So when do we get updated pics of the project, those last pictures of your manifolds, etc was back in feb of '04...do you still have the car? Is the project still moving forward?

Well, since this thread has come back to life, I guess I'll give an update. I got the new engine installed and running in june of 04. The engine was never quite running right, it would flood out every time it was started, and had a rough idle. I had the fuel injectors cleaned but the car still flooded out and had a rough idle. After putting about a thousand miles on the new engine I had the turbo rebuilt and upgraded with a larger copmresser wheel. I took the car to the drag strip it ran a 13.3, I was kind of dissapointed, but it wasn't running very well at the strip. Now the car had about 2000 miles on it I have started to do bodywork on it. Last weekend I replaced the stock injectors with 750 cc injectors and replaced the stock fpr with an Aeromotive fpr. After I installed the injectors I turned on the fuel pump to make sure there were no leaks, and to my suprise, fuel started to come out of the vacuum nipple, a lot of it. So I was pretty happy, I had figured out why my car had been flooding and running shitty for the last year and a half. And I was glad that I already had the replacement part on hand to install. I got everything put back together, and the car started up on the first try. I adjusted the idle and timing, they were a little off, and now the car runs great, I just have to finish the bodywork on it. I will get some pics later.

What was the cause of the problem?

(chiming in) stock FPR was broken. It will be interesting to see how well it goes now, becuase even with the big ass leak flooding out the rear housing it was still damn quick. It just didnt have the top end it should have. Now with any luck, his car will be working great!



lol.. I hate rx7s :(

Sounds awesome...should be in the 12s then I would imagine.



What type of bodywork are you doing to the AE? Keeping it original, or going nuts?

Nope nothing too wild. It just had a shitty paint job, and a few dings.

Here is a shot of the CAI I made.

Another shot of the CAI.

Here is a shot of the engine. I am going to strip off the paint on most of the **** I painted. It chips off real easily, I think I will powdercoat everything.

Another shot of the engine, everything is covered with dust from doing the bodywork.