Hey guys, I bought this car last fall from a forum member down in Kentucky. Figured I'd toss my build thread from another forum over here to see what your thoughts / advice might be for the car.
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As some of you guys already know, I ended up picking up the FC from Kentucky last weekend... if you aren't familiar with the car, it's an LS-1 swapped 2nd gen RX-7 with light modifications to the suspension and motor:
Factory Options:
-Sunroof
-Leather
-Power locks
-Power windows
Exterior Modifications:
Aluminum hood
Performance:
-Stock LS1 w/ Hinson mounting kit
-JTR cooling kit w/ Volvo fan
-Custom CAI
- Supra fuel pump
- Corvette fuel filter/regulator
- Descreened MAF
-BrianCWS6 ported throttle body
- !EGR
- eBay shorty headers
-2.5” y-pipe to single 3” exhaust with Flo-pro twister muffler
-LS6 intake
-Thunder Racing ported MAF ends
Suspension/Chassis:
-KYB AGX's with Racing Beat springs
-Racing Beat swaybars
-Poly transmission mount
Drivetrain:
-Stock T56
-Series 4 Turbo II rear diff
-Hurst shifter
Electronics:
-Scangauge
Initial driving impressions are that this car is absolutely insane, spins 245's all the way through third gear
On the way back from Kentucky the rear end started howling, which the seller told me about prior to purchasing. We did an emergency pit stop in the ghetto of Louisville at an autozone at midnight and did a diff flush, although it didn't fix the problem.
Upon full inspection of the car at my friend's shop in Detroit, we found that the rear swaybar endlinks were snapped, some of the wiring was a mess, etc. tons of random things that are easy to fix but should have been done right when the swap took place.
The good news was that the motor is completely healthy, and the recently rebuilt trans shifts great and makes absolutely no noise.
I somewhat feel that I paid too much for the car and should have done it myself from scratch, but overall it's a very solid car with tons of potential and a good head start with the swap being done!