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Gaz.'s 1996 Mazda RX7 FD3S Efini (JDM & Rotary Content)
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LIES! I don't know, I wondered if the switch made them flash, maybe it did and they ripped all that s**t out.
I'll be wiring it up as per the RX7 specific instructions that came with it. If that fails to lift the limiter, my Power FC will, as does just cutting the limiter wire 
Nope, no plate for it yet. The DVLA can suck my knacker sack TBH, the useless halfwits.
Nope, no plate for it yet. The DVLA can suck my knacker sack TBH, the useless halfwits.
speedo converter screws on to 2 posts on the back of the speedo you cut one wire and join it in... the power fc will remove the limiter like you said and it takes 2 mins to connect it in and stick it back on base map then you are good to go
It's not a screw on type.
Iain C
ClioSport Club Member
Brave having one now days. You not seen the price of fuel!?
Looks nice tho. Wiring is a mare. I changes the hu in mine and it was a mission.
Looks nice tho. Wiring is a mare. I changes the hu in mine and it was a mission.
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
That's one hell of an offer from Malice there, what a chap.
Looks like an awesome car TBH, with 90% of second hand cars there is some tidying needed, given that you'll want this mint, I don't think a bit of wiring is a big problem!
Looks like an awesome car TBH, with 90% of second hand cars there is some tidying needed, given that you'll want this mint, I don't think a bit of wiring is a big problem!
Yeah, and it doesn't bother me one bit.
Well let's face it, if I was worried about fuel economy I wouldn't have owned the Nissan, nor bought this.
U don't undo the screws on back of the speedo and put 2 wires on it and do it back up?
Nope, it's just 4 wires and a little module.
It's daunting until you sit and have a good look at it.
Wired up a km/h to mph converter today, it's one of SVAspeedo's units. Haven't tested it yet but it should work...
Also a package finally made it's way home from the parent's business, so I promptly fitted one of the items from it...
Need to make a bracket for the top filter though, as the 2 filters are touching...
They're a bit grubby but I'll get some new elements once I'm up and running. Also found this, a sender for a coolant gauge...
Wired up a km/h to mph converter today, it's one of SVAspeedo's units. Haven't tested it yet but it should work...
Also a package finally made it's way home from the parent's business, so I promptly fitted one of the items from it...
Need to make a bracket for the top filter though, as the 2 filters are touching...
They're a bit grubby but I'll get some new elements once I'm up and running. Also found this, a sender for a coolant gauge...
On a side note if u want to sell that sender and it's the one I think it is it should be a greddy one and mine is bust....
And from a pic up there u already have the 99spec y pipe and crossover
Get a air pump removal kit and an under drive pully with shorter belt, the air pump saps power, and with it fitted with those filters... The car will now moo when u rev and let off lol
And from a pic up there u already have the 99spec y pipe and crossover
Get a air pump removal kit and an under drive pully with shorter belt, the air pump saps power, and with it fitted with those filters... The car will now moo when u rev and let off lol
TBH mate I can't be bothered removing it, finding a plug the correct thread, then re-bleeding the cooling system.
Stock looking, with a bit of power and brakes/suspension sorted. It's not my fault the Mazda ECU is so s**t that you NEED an PFC to do anything I'll only single turbo it if the turbos pop and I can afford to at the time.
Stock looking, with a bit of power and brakes/suspension sorted. It's not my fault the Mazda ECU is so s**t that you NEED an PFC to do anything
I'll only single turbo it if the turbos pop and I can afford to at the time.Dm motorsports are doing a twin turbo upgrade, they use the stock manifold and bolt on 2 gt28rs.... Should make 450 Ish... But that's about it, however the power delivery will be mental!
Did you sell the storage boxes? I hope you got decent money they are worth a lot!
Would seriously recommend a air pump removal with the blanking plates, remove the egr also, and a couple other bits off the upper inlet mani, if you have enough time, remove the double throttle in the uim too... Will give you a good performance boost!
Did you sell the storage boxes? I hope you got decent money they are worth a lot!
Would seriously recommend a air pump removal with the blanking plates, remove the egr also, and a couple other bits off the upper inlet mani, if you have enough time, remove the double throttle in the uim too... Will give you a good performance boost!
LOL at only 450ish, more than enough.
What storage boxes?!
When I decat it I'll remove the air pump. It'll be off the road in winter so I can rip all that unneeded s**t out.
Didn't ou swap the storage boxes behind front seats for rear seats?? Or am I thinking of someone else???
Off road for winter?? You have spring, summer and autumn first!!! Removal and decat and fitting plate kits will only take you an hour or 2 lol
Off road for winter?? You have spring, summer and autumn first!!! Removal and decat and fitting plate kits will only take you an hour or 2 lol
Starting April 1st I'm working 12 days on, 2 off, 12 nights on, 2 off, repeat until the end of September. The car will be lucky if it gets washed yet alone anything else. So I don't have spring and summer. I'll sort the air pump out with a decat, the rest can wait.
Not me, must be somebody else.
Not me, must be somebody else.
When u remove air pump and do decat, u need a bigger warerpump pulley, bigger alt pully, shorter belt, and a few blanking plates...
Other option is to keep stock pulleys and get a dm Motorsport air pump delete pully... Both have pro's and cons.... Or you can run both... Which is prob the best option...
Other option is to keep stock pulleys and get a dm Motorsport air pump delete pully... Both have pro's and cons.... Or you can run both... Which is prob the best option...
Yeah I've seen the kits.
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Fair play for tackling that yourself. I hate electricals!
Edited for accuracy
Smallish update, it's now road legal
Only problem is, it's not drivable for another reason now. I had fitted an Apexi Power FC, which had been mapped for a single turbo. I wiped the data off it, had some idling problems which I resolved, and took it for a spin. It started flashing the exhaust temp light, which is a sign of knocking I believe. That coupled with the fact it wouldn't rev past 6000 rpm made me crawl home and leave it be. I'll have to put it back on the standard ECU, but not knowing the full engine spec it's not even worth risking to use hard, so basically it's now a toy I can't actually use properly.
On the upside, I finally sorted a stereo out. On the downside, I pulled the aerial connector clean off the car by trying to get a bit more cable out from behind the dash. Hopefully the one out of my Nissan will fit.
I also had an alarm installed today to keep the insurers from crying. Couldn't get the central locking installed due to it being cable operated rather than by a link rod, so that's postponed for another day. I also found this pearler behind the door card whilst the installer had it off...
It seems the previous owner liked their speakers so much they kept them.
The list of work grows ever larger, my patience wears thinner, and I'm starting to rue the day I ever thought about buying an imported RX7.
Only problem is, it's not drivable for another reason now. I had fitted an Apexi Power FC, which had been mapped for a single turbo. I wiped the data off it, had some idling problems which I resolved, and took it for a spin. It started flashing the exhaust temp light, which is a sign of knocking I believe. That coupled with the fact it wouldn't rev past 6000 rpm made me crawl home and leave it be. I'll have to put it back on the standard ECU, but not knowing the full engine spec it's not even worth risking to use hard, so basically it's now a toy I can't actually use properly.
On the upside, I finally sorted a stereo out. On the downside, I pulled the aerial connector clean off the car by trying to get a bit more cable out from behind the dash. Hopefully the one out of my Nissan will fit.
I also had an alarm installed today to keep the insurers from crying. Couldn't get the central locking installed due to it being cable operated rather than by a link rod, so that's postponed for another day. I also found this pearler behind the door card whilst the installer had it off...
It seems the previous owner liked their speakers so much they kept them.
The list of work grows ever larger, my patience wears thinner, and I'm starting to rue the day I ever thought about buying an imported RX7.
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Jesus. No luck.
Reckon it'll actually be a car before the summer?
Reckon it'll actually be a car before the summer?
Erm, pass. Problem I have ATM is decent time to work on the car is scarce, that's not going to get any better with work and I'm doing 6 months of practically living there.
It's a nice ornament though.
It's a nice ornament though.
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
That's a bit duff. Do you have the standard ECU? Has it been a single in Japan then?
I'll pop up and PC it for you FOC if you like... when it's more than an ornament.
I'll pop up and PC it for you FOC if you like... when it's more than an ornament.
Yeah I have the standard ECU, but with no actual knowledge of what has and hasn't been done to it in Japan I daren't do more than pootle around in it if you know what I mean. I had a poke around the bay and there's some red ignition leads, and a braided line which I think is for the oil metering pump, a redundant aftermarket coolant sensor and there was a foam panel filter in the airbox, so who knows what else has been fitted
No the PFC was fitted to a single turbo car here, I think the map has been locked, as it should have reset to the standard map but it doesn't seem to have.
It might be beyond PC'ing, I buzzed a square of the roof with the DAS and it brought some gloss and took the buffer trails away, but there's a load of RDS in there.
No the PFC was fitted to a single turbo car here, I think the map has been locked, as it should have reset to the standard map but it doesn't seem to have.
It might be beyond PC'ing, I buzzed a square of the roof with the DAS and it brought some gloss and took the buffer trails away, but there's a load of RDS in there.
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Saying that, somebody who actually enjoys polishing a car might do a better job. My halfarsed approach to polishing is far from ideal, I just slapped something of a medium-ish cut on and had a look see.
