first time rx7 build, always looking for advice!
I'm running a hybrid turbo that has a much larger compressor side but still has the stock hot side, running 550,1000 cc injectors lt8 microtech, rb dp, to a rb presilencer and two Megan racing exhausts I'm hoping to make decent numbers.
Making progress, working in finishing the wiring, luckly my roomate is a wiz at it, and doesn't mind! Lt8, wideband 2 relays and a fuse bus is installed in the glove box, just need to get some more wire and connectors, run wire to the fuel pump and that's about it should be up and running this coming weekend, just need to take all the right precautions and make sure no leaks everything is tight everything is getting oil, set timing and set right, and then turn the key, hopefully I can make a nice pair of 11s behind me before the end of the month/ snow hits! And then it's away and awaiting upgrades! Anyone have any suggestions for winter upgrades?
So, after some tuning... we found out we have a vac leak, for some reason my TB was leaking and not allowing us to change idle or AFR.
So, we swapped out TB and boom runs like a charm!, still a little rich at idle but with some more tuning we should be good to go. took it for a little 200m drive up and back, and man, i love the bottom end of 9.5 rotors... its has so much more go then my roomates t2 did at 2-4k rpm. so with my turbo should be a peppy fun car!, just need to fix some small things, the Eshaft bolt is ever so leaking, so i need to pull it out new crush washer and some loctite and boom should be good, where should i connect the break booster too? i know it needs to be under vac, but should it see vac even under boost or doesnt matter?
So, we swapped out TB and boom runs like a charm!, still a little rich at idle but with some more tuning we should be good to go. took it for a little 200m drive up and back, and man, i love the bottom end of 9.5 rotors... its has so much more go then my roomates t2 did at 2-4k rpm. so with my turbo should be a peppy fun car!, just need to fix some small things, the Eshaft bolt is ever so leaking, so i need to pull it out new crush washer and some loctite and boom should be good, where should i connect the break booster too? i know it needs to be under vac, but should it see vac even under boost or doesnt matter?
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So, after some tuning... we found out we have a vac leak, for some reason my TB was leaking and not allowing us to change idle or AFR.
So, we swapped out TB and boom runs like a charm!, still a little rich at idle but with some more tuning we should be good to go. took it for a little 200m drive up and back, and man, i love the bottom end of 9.5 rotors... its has so much more go then my roomates t2 did at 2-4k rpm. so with my turbo should be a peppy fun car!, just need to fix some small things, the Eshaft bolt is ever so leaking, so i need to pull it out new crush washer and some loctite and boom should be good, where should i connect the break booster too? i know it needs to be under vac, but should it see vac even under boost or doesnt matter?
So, we swapped out TB and boom runs like a charm!, still a little rich at idle but with some more tuning we should be good to go. took it for a little 200m drive up and back, and man, i love the bottom end of 9.5 rotors... its has so much more go then my roomates t2 did at 2-4k rpm. so with my turbo should be a peppy fun car!, just need to fix some small things, the Eshaft bolt is ever so leaking, so i need to pull it out new crush washer and some loctite and boom should be good, where should i connect the break booster too? i know it needs to be under vac, but should it see vac even under boost or doesnt matter?
so the cars all put away, have some engine bay cleaning/ tiding to do. Other them that we put in some tokico blues and lowered the car and set us some camber with my cusco camber plates car looks good. Took it for a decent lap around the block, runs great in vac, pulls hard. Next year we will do all the boost tunning on the road/highway then off to a local dyno to finalize everything! And then boom hoping for a solid 250whp just enough to have fun and mayne beable to drive on some 205s!
Started her up she didnt like the cold had to change some settings, but then after she warmed up found idle and was happy, the cold air loves the rich tune, time to dissasemble some parts for powdercoating!
Did already upgrade to double alt pully, and i loosened it up as much as possible, that surge isnt even 1psi still rough in vac so idk why its doing it but im relocating the bov closer to the TB and see what happends
Working on custom surround delete for a s4 surround, will come with 3 52mm holes for selected gauges, working in the bottom will be my hks boost controller and some switches and a emergency cut off switch. And some other secret things lol , all my intake piping UIM and Charge tube are out getting powdercoated and cleaned up, i recently sold the LT8 now going MS3x for the user friendly tuning! Super pumped lots of changes for the hunt of 300whp out of my 6port turbo!
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From: austin,tx
Nice to see yours is up and running . Got mine going 2 weeks ago . Guy ended selling me a fried haltech and just had to buy another haltech e6k from c.ludwig here on the forums . It's so nice being able to ride again after so many years . How those door panels come out ? Ever finish them ?
Just a shot of mine ( not try to h/j your thread ).
Just a shot of mine ( not try to h/j your thread ).
Nice to see yours is up and running . Got mine going 2 weeks ago . Guy ended selling me a fried haltech and just had to buy another haltech e6k from c.ludwig here on the forums . It's so nice being able to ride again after so many years . How those door panels come out ? Ever finish them ? Just a shot of mine ( not try to h/j your thread ).
its a secret tho lol should be done in acouple months or so! But yea it moved idled the hole 9 yards just figure ill step out of the stone age and get a new easyer stand alone!
Finally got my center console to fit nice, needed some extra holes tho -_- oh well, ill make them flush so it looks better! Other then that still working on my switches, push to start, and the gauges that will be hanging out on it!
Been a busy couple months just moved... Had to drive the car over... Cant wait till the snows gone!
Heres the gauges in the surround! Looks good! Now working on a new case for my megasquirt 3x with some special pieces
Heres the gauges in the surround! Looks good! Now working on a new case for my megasquirt 3x with some special pieces
Update! Bumping up my ignition setup with a FFE trigger kit from styx! Its getting warmer here up in canada so im hoping over the next week too two weeks ill have the car semi wired up with my ms3x, still alot of learning to do!
Progress, fuel lines have been made, fuel rails are ready for cleaning up, everything has been fabbed up for this so its good to go, all set up on my dumby block in the work room!
it was a pain in the *** to bend those lines took a good amount of time and some working beers... lol. but it looks awesome! love it so far! still working on the ecu and harnesss and yea... lots of things lol spring is almost here!
it was a pain in the *** to bend those lines took a good amount of time and some working beers... lol. but it looks awesome! love it so far! still working on the ecu and harnesss and yea... lots of things lol spring is almost here!