Thatman's Rx7, R1 and Miata
- Thread starter Thatman
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- Brisbane
- Punknoodle_Nick
o_O What are these pictures you speak of? Is the rotang ready? Is it awesome? Is it installed? So many questions, SPILL!
- 2,266
- GTP_Thatman/Thatmanthere
- A Man Hamster
You did? Did you find Turblown on there? Or did i have you as a friend and not know?
Its getting there.
Its killing me though. Forza thinks that it should put about 300hp down, if boost stays at 14psi.
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- KUSHifornia
- MaliciousMD
- MaliciousMD
What are you doing for fuel system and management? Not the stock turbo at 14psi? Sorry don't have the S5 tails anymore but thought I'd look through your thread to see what they'd go on. Might sell my T04E S5 hybrid, would suit your street port much nicer than my boat.
Unless your stock turbo is coming back as a hybrid or bigger compressor wheel/machined cover...
Unless your stock turbo is coming back as a hybrid or bigger compressor wheel/machined cover...
- 2,266
- GTP_Thatman/Thatmanthere
- A Man Hamster
I was kinda getting ahead of myself anyhow.
Yeah, probably not though, thanks for the offer. But Turblown knows what their doing and they said the stock turbo will be fine, I don't know for what, but it will be properly ported. Either way I'm sure it will pull strong. The injectors were cleaned and 550cc primary and 750cc secondaries with an Rteck1.7,I think, ecu, that was awhile ago. As well as a walboro 255.
Yeah, probably not though, thanks for the offer. But Turblown knows what their doing and they said the stock turbo will be fine, I don't know for what, but it will be properly ported. Either way I'm sure it will pull strong. The injectors were cleaned and 550cc primary and 750cc secondaries with an Rteck1.7,I think, ecu, that was awhile ago. As well as a walboro 255.
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- KUSHifornia
- MaliciousMD
- MaliciousMD
Sucks man! I have S5 manifolds and turbine housings laying around if you need em. If your S4 turbo is a real early 2-piece heat shield version my turbine housing won't fit though. Kinda surprised to see someone wanting to use the S4 twin scroll and not port match the smaller inlet. Are you still using your factory twin scroll solenoid? From the turbo pic it looks like you're setting up to use the stock system again. Stupidly huge ported waste gate?
I'm going to be running Rtek v1.5 (came with car installed in ECU already) with stock low imp 550's cleaned & flowed @ RC Engineering. 7psi waste gate actuator on the stock turbo I rebuilt, and a AFC Neo.
I ran across another set of S5 tails that are much cleaner if you're interested.
I'm going to be running Rtek v1.5 (came with car installed in ECU already) with stock low imp 550's cleaned & flowed @ RC Engineering. 7psi waste gate actuator on the stock turbo I rebuilt, and a AFC Neo.
I ran across another set of S5 tails that are much cleaner if you're interested.
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- KUSHifornia
- MaliciousMD
- MaliciousMD
LOL my RX7 is in a million pieces, but slowly putting it back together. I've seen your build thread on RX7 club, I have one going there too, check it out...
7 years neglected, no motor.
To now...
Yes my friend soldered in that Rtek back in 03, finally blew up in 05...
7 years neglected, no motor.
To now...
Yes my friend soldered in that Rtek back in 03, finally blew up in 05...
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- KUSHifornia
- MaliciousMD
- MaliciousMD
Could've sworn you had a build thread there. Maybe I saw it in the "Post A Pic of Your FC" thread...
- 331
- KUSHifornia
- MaliciousMD
- MaliciousMD
It's mostly in, very nice!
- 2,266
- GTP_Thatman/Thatmanthere
- A Man Hamster
Oh I am, doing my best to keep it under 3500rpms and under 5psi. Just did the first break in oil change 10w-40. Then I also need a new TPS its amazing how much a broken engine masked that problem.
Then I need to send out my ECU again and get an upgrade to an Rtek 1.7 and then at 500 miles bring it back to Turblown and he would recheck it with a portable wideband sensor at full throttle.
Finally at 1000miles I can switch to full synthetic.
And now it also uses PREMIX! So every gallon costs about .33 cents more.
Pictures soon, though nothing to really look at aside from it being at the new house.
Then I need to send out my ECU again and get an upgrade to an Rtek 1.7 and then at 500 miles bring it back to Turblown and he would recheck it with a portable wideband sensor at full throttle.
Finally at 1000miles I can switch to full synthetic.
And now it also uses PREMIX! So every gallon costs about .33 cents more.
Pictures soon, though nothing to really look at aside from it being at the new house.
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- GTP_Thatman/Thatmanthere
- A Man Hamster
So here is whats been up with the R1
I added a USB charger, painted the under-exhaust black and got a custom plate.
You may also notice that it has the 49th engine made for the 2004 years.
And the new plate, if it made you laugh that or say "huh"? I have succeeded.
Subie at the new place.
And then finally some "meat and potatoes"
115miles on the new engine.
new "clock" but I will post it cleaned later.
^just after the initial break in oil change to 10w-40
^actually wasn't even my turbo so now I need to do something with the other one, but what?
New hurst shifter installed.
So yeah, I actually decied to get the Rtek 1.7 Ecu upgrade to have a proper tune for what I have, on top of that I ordered a new TPS and that should be all.
I added a USB charger, painted the under-exhaust black and got a custom plate.
You may also notice that it has the 49th engine made for the 2004 years.
And the new plate, if it made you laugh that or say "huh"? I have succeeded.
Subie at the new place.
And then finally some "meat and potatoes"
115miles on the new engine.
new "clock" but I will post it cleaned later.
^just after the initial break in oil change to 10w-40
^actually wasn't even my turbo so now I need to do something with the other one, but what?
New hurst shifter installed.
So yeah, I actually decied to get the Rtek 1.7 Ecu upgrade to have a proper tune for what I have, on top of that I ordered a new TPS and that should be all.
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- Marin County
Your head unit looks at home there. Well done. I hate head units that look very obviously aftermarket.
- 2,266
- GTP_Thatman/Thatmanthere
- A Man Hamster
Oh hey, thanks. I know that after the old one, I wanted to do a double DIN unit because the stupid little cubby box that goes underneath is useless anyway.
And now, has ThatMan been up to?
I wanted to take another picture of the sweet new Hurst shifter while I was on a desolate frontage road.
I have seals embedded into the rotor.
Im sure it was still usable...
As a clock holder! Still needing a ebay clock though.
Anyway, engine stuff:
Cleaned it up a bit more...
R1 love^
Family photo.
For the things I didn't show, I got the Rtek 1.7 Ecu, and a new used TPS as well as spark plugs oil and a filter for the next oil change, as that's coming up in 200 miles!
And now, has ThatMan been up to?
I wanted to take another picture of the sweet new Hurst shifter while I was on a desolate frontage road.
I have seals embedded into the rotor.
Im sure it was still usable...
As a clock holder!
Still needing a ebay clock though.Anyway, engine stuff:
Cleaned it up a bit more...
R1 love^
Family photo.
For the things I didn't show, I got the Rtek 1.7 Ecu, and a new used TPS as well as spark plugs oil and a filter for the next oil change, as that's coming up in 200 miles!
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- CPReece98
- CP Reece
About time you have her back!
You should paint the tail light cover thing black though.
You should paint the tail light cover thing black though.
Or what are you talking about?
- 2,266
- GTP_Thatman/Thatmanthere
- A Man Hamster
This is the FB I saw at a meet but my phone messed up and this is about the only one that made it. :/
Changing the oil, plugs and filter.
Fog delete, Turblown said they need to go, and for some reason when using them a little while ago, they I guess created enough heat that the oil cooler wasn't working properly and oil pressure was dropping, letting them cool off and stay off, oil pressure was fine, so whatever....Subaru time!
Now I know how much it weighs!
I cant help it!
- 1,039
- CPReece98
- CP Reece
Are you talking about that white FB with the gold wheels and the "Stop Global Cooling" sticker that was at C&C?
- 2,266
- GTP_Thatman/Thatmanthere
- A Man Hamster
So, interesting results....
First the pics:
Okay, so the old engine for reference made 225 Hp with about 14 psi.
Now.....
With only 8psi or so of boost. I admit I was disappointed, but, as you can see the AFR was a little high so Turblown didn't want to push it and said I shouldn't be boosting too much around town. (But 1st and second I could let it rip a little.) I actually had to put 5 gallons of VP 110 race gas. I sure got boned on that, as it was $80 for that. But since we couldn't do at least 1 full pull without it,I went ahead for it.
So:
So now... I have to run race gas for another month or so here and talk to Rtek on what to do next. THEN I need to get a boost controller.
And there is a video, you can hear a minor port job so when it gets posted it will be here.
First the pics:
Okay, so the old engine for reference made 225 Hp with about 14 psi.
Now.....
With only 8psi or so of boost. I admit I was disappointed, but, as you can see the AFR was a little high so Turblown didn't want to push it and said I shouldn't be boosting too much around town.
(But 1st and second I could let it rip a little.) I actually had to put 5 gallons of VP 110 race gas. I sure got boned on that, as it was $80 for that. But since we couldn't do at least 1 full pull without it,I went ahead for it. So:
So now... I have to run race gas for another month or so here and talk to Rtek on what to do next. THEN I need to get a boost controller.
And there is a video, you can hear a minor port job so when it gets posted it will be here.
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- KUSHifornia
- MaliciousMD
- MaliciousMD
Didn't you get your turbo rebuilt too? Is it now a bigger compressor wheel and machined stock compressor cover? Or just rebuilt with stock comp wheel/cover? I take it you have a v1.7? I see the ID sticker on your cooling panel, so what size secondaries? Still on the stock FPR? Any way to monitor EGT? But its funny you can tell its a v1.7 or lower because its always leanest right at 3,500 RPM lol!
Rtek will probably just tell you to upgrade to a v2.0 so you can start pulling more timing and add a real fuel map. Seeing how you already invested in the chip its not much more for the upgrade + a Palm.
I also thought your car was an debadged AE, but realize now that you have no bronze tinted glass and porno red interior!
Rtek will probably just tell you to upgrade to a v2.0 so you can start pulling more timing and add a real fuel map. Seeing how you already invested in the chip its not much more for the upgrade + a Palm.
I also thought your car was an debadged AE, but realize now that you have no bronze tinted glass and porno red interior!
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