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I posted this on the OTHER forum and with 6,000+ hits, I can't believe there isn't an interested person out there who HASN'T seen it but what the heck, I'll post it here too.



With that said, I have a brilliant black 1995 Mazda RX7 PEP (sunroof, tan leather seats, black interior, black carpet which is new) with slightly over 100K miles on it. I think I've managed to replace just about everything on the car with something aftermarket and newer, so most of the componentry has far, far fewer miles or like the engine, no miles at all. The list of modifications is long so I'll try to organize it as best I can. The car has new paint and a brand new engine with ZERO road miles on it. It's been garage kept and yes, it'll fire right up and I do so periodically. Idles like a stock car. I'm sure there's going to be lots of stuff I've forgotten as I just haven't had time to play with the car. I ALSO HAVE A 2005 MITSUBISHI EVO VIII FOR SALE, almost all stock with 56K on it, never raced, and used as a daily driver (see additional post for that).



Engine: CLR Motorsports-built engine with port-phased low compression rotors that were balanced and lightened. The engine itself is a Cosmo engine, larger primary ports than the REW, new plates and new housings, very large street port. Will flow enough air for 600whp. Basically, this is a top of the line engine from CLR and to duplicate it would run about $9K. I have the cast, O-ring oil pan too, so no leaks. Lots of polished stuff, intake manifold, front cover, thermostat housing, etc...AST eliminated, Fluidyne radiatorm SPECIAL SECRET COOLING MOD, dual Mocal oil coolers, this car will never overheat on or off the track. Braided oil injector lines from Gotham. The A/C and power steering have been eliminated although I have all the parts for both and will be included with the car. Again, I'm sure there's lots more. This car will not overheat even under sustained high boost levels (assuming the cooling system is filled with coolant and purged properly!)



Engine management: Apexi Power FC with Datalogit and Innovative Wideband (brand new 02 sensor, never used, along with the original which is still good). Car is untuned at this point with just a basic tune to get her running and driving. Starts fine but I have not had time to tune it but one I get the interior done, if it's not sold, I will attempt to do so. Apexi AVC-R boost controller and an HKS Twin Power as well.



Turbo: Garrett GT4088 turbo with upgraded 40R wheel (courtesy of Sean at A-spec) with less than 5K miles on it. Stainless header, GReddy Type R wastegate, fed back into the downpipe. Braided feed line, ceramic heat blanket, EGT port and GReddy EGT gauge. GReddy front mount intercooler, Type R, all aluminum piping, polished. HKS metalflow air filter on the turbo.



Exhaust: 3" midpipe with Borla X1R, GReddy Power Extreme cat-back to keep the sound modest. Screams at WOT.



Fuel system: 550/1300's, all were recently cleaned/rebuilt, new o-rings, dual Walbro fuel pumps with dedicated wiring harness. Stock fuel lines to and from the tank. I kept the fuel system simple for street use, good idle quality, easy start, etc...as the car sits now, it's fuel-limited in how much hp it can make (well north of 400hp).



Driveline: Stock transmission with an Exedy Hyper Single clutch setup (extremely light and quick shifting with this clutch), stock rear end with a differential brace. B&M short shifter with GReddy shift ****.



Suspension: I have what is probably the only set of Aragosta fully adjustable coil-overs for an RX7 in the U.S. They're consistently ranked above Ohlins by RX7 Magazine in Japan. Spring rate is 10/8 f/r. Very firm yet plush at the same time, they're worlds better than any of the off the shelf stuff you can commonly buy. Suspension techniques front and rear sway bars, adjustable in the rear. Differential brace too. Widefoot swaybar mounts, Mazdatrix end links, M2 toe links and trailing arms.





Wheels and Brakes: I have what is essentially a new set of Volk Racing SE37A rims powdercoated semi gloss black. They have zero miles on them and no blemishes. 18x9.5" at all four corners. They weigh about 16.5lbs. each and look absolutely killer on the car. Front brakes are an AP Racing 13" 4-piston setup (gold calipers) with stock brakes (aftermarket slotted rotors) in the rear. I think I'm using Porterfield R4S pads at the moment. The AP Racing rotors and pads are relatively new and have about 6K miles on them. The tires are Kumho 712's and are in need of replacement.



Body: Again, new black paint. Knightsports carbon fiber hood (Rotary Extreme) painted black, RE-A rear diffuser(Rotary Extreme), Feed side skirts (Shine? not installed) and RE-A N1 nose (replica). NO rear spoiler. I also have RE-Amemiya front dive planes for the N1 nose in carbon fiber. They're genuine.



Interior: This is where my efforts have ground to a hault. I ordered the new aftermarket carpet in black and waited forever for it. It finally arrived but I haven't had time to install it. I am just about finished installing sound/heat deadening material called Second Skin. I spent about $300 JUST on the product alone and if I finish up tonight, it's taken me two weeks to cover the entire interior of the car from front to back. I did not cover the roof. So as the car sits now, all the interior, except for the dashboard and gauge cluster, is out of the car. Panels have normal wear and tear but some have scratches and cracks. Most are in pretty decent shape. All of the instrument surrounds have been redone and look like new and I have a gauge cluster with two gauge pods molded into the cluster as well. I have a GReddy EGT gauge to go in one of the pods. The passsenger's seat is decent, the driver's seat is not. There is no stereo system in the car. I have four MB Quarts speakers installed currently. I know I have a few new parts, like the driver's side window actuator switches, etc...sunroof is in perfect working order as is the sunroof switch.



I weighed the car a long time ago and it was just above 2600lbs. That many moons and many modifications ago. As it sits, I'm sure the car is somewhere in the 2500lb. range. While it'll be civil enough to drive on the road, this car is designed for the race track and would be a killer track day car/weekend warrior.



So what I have now is one of 500 1995 RX7's with lots of very expensive parts on it, close to being finished. I'm sure I've left out a bunch of stuff so when I have an opportunity, I'll go over the car and see what I left off. When you've been doing this as long as I have, sometimes you forget what you put on the car! I would estimate a dedicated person could have the car back together in one weekend. I'm working an hour or two here or there to get it done to the best of my ability and current time restraints.



I would really prefer someone local or semi-local that can look at the car in person and I can go over everything with them. I'll be able to help a bit in the future if you're local too. This car is not for a novice driver either. I won't sell it to you unless you have some experience in a high hp rwd car. There are a ton of extra stock parts/rims that will go with the car too. Full power steering system and full working a/c system included.



I'm really looking for north of $20K for the car. I'm going to try to piece the interior back together over the next few weeks but the more time/money/effort I put into finishing it, the more I'm going to ask for her. With that said, I'd probably take $20K for the car in it's current state. After I take a few images, it'll probably go up on Autotrader and a few other enthusiast forums as well.



I've had lots of great memories with the car and forum members and have many people on here I call friends. I've probably made a few life-long friends on here as well and I'll miss all of this but for me my priority right now is my wife and her health. I know everyone can understand that. So thanks for reading and if you have any questions, feel free to ask or shoot me a PM. Please respect me and the forum rules, no lowballing and if you don't have anything positive to say, don't say it because I'm not in the mood.



THE BEST WAY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME IS VIA E-MAIL, michelfortier@mac.com.

Thanks for looking and check out my 2005 Evo for sale as well!

Michel



















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vosko

this car is AWESOME!



but why such crappy tires. i remember i bought those when i had no idea haha

rx7tt95

One word; rain. They were actually quite decent in the rain and it's something you have to take into consideration in Florida where it can rain six inches in half an hour. Plus I just didn't have the money to blow on $300/tire every six months.

vosko

fair enough. i just really hate those tires