Finally got a new car (Rotary inside!), The 'old' German A4 is switched with a JDM car Options

[Illyont]

I came back to this forum about 6 months ago to tell about how much I miss my Celica, and how my new Audi was working out.

Well, after 8 months in that German tank I decided to just sell it to the first and best person offering to buy it. After 1 month it's still not sold Stupid crap cars..

I couldn't wait so I just bought a new car (well, not new, but I haven't had it before). It's a rebuilt beauty originally born in Japan in the Godly year of 94.

Many of you are probably thinking "oh, oh it's a 94 JDM GT-Four WRC or something", but it's not.

I'll add a picture. It should explain most of it:


It's a 94 Mazda RX-7 Type R (rebuilt at Mazda dealer in Japan into a 99 RX-7). The car have only 30 000 miles on it, and no rust or dents anywhere. It's repainted in original 99+ blue and all the bodywork have been carried out by professionals in Japan. The paint and original 99+ bumpers and sideskirts, lights+++ cost 4500$ US alone.

The car is on a RoRo (roll on, roll out) car transport going from Japan to Newcastle (England) atm.. It will go by ferry to Norway in about a month. My baby will be here by the time the snow goes away.

I'm sure most of you know what the FD is all about with it's 1.3 litre rotary sequensial twin turbo engine and 260-280 hp boosting at 0.75 bar. At only 2500 pounds it goes pretty quick. 0-60 in about 4.9 - 5.1 seconds on street tires.

I have already bought a HKS SSQV valve, Apex'i N1 exhaust and Apex'i Power intake kit along with Greddy gauges and A-pillar mount. It's got a Blitz Twin turbo timer and some other minor mods. It will also get the Apex'i what's it's name again.. The little thingy that controls boost and shows rpm, speed and lots of other things. Look like a small turbo timer/electronic boost controler thingy..

The reason I got this car was because of the unbeatable price. I just couldn't say no. 4500$ US for the car, and about 6000$ US for freight, taxes, customs, registrations+++. So 10500$ US completely delivered with plates.

At the dealer these cost 50 000$ US in Norway this year (for a 94'). And since this has a very low milage and the 99 rebuild it was too cheap to give up.

This post has been edited by Illyont: Feb 28, 2006 - 1:51 PM

[chacha]

wow..very nice...wished i had one..a jdm is always something i always wanted...

[sals14]

Thats very smart indeed m8,lucky lucky man

[creamed_corn]

Enjoy it while it runs!

[Illyont]

Enjoy it while it runs!

I was actually just sitting here waiting for a comment like that. Rotary engines aren't all that bad. They just need lots of love and care.

[bojangles_8686]

Nice car, my friend has one and its a beast! That blue is really nice too.

[tim86]

I believe these are called the "R-1" models... 3rd gen rx-7's are beasts... congrats on the buy and enjoy it!

[bojangles_8686]

That looks almost exactly like this car


That car is for sale on the Batfa Japan Inc. website.
Great looking car!

[crismillencolin]

**extremely jealous**

[creamed_corn]

Enjoy it while it runs!

I was actually just sitting here waiting for a comment like that. Rotary engines aren't all that bad. They just need lots of love and care.

Yea, well honestly someone had to say it... ha.

They're solid engines, I used to have an 86 and I loved it. It's just that most people mod the hell out of them and can't keep their foot off the gas. Then we all know what happens... seals, bye bye.

[Illyont]

That looks almost exactly like this car
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That car is for sale on the Batfa Japan Inc. website.
Great looking car!

The difference being that the car you posted a picture of is a 2001 model, and probably costs around 3 million Yen.. My car cost me only 1 million Yen and looks just like it. Being a 94' it's also less than half the taxes of that 2001.

And my car have only 30k miles on it. Not sure what that Batfa Japan car have though.


But this is a pretty good example on how lucky I have been. For 4500$ US I got a car that runs and looks just like that 2001 RX-7

Enjoy it while it runs!

I was actually just sitting here waiting for a comment like that. Rotary engines aren't all that bad. They just need lots of love and care.

Yea, well honestly someone had to say it... ha.

They're solid engines, I used to have an 86 and I loved it. It's just that most people mod the hell out of them and can't keep their foot off the gas. Then we all know what happens... seals, bye bye.

First of all, I know what happens if you don't take care of it. And I'm not modding the hell out of it I know most people do just that, so I know why you wrote that first comment too.

I'm aiming around 350-400 hp. So it should work for daily driving, and it should kick a punch at the track when needed.

I'm just kinda tired of all the "rotary engines suck" comments.. Nice to see you aren't one of those guys after all.

**extremely jealous**

You could get one you know

[95celgt]

Nice FD, Type R is an R2 equivalent, if you have the same luck with the blow-off valve as I did, your gonna get compressor surge, and i think your talking about the Apexi SAFC, nice toy thats helpful when it comes to monitering.

FD's in the US are expensive.......a rolling chassis costs about no less than 6K USD, running ones in rough shape about 10-12K, low mileage about 20K....

Take care of the car, wish i could import an FD...we're not even allowed to import FC's lol

[Illyont]

Nice FD, Type R is an R2 equivalent, if you have the same luck with the blow-off valve as I did, your gonna get compressor surge, and i think your talking about the Apexi SAFC, nice toy thats helpful when it comes to monitering.

FD's in the US are expensive.......a rolling chassis costs about no less than 6K USD, running ones in rough shape about 10-12K, low mileage about 20K....

Take care of the car, wish i could import an FD...we're not even allowed to import FC's lol

That's the thing.. SAFC, Thanks! ;D

Compressor surge? Would you care to explain please? Is it something related to BOVs in general, or the HKS SSQV?

Can't you import FB/FC/FD's from anywhere? Time to start looking for a US version then It's just to bad that you can't get GT-Fours, RX-7's or anything good in the US.. (you can atleast buy the USDM version of the RX-7, but not after 92-95 models I think..)

The 96-98 is kinda better, and the 99-2002 is just porn..

Can't you buy a 99 JDM and swap VINs with an old crappy (but clean title) 92 USDM FD? It should be possible

[95CelicaST]

Surge Limit

To the left of the surge limit line on the flow map is the surge area where compressor operation can be unstable. Typically, surge occurs after the throttle plate is closed while the turbocharger is spinning rapidly and the by-pass valve does not release the sudden increase in pressure due to the backed-up air. During surge, the back-pressure build-up at the discharge opening of the compressor reduces the air flow. If the air flow falls below a certain point, the compressor wheel (the impeller) will loose its "grip" on the air. Consequently, the air in the compressor stops being propelled forward by the impeller and is simply spinning around with the wheel, which is still being rotated by the exhaust gas passing through the turbine section. When this happens, the pressure build-up at the discharge opening forces air back through the impeller causing a reversal of air flow through the compressor. As the back pressure eventually decreases, the impeller again begins to function properly and air flows out of the compressor in the correct direction. This sudden air-flow reversal in the compressor can occur several times and may be heard as a repetitive "WHEw Whew whew" noise if the surge is mild (such as when the by-pass valve is set a little too tight) to a loud banging noise when surge is severe. Surge should be prevented at all costs because it not only slows the turbocharger wheels so that they must be spooled back up again but because it can be very damaging to the bushings or bearings and seals in the center section.