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Old 04-17-20, 12:43 PM
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Dang sorry to hear. What are the plans?
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Damn man. I got furloughed today so this news doesn't make me feel any better.
What happened and what's the plan?
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Warped seals is my guess.

Shipped it up to IRP




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Tom I do not see where your pre mixing. I remember a thread you had for an omp mod, but are you premixing?
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Yes. I have a Rotary Aviation dedicated OMP feed (think there is a post somewhere in this on that) as well as pre-mix. Using Legend ZX2-SR, because you can't have too many Zs or Rs or 2s in what ever you use
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A dedicated OMP feed is probably overkill BTW. There's blah blah this and blah blah that about oils and using synthetic in a rotary. If it's quality oil and you change if frequently, you probably don't need a dedicated feed.

Then of course, there's always overkill
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Originally Posted by TomU
A dedicated OMP feed is probably overkill BTW. There's blah blah this and blah blah that about oils and using synthetic in a rotary. If it's quality oil and you change if frequently, you probably don't need a dedicated feed.

Then of course, there's always overkill
Most of the premix are synthetic. Of course they are actually meant to burn.
I am running a test at my home in a few days. I want to see how idemitsu burns vs say castrol. Depending on the results is what I will run since I am still all over on type of oil lol. I will probably be breaking it in with pennzoil 40 then running idemitsu and idemitsu pre mix. Probably premixing a lot. I looked into the separate omp tank, but I change the oil so often I am not sure if it will be worth the extra $.
well, I hope your housings look good. Good luck with the build!
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FWIW, the stuff i use is mineral based

https://legendperformance.com/product/zx-2sr/

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Originally Posted by TomU
FWIW, the stuff i use is mineral based

https://legendperformance.com/product/zx-2sr/
I checked it out. Pretty cool stuff. The test I will do is probably pretty pointless, but I need that final deciding factor. So why not?
I just expected you to get a little more life out of your engine as your build is a cooling monster. I guess we won't really know till you crack it open.
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Coronavirus Downtime

Rebuild the Norton



Or tear down the old block?




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Ahhhh man, that is a tough one. To be honest if I had another block and my car was away I would build the bike. Especially if the car hinders space for rebuilding the bike.
I look fwd to the day I have another block on standby though.

I say bike!! Looks pretty badass.


Btw. I am running out of projects that don't cost any real $. I am too skeeeerd to spend. Damn this virus. I may order my head unit for the car and finish that. I have everything except a 4 channel amp and head unit. Hmmmmm

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That’s a sweet bike.
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Where can I find parts

I'm kinda new to all this and I have no clue where to buy parts for a 1993. The few websites I've found have most of the parts discontinued so I've hit a wall. I'm looking for interior and exterior body parts and I was hoping some of the more experienced users could help point me in the right direction for places to buy parts. Thanks in advance for any info provided
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Originally Posted by Testrun
To be honest if I had another block and my car was away I would build the bike.
The bike it is. Checked compresssion. Left is good (150). Right is low (90). Will pour some gas in the carbs and throw in some new plugs and see if it ignites. After that, full teardown....

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I am running out of projects that don't cost any real $.
There's cleaning

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I may order my head unit for the car and finish that. I have everything except a 4 channel amp and head unit. Hmmmmm
So, i installed an aftermarket head unit which i think has something like 40Wx4, 2 subwoofers and a 150 subwoofer amp. After "upgrading" the exhaust, i find it can't hear the radio over the exhaust. I'm seriously thinking about ditching it and wearing earplugs (it's that loud). The sound though is music, especially over 7k RPMs

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I'm kinda new to all this and I have no clue where to buy parts for a 1993. The few websites I've found have most of the parts discontinued so I've hit a wall. I'm looking for interior and exterior body parts and I was hoping some of the more experienced users could help point me in the right direction for places to buy parts. Thanks in advance for any info provided
Unfortunately, a lot of parts are NLA (No Longer Available), especially interior parts. Fortunately, the 93 year parts are more available than 94/95.

If you are looking for stock OEM, contact Ray Crowe (you can search for his email on the forum). He was the parts manager at a Mazda dealer and knows FD parts in his sleep.

For used, there are several members that part out cars. Get your post count up and then post a Wanted to Buy post for what specific part you need. And read up as much as you can (but take everything with a grain of salt). If you have any questions, post them. You will get an answer
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Thank you very much
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Since the car is in the shop, i have nothing to post. Other than comics (which for some reason is required posting material)



And my bike



After about 30 kicks, some starting fluid, and some backfires, she starts!
After about 30 kicks, some starting fluid, and some backfires, she starts!
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Tom, how is life? You figure out why the seals warp? Was it too much heat or am I limited on my milage with the seals? Any other word on the build?
Did you ever re wite the fuel pump? I have Sakebomb's harness coming and will be doing it before the tune. It idles great now and I hope it doesn't change too much.
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Don't think IRP has started working on it yet. Until they do i'm assuming heat was what did in my seals. Plan to go with the I-Rotary seals. Hope they do better. Did not rewire the pump. That was next on the to-do list before the seals went. Personally, not sure a relay is needed if the wiring to the pump is upgraded as well as the ignition bypass
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Originally Posted by TomU
Don't think IRP has started working on it yet. Until they do i'm assuming heat was what did in my seals. Plan to go with the I-Rotary seals. Hope they do better. Did not rewire the pump. That was next on the to-do list before the seals went. Personally, not sure a relay is needed if the wiring to the pump is upgraded as well as the ignition bypass
I agree unless the solenoid or whatever it is fails that gives it the different speeds... I am totally speaking out of my rear end for that.
I just recieved my Sakebomb's harness a few min ago.
With your power level why not stick with oem seals? I forgot your reasoning. I was thinking about it, but the thought of brand new turbos getting possibly shredded made my decision.
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Going 8374 so i'm guessing high 300 HP. More than that, other stuff starts breaking
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Are you going iw? Are you going to make any other changes to your set up?
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Are you going iw? Are you going to make any other changes to your set up?
That's the plan + everything needed to support it (fuel, IC, ECU, etc)
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Cool man..
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Hey Tom hope all is good. Just to let you know I was running g a bit lean on the top end with the dyno we just did. I believe it was for fuel pump wire in tank. I told you I did the Sakebomb's rewire, but I never changed the wires in tank. I was just thinking of your issue. I wonder if that was a possible cause of you warping the seals..... maybe you were running lean on the top end also.


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