HomemadeTurbo - DIY Turbo Forum - Some Pics Of My RX-7 Project

Thanks everyone for the positive comments!

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Originally Posted by stillnoturbo

Damn that one hell of a sweet project. I like seeing different ---- besides the usual honda. Not to mention I've love rotaries.

Hondas are great daily drivers, but no sports car. :) I have been toying with the idea of turbocharging my Insight but the car works so well in stock form I don't want to take away from what Honda engineered.

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Originally Posted by brine04

Where in BC are you? There are quite a few of us on here.

I'm in Ontario.

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Originally Posted by wafflesincars

O HELLO AARON!
Figured that Rx-7 club was turning into the Mazda version of Honda-Tech?
Or are you just a glutton for punishment.
Your triangles make me hard by the way.

The RX-7 forum has been pretty bad as of late with all the political BS, but it's still my favourite. I have been lurking on and off here for about the past year so I decided I may as well register and post up a thread. The whole turbo-Honda thing (which 90% of this forums seems to be) really isn't my thing but it's still cool to see everyone else's projects, fabrication, etc.

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Originally Posted by Stealthmode

I've never heard anyone claim that they lost traction because the car behind them was finishing their burnout. lol.

I'm not sure what you're referring to. Something in the video?

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Originally Posted by Birdley42008

BTW! Please tell me you still got that ill 80's hair-do!

I've had long hair for years and still do. It doubt it will be cut anytime soon.

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Originally Posted by 78NOVA

i like!!!! wish i had the time/money to do something to my rather "stock" fb. oh well, a time will come when all is game!!! a time will come.... yours on the other hand looks tits! ;D

I've had an SA, and still have an FB. Unfortunately both have been reduced to scrap due to rust. 1st gens are great cars, every bit as fun as the 2nd gen. Perhaps even more fun when they are turbocharged. In fact tomorrow I'll be helping tune a friend's car running a 13B 6 port, stock HT-12 turbo and a Megasquirt.

My next project is my 1976 Mazda RX-5 Cosmo:

http://www.aaroncake.net/misc/RX-5 Passenger Side.jpg

http://www.aaroncake.net/misc/RX-5 Interior2.jpg

http://www.aaroncake.net/misc/RX-5 Engine.jpg

Going to get a turbo 6 port from my GSL-SE with a little GT30R, air to water IC, Megasquirt.

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Originally Posted by alx954

Sweet bro, I remember when I first told you about
the spacer on the stock t2 manifold and turbo ;D
You have come a long way since those days, keep
it up :y
BTW my old user name back then was VtekEater remember me??

The spacer method worked out quite well for the prototype setup with the stock turbo. I wish I had put a bit more though into wastegate actuator placement before I notched the frame but what's done is done. Several others have used the spacer method as well with good results. Now people are starting to use a spacer between the turbo and manifold, which eliminates the wastegate issues and allows a convenient place to mount an external gate if desired.

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Originally Posted by 90dx

Wow your attention to detail is fantastic super clean and all home fab :y That thing sounds awesome you should really get some drag radials and turn the boost up though >:D I looked in your projects section on your page and you my friend are HMT to the core Im impressed beyond words to describe it.This is my fav project though the tape deck is just straight gangster O0

My next little mini-project is a remake of my electric scooter. Same motor but a different controller with the batteries configured at 48V. The platform will be made from scratch with angle iron to house the batteries and controller with the stock front end mounted and extended to accept the pneumatic tires. I'll probably get to it sometime around the spring though this summer is going to be VERY busy.

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Originally Posted by crxvtec91

Damn that a really good first post I am really liking the car it looks great!!! So what are the plans for it, are you going to up the boost some more?

Sometime this summer. Currently there is a complete suspension sitting on the basement floor along with a brake upgrade. I need to really get the interior sorted out before I start bumping the boost. Should have seats next week. I'll do the headliner myself but the door panels will go out to someone more skilled in upholstery. Oh, and the open diff needs to be replaced first. With the current diff, traction is nonexistent and the car is terrifying and dangerous to drive in boost. Should be picking up an LSD next week.