Friday, September 21, 2007

Which Plates Should I Get?

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1. only 1500 made in the usa. i have one of them

2. my 10th anniversary edition rx7

3. 10th anniversary edition rx7

4. 10th anniversary edition rx7

5. 10th anniversary edition turbo II





Thursday, September 13, 2007

09.13.07 Spent a Little More Than Expected

During the phase of my engine rebuild, I was informed that I had a clogged Cat. I was not getting much power and the car felt EXTREMELY Sluggish! In addition to that, I have mismatching Muffler Tips. I knew I had to break in my engine ASAP and change my clogged cat. I thought to myself, if im gonna change the cat, might as well change the whole exhaust system. It will save time and money as a whole. Little did I know that changing the exhaust can lead to so many new purchases. I purchased the Apexi Dual N1 Exhaust, only to find out the day after that it only gives about 10-12 HP to the wheels. However, the Racing Beat REV-TII Exhaust produces a Whooping 59 HPgain. I was GREATLY dissapointed as a result, I searched high and low to get the Apexi Exhaust to as close to 59 HP as possible. This resulted in me buying the Racing Beat REV TII Downpipe and a Fuel Cut Controller. I thought I was done, until I found out that by using the Fuel Cut Controller, my stock boost gauge will no longer be accurate which will result in purchasing a new boost gauge. Unfortunately, I got laid off so the boost gauge will have to wait and my mods will come to a halting stop until i get a new better, stable job.

Bonez 3" Hi-Flow Cat
$235.21 including tax & shipping (http://rx7.com/store/rx7/fcexhaust.html)

Apexi Dual N1 CatBack Exhaust
$595 + $72 Shipping (The Shop)
Installation - $45

Racing Beat REV TII 3" Down Pipe
$155
Racing Beat Fuel Cut Controller
$98
Tax & Shipping For Both Items $35.74
(racingbeat.com)
Total - $288.74
Installation - $75

Copper Exhaust Wrap - $15
Wrap Downipe - $15
Weld & Extend Cat to fit downpipe and cat - $40
Heavy Duty Trunk Pop - $25
Installation - $22.50
(The Shop)

Grand Total = $1443.54
Total To Date = $6268.96


Apexi Dual N1


Muffler ..............................................Y-Pipe


Racing Beat 3" REV TII Down Pipe


Built With High Quality...........................Bonez 3" Hi-Flow Cat


Bonez 3" Hi-Flow Cat...........................A look inside the 3" Cat


Racing Beat Fuel Cut Controller


Old Y-Pipe and Cat


?? Precat?


Old Muffler Tips


Before .............................................After


After removing all the bubble wrap


Apexi Y-Pipe Installed


Muffler Tip

Monday, September 10, 2007

09.06.07 Tune Up

When purchasing a second hand car, a tune up is always necessary.
To start off I purchased
5 Bottles of Royal Purple XPR 10W40 Synthetic Engine Oil
5 X $10.08 Each
Total - $54.68 for 5 bottles including tax (Mach III)

2 Bottles of Royal Purple Max-Gear 75W90 Synthetic Differential Fluid
2 X $9.95 Each
2 Bottles of Redline MT90 Synthetic Manual Transmission Gear Lubricants
2 X $9.95 Each
Total - $43.00 for all 4 bottles including tax (Gotelli's Speed Shop)

Brought all these goodies over to TheShop to perform the tuneup.
New NGK Spark Plugs, New Spark Plug Wires, and New Denso O2 Sensor.
All Parts & Labor came out to be roughly $283.

Grand Total = $380.68
Total To Date = $4825.42

Here is all thats left of my royal purple.