Amazing work! I'd be afraid to drive it after all the time/effort/money put into this car. My hat's off to you for undertaking such an amazing project. What do you plan to do with it once it's completed? Any race series that take your fancy?
My 200mph budget build
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well someone needs to drive it so it may aswell be me, ill be running it on a few trackdays before i go racing so i can get some testing done and get the car and myself dialled in, then when i look at the laptimes i can see what i can be compeitive in.
Im thinking maybe something like britcar, but more likely eurosaloons as they seem to cater for pretty much anything and ill like racing with all types of stuff.
oh yeh, forgot this, for the rest of the year ill be running on the stock turbos as that way i can really push the chassis setup while not adding to many new things into the mix at once.
with that in mind i bought a very rare downpipe from a company called knightsports, theses are normally £800 new but i found a second hand one for £100 because he didnt know what it was, this will allow lower backpressure which in turn cuts down on exhaust gas recirculating into the combustion stroke which helps against detonation and in turn more power. This will help my turbos last longer while on track.
the stock downpipe is single 2.5inch pipe, each pipe on this one is 2.2inch
400bhp+ and 1000kg should be enough to get the chassis setup then i can sort out big power, dont want to run before i can walk as such.
Im thinking maybe something like britcar, but more likely eurosaloons as they seem to cater for pretty much anything and ill like racing with all types of stuff.
oh yeh, forgot this, for the rest of the year ill be running on the stock turbos as that way i can really push the chassis setup while not adding to many new things into the mix at once.
with that in mind i bought a very rare downpipe from a company called knightsports, theses are normally £800 new but i found a second hand one for £100 because he didnt know what it was, this will allow lower backpressure which in turn cuts down on exhaust gas recirculating into the combustion stroke which helps against detonation and in turn more power. This will help my turbos last longer while on track.
the stock downpipe is single 2.5inch pipe, each pipe on this one is 2.2inch
400bhp+ and 1000kg should be enough to get the chassis setup then i can sort out big power, dont want to run before i can walk as such.
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Love this build!
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This is immense, I love RX7's.
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thanks, ill update it whenever there is something to show
You still aiming for 200mph?
Or has this shifted more onto a race car now?
Looks cool either way.
oh yes, theres no way ill not be doing my 200mph run, i suppose you could at least say im going to be safe with all the cage in there.
Plus it will actually be easier to fit the figure i require because of the reduced weight, this in turn means better accelaration so ill be able to hit 150mph within a shorter distance(the aim for that is 1/3 mile) so will have more room for the 150-200mph hence either hitting the speed with more room to brake or potentially pushing past 200mph, only 2-3mph at most though.
the plan is to spend xmas and early next year getting back used to the car and iron all the bugs out, then when i feel i can get the best out of the car ill put the big single on.
the good thing about running the big single is i can turn the boost right down and still make plenty of power for racing, this will give the engine more reliability instead of cramming as much boost as i can in with smaller turbos.
thanks, ive come along way since working as one of the telesales guys at OCUK when you were all at fenton..
on the racecar/top speed car thing im trying to combine ideas and concepts that will work in both worlds, for example because im running a 'flat boot' ie theres no spare wheelwell, this allows for a massive diffuser, this inturn gives downforce and less drag at high speed, this is my design, being made out of thin ali so its pretty cheap and effective.
red is fuel tank
dark orange is the chassis/boot floor
light orange is the bumper
black is the subframe
dark grey is exhaust
light grey is diffuser
Im planning on it sticking past the diffuser about 3-4inches past the rear bumper to help with seperation.
and yes its a very basic blown diffuser, just call me lee 'newey' connor(it wont actually produce downforce on throttle before anyone comments)
Not sure if i also mentioned my digital dash and my CDI ignition system arrived earlier on this week, dont have pics of them since they are at the workshop but these are stock images so you know what they look like.
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thats actually pretty small for a rotary, when i go big turbo ill probably upgrade that for a 50 or 60 row oil cooler, which ill have to run it at slight angle to fit it in the space
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yes i could, the car came from factory with an oil cooler each side, but im trying to avoid that because of pressure drop and also when on a single turbo ill put the airfilter on the drivers side where the stock cooler used to be so it gets fresh air
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For all of you that are interested, i'm afraid to say that this project will never ever happen. It seems turbo ****** has been a lying little **** bag ripping people off selling the same car parts twice and neither buyer ever receiving them. He has a large hate base on FDUK who generally think he's full of **** and a lying little scrote. He's been given countless chances to explain his actions and his answer is "I couldn't be bothered" Sums him up nicely IMO
He also owes an RX-7 tuner a large sum of money.
Taken from MRC
And the Tuners (Atomic Rex) Response
He also owes an RX-7 tuner a large sum of money.
Taken from MRC
And the Tuners (Atomic Rex) Response
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lol.
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Shame. I quite enjoyed this thread and it's not a particularly happy ending no matter how much is truth or lies 
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There goes another dreamer
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Did wonder what was going on.
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wow, you really seemed to know what went on didnt you.
The facts are, i gave him a budget of 10k to work to, he did not do so, thats his fault not mine.
if you came to me and said you have 10k to build a vehicle, i agreed then after we are 50% through you come back and say it will now cost 23k to build, what would your answer be..........yeh sure thats fine ill get my cheque book out?
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