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Old 09-17-11, 08:58 PM
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Hi from SF, New FC owner!

Just wanted ton introduce my self, Ive been wanting a rotary for years, I just gave a deposit on a 1989 GTU-S with turbo 2 swap, picking it up monday....Needless to say Im super happy!! heres a pic below and a list of everything done. Any advice for me? it needs the air pump and cat replaced and its running rich, but hoping it just needs a tune he only put 500 miles on the engine since install and the car has been sitting for a year. Let me know what you think.

Engine and Transmission:

Greddy front mount intercooler
Greddy Type R blow off valve
Greddy compression tube
Buddy Club racing condenser
HKS suction intake
Racing Beat downpipe
Racing Beat cat delete pipe
Apexi GT Spec exhaust
Cusco Super Single clutch with lightened flywheel
Mazdaspeed engine mounts
Koyo radiator
Greddy radiator cap
Samco coolant hoses
Custom metal intake tube
Custom drive shaft
Mazdaspeed short shifter
Knight Sports fuel cut defencer
Walbro 255 lph fuel pump

Footwork:

Zeal Function XS adjustable coilovers
Endless stainless steel brake lines
Bonez front and rear brake pads
Racing Beat sway bars
Mazdatrix rear camber arm

Wheels and tires:

Work Emotion CR Kai 17x8 et 25 front
Work Emotion CR Kai 17x9 et 17 rear
Falken RT-615 205/40 R17 front
Falken RT-615 225/35 R17 rear

Interior:
Autometer water temperature gauge
Autometer pyrometer
Autometer oil pressure gauge
Apexi Rev/Speed meter
Greddy Profec B boost controller
Blitz turbo timer
Sparco Sprint racing bucket seat
Sparco Lap 5 steering wheel
Sparco steering wheel hub with extender
Razo shift ****

Exterior:

Shine Auto R Magic front bumper
Shine Auto RE Amemiya side skirts
Shine Auto R Magic rear valance
Custom vented passenger headlight cover
S2000 Grand Prix white paint
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Old 09-19-11, 03:34 PM
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That is a sweet *** ride you have there.

Only problem with the air pump is they are pretty hard to find for the 13BT engines. Good luck!
Old 09-19-11, 04:54 PM
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Thanks, Im hoping I can get everything togther, if the car is running rich do you have any idea what may be causing that.....a friend of mine said thats normal for rotarys to be tuned to run rich.
Old 09-19-11, 06:21 PM
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Congrats on the purchase and welcome to the 7.
Old 09-21-11, 07:16 PM
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what else you going to do to that thing
Old 09-23-11, 02:20 AM
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i love your mods
Old 09-23-11, 12:32 PM
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I saw that one on craigslist and sorta thought about buying it.

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Thanks for all the replies guys, I look forward to meeting some of you since you are local.
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car looks fresh as hell man. get that running ASAP!
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