Project: "Last RX-7" by Herblenny

[Herblenny]

Since I was putting in a new set of turbos, I decided to put in a new engine verses using one with about 80K miles on.

To Start, I wanted the new engine to be balanced, lapped, and using a newer housings.

Balancing the rotating assembly


Exedy Twin plate will go on and will be balanced




Lapping of the housings


Lapped housings


My JDM housings.

Inside the rotor housings


My color combo like the 3 rotor engine.


Spec'ing the rotors


Me assembling


Porting the intakes


New seals


Seals in the rotor


Assembling the engine


And here it is!
On a spare subframe, using Full Function Engineering Motor mount kit.
I should also thank Luke and Luis Canizales who have been very helpful to building this engine.


Next install and tuning pics.

[Herblenny]

So, Update continues..

I pulled the engine out of my FD.. old engined worked fine. Did over 10 trackdays in a year and several out of state trips.



While it was out did could of add ons.. Like this IRP Brake MC brace.





Also added new oil coolers..


And I decided to drop the subframe to install because I needed to also change out the coilovers.





I also added Radium Competition oil catch can and IR Performance Oil filler neck






Full Function Fuel Rails for 13B-RE LIM, Full Function Oil Filter neck, and few other new parts.. Anyhow long block is ready to install


Engine in!




Also upgraded fuel system using Radium Fuel Surge tank with Bosch 044 pump inside.



Stance Super Sport + coils installed!



Engine is port matched for 13B-RE Cosmo LIM and UIM.. I'm running sequential twin set up for this..


Installed some polished goodies

[bjk]

Read most all of this thread the last few days. Stellar stuff all of it! Never seen anyone be like, "Cool, building cars and stuff and now I'm going to construct my own turbocharger."

May have leaned me towards one day owning an FD, but if I ever need a practical daily I don't know if I'll cope paying for three cars haha.

[Herblenny]

Read most all of this thread the last few days. Stellar stuff all of it! Never seen anyone be like, "Cool, building cars and stuff and now I'm going to construct my own turbocharger."

May have leaned me towards one day owning an FD, but if I ever need a practical daily I don't know if I'll cope paying for three cars haha.

Thanks! Hope one day you do get one of these cars.

[Herblenny]

More Update..

I started to add some rare parts I had..

C's short shifter.



Mounted the Radium Surge Tank



Chase Bay overflow tank and eliminated OE tank.



Finally its all bolted up



Andy from Adaptronics flew in from Australia and with Elliot from Turblown, they came down to Birmingham AL to tune my car.







Video of the dyno run..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARhV6UW0950

Due to some boost controlling issue, we ended the tuning and decided to do couple of days later.

Couple of days later (day when all of us were heading to PRI) I brought these with me in case..



Here is Andy watching the car being loaded.



And done!



Several days later, while trying to put some miles on the engine and such, I ran into my friend Zach with 20B.

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[Herblenny]

Quick recall from PRI in Indy..



Couple of cool stuff I saw at PRI

Davies Craig EWP


Holley's new fuel pump sock


Alpinestars gloves


And got to have steak at St. Elmos place.. little hyped but good.



Back to the project updates.

So... got these lights


And also changed the color on the car.




Trying out what wheels will go with the new color..


Decided on the Volk Racing RE30





Hit the local car meet





Track day at Barber Motorsports Park, with Just Track It! They are one of the best groups to track with.

[bjk]

Love the new colour! Plastidip?

[Herblenny]

Love the new colour! Plastidip?

It is. Stuff is great on track..

[OSSHWA]

Awesome!!! Now I have to go dig out my old S3 feature. Thanks for following me by the way!

Haha yeah it was back in 2012 I believe. My old Miata was orange at that time.

[Herblenny]

that sounds about right.. 2012

[DutchStance]

Awesome car, but is it me, or does your bonnet seem to be crooked?

[rice4life]

Either that's a painfully conservative tune or you have some fancy stock turbos.

Matty on RX7 club made about the same whp/tq that you made, but he was running stock turbos sequentially, and he said that he was running a conservative tune. Is it that the dyno is a dream killer, or do you just want to keep the boost levels down for break in?

I know that you said that you were having boost control issues, but were those your final dyno run numbers even after the issue was resolved?

[Herblenny]

Awesome car, but is it me, or does your bonnet seem to be crooked?

Its actually the hood dampers pushing the hood up a bit..

Either that's a painfully conservative tune or you have some fancy stock turbos.

Matty on RX7 club made about the same whp/tq that you made, but he was running stock turbos sequentially, and he said that he was running a conservative tune. Is it that the dyno is a dream killer, or do you just want to keep the boost levels down for break in?

I know that you said that you were having boost control issues, but were those your final dyno run numbers even after the issue was resolved?

Kind of hard to believe.. I been in this game for many many years.. hard to push stock twins to make 380whp for longtime in sequential. Some have made 380 whp non sequential form but not sequential.

[Herblenny]

More Update..

I had a photoshoot with Ryan Lopez, who shot my car other times.. I can't share those photos yet as they are still in bound to a media for publication.. but here are some I took..





Ryan Lopez's shoes matching the color of the car.



Preview of one of the shot



Couple of other things...
I put my SSM at my friend's house



Also started to work on my engine harness at Chase Bays. No one have made a quick disconnect for sequential twin



And since I'm a family man and with a dog, I been secretly searching online for a unicorn... Lexus IS300 Wagon. And finally found one!! 2005 Sportcross, only 1 of 240 ish sold in USA.





And had to get a custom plate


I had some old SSR's from my FD and put some new Toyo T1-Sports on them. I had great luck with these tires.





Talking about wheels.. I also picked up a set of MS-01S in 18s for the FD. Bought them throught GTR-Garage on Yahoo auction japan. Those of you looking for people to bring in large parts from japan, GTR Garage is the place! More info and their contact, http://www.gtr-garage.com/

[parttimeprojectionist]

awesome find on the wagon! i love it when you update this thread haha