Well the restrictor didnt work....SO whats my problem...


Took the turbo off to look if it was damaged and noticed a boat load of oil in the exhaust housing. I then started up the car and more oil was evident in the housing...WTF!!! really.

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I did a super mild port job without cutting at all into the center of the port. The oil control rings are brand new and have been installed correctly. Im losing hope here...please help.

Doesn't sounds good :/
Pull out the exhaust manifold to see if it's coming from the front or rear, or both...

Ill definetly try that. Im running out of steam with this engine. Im starting to re-think my options now. Any engine builders out there wanna lend a hand.

Looks to be running fine now. I increased the size of the return line on the turbo and its not really smoking at all.

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if you just added a restrictor. it can take a while for all that oil to burn off.

anything happen if you rev it up ?

looks fixed?

When reved up it smokes a little. I also did a compression test and it came back as 125 rear 120 front. :icon_tup: Looks Im just gonna put a few street miles on her and trailor it up to Ray @ PFsupercars in about a month or so. Car should be fully ready for the summer events and thats what I wanted. I still have not installed a turbo restrictor due to having the wrong fittings. This should also help my situation.

I like the build. You must be an expert in Rotary rebuild by now huh. I know it's a lot of frustration, but you've probably gained a lot of knowledge.

Learned a ton, but im far from an engine builder. There are a lot of little things I probably should have done and didnt. I did learn a lot from taking her a part 4 times. I would like to still pick up another 13b-rew short block and start from scratch.

What is the ideal 13b set up? Im talking about which rotors are best, housings, ect.... see, Im still very noob to this game.

I'm no expert either. I've heard that for a turbo setup with no P-Ports the best is 3rd gen rotors, rx8 e-shaft, 20b irons (larger runners) and 3rd gen housings. I'm workin from memory on this though so you can't quote me.

Just started the car up again and it smoked right up until it warmed up. Im calling it good for this season.

Do you run into any cooling problems with that front mount?

Sweet mate, glad you got her running good now after all your troubles.

not that i have noticed in the 2k miles I have driven the car:(


Thank you. Not done but getting closer:icon_tup:

really loving your build. definitely post up how you are liking the S362.. i'm looking to be doing the same turbine.

idk if FD's have the filler neck with the 2 vent ports coming off, but i know if both are blocked off with vacuum caps it will smoke like it's blown, as well as blow excessive oil into the exhaust...

if you have a catch can setup look into it. you may just have excessive crankcase pressure.

I'm kinda lovin how the gloss black engine bay looks. Must be hard to see in there though.

I thought about that and thats not it. Both ports are open.


I dont like it any more. I want to paint the engine bay another color, but Im dreading pulling out the motor again.

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Things to do:
Tune
Roll cage / Safety gear
Paint / Vinyl "sponsors"
Drive the piss out of it.

Bad ass build. I just looked through your entire thread, can't wait to see that thing sideways.

This thread is Max approved!

I was getting fed up with my FC but after seeing all the work you did with your car I'm gonna suck it up and fix my own car.

Thanks for the inspiration!

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the rotary engine is very simple....less=more.:icon_tup:

makes me want FD so bad...

where did u get the pully kit

omg car is sick!

whats the name of the song in the video? it's also sick!

I'm digging this build!

Mt Eden Dubstep - Sierra Leone