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Old 06-02-09, 10:57 PM
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MY 13B-RE Fd single turbo build(standing up for the Rotary) lots of pics

In the midst of a world of RX-7's with V8's, im standing my ground and keeping my swap Rotary. Thats the point of owning an RX-7, because of its unique motor and body design.

Although i have thought bout the V8 swap(ls2 swap), espcially after riding in my friends LS1 fc(making 468 to the wheels). I love rotaries to much to do that.
dont get me wrong, V8 RX's are fun and fast. but Rotary= PURE AWSOME.

so here we go.

My plan is build a Great FD that is track ready, yet streetable and looks great.

I plan on tracking the FD atleast 2 times a month. I want to prove to People that Rotaries are as, if not more Reliable than piston motors.

Goal is to make 380hp at 11-13psi.

The Chasis: 93 FD3S Base model. Silver with black interior. no sun roof. 90k miles on the chasis. Tokico whites with neuspeed springs.

the Chasis has been sitting since 2000. close to 10yrs.....

I plan on painting the car a purple. still have not decided what shade to go with yet.

The break down of my Set up:
of what i have and what im going to get.
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Fuel set up:
  • Custom Fuel rails (made by turblown)
  • SS fuel rail lines
  • Aeromotive Fuel pressure regulator
  • Supra twin turbo fuel pump
  • Baffle/surge tank( going to get one fabricated soon)
  • Aeromotive A1000 external fuel pump
  • injectors (still dont know what size cc to get...)

Turbo set up:
  • RE-Amemiya T4 Turbo manifold
  • GT35R T4 Garret(still have to buy)
  • Wastegate(not sure what to get as of yet)
  • SS oil lines for Turbo

Exhaust Set up:
  • Apexi GT Spec 4 inch cat back

Oil cooling:
i plan on running upgraded oilcoolers, SS lines with the proper ducting,
still not sure what brand to get.

Intercooler set up:
  • Custom vmount set up(will fabricate later on)
  • Radiator (not sure what to get)
  • HKS SSQ BOV

Managements Ecu, boost:
  • Power FC
  • Greddy Profec B type 2 boost controller

Chasis:
  • 99 spec conversion( still have to buy bumper and lip, OEM tails, and OEM wing.)
  • D-Max Carbon fiber D1 style vented hood( still have to buy)
  • bushing kit( still not sure which to get)
  • canards(still have to buy)
  • upgraded sway bars(still have to buy)
  • Rear carbon defuser(still have to buy)

Wheels and suspension:
im still not sure what coilover set i should get...

wheels i plan on getting

SSR Proffesor sp1's

17x10.5 front
17x11.5 rear

still unsure on the off set and tire size..

Interior:
  • Nardi Deep corn suede 340MM steering wheel
  • Rx8 shift ****
  • pink ebrake billet
  • Defi gauges(still need to buy)
  • Roll cage(still need to buy)


I know im still missing a lot of stuff, but heres some pics.. enjoy.

Any and all criticism is welcome.

dropping off the parts to get cleaned and assembled by Lucky 7 Racing in Duarte CA.
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Painted motor
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Lapped Iron
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Painted rotor housings
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Painted block
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Fuel rail set up.

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rotors prior to cleaning.
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can't wait to see this car running
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Cleaned out the Chasis..

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after cleaning(well most of the car lol )

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This is good.
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Heres a link of the Cosmo tear down.

https://www.rx7club.com/west-rx-7-forum-193/so-my-fd-finally-home-hahaha-time-get-work-837922/page6/


basically all i did today was slap on my front mudflaps, clean the engine bay out just a tad more, and put the bumper back on.

had to run errands so i couldnt do as much as i wanted to.....

pics of the new tail lights and exhaust.

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cleaned the driver side .
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front mudflaps, after i cleaned and painted them
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also removed 2 things that were located in the grill of the bumper

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heres my baby as she sits now


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Also forgot to add, im removing the ABS system as well.
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doooo eeeeet
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fun times. just like project scarlet, but more intense.
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Looks great!

Look into the synapse engineering wastegates and blow off valves (best on the market, in my opinion)
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while everything is out of the engine bay you may want to convert you steering rack to manual? Just a suggestion. Also, if you are keeping the MOP get some SS lines for it.
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Engine looks awesome painted - Looking forward to the rest of this thread
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Looks like things are going good so far Jaime
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i have been tracking the FD pretty frequently the last couple of months, twin turbos and all, it's as reliable as anything out on the track. Glad that you are staying with the rotary and the build is looking good!
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great project man! keep up the good work and keep us up to date!
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Originally Posted by Prometheus
Looks great!

Look into the synapse engineering wastegates and blow off valves (best on the market, in my opinion)
i was looking into synapse Wastegates, im leaning towards this, the thing is idk what size spring to get, im still learning all of this as i go.

Originally Posted by papsmagu
while everything is out of the engine bay you may want to convert you steering rack to manual? Just a suggestion. Also, if you are keeping the MOP get some SS lines for it.
i was looking at some of the threads about the Manual rack, i might get one in the future... im still undecided... and

same goes for the MOP, idk if i should just premix or run it..

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Engine looks awesome painted - Looking forward to the rest of this thread
thanks, i wanted it to match the theme im going with on this build

Originally Posted by Force13B
Looks like things are going good so far Jaime
yea, well everything so far has been easy because i have most of the stuff i need for the most part lol...

Originally Posted by RE-Mamamia
i have been tracking the FD pretty frequently the last couple of months, twin turbos and all, it's as reliable as anything out on the track. Glad that you are staying with the rotary and the build is looking good!
thanks ******* sweeeet. yea i love rotaries to much, and after reading the thread by Howard Coleman i was like, im keeping true to it.

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great project man! keep up the good work and keep us up to date!
thanks i appriciate it.

i should have more updates soon
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1 question i never really got answered on other parts of the forum was,

since im aiming for high hp, and im going to use a PFC.

is the hks twin power compatible with the pfc?

and

should i run the hks twin power, so that way spark doesnt start breaking up???
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^ thank you,

looks like im going to get some 5Zigen FN01's for now 17x10 and 17x9, not sure what offset to go with though...
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Thumbs up Synapse parts are top notch!

Originally Posted by zerox7
i was looking into synapse Wastegates, im leaning towards this, the thing is idk what size spring to get, im still learning all of this as i go.
The synapse wastegates come with an assortment of springs for various boost applications)

Look up afgmoto1978 his build thread is great, and has a lot of good info.
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Sexy Looking forward to updates.


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