I picked up a fire extinguisher bracket with a quick release from Sake Bomb Garage. This version mounts in the rear trunk, which I liked. I didn’t want to have a fire extinguisher sitting too visibly in the cabin since this is not a full-on race car. Keeping a fire extinguisher on hand is a […]

Although I had the rear bumper debadged except for the main emblem, I added back the RX-7 logo in an updated, “Efini” form. These are stick-on and go on the right, passenger side of the bumper. As if this wasn’t cool enough, I wanted the more obscure, red lettering version. The Mazda part number for […]

Deciding to step up to the Revolution/AutoStaff “Radiator Outlet Tank” cost almost 3 weeks of downtime. I had to order this part from RHDJapan in the midst of the water pump service. Unfortunately, this was the last piece of the puzzle and I wasn’t able to finish everything up until the part was in hand. […]

Complimenting my OCD tendencies, I’ve typically held a strict policy of keeping my cars & bikes clean and sanitary. The reason why installs take me so long to do is because I have to scrub down all parts and fasteners before reassembly. I take pride in upkeep. However, due to the amount of garage work […]

After investigating further, I was able to determine the true source of the odd coolant leak. I initially thought it was the lower radiator hose, so I replaced every single clamp with stainless t-bolt clamps. The leak still persisted. I eventually traced the leak to a region higher up – the bottom weep hole of […]

A couple weeks ago, I got out of classes early one day and made my way over to AutoRnD. I used to always get my alignments done at Auto Innovations in Milpitas, but Rishie at AutoRnD has a nice, new Hunter rack and I wanted to take advantage of it. This was the first time […]

With the single turbo conversion complete, I figured it’d be good to shed my insights and add closure. This was easily the most rigorous and difficult project that I have personally pursued. I know you can cut corners and convert a car to single turbo fast and cheap (~sub-$6k), but this is not acceptable to […]

As stock as my car’s exterior is, I am very content with it. ’99 front bumper, mud flaps, FEED spoiler… that’s all I wanted. Well, except for one more thing – the FEED hood. I have a soft spot for this hood’s design as I find it striking yet subtle. From certain angles, you can […]

It was quite the momentous occasion when I mounted on the RegaMasters. I was confident in their fitment offset and width wise, because I have that down to a science with this car. The whole stepping down to 17″ thing, however, garnered some anticipation. I’d reckon that the majority of RX-7s with wheels go for […]

With the tuning over, the next step was to wrap up and polish out all the loose ends. I started by redoing my fan’s wiring. I wanted the wiring to be routed off to the side of the front duct area, so as to not impede air flow or look out of place hanging in […]

I want to do a quick comparison between the silicone couplers that SiliconeIntakes.com and SiliconeHose.com sells. When I was hunting down the couplers I needed, many of the other brands did not have all the sizes in stock. This lead me to SiliconeIntakes.com, which benefits from a readily available inventory. They were well priced too, […]

Rotaries are a dying breed and there are not many people knowledgable in their tuning. I didn’t want to take chances and let someone inexperienced with rotaries handle such a crucial task. So I decided to get Steve Kan to do it. Although he is quite a popular and well-known rotary tuner, the catch is […]