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I did stop by yesterday, they have quite the repertoire of projects they are working on, with one from a highly public individual I won't name. Rich is very confident he can get you exactly what you need, and he had some good thoughts on your car. I didn't see the inside but your car looks good, and the engine bay is tidy with all the right parts. If I owned it I would make sure the cooling system is my top priority. Only thing I noticed, which maybe there was some parts currently missing due to the modifications, was having proper airflow ducting for the radiator and intercooler setup. Ideally there should be no gaps around the radiator, so all air that enters the front dam should be moving through the intercooler/radiator stack. This is a major pain point with the RX8 as lots of owners over the years have decided to ditch the undertray or ditch the cover between the front hood latch support and radiator gap, and have run into cooling issues because of removing those parts. I only briefly looked at the car though, and maybe the FD is different than the RX8, but all rotaries should have cooling as a top priority, just some food for thought.
Thank you! Glad you liked it! Improving the cooling is the next step after we get it on the road. I know the radiator needs to be moved and proper adjustment brackets need to be made as well. I also would not be surprised if there where a few things missing as I believed the ECU and Methanol where getting wired up over the course of this week, so that very well could be why. I also have a 3D scanner and design things on the side, so once the car gets back in my hands, I plan to design ducts to keep all the air going into side holes on the front bumper holes to maximize the cooling of them, then a duct that takes the air from the back of the cooler and routes it to cool the brakes.
Good stuff! There is another member on here and the 8 club I am friends with lives down your way, he is currently doing a REW swap in his rx8. We have a solid little group of rotary engine fans now in southern new hampshire.
Yes! We decided to turn the RX7 into a Mini Truck! Jk jk, the rear hatch was just removed so it could be used for paint matching the spoiler while the car can continue to be worked on. Its on the final stages to be ready for this season, decided to replace the O2 sensor for the Haltech one, as well as some last minute Fuel rail and injector upgrades. The goal is to be tuned and ready to go by the first week of april.
Oh, Another note, The red FD that has been at EVG for a while was abandoned by the customer and now belongs to EVG, so they can work on that car and plan to bring it to OEM+ condition and really learn the platform.
Right? Turns out That the FD that was left with them also had some fueling upgrades done to it by them that was paid for before the previous owner abandoned it, and they are going to swap them onto my car to save me some money, as well as it will help achieve the power goals that I want. They in turn are going to use the ones on my car for the shop car as the owner of the shop only wants between 300-350whp. Obviously there are more details to it than that but at the end of the day, Free upgrades!
Also, The car is all buttoned up and ready to be tuned now, ended up getting some New fuel injectors as well. The only thing we are waiting on is the tuners schedule! I also got the estimate for the bill and it is not bad for everything I've had done to the car, but its still a lot of money! Thankfully I had them do everything I could think of (and that I was recommended to do by various other people) to make the car as reliable as possible, so future issues should be minimal!
While it is a lot of money, I will say that Rich and the shops overall quality of work, Attitude, and communication is 10/10, as well as the transparency with everything going on has been one of, if not the best shop experience I have ever received. From day 1, my car has never sat outside overnight, even if they are waiting on parts, they have always brought my car inside for storage, every single night, they have made sure it stayed out of the snow, and will be giving it a deep cleaning and polish when they are all done.
Nice, that's all good to hear. He seemed really nice when I went there. Are you going with that tuner who just got back to the northeast, Brian from Rogue Rotaries? I would try and get in with him if I were you. I ended up figuring out the tune for my car with my buddy Jake based upon how other members have tuned their 8's, have yet to get it dyno'd though.
As far as the new car, I ended buying an LFX swapped 8 from Mississippi, just received it a little over two weeks ago. It should be on the road in a week or two. It should be a monster for track and autox, has quite a bit of power with a nice linear power band.
Jeez! That thing is gonna be a monster! Congrats my man!
I also just got word that the date is set for may 1st for it to be tuned, the tuner is Ryan Heinrich of RGHTBrainDesign. Ive heard good things about him!
Jeez! That thing is gonna be a monster! Congrats my man!
I also just got word that the date is set for may 1st for it to be tuned, the tuner is Ryan Heinrich of RGHTBrainDesign. Ive heard good things about him!
Haha. But I thought I remembered you having a BW when I came by to check your car and the shop out, but was unsure of the model. I went with the BW 8374 IWG. I am really motivated by you. Can’t wait to see how these cars compare and hear them cruising!!
This time next year if all goes well. Body and interior work right now. Motor is rebuilt ready to go in. I have new carpet, seat skins, cage. Tein springs, tokico struts, super pro bushings.…Haltech and wiring, Whole radium fuel system with surge tank to install. You know, the regular stuff
sounds like she will be a blast! If that Radium fuel system ever goes missing, I didn't do it I swear! (I 100% did, check the car first)
That was one of the very few things i did not have EVG do while they have it this spring, more than likely a next winter project!
Well you are out enjoying the car this season, and as always, the next vision in your head. I am working on drawing that line now, so I can be out next spring/summer.
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