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Gaz.'s 1996 Mazda RX7 FD3S Efini (JDM & Rotary Content)
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get some 10mm magnecores...
and no need to go from beneath, remove the intake elbow if you have too but it is easy and do able from above stood next to pass wing.
btw i got a 99 spec front now
I've got the intake elbow off anyway, UIM is off ATM. Can barely get at Rotor 1's plugs, and been told by a fair few people getting in from under is much easier.
I was going to get Magnecors anyway, always trust them.
P.S. f**k you and your 99 spec front
Lol f**k laying on the floor to do it lol.... Haven't come across a car I can't do yet from above
I run custom magnecores on mine and they work great, a load of people complained about the boots they use but they changed and they work better now...
*rubs 99 spec*
I run custom magnecores on mine and they work great, a load of people complained about the boots they use but they changed and they work better now...
*rubs 99 spec*
You could do them from the top, but it's such a fiddle that I can't be arsed playing that game. Rather work in some space, even if that means laying under the car.
Carnt believe the hate for this car . A bit of wiring and it's a shed
Its not a bad one all the ones I have worked on .which is a lot! All looked like that
I have worked on ones that stunk of piss and full of used johnnys. Some never had the handbrake put on on bounced round in the container all the way from Japan one wrx only had 9km on the clock and looked like it came out a lake.
Im not interested in anyone commenting on what I've said. All I can say is good luck and the worst car I have ever put central locking on is rx7 took me ages to get fully working every time
Its not a bad one all the ones I have worked on .which is a lot! All looked like that
I have worked on ones that stunk of piss and full of used johnnys. Some never had the handbrake put on on bounced round in the container all the way from Japan one wrx only had 9km on the clock and looked like it came out a lake.
Im not interested in anyone commenting on what I've said. All I can say is good luck and the worst car I have ever put central locking on is rx7 took me ages to get fully working every time
What an odd thread... same old sprouting crap but hey ho.
it 'looks' great gaz, granted you need to sort it out inside but its on its way now it actually looks decent.
Are you keeping the wheels silver?
And what are the main things you need to do now to sort it out and get it in a decent state you can live with?
it 'looks' great gaz, granted you need to sort it out inside but its on its way now it actually looks decent.
Are you keeping the wheels silver?
And what are the main things you need to do now to sort it out and get it in a decent state you can live with?
The Regas are staying silver aye, need refurbishing so I'll do them a nicer shade than the dull one they are.
Main things to sort... Misfire, Brakes, Coilovers/Alignment/Replace any shagged balljoints, Tidying up the paint, Horn & Rear Fog. Then I can have some more power.
Now I'm back on nights, I have afternoons to kill. Decided I'd replace the plugs seeing as the new ones were now in my possession.
Whipped the Nology HT leads off, some of them were rusty, and one had a split boot! They won't be helping matters then. Then toyed with which way to get the plugs out, had been told to get underneath but managed it from above, saved the ball ache of getting the jack under the car anyway.
New vs Old, the gaps are the same (I measured this, I didn't just rough it by eye)...
Rotor 1, showing a bit of a brownish tint...
Rotor 2, just carbon...
Those haven't been changed for a while. Also discovered my battery has gone well and truly flat as my charger won't even register it's existance. That didn't even manage 2 weeks. The alarm must be drawing some current.
Oh, I bought some big front brakes too, they'll get fitted when I have accumulated some other pieces such as a Master Cylinder, braided lines, and the gear to remove the ABS...
Main things to sort... Misfire, Brakes, Coilovers/Alignment/Replace any shagged balljoints, Tidying up the paint, Horn & Rear Fog. Then I can have some more power.
Now I'm back on nights, I have afternoons to kill. Decided I'd replace the plugs seeing as the new ones were now in my possession.
Whipped the Nology HT leads off, some of them were rusty, and one had a split boot! They won't be helping matters then. Then toyed with which way to get the plugs out, had been told to get underneath but managed it from above, saved the ball ache of getting the jack under the car anyway.
New vs Old, the gaps are the same (I measured this, I didn't just rough it by eye)...
Rotor 1, showing a bit of a brownish tint...
Rotor 2, just carbon...
Those haven't been changed for a while. Also discovered my battery has gone well and truly flat as my charger won't even register it's existance. That didn't even manage 2 weeks
. The alarm must be drawing some current.Oh, I bought some big front brakes too, they'll get fitted when I have accumulated some other pieces such as a Master Cylinder, braided lines, and the gear to remove the ABS...
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Weird flat-headed spark plugs. lol. Just bung some normal ones in. Should be fine.
AP's look awesome. What are they from?
AP's look awesome. What are they from?
They're the factory recommended plugs mate. The problem is normal plugs can protrude too far into the chamber and the rotor will hit them.
The APs were from a lad on FDUK, who bought them from somebody else in the USA. All I know is they were a setup made by a company called M2 over there. There's a few people on RX7Club using them, which I guess is where they were all sold. I believe they're an AP Racing 5200 caliper, then these blokes made the carriers and the bells/rotors. I'll have to get rotors made up once they die probably, from the threads I've looked at everybody is getting replacement rotors made rather then them being an off the shelf item.
The APs were from a lad on FDUK, who bought them from somebody else in the USA. All I know is they were a setup made by a company called M2 over there. There's a few people on RX7Club using them, which I guess is where they were all sold. I believe they're an AP Racing 5200 caliper, then these blokes made the carriers and the bells/rotors. I'll have to get rotors made up once they die probably, from the threads I've looked at everybody is getting replacement rotors made rather then them being an off the shelf item.
I know you can't adjust the gaps. but it's always worth checking they're in spec
No, 9s and 7s, as per the manual and what was in it.
No, 9s and 7s, as per the manual and what was in it.
Mk1 16v brooklands
Looks nice, always fancied one of these
I would of gone 9's all round mate, would of made more sense and might of been the 7's blowing out up the range that is giving u Ignition issues...
Have u done the direct 12v feed to the coils? And the fuel pump?? Also I wanna see the other rims on it... Not the regas lol
Have u done the direct 12v feed to the coils? And the fuel pump?? Also I wanna see the other rims on it... Not the regas lol
Well I've not read anything to that effect, so I just stuck with what the factory recommends. After all, it should be a stock engine so it shouldn't be blowing the spark out with those. We'll see what happens.
I haven't done any wiring to the coils or fuel pump. First time I've ever heard of it. Meisters aren't going on until I refurb them, and seeing as I'll have to split them, and I can't be arsed, you'll be waiting a long time.
I haven't done any wiring to the coils or fuel pump. First time I've ever heard of it. Meisters aren't going on until I refurb them, and seeing as I'll have to split them, and I can't be arsed, you'll be waiting a long time.
Let me have the Meisters then lol!!!
search on fd uk... Basically you wire a direct 12v feed from the battery to the coils and it makes a big difference! Same with the pump as the stock settup runs the pump between 7v and 11.5v I think it is... A solid 12v stops any issues with it.... Simple relay and some wire
search on fd uk... Basically you wire a direct 12v feed from the battery to the coils and it makes a big difference! Same with the pump as the stock settup runs the pump between 7v and 11.5v I think it is... A solid 12v stops any issues with it.... Simple relay and some wire
Just been looking, isn't a decent thread for either TBH.
I NEED pictures and a list of bits etc, I don't do electrics.
You can't have the Meisters, they're all mine.
I NEED pictures and a list of bits etc, I don't do electrics.
You can't have the Meisters, they're all mine
.They would look sick on my 99spec front
Will try and find out the info I used... I will do u a guide on what u need and how todo it
I got caught up in rc drifting when I was in Dubai... Been building my own car and have a 99 spec shell on it's way to paint black lol.... Lights front and back will work too
Off to dragon next week to do some work for Ross, hopefully gonna have a play in his 750bhp r35 gtr
Will try and find out the info I used... I will do u a guide on what u need and how todo it
I got caught up in rc drifting when I was in Dubai... Been building my own car and have a 99 spec shell on it's way to paint black lol.... Lights front and back will work too
Off to dragon next week to do some work for Ross, hopefully gonna have a play in his 750bhp r35 gtr
They would indeed.
Ah cool, so you've done it already to yours? I might get WGT to hardwire the pump as I hate poking about in fuel tanks, put a Bosch 044 in there at the same time.
Yeah I noticed you'd been posting in the RC section on DW when I check for PMs.
What you having done at Dragon?
Ah cool, so you've done it already to yours? I might get WGT to hardwire the pump as I hate poking about in fuel tanks, put a Bosch 044 in there at the same time.
Yeah I noticed you'd been posting in the RC section on DW when I check for PMs.
What you having done at Dragon?
Yeh did it to mine ages ago lol, also running an ignition amp
if u just do the wiring... No need to go in the tank...
Not having anything done at dragon, Ross is going to Amsterdam or something for a wheel launch, guy I work with is also a sign writer and we are doing some vinyl on one of his cars... And I get to bug him to give me the keys to the gtr lol.
Never had any issues with Magnecors before myself. They're easier to get than OEM ones too I imagine, and I bet they're cheaper.
Yeh did it to mine ages ago lol, also running an ignition amp
if u just do the wiring... No need to go in the tank...
I looked at Amps last night, not going there yet, got money to spend elsewhere first.
Also been looking for the wiring info, just blowing my mind looking blankly at wiring diagrams with MS paint scribbles all over them. The only images I found were blurry useless crap too. Info is a f**king nightmare to find for these cars, every forum I search is frankly horrendous.
So my leads turned up today...
But, they're not 10mm R100 leads. They're 8.5mm KV85 leads
So no progress can be made there. Not very impressed anyway as they were meant to be sent out on Friday, when they were in fact sent out yesterday. Now I have to wait for tomorrow, when the guy who boxed my order is in. Quality.
But, they're not 10mm R100 leads. They're 8.5mm KV85 leads
So no progress can be made there. Not very impressed anyway as they were meant to be sent out on Friday, when they were in fact sent out yesterday. Now I have to wait for tomorrow, when the guy who boxed my order is in. Quality.
Fiesta ST Stage 3
You dont seem to be having much luck at the moment
So my leads turned up today...
But, they're not 10mm R100 leads. They're 8.5mm KV85 leads
So no progress can be made there. Not very impressed anyway as they were meant to be sent out on Friday, when they were in fact sent out yesterday. Now I have to wait for tomorrow, when the guy who boxed my order is in. Quality.
It's nothing new unfortunately.
Fiesta ST Stage 3
Possibly?!
Fiesta ST Stage 3
My story is
Get new car - car broken - need fixing
Get new car - car broken - need fixing
And so on
Get new car - car broken - need fixing
Get new car - car broken - need fixing
And so on
Sounds about right.
Get new car, realise it was owned by morons previously, fix it, more breaks, fix it, more breaks, fix it/sell car or break it, repeat.
Get new car, realise it was owned by morons previously, fix it, more breaks, fix it, more breaks, fix it/sell car or break it, repeat.
I can drive an S15 and a 360+bhp 14a pretty much whenever I like, so it's no deal!
_Tom
ClioSport Club Member
Lucky man. Im yet to try a S15 although had a few passenger rides.
It's nice having good friends with decent cars. The 15 is a nice drive, stiffer standard compared to a 14a, but the chassis is braced more, and it has the Helical Diff too.
Darren S
ClioSport Club Member
Is it wrong of me to say that I like the very first pic in this thread?
The lines of the RX7 are unrivalled, imo. Very pleasing to look at and certainly something that won't be repeated, unfortunately.
Oh, and keep the spoiler. It needs it.
D.
The lines of the RX7 are unrivalled, imo. Very pleasing to look at and certainly something that won't be repeated, unfortunately.
Oh, and keep the spoiler. It needs it.
D.
Well I rebuilt it, took it for some fuel and...
It's worse than it was before. Coughs and splutters on idle once warm now on top of the original misfire. Going to try and get a known working set of used coils and a known working igniter chip, and try that.
Hopefully that will fix it, and whilst I'm waiting for my V5 I can deliberate whether or not to cut my losses and get something else.
It's worse than it was before. Coughs and splutters on idle once warm now on top of the original misfire. Going to try and get a known working set of used coils and a known working igniter chip, and try that.
Hopefully that will fix it, and whilst I'm waiting for my V5 I can deliberate whether or not to cut my losses and get something else.
A ANIMAL
NOOOOO
Don't give up
Don't give up
Even once it's fixed I'm doubting if I can live with it. I'm sick of cars that I can't even have the confidence to drive more than a few miles away from home in.
