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David Hayes 07-08-04 09:16 PM

Kilo Racing 3 Rotor FD Conversion
 
This weekend I'm making the trip down to Pettit Racing in West Palm, FL to drop off my car for a 3 rotor conversion. I'm also planning on widening out the back end of the car with molded flares to run 12 inch wide tires.

Curious if anyone would be interested in a log of the project and pics?

XSTransAm 07-08-04 09:19 PM

lucky bastard, and yes log and pictures!

obviousboy 07-08-04 09:23 PM

yes
log everything
video tape it.....
(I can host the vids for you, make them huge)

congrats and fuck you :)
j/k

su_maverick 07-08-04 09:29 PM

how much they charging you for this?

Zyon13B 07-08-04 09:50 PM

Yea!

pp13bnos 07-08-04 09:52 PM

Please take lots of pics/vids!! CJ

Enconsiderate 07-08-04 09:58 PM

uhhhhhh.... are you kidding? i think you owe it to all of us;)

bigmack000 07-08-04 10:02 PM

haha sounds sweet david. THANKS AGAIN !!!!!!

my mom got the house in florida goin down for my 20th bday on the 17 of sept might have to swing buy :D
joel

the_glass_man 07-08-04 10:03 PM

Definitely provide updates and a log with lots of pictures. Must be nice to have that kind of coin laying around as Pettit charges a sick amount of money for the conversion. :D

GoodfellaFD3S 07-08-04 10:06 PM

Are you sticking with the stock cosmo twins?

4Fun 07-08-04 10:15 PM


Originally posted by su_maverick
how much they charging you for this?
Ya, how much is it going to set you back. I think we all would like pics and vids.

94RHDFD 07-08-04 10:18 PM

If I'm not mistaken it's a $35,000 swap unless your going single then it's going to be more, right?

rzograbian 07-09-04 02:55 AM

Wowooo! thats a lot of green! i am selling a 20b motor because i didnt want to try to put it in but dam! 35k!

ROTORhead93 07-09-04 03:02 AM

It should be manditory that whenever someone transplants a 20B into a 7, they have to video tape ALL the work, and take pics just for kiks.

Please dont forget to take pics and video tape it. :D

David Hayes 07-09-04 07:47 PM

Okay,

I'll log the project and take pics. As for video, I'm not that high tech. Also, I'm about 5 hours away from Pettit so I'm going to twist their arms into taking the pictures as the project progresses.

The cost - way, way too much, but you only live once, right? And my wife blessed it so I better get my a** down to Pettit before she realizes just how much it will be! She says I earned it - way cool, good wife!

As for the Cosmo twins versus single, I'm going twins for now. Cam and Pettit love them and rebuild them (ceramic coat also) to their specs. A single might be the next thing on the list though.

Hey Joel, did the box show up yet?

It's off to Miami!

iceman4357 07-09-04 08:11 PM

i cant wait till i graduate from college and make some real cash so i can do the same!!!

CCarlisi 07-09-04 08:22 PM


Originally posted by David Hayes
Okay,
The cost - way, way too much, but you only live once, right? And my wife blessed it so I better get my a** down to Pettit before she realizes just how much it will be! She says I earned it - way cool, good wife!


Hey, just tell her it's cheaper than buying an E46 M3, and creep away before she asks for a resale value comparsion;)

You're going to own a very exotic piece of hardware when it is done. Congrats.

Wargasm 07-09-04 08:32 PM

Take pics, take video... and lots of them! If you need someplace to host pics or vids, I can probably hook you up, just let me know.

Brian

David Hayes 07-12-04 04:33 PM

Hello,

The car is now at Pettit Racing awaiting the conversion. I took it down on Saturday and spent the afternoon with Cam, the owner. He took me to the track in his 3 rotor - quite the awesome car. At 6 lbs. of boost, the car does 375 hp to the wheels and has about 365 lbs. of torque. Cam claims it's the torque in the 3 rotors that makes the car special. I like the HP gains and the torque! Anyway, at 12 lbs. of boost, the car should easily reach 400 hp to the wheels.

I have several pics of Cam's car that I'll post soon.

I'm now in the planning stages for the conversion. Here's the laundry list as of today. Feel free to comment and suggest!

- 20B 3 rotor swap
- includes subframe
- huge customer front mounted intercooler
- NASCAR hi-flow radiator
- twin Cosmo turbos, reworked by Pettit and ceramic coated (will think about going single later)
- engine management system (brand to be determined by Cam)
- new wiring
- probably a bunch of other "under the hood" stuff I'm forgetting now

- back wheel flares molded into the car
- 18X9's and 18X12.5's probably Forgeline WC3's in silver (not polished) unless someone has a better idea.
- Track pro launch kit (street)
- coil overs (if needed)
- front anti-sway bar
- Track pro street differential mounts (if needed)
- big brake kit

- Pettit resonator mid-section
- Racing Beat dual tip exhaust

- brake ducts installed on my Pettit 99 spec front bumper to blend the front end in better
- Apexi side skirts
- 99 spec front lip painted gloss black to match 99 spec front end

Will update you soon!

dubulup 07-12-04 04:39 PM

wow.

I'm interested in the customer FMIC too :cool: who is this lucky customer, and for extra can they make it with double D's??

Rhode_Dog 07-12-04 04:40 PM

Sounds like a good plan, can't wait for the next update!

yzf-r1 07-12-04 04:40 PM

I thought Cam's car put down 550 to the wheels...only at high boost?

PVerdieck 07-12-04 05:02 PM

I think the Wise rear flared fenders look a lot nicer than the Pettit ones, but they require more body work.

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...5&pagenumber=2

CCarlisi 07-12-04 05:24 PM

RE ECU:
Make sure you specify to Cam what acessories you want to keep (eg power steering, AC, radiator fans, ect) because a lot of the stand-alone ecus have a limited number of AUX outputs. I was thinking about using an Electromotive TEC III on my car because I believe it has the most accurate ignition system on the market (-/+ 1/4 deg at 7000rpms), but ultimately decided against it because it only has 4 aux outputs. If you think you can get away with just 4 I think that is the way to go! Their prices have come down recently as well. The Tec III R can control a 2 or 3 rotor. With harness, timing wheel, and the basic sensors it costs just over 2 grand (if purchased from the right dealer).

Re Turbos:
What is the cost of having the Cosmo turbos upgraded? If you haven't already you should price shop it against doing a single before committing.

Red-Rx7 07-12-04 06:33 PM


Originally posted by yzf-r1
I thought Cam's car put down 550 to the wheels...only at high boost?
550 is flywheel @ 1 bar.


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