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not new, just never introduced...
hi there, i know some of you already know my car, but i never introduced myself properly...
so here goes
i am Ferdi aka Furb, born in '83 and live in The Netherlands...
i am busy making a sort of blog about my car on J-Spec.nl
when i was 21 i bought my first car and i am very proud to own this car to this day.
Mazda RX-7 FC TurboII 1991
Bought it in feb 2005 in an original and remarkable state
Car was imported from Germany in 2002 and then had a full rebuild, the rest of the car was also brought up into shape
When I bought the car, the engine had only 9200km on it
Did some minor changes over time, but saved my money for a long time and then it all went by pretty fast in a short matter of time
Jan 2006 the car was pretty much still stock, but the spec list has grown quite a bit since then!
the thing i am most proud of that i have done everything myself, besides the paint ofcourse, and there is nothing to describe the feeling i get when i go and take it for a spin
but i'll just make the story short and let the specs and pics do the talking
Modifications
Engine:
- Racing Beat 3” SS dual exhaust
- JT-Performance FMIC
- Greddy Compression tube
- Apexi air intake
- Racing Beat Sparkplug wires
- HKS SSQV blow-off valve
- Racing Beat oil baffle plate
- Racing Beat oil pressure regulator
- Racing Beat thermal bypass pellet
- Racing Beat steel braided oil cooler lines
- Racing Beat oil cap
- red intercooler hoses
Fuel:
- Greddy 720cc secundairy injectors
- Walbro 255lph fuel pump
- Sard Fuel pressure regulator
Cooling:
- Koyo radiator
- Greddy Radiator cap
- Flex-a-lite Black Magic fan
- Custom radiator panel
- Samco coolant hoses
Drivetrain:
- Corksport steel braided clutch line
- ACT Extreme Clutch
Suspension:
- Silkroad RM/A8 coilover kit
- Custom front and rear strut braces
- Racing Beat front and rear sway bars
- Racing Beat sway bar end links
- Racing Beat DTSS eliminators
Brakes:
- K-sport 330mm 8piston big brake kit
- Formel cross-drilled rear brake rotors
- EBC green stuff rear brake pads
- Corksport steel braided rear brake lines
Wheels:
- Barracuda Velvet 18” x 8,5J 25mm offset
- Barracuda Velvet 18” x 9,5J 25mm offset
Tires:
- Falken FK451 225/40R18 front tires
- Falken FK451 255/35R18 rear tires
Exterior:
- GP-Sports G-four Aerokit
- Shine Sexy-style hood
- Border Headlight intake cover
- R-Magic mirrors
- Custom hood struts
Windows:
- SL Llumar Windowfilm 35%
Lights:
- D-Speed clear turning lights.
Interior:
- Autometer dual A-pillar gauge pod
- Autometer single A-pillar gauge pod
- Custom DIN 3-gauge holder
- JT-Performance steering wheel
- JT-Performance Quick release hub
- JT-Performance FC3S steering wheel adapter
Electrics:
- HKS Twin-Power
- Greddy boost controller
- Greddy turbo timer
- Apexi AFC Neo
- Stri X-Line Boostgauge
- Stri X-line Oil temp gauge
- Stri X-Line Water temp gauge
- Stri X-Line Oil pressure gauge
- Stri X-Line Fuel pressure gauge
- Vems wideband controller
- Vems EGT sensor
ICE:
- Sony CD-F7750 headunit
- Polk audio 13cm speakers
- Polk audio 16cm speakers
- 300W 12/220V DC/AC converter
- Optima Red Top battery
Other modifications:
- Abs removed
- Power steering removed
- A/C removed
- Emissions removed
- Battery relocated to trunk
- Alternator relocated
Power output:
320hp & 440Nm @ 14psi
so here goes
i am Ferdi aka Furb, born in '83 and live in The Netherlands...
i am busy making a sort of blog about my car on J-Spec.nl
when i was 21 i bought my first car and i am very proud to own this car to this day.
Mazda RX-7 FC TurboII 1991
Bought it in feb 2005 in an original and remarkable state
Car was imported from Germany in 2002 and then had a full rebuild, the rest of the car was also brought up into shape
When I bought the car, the engine had only 9200km on it
Did some minor changes over time, but saved my money for a long time and then it all went by pretty fast in a short matter of time
Jan 2006 the car was pretty much still stock, but the spec list has grown quite a bit since then!
the thing i am most proud of that i have done everything myself, besides the paint ofcourse, and there is nothing to describe the feeling i get when i go and take it for a spin
but i'll just make the story short and let the specs and pics do the talking
Modifications
Engine:
- Racing Beat 3” SS dual exhaust
- JT-Performance FMIC
- Greddy Compression tube
- Apexi air intake
- Racing Beat Sparkplug wires
- HKS SSQV blow-off valve
- Racing Beat oil baffle plate
- Racing Beat oil pressure regulator
- Racing Beat thermal bypass pellet
- Racing Beat steel braided oil cooler lines
- Racing Beat oil cap
- red intercooler hoses
Fuel:
- Greddy 720cc secundairy injectors
- Walbro 255lph fuel pump
- Sard Fuel pressure regulator
Cooling:
- Koyo radiator
- Greddy Radiator cap
- Flex-a-lite Black Magic fan
- Custom radiator panel
- Samco coolant hoses
Drivetrain:
- Corksport steel braided clutch line
- ACT Extreme Clutch
Suspension:
- Silkroad RM/A8 coilover kit
- Custom front and rear strut braces
- Racing Beat front and rear sway bars
- Racing Beat sway bar end links
- Racing Beat DTSS eliminators
Brakes:
- K-sport 330mm 8piston big brake kit
- Formel cross-drilled rear brake rotors
- EBC green stuff rear brake pads
- Corksport steel braided rear brake lines
Wheels:
- Barracuda Velvet 18” x 8,5J 25mm offset
- Barracuda Velvet 18” x 9,5J 25mm offset
Tires:
- Falken FK451 225/40R18 front tires
- Falken FK451 255/35R18 rear tires
Exterior:
- GP-Sports G-four Aerokit
- Shine Sexy-style hood
- Border Headlight intake cover
- R-Magic mirrors
- Custom hood struts
Windows:
- SL Llumar Windowfilm 35%
Lights:
- D-Speed clear turning lights.
Interior:
- Autometer dual A-pillar gauge pod
- Autometer single A-pillar gauge pod
- Custom DIN 3-gauge holder
- JT-Performance steering wheel
- JT-Performance Quick release hub
- JT-Performance FC3S steering wheel adapter
Electrics:
- HKS Twin-Power
- Greddy boost controller
- Greddy turbo timer
- Apexi AFC Neo
- Stri X-Line Boostgauge
- Stri X-line Oil temp gauge
- Stri X-Line Water temp gauge
- Stri X-Line Oil pressure gauge
- Stri X-Line Fuel pressure gauge
- Vems wideband controller
- Vems EGT sensor
ICE:
- Sony CD-F7750 headunit
- Polk audio 13cm speakers
- Polk audio 16cm speakers
- 300W 12/220V DC/AC converter
- Optima Red Top battery
Other modifications:
- Abs removed
- Power steering removed
- A/C removed
- Emissions removed
- Battery relocated to trunk
- Alternator relocated
Power output:
320hp & 440Nm @ 14psi
10-27-08, 12:35 AM
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when i had the car running again i ran into some troubles and spent quite some time on figuring them out!
in february the engine was ready for tuning, but fun was over when we got detonation when boost raised above 7psi. we mapped it at stock boost for the moment and power was still already about 250hp instead of the stock 200hp
it took me quite some time to get the info to solve the problems, but it payed off in the end! the cure appeared to be fairly easy as i changed to different sparkplugs (B9EGV) and cranked up the fuel pressure to 65psi at full load.
2nd attempt:
still didn't go as planned... thank god i had no more detonation, but we ran into some other troubles. at 15psi the engine stopped producing power after 5k rpm and stopped accelerating. we got stuck on 290 fwhp
also another problem...
i replaced the OMP-lines by different ones, but it appeared they could not stand the heat as well as i thought they would.
they became soft and got loose on the OMP and due to my fan right in front of it, the entire car got a shower of fine oil-mist.
we decided to stop at that point and replace the lines with stock ones before we did damage to the engine.
not long after that i got the new lines and ordered a HKS twinpower, because i had the idea that the lack of power was due to the fact that my ignition was not powerfull enough.
attempt number 3:
all went pretty smooth in comparison to the past. also the twinpower did its job, cause there was no more hesitation at high rpm's
now we are pretty much at the max for this setup, cause it is noticable that the stock engine and turbo cannot produce any more power.
final dyno figures: 305hp and 420Nm (flywheel)
i did another dyno run after that, under slightly better temps and got 280hp and 380Nm at the rear wheels (supposedly 320hp & 440NM at the flywheel) got a dynochart somewhere, but have fo find that first, LOL
and for those who want to know how it sounds right now....
movie dyno
in february the engine was ready for tuning, but fun was over when we got detonation when boost raised above 7psi. we mapped it at stock boost for the moment and power was still already about 250hp instead of the stock 200hp
it took me quite some time to get the info to solve the problems, but it payed off in the end! the cure appeared to be fairly easy as i changed to different sparkplugs (B9EGV) and cranked up the fuel pressure to 65psi at full load.
2nd attempt:
still didn't go as planned... thank god i had no more detonation, but we ran into some other troubles. at 15psi the engine stopped producing power after 5k rpm and stopped accelerating. we got stuck on 290 fwhp
also another problem...
i replaced the OMP-lines by different ones, but it appeared they could not stand the heat as well as i thought they would.
they became soft and got loose on the OMP and due to my fan right in front of it, the entire car got a shower of fine oil-mist.
we decided to stop at that point and replace the lines with stock ones before we did damage to the engine.
not long after that i got the new lines and ordered a HKS twinpower, because i had the idea that the lack of power was due to the fact that my ignition was not powerfull enough.
attempt number 3:
all went pretty smooth in comparison to the past. also the twinpower did its job, cause there was no more hesitation at high rpm's
now we are pretty much at the max for this setup, cause it is noticable that the stock engine and turbo cannot produce any more power.
final dyno figures: 305hp and 420Nm (flywheel)
i did another dyno run after that, under slightly better temps and got 280hp and 380Nm at the rear wheels (supposedly 320hp & 440NM at the flywheel) got a dynochart somewhere, but have fo find that first, LOL
and for those who want to know how it sounds right now....
movie dyno
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10-27-08, 01:51 AM
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What a sick build! Total props to you for doing everything yourself. How long of a drive is it to the Nurburgring in Germany? Its one of my lifetime goals to drive the ring. Sometimes I wished I lived in Europe so bad...
10-27-08, 11:52 AM
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thank you
it is about 3-3,5hrs to get to the Ring, but i have never been there...
i want to go someday, but just haven't come around to it
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and ofcourse the project doesnt stop here...
for this winter i have the following planned:
- gearbox revision
- ACT prolite flywheel
- FD UIM & TB with FD compression tube
- urethane motor- and transmission mounts
- simplify and re-route the motor-ECU wiring loom
- replace the fuel lines with steel-braided
- get the new hood painted
- Ferodo DS2500 brake pads for the K-sport brakes
- new tires, possibly the Toyo R888
i am also going to take a look at the possibilities for making a v-mount setup with all the stuff i have now...
for this winter i have the following planned:
- gearbox revision
- ACT prolite flywheel
- FD UIM & TB with FD compression tube
- urethane motor- and transmission mounts
- simplify and re-route the motor-ECU wiring loom
- replace the fuel lines with steel-braided
- get the new hood painted
- Ferodo DS2500 brake pads for the K-sport brakes
- new tires, possibly the Toyo R888
i am also going to take a look at the possibilities for making a v-mount setup with all the stuff i have now...
Nice
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I love your car... Do you happen to have any high res pictures you could send to kleach18@hotmail.com so I can make it my new desktop?
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will do an update soon,
i am building everything back together, just waiting for my new fuelrails.
put on the ACT prolite flywheel this week.
FD UIM and TB are on, no spacer used, just ported the **** out of it!
just need to modify the wiring loom for the FD TPS to work.
portmatched EVERYTHING, there is a lot of material to be removed if you really check everything closely! this will gain in spoolup and slight increase in flow, tus in power!
just need to get the tranny rebuild soon and put it all back in...
hoping to be finished near the end of february
cant wait to see what HP/TQ numbers i will reach with this new setup, and remember, this is still with stock ports and stock turbo
i am building everything back together, just waiting for my new fuelrails.
put on the ACT prolite flywheel this week.
FD UIM and TB are on, no spacer used, just ported the **** out of it!
just need to modify the wiring loom for the FD TPS to work.
portmatched EVERYTHING, there is a lot of material to be removed if you really check everything closely! this will gain in spoolup and slight increase in flow, tus in power!
just need to get the tranny rebuild soon and put it all back in...
hoping to be finished near the end of february
cant wait to see what HP/TQ numbers i will reach with this new setup, and remember, this is still with stock ports and stock turbo
