The Shaolin

iTrader: (5)

Hello everyone! I dunno if this is the right forum or not...go ahead and move it if I'm way off...haha.

I'm 21, I live in Wisconsin, and I bought my first "real" car this week! I've built my car from the ground up, but I know little about rotaries, although I love them and I've always wanted to own one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=120100736988

1986 RX7, non turbo, manual. Base model

I'm still CRAZY excited about it... I pick it up on Tuesday!

The interior isn't in great shape, I planning on doing some weight reduction and probably keeping it N/A for now.

My previous vehicles:

1994 Saturn SC2 (totalled)
2000 Saturn SC1 (currently own)
1993 Saturn SL2 (bought and sold)


Here's my baby...had it for about 4 years now...







I've pretty much modified everything on the car....haha. Here's a brief list.

1998 DOHC engine swap
1996 DOHC transmission
Fidanza Flywheel/ACT 6 puck clutch
1993 DOHC rear subframe
Rear disc conversion
3" custom CAI
Ported intake mani/head
Shaved .020"
1995 DOHC windage tray
OBX header/high flow cat/2.25" catback/36" glasspack
SDA performance cams
Oil pressure/AFR gauges
Apexi SAFC-II
Custom 94a poly motormounts
NX Nitrous kit - 75 shot


1997 Leather Sedan seat conversion
20% tint all around
Black faced emblems
White faced gauges
Custom tinted tails
Sprint 2" lowering springs
KYB struts
205/40/17 Kumho Ectsta SPTs on Exel Ennio rims
Tinted clear corners

lots more...lol

Fastest time:
14.596@98.08 MPH (on a slipping clutch, no bottle heater or purge)
If I took it back to the strip, I would estimate I could run 14.2@100 with mods I've installed since then.

Right now, I think I plan on taking some of the stuff off that makes this car a PITA to drive...the solid motormounts, maybe the nitrous so I can run a stock clutch again..and putting the money into the RX7


So, anyways, now that this is way too long for an intro thread...give me some details on this car...the secrets...the best N/A mods and the weak points. I'm planning intake/exhaust/fuel tuning right now

(If this was a Saturn forum, i would say that the diff pin likes to pop out if you drive it hard. (I'm on my 4th transmission...haha))

JSmith0101

iTrader: (6)

Looks like you'll have some fun getting it titled. Knock that out first.

A lot of people say intake is not worth the fuss, I'm going to have to agree. Fuel tuning... you'll need a SAFC or Microtech or Haltech or something else like that.

Unknown mileage means the motor's about to pop. Have fun with that.

Don't drift.

The Shaolin

iTrader: (5)

As you can see, I have an SAFC in my Saturn. I'll probably pick another one up for the '7....seems to be the cheapest, easiest option.

According to the guy I bought it from, it's got 50k miles on it or so. He sold the odometer on eBay and swapped in a junkyard one that reads like, 210k or something....that's what he told me, anyways.

JSmith0101

iTrader: (6)

Do a compression test.

The Shaolin

iTrader: (5)

I had asked him to do it when he told me $900 for the car. He then called me back, told me someone offered him $1200, and he wasn't going to do the compression test.

Then I found that he forgot to close the eBay auction for it after he got his $1200 offer and promptly won it for $685. Haha.

I do plan on testing it as soon as I am able...I'll post the results.