote disconnect and a battery disconnect for maintenance.
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The remote disconnect, the disconnect sticks out the rear bumper.
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All done

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So the car has been running pretty good until I get home and notice it's leaking underneath. It's leaking bad, between the trans and engine there is coolant.
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Looking down from the top of the engine, you can see a puddle forming.
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Turns out the threads had been pulled out of the front iron on one of the extra dowel pin locations. The stud leaked as a result out the rear iron.
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Picked up a new welder, and good thing, because the drill bit I bought to fix the issue was about 1" too short. I ended up welding a bolt on the end to extend the drill bit. I'll try to find a picture later on.
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You can see that I fixed the issue by through-drilling the engine in that stud location with the engine in the car.
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Here's the through stud popping through.

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Hah, here's a picture of the drill bit extension to finish through-drilling the motor while it's in the car.
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Car running good after the through-stud.
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I finally decide to work on improving the interior a bit
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I take the car to Import Takeover and this is where I finally find the same air temp issue I had last time. This time, I figure out what it is. The intercooler flashes because the vehicle speed is too slow to cool it fast enough, 80F > 160F from 1st to top of 2nd gear. This is where I decide to upgrade it.
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I pull the injectors out and get them cleaned. They weren't very dirty but EGT's were uneven, indicating an issue. I also decide to pick up a third set of 2200's.
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I find a good deal on a 10AE FC semi-local to me and decide to pick it up. Built motor, streetported, studs, extra dowels, T04R turbo with a nice manifold, Tial wastegate, front mount, Haltech ECU, Tein coilovers, and more. Motor was clearly low on compression so I got it for a decent deal. This car really tested my patience over the next 2 years until I finally fixed the multitude of issues I found. This really cemented the idea that buying a modded car can be a nightmare and should be avoided unless you're certain it's in appropriate working condition and not hacked together.

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Engine bay on the 10AE
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Getting it home!
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The solution to my air temp issues, a custom air to water setup
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Just double checking my measurements were right, it's a super tight fit.

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Getting the A2W in there with a heat exchanger!
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Initial placement
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Fabricating the IC piping
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All fabbed up
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Adding the water hosing to the setup to finish it off.

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Now that the A2W is in, I do some testing and it works great. It keeps the air temps in check but it really does not work that great for street use. If you do repeated pulls, it heat soaks pretty bad - this is why I recommend keeping an A2A setup as long as possible to anyone who asks.
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Steaming out of the rear tank.
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So, with the air temp issues resolved, I decide to turn the boost up and find the next limitation, fuel supply. The parallel -6AN lines just aren't balanced between the two rails and I'm overall just not happy with how they look. Time to upgrade!
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Time for a -10AN PTFE feed and return setup. Completely redo the fuel system.
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Sumped fuel tank, dual -10AN sump to dual pre-filters, to the Bosch 044 pumps. The two pumps Y together and go into another 6 micron filter before the engine. I extend the existing 10 gauge fuel pump wiring with 30AMP fuses.
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All wrapped up, new fuel pressure regulator, new lines, new fittings, new filters, front to rear with the flex fuel sensor relocated to the rear.

This is where the car really starts to jump to the next level of boost. At this point, I had only gone to about 28-30psi on this setup and not very much.

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After inspecting the factory axles, I found them twisted and decided to avoid a complete failure at some point and upgrade to DSS Pro Axles. They really are beautiful pieces.
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New Timken bearings and everything pressed together. The passenger axle was actually twisted inside of the hub as well and had to be cut out!
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Trying to get them installed and I see that they're not quite lining up as expected.
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This is with all of the other bolts in and me pressing as hard as I can to get it to line up. What the hell is going on here?
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Turns out DSS absolutely has the incorrect measurements on the axles. They made them way too long! I wasn't the only one to complain about this issue but they still appear to be making them too long to use straight from DSS. I luckily live about 3 hours from DSS, so I simply drove out there and had them shorten the axles while I waited.
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Over an 1" too long!

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Fresh ARP hardware really looks nice.
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Studs sticking out just a hair.
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Time to keep updating the interior, old steering wheel.
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New steering wheel.
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Side by side shot of the cars. The FC slowly coming along with a lot of rewiring work.
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So I decided to drop the 3 port and go back to a 4 port boost solenoid. I wanted to run a 7psi gate spring for launching and turn the boost up to 40psi in higher gears. I'd either have to go CO2 boost control or a 4 port. Seeing as it's a street car, a 4 port seems like the best solution for now.

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Car is running pretty good, I'm slowly inching up the boost and the car is handling it very well.
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I love how the fluorescent lighting really shows the blue off.
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Just pumping some E85.
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See what I mean about not using cheap plugs and checking them often? These are R7420-11 plugs, the leading on the left worn down in less than 5k miles!
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Time for some Denso plugs this time around. They're essentially the same heat range but I've heard they're a little better.
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Well the car was driving great and I'm heading home from work one day and the road is completely destroyed around a sharp curve. I couldn't go around the hump in the road and it takes out my radiator, radiator fans, damages my oil pan, and exhaust. I find pavement everywhere afterwards. The fans look a little lower than normal here because they were ripped off the mount on the rear and barely hanging on at this point.

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Coming around the curve, traffic made it impossible to go around and I didn't stop in time with people behind me.
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You can see it's over 6" higher than the path the tires are on!
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Oil pan damage
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Radiator damage from the fans being forced into the fins.
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Fan shroud and fans destroyed.
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Radiator ruined.

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Picked up a new radiator, interestingly enough, they have changed since my last purchase. This one is slightly thinner but still works great.
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A new fan shroud, and I picked up some new motors along with RX-8 fans.
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The old radiator, you can see it's been through some miles. Not the best fab work either.
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This time around, modified it a little better with a smooth curve and some nice port work on the lower end tank.
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Picked up a very hard to find Tri-point sway bar! I was ecstatic to find this for sale.
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Getting it all cleaned up after the radiator mess. Trying to get it ready for DGRR '18