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 […]

When dealing with a large project, it can be hard to slow down and focus on the little things, but everything matters; down to each fastener. This is why I like to do my own work, the level of control is unrivaled. I simply don’t think even paying a shop can yield better results in […]

After amassing all the necessary silicone couplers and clamps, it was time to fabricate the intercooler piping to connect it all together. Ben from Rotary Extreme was nice enough to come by and lend a hand with this part. As I mentioned before, everything about this build can be broken up into individual components that […]

When something lingers in your mind, it’s probably doing so for a reason. In this scenario, there are 2 choices: ignore it and move on or take care of it. I yielded and opted for the latter. All the new fuel lines I’m running are -6AN, which means they have an inner diameter of 3/8″. […]

Earlier on, I brought my midpipe over to a local muffler shop to have a flex pipe welded on. I wanted this done to help relieve stress from the downpipe. This is what the exhaust system looks like hooked up. With the V-Mount in place, it occupied precious real estate at the front of the […]

With the Air Pump removed and the Greddy Pulleys installed, I picked up a Pineapple Racing Idler Pulley to fill in the gap. This pulley serves a simple but important purpose. Without the Air Pump in place, the leverage for the water pump pulley is reduced. The alternative is to compensate by over-tightening the belt, […]

The way I came across this V-Mount was via a slight course of serendipity. Back when I was trying to sell my XD-9’s, I was in communication with another member on RX7Club who was interested in trading me a rear brake kit. The brakes ended up not being the exact ones I wanted, but during […]