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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 10:34 AM
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sorry jason, had to and well worth iy cuz u fell for it., bet seriously we will try to help with knowledge if we can. its all in good fun
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 10:37 AM
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as for low hp, injectors injectors injectors. also maf may have to do with it. i have a maf in my garage if u wanna try it out. if it works the gimme what u think its worth.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Will_s
Been busy lately but I dissambled the motor and it needs a rotor and housing. Side plates are great so I will reuse and port them. I think a peice of carbon killled the rear rotor.

I have decided to keep the car and do a manual swap to it. Will also put in the cheapest standalone I can find, probably a mega squirt and bridge port the motor.
It will probably take me a while but thats the plan.
good to hear.... still need to swing by my house to get that stuff
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 05:27 PM
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sorry jason, had to and well worth iy cuz u fell for it., bet seriously we will try to help with knowledge if we can. its all in good fun
Hahaha I can't believe I fell for it. I'll look into this stuff, thanks guys, especially that headlight fluid. Thats probably the problem.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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here this site may help http://www.kalecoauto.com
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Will_s
Been busy lately but I dissambled the motor and it needs a rotor and housing. Side plates are great so I will reuse and port them. I think a peice of carbon killled the rear rotor.

I have decided to keep the car and do a manual swap to it. Will also put in the cheapest standalone I can find, probably a mega squirt and bridge port the motor.
It will probably take me a while but thats the plan.
Did you find out why your V8 seven was out of oil? Burning it, or leaking?
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 11:57 PM
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That dyno sheet looks like a seismograph. It's jumping 5hp within a couple hundred rpm's in a pattern almost. The way it drops at 5k looks like a piston motor.
Rob- where you at yo!
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Will_s
Been busy lately but I dissambled the motor and it needs a rotor and housing. Side plates are great so I will reuse and port them. I think a peice of carbon killled the rear rotor.

I have decided to keep the car and do a manual swap to it. Will also put in the cheapest standalone I can find, probably a mega squirt and bridge port the motor.
It will probably take me a while but thats the plan.
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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 02:38 AM
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Originally Posted by RedBaron7
Did you find out why your V8 seven was out of oil? Burning it, or leaking?
Yeah Will what did you find out about that, that was pretty crazy. Hey Red Baron I am going to try and get a hold of you next week b4 Sema. Hey you know of any one that needs a pass. I ordered 4 passes and 1 guy can't make it, let me know.
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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 08:28 AM
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Looked it over and I didn't find anything as to wear the oil was going. I am just going to keep a better eye on it.
As for the rotary engine, unless I can repair the coolant seal side wall I am going to have to trash two of the irons.
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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 04:30 PM
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so we aer skipping the hat meet this week right, till next friday? sorry bout last friday, but i set alot alot of **** straight, and now im the bad guy, but guess what, where else you gonna pay 500 with all utilities, including interwebs, and get away with trying to turn the persons house into ur home?
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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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Hey guys, I went to the dyno day in San Diego. This is definitive proof that I'm having issues with my car, but can't figure it out. Fuel system, electrical?

Hey Jason, you made good horsepower for a S4 na engine. I hate to tell you but Street porting a 6 port engine does not get you anymore horsepower. The only thing you can do is adjust your tps, and change the plugs. IIt would not hurt to have the injectors cleaned.
Thanks Robert
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 12:16 AM
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Another shameless starion ad from me. With some of the ads I find it's hard to believe they only sold 3-6k cars per year.
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 01:26 AM
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Originally Posted by fc3s91
Hey Jason, you made good horsepower for a S4 na engine. I hate to tell you but Street porting a 6 port engine does not get you anymore horsepower. The only thing you can do is adjust your tps, and change the plugs. IIt would not hurt to have the injectors cleaned.
Thanks Robert
So 109.6 is actually where I should be at? So the only thing wrong with my dyno graph is the jumpiness, right?
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 09:17 AM
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will, did you ever look to see if you had those small interior parts?

I am now broke due to my recent purchace, but I will gladly buy you and your girl lunch at the next meet if you dont want the tranny anymore.

when do you want to get rid of the car? (or did you already?)
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 09:23 AM
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Jason, 110 h.p. to the wheels on a car that pulls 148 to the crank when it was new on its best day, is not bad. that means you are losing 38 h.p.

most of that will be lost in transition to the wheels, so 25 or 30.
which would mean the other 8-13 h.p is simply due to old seals, dirty intake, hot day, old plugs, old wires, old injectors.....

sounds about right to me. :-/

and Rob is right, porting a 6 port does not do much. is it worth doing if your building your motor anyways. yes. but dont expect a major h.p. gain. its just the nature of 6 ports.
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 01:26 AM
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Originally Posted by speeddemon32
Jason, 110 h.p. to the wheels on a car that pulls 148 to the crank when it was new on its best day, is not bad. that means you are losing 38 h.p.

most of that will be lost in transition to the wheels, so 25 or 30.
which would mean the other 8-13 h.p is simply due to old seals, dirty intake, hot day, old plugs, old wires, old injectors.....

sounds about right to me. :-/

and Rob is right, porting a 6 port does not do much. is it worth doing if your building your motor anyways. yes. but dont expect a major h.p. gain. its just the nature of 6 ports.
Yeah, I guess I need to come to the realization that on an N/A RX-7, this is about all I'm gonna see, haha.

Thanks for all your guys' help
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 09:35 AM
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Yes I still have the parts but I really don't have time to pull out a tranny. I will have the car for a few more weeks.

Are we still doing the run that we mentioned last meet
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sadd...,1.230469&z=10
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 10:52 AM
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nope, I belive the run/meet has been moved for november. new meet date is November 15th and its going to be the beach thing.
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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i have a question for you guys,ive been thinking about selling my GTUs but im not sure what i can get for it,it just turned 88602 miles.how much can i get it for it? thanks
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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need a bit more deatials. is it in nice condition? any mods?... you know normal details.

also yu have a picture?
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 03:47 PM
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well it has its flaws..like a the paint is chipping on the right corner of the rear bumper but no damage. the ac center vent is broken.the left rear taillight is cracked.the antenna doesnt go up.besides that its in good condition. it has and HKS hybrid air filter and a new alpine deck.its been serviced at the palm springs Mazda a few times.the interior and the extrior are is goos shape besides those flaws.this is the only pic i got right now.
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 04:29 PM
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damn i want that car...
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 10:57 PM
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i dont know the market all too well right now... but id say between 4-5k is a good starting point.... and work your way down.....always start high, then slowly lower it.... but since your car is so damn rare, you should be able to get good money for it
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 03:13 AM
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got some "new" wheels yesterday...... they need some tlc but nothing i cant handle...... have no idea what im putting them on, but they fit the fc very nicely


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