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

[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.