Project: putting a real motor in a RX-7

[Christian]

What is the specs of the cam?

[Grr]

Its a comp XR265
212/[email protected]
.525 lift
114 LSA
Not very big, but should be pretty much perfect on a 4.8, and more so as a turbo cam.

[Grr]

Got some accomplished today. Cut 1.7" out of the oil pan and welded back together, installed the cam, and Jason got the black sprayed on the motor and trans.

[MisterCMK]

That's cute.

[94NDTA]

Who's building the tranny?

[Grr]

i dont think this trans will have alot of problems holding. sure it will need it eventually, but with zacs 2600lbs, and 4.11 gears, there shouldnt be much stress on it. maybe this winter it will get a mild stall and a shift kit, new clutches, but thats pretty much it.
As a matter of fact, BMR Fabrication took a bone stock 4l60 in a 04 GTO down to a 10.2@130 before it started slipping, in a car with a 3900lb raceweight. So 10.0s in a 2600lb car should be a cake walk

[zbrown]

wow good work you two

man with the intake mani and valve covers the color of the car that is gonna look sick....... i

[zbrown]

oh and using the new edelbrock cast intake elbows that just came out instead of a sheet metal one

really low profile, clears a stock hood..... like this, but powder coated black

[94NDTA]

Grr;215732 wrote:
i dont think this trans will have alot of problems holding. sure it will need it eventually, but with zacs 2600lbs, and 4.11 gears, there shouldnt be much stress on it. maybe this winter it will get a mild stall and a shift kit, new clutches, but thats pretty much it.
As a matter of fact, BMR Fabrication took a bone stock 4l60 in a 04 GTO down to a 10.2@130 before it started slipping, in a car with a 3900lb raceweight. So 10.0s in a 2600lb car should be a cake walk

I see. Good luck with that. It is kind of hit or miss, some people do well, but most end up needing a rebuild sooner than they would like.

Also, isn't it technically a 4L65E?

[z31]

Did some painting today. :icon_santa:

[DrifterExtreme]

so zac when is the turbo going on?

[KA-T_240]

z31;216304 wrote:
Did some painting today. :icon_santa:

..... nice rattle can job!

[z31]

KA-T_240;216307 wrote:
..... nice rattle can job!
I placed those rattle cans on the table as a decoy. I got u Faber.:icon_cheers:

[zbrown]

DrifterExtreme;216306 wrote:
so zac when is the turbo going on?

when ever you want to do the hotside sexy like

getting a different rad and putting it way up front.....

so we will have like 1 foot between the engine and rad to stick something

[z31]

Current pictures

[3_Series]

Nice work!

[KA-T_240]

you are missing some bolts and such!

[z31]

3_Series;216504 wrote:
Nice work!
Thank You :icon_cheers:

I have painted so many motors for zac, he gets a discount.

[z31]

KA-T_240;216509 wrote:
you are missing some bolts and such!

So Faber, what else do you see? :icon_bigsmurf:

[KA-T_240]

some sweet drywall mud. You can use that as body filler rigth

All I know is that somebody needs to take pics of the motor in the car in like a week......... cough cough zac cough.