Thatman's Rx7, R1 and Miata
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Well going on vacation is the reason.
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- GTP_Thatman/Thatmanthere
- A Man Hamster
Right on, so I got an exhaust from "top speed pro-1" and the only issue I have with it is that the exhaust tip is 4 INCHES!
Now mind you I DID need an exhaust, in fact it was for safety. If you take a look at the old one you will see there is a small problem.
And the reason behind it was....
Oh look at that, absolutely no support. So anyhow I had to take it to a shop to get the final bolt off the turbo, it was in such a bad place...but nothing an extended impact gun couldn't take care of.
So here is the new exhaust on it.
Video!
Then in other news, I took my spare wheel out and I was amazed that it looked like this:
And "Flamve" figured to fix his squealing issue with some better belts and changed them...
We also found out that the engine is ugly as sin without those plastic covers.
And another random bit I cleaned my motorcycle.
Thats all for now.
Now mind you I DID need an exhaust, in fact it was for safety. If you take a look at the old one you will see there is a small problem.
And the reason behind it was....
Oh look at that, absolutely no support. So anyhow I had to take it to a shop to get the final bolt off the turbo, it was in such a bad place...but nothing an extended impact gun couldn't take care of.
So here is the new exhaust on it.
Video!
Then in other news, I took my spare wheel out and I was amazed that it looked like this:
And "Flamve" figured to fix his squealing issue with some better belts and changed them...
We also found out that the engine is ugly as sin without those plastic covers.
And another random bit I cleaned my motorcycle.
Thats all for now.
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- Brisbane
- Punknoodle_Nick
Those wheels HAVE to go dude! Other than that, good job 
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- Canton, MI
- RJs_RX-7
Errrrrm... How unstock is it?
It's making more at the wheels than it's meant to at the crank apparently.
It's making more at the wheels than it's meant to at the crank apparently.
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- GTP_Thatman/Thatmanthere
- A Man Hamster
Those wheels HAVE to go dude! Other than that, good job
I know especially since the car they are off of is going to be used more, hopefully in another week or two, thanks though!Well It has the Rtek7 S4 TII Stage 1.5 Ecu,Specter custom intake,Top Speed Pro-1 3" exhaust. Yeah that's all for power mods which isn't bad since it came with 180.
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- P_Balance
The exhaust was really what did anything significant. Those things free up like 50 hp.
God those wheel are horrible though.
God those wheel are horrible though.
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- A Man Hamster
@PBMaybe I should invest in spinners....
@eSZee
Yeah the only accurate thing about it is peak torque. They had to change a bunch of things on the computer for it to read HP at wheel speed. Its because it didn't read the pulses through the wires properly.
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- A Man Hamster
Okay so I have no idea with either one of these what the offset would be BUT what do yall think?
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/pts/2441360409.html
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/pts/2505383755.html
I would be going with the 18s and I would likely paint them black.
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/pts/2441360409.html
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/pts/2505383755.html
I would be going with the 18s and I would likely paint them black.
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- Punknoodle_Nick
I'd run with standard rims until I saved enough to get a new set I really liked, guaranteed not to be warped or have gutter rash. The perk being you can get EXACTLY the fitment you need. Just get some good tires for your stock rims. You still have them, right?
- 3,211
- Brisbane
- Punknoodle_Nick
I can relate to that dude. Well, of all of those rims, the last ones look pretty horn. Do you know your ideal width and offset?
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- P_Balance
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- P_Balance
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- Brisbane
- Punknoodle_Nick
Oh, sorry, horn = horny. As in look good. Keep searching then bro coz the other ones look pretty crap - standard rims would look better than them.
No point buying diff rims that are just OK for the sake of getting some. Honestly, I haven't enjoyed rolling on my standard rims for this long but it's worth it now that I've been able to save up for the ones I really wanted (On that note, I'll hopefully have them on the car next weekend! WASSUP?!?)
Cheap rims look worse than standard rims in my opinion, I'd rather see standard rims with a good set of tires and good ride height that rims that don't match properly and look cheap.
Sorry if it's not what you wanted to hear but I'm just bein' honest
No point buying diff rims that are just OK for the sake of getting some. Honestly, I haven't enjoyed rolling on my standard rims for this long but it's worth it now that I've been able to save up for the ones I really wanted (On that note, I'll hopefully have them on the car next weekend! WASSUP?!?)
Cheap rims look worse than standard rims in my opinion, I'd rather see standard rims with a good set of tires and good ride height that rims that don't match properly and look cheap.
Sorry if it's not what you wanted to hear but I'm just bein' honest
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- P_Balance
Both of those look absolutely horrible.
Nothing you find on craigslist is going to come in an offset or width suitable for the car.
I've said before, and I don't mean to somehow offend you, but you are a closet ricer. Your tastes in car modification seem to make everyone else gag here.
Nothing you find on craigslist is going to come in an offset or width suitable for the car.
I've said before, and I don't mean to somehow offend you, but you are a closet ricer. Your tastes in car modification seem to make everyone else gag here.
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- Dead_Poetic
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Well, for not trying to offend someone PB, you've tried pretty hard lol.
At any rate here's the deal, it's your car, so do what is going to make you happy with it. You've got a great baseline, a very respectable amount of power and torque, if there's any message that the guys at this forum are trying to get across its just to not rush into anything just for a temporary solution. Just rock those ugly rims until you have enough money to invest in something worth spending money on. And do some research into what sizes and offsets will look good on your car. It would be a shame for a nice car to be rushed into ricey-ness.
At any rate here's the deal, it's your car, so do what is going to make you happy with it. You've got a great baseline, a very respectable amount of power and torque, if there's any message that the guys at this forum are trying to get across its just to not rush into anything just for a temporary solution. Just rock those ugly rims until you have enough money to invest in something worth spending money on. And do some research into what sizes and offsets will look good on your car. It would be a shame for a nice car to be rushed into ricey-ness.
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Yeah I figured that was gonna come out that way no matter how I worded it, but that's pretty much the conclusion I've come to throughout this entire thread, and every thing Thatman does/wants to do next confirms my suspicion.
I'm just trying to make the point that I don't somehow dislike Thatman, but I'm just saying what I feel needs to be said. It's gonna be hard to find people on GTP to agree with some of his choices, and the root of it all is because this is trending hardcore to the likes of the questionable mods thread.
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@Dead_Poetic
Yeah What will likely happen is I'll get some crappy ones(not the stock since there isnt tread there) to finish this summer with and since I will only have 1 car to deal with I should have money for a brand new set.
@Perfect Balance
Its okay. Its your opinion. And your a person on the internet.
And not only that I HAVE put one of my cars on the Questionable mods thread.
But the entire thread is an opinion anyhow. Some of them aren't all that questionable.
Heck I find the it very funny that you have a huge black lip on your car. But I bet you don't think there is anything wrong with it. Though, I wouldn't think about doing on my 7.
Yeah What will likely happen is I'll get some crappy ones(not the stock since there isnt tread there) to finish this summer with and since I will only have 1 car to deal with I should have money for a brand new set.
@Perfect Balance
Its okay. Its your opinion. And your a person on the internet.And not only that I HAVE put one of my cars on the Questionable mods thread.
But the entire thread is an opinion anyhow. Some of them aren't all that questionable.
Heck I find the it very funny that you have a huge black lip on your car. But I bet you don't think there is anything wrong with it. Though, I wouldn't think about doing on my 7.
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EDIT: Whatever. Drift cars do frequently tread a fine line between rice and performance, but the difference is very obvious IMO.
Your car has 2 more inches of room for wheel and tire than those wheels will give you. Keef has 17x9 +22 wheels, and they fit. So if you run ANYTHING less than 9 inches wide, it's going to take an offset lower than 20 to make them fit well.
EDIT #2: Why not get the wheels your old car had, except in a better size? They come in 17x9 iirc.
Your car has 2 more inches of room for wheel and tire than those wheels will give you. Keef has 17x9 +22 wheels, and they fit. So if you run ANYTHING less than 9 inches wide, it's going to take an offset lower than 20 to make them fit well.
EDIT #2: Why not get the wheels your old car had, except in a better size? They come in 17x9 iirc.
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What were the old wheels?
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I'm pretty sure the RX-7 on the MB Weapon wheels posted before in this thread was his at one point.
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- A Man Hamster
I don't really like the older style. I want something 5 spoke.
Well the tan car was flamve's and then flamve got the arctic silver rex and put them on that.
Like what they looked like? Cause there are pictures of them a page back.
But as far as size they *should* be, that would be 205/55R16. However the guy beforehand put some other weird sizes.
But anyway I got some rims and tires. It was $150 for the entire set.
I'll put pics up once I paint them black. And yes they are still bad, but like I said thats what the winter is for. Saving more money for new rims and tires.
And here it is:
I also fixed my lights. Turns out the people before me used electrical tape to black out the white. But I used paint.
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Jesus Christ.
The two wheels you posted earlier were bad. I thought you picked up one of those, but wow. You took horrible to a whole new level. Sorry man, I just had to say what everyone else was thinking. (not like you weren't expecting it from me)
Oh well, hopefully like you said, winter is for saving money for new wheels and tires. Though honestly, buying winter tires for the stock wheels would have been a much better and more effective investment.
The two wheels you posted earlier were bad. I thought you picked up one of those, but wow. You took horrible to a whole new level. Sorry man, I just had to say what everyone else was thinking. (not like you weren't expecting it from me)
Oh well, hopefully like you said, winter is for saving money for new wheels and tires. Though honestly, buying winter tires for the stock wheels would have been a much better and more effective investment.
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