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It's about time you came out of storage and made an appearance.
Rear End to be finalized soon, then it's onto the massive V-Mount and Custom Turbo setup. If it all fails, Full-Race Motorsports will have a manifold for me and the turbine housing will be a rerouted Externally wastegated setup.
Haltech Elite 2500, IGN1-A Smart Coils, Borg Warner EFR9174, Injector Dynamics Fuel Pump and 3 Stage Injection, 2-Stroke Oil for OMP, Speed Variable Hydraulic Power Steering, 5 Lug Conversion, Italian Leather Interior, CDT Audio 4-Way front stage with Phoenix Gold Elite amplifier, and extensive sound insulation.
Coachman Performance Internal Surge Tank with Walbro F90000274 e85 Lift Pump (~700lph @ Free Flow)
FST Performance RPM500 Fuel Filter
Injector Dynamics 670lph Fuel Pump
SX Performance Fuel Pressure Regulator set at 55psi (vacuum line run back to it) - Feeds Return Back into Tank
Engine Bay:
Y-Block w/ Digital Pressure Sensor
FFE Fuel Rails
Radium Engineering XR Fuel Dampers at the end of each
Secondary Fuel Rail Tapped for 3rd Injector Stage
DIYAutoTune Pico Injector Weld Bungs
So a Returnless/Deadhead System with Parallel Fuel Rail Configuration at the Engine Bay. Really didn't expect to go this route, but it'll look great and perform even better.
Last edited by RGHTBrainDesign; Jun 1, 2017 at 03:12 PM.
Pretty stoked to see that all my calculations and hard work were right on the money. Check this out!
The pinion angle change is SO minimal by design, that I could actually allow this amount of droop if I cared to, and nothing would bind (like factory) or separate (driveshaft falling out). Pretty intense.
Beautiful fit. Very snug. Will be even better once on the ground and a bit of negative camber at the front.
Thank you Sir! It's been a long time coming. Brand new brakes, NiCopp Lines, Black Oxide Fittings, etc throughout, then paint and Second Skin Spectrum/Lizard Skin Ceramic Coat the underside all next week.
Turbo comes back from G-PopShop next week with its custom turbine housing design (they NAILED it!).
Then it's onto the V-Mount and getting rowdy on the front end.
Thank you Sir! It's been a long time coming. Brand new brakes, NiCopp Lines, Black Oxide Fittings, etc throughout, then paint and Second Skin Spectrum/Lizard Skin Ceramic Coat the underside all next week.
Turbo comes back from G-PopShop next week with its custom turbine housing design (they NAILED it!).
Then it's onto the V-Mount and getting rowdy on the front end.
man, those ms-02's are going to look great on the car! black oxide fittings? from my understanding, black oxide is not very rust resistance...
man, those ms-02's are going to look great on the car! black oxide fittings? from my understanding, black oxide is not very rust resistance...
That's the whole point of them, corrosion resistance vs. bare steel like your standard brake line fittings. The NiCopp is SO nice to work with. I'll never go back to standard lines again!
The MS-02s look mean as ****, and I'm very pleased to see where we get on the motor this week. FFR Fabrication and I will be pulling it, studding it, and inspecting the clutch. Just got off the phone with McLeod Racing and we cannot do the RST Twin Disc (Organic/Organic) as I had hoped. There's an issue with bellhousing clearance. On the other hand, they offered a MagForce Racing Clutch with either Carbon Fiber/Carbon Fiber or Ceramic/Ceramic for around $2300... ouchies. That's too much clutch for this lightweight application, and maybe OS Giken or ORC came up with a solution by now. I'll have to hunt down T56 swaps and eliminate the bellhousing issue all together, ahahah.
The ORC 559 Carbon/Carbon Setup for the FC3s is about $1750 shipped to my door and meets the requirements of about 450ft-lbs of torque. I think I'll actually be over that power figure as I approach 600whp on e85, but I also believe that they are underrating their clutches.
Had a chat with Skeese and MonsterBox about their Exedy Twin/Triple Plate clutches and that really should be the way to go, if they're sprung and have decent NVH for the street. This car is a Gran Tourer, so silence is golden. Can't have a rowdy clutch that ruins the experience.
Work has connections with a few clutch and driveshaft manufacturers, so I'm going to take measurements on the driveshaft tomorrow as we finish up the brakes. Hy-Tech Thermal Coatings still hasn't gotten back to me via email, so they'll get a call tomorrow about placing an order for a bunch of their sealants/undercoating materials.
Last edited by RGHTBrainDesign; Aug 1, 2017 at 09:37 PM.
RedHorse 235 Fuel Hoses and Smooth Bend Fittings via T1R (Tony)
Driveshaft Shop 3-3.5" Carbon Fiber Driveshaft
Hy-Tech Thermal Solutions undercoating with an array of spraying materials (SEE BELOW!)
Turbosmart IWG-75 Twin Port w/ 4-Port MAC
Ordering injectors through Injector Dynamics (Paul)
All new brakes coming in tomorrow. Probably adding the old 4 Pot Front Calipers onto the rear brakes for a hydraulic handbrake setup later down the line
My buddy Brian of Hartzel Automotive is rebuilding my spare S4 Turbo II transmission, and shotpeening/upgrading where we can to 300M components. We can do it locally PRETTY cheap.
Studding the Motor with Turblown Engineering Stud Kit, New Mazda OEM Washer/Seals, and RTV Ultra Black
LEAVING the ACT HD Clutch on the motor, which should last up to about 440whp according to MonsterBox
Delicately Fender Rolling Front and Rear on the Rx7 for proper #GentlemenStance
New AC Lines for the Integra (hopefully off of a 97 Accord) **BOOM! Perfect AC!**
Shot a YouTube collaboration video with Zygrene in the canyons
Retuned the Integra for better street drivability. Just hit 28mpg mixed (before), and after the retune should be able to crack 30s. It's a VERY happy motor now.
OHH, and I built out a proper basemap on the Haltech 2500 Elite, which I still have yet to purchase. I'll get that as late as I can since there might be a better option by then. The AFR500v2 will be last minute since those things always get updated.
Last edited by RGHTBrainDesign; Aug 7, 2017 at 12:44 AM.
For the Interior, we chose one (1) gallon of the Aqua Prime w/ a 1lb Bag of Ceramic Microbeads which will roll/spray on to first prep the surfaces on the inside for ANYTHING. This stuff is designed to last the lifespan of the vehicle, so it's important to put it on carefully. Adding the ceramic to this layer wasn't necessary, but both Trish and I agreed, on a Rotary car, it's the way to go. Metal Primer, Acrylic, Stops Rust Corrosion
For the second stage of the interior, I chose two (2) gallons of the SC1000 Sound Control Coating, which is some seriously BADASS stuff. I hope to get 4-5 layers of this stuff and really quiet down the cabin area before the SecondSkinAudio materials go in. Yea, if you guys forgot already, this is for Gran Touring! Sound Deadening vibration reducing coating
A ton of updates on my Daily Driver happened this week too, but I'll save those for later. For now, enjoy the awesome information that I've provided you.
Thanks. Hope you can still see all my fine work behind them.
Time to bring this monster to life. The Integra is on the up and up, so now I can focus where it counts...on making more money so I can build my dreams.
On another note, it's a shame, I tried explaining this to another (very popular) build with sponsors and I compared it to financing a car or mortgaging a house. It's not YOURS.
"Dump all the sponsors and slow down the build to a budget you can afford. Its the pace you're building at that gets you into trouble. Make the car entirely yours, it'll be a better ownership experience and you'll truly fall in love with each decision and aspect of the vehicle.
When you have to answer to others its a good time to reconsider your choices. You might have what you want, but I'd rather say that the thing was built by hard work of entirely your doing.
You shouldn't need social media to bolster your dreams. You attain dreams by helping others reach theirs.
So entirely eliminate the timeline. Just go at it as a paycheck to paycheck basis and work something out with ##### in which they get recognition for the fabrication/tuning.
It's difficult to hear yourself over the voices of others. ******* tell them to suck fireballs when you're done."
Last edited by RGHTBrainDesign; Aug 7, 2017 at 12:54 AM.
Not bad, for something I designed almost 4yrs ago...it still fits with all the new goodies. Mocked up a battery and figured out electrical too. Very happy with fitment and packaging.
One more big surprise before I go...
Last edited by RGHTBrainDesign; Aug 14, 2017 at 08:13 PM.
It's a VERY happy motor now.
