Mazda RX-7

Started by Cookie Monster, November 23, 2016, 09:23:09 PM

Cookie Monster

My friend's neighbor had a 20b swapped into a B2000 truck. Total sleeper.
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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r0tor

Quote from: MX793 on May 04, 2017, 06:23:57 PM
Mazda only built one street car using the tres dorito motor, and they only sold ~3600 of them and they were Japanese market only.

20b motors are assembled like Legos though... there are a handful of shops that make them out of readily available parts
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93JC

Quote from: MX793 on May 04, 2017, 06:23:57 PM
Mazda only built one street car using the tres dorito motor, and they only sold ~3600 of them and they were Japanese market only.

Yeah, I've only ever seen a couple Eunos Cosmos with the 3dorito.

Cookie Monster

Too bad the 20B only came with an automatic in production form.
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
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Cookie Monster

There is a loud whine coming from the left rear of the car.  I think the fuel pump is going out.

Or maybe it's just noisy when the fuel level drops.  I've got about 1/3 of a tank right now.
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
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FoMoJo

Quote from: Cookie Monster on May 05, 2017, 03:42:23 PM
There is a loud whine coming from the left rear of the car.  I think the fuel pump is going out.

Or maybe it's just noisy when the fuel level drops.  I've got about 1/3 of a tank right now.
Wheel bearing?  or does it whine even while standing still?
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Quote from: Cookie Monster on May 05, 2017, 03:42:23 PM
There is a loud whine coming from the left rear of the car.  I think the fuel pump is going out.

Or maybe it's just noisy when the fuel level drops.  I've got about 1/3 of a tank right now.

Does it whine for a few seconds if you turn the key to "run" and then stop (don't start the engine)? If so, it's the fuel pump.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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Cookie Monster

Quote from: FoMoJo on May 05, 2017, 04:06:00 PM
Wheel bearing?  or does it whine even while standing still?

Whines while sitting still too.

Quote from: Soup DeVille on May 05, 2017, 04:12:49 PM
Does it whine for a few seconds if you turn the key to "run" and then stop (don't start the engine)? If so, it's the fuel pump.

I haven't tried that. I'll try it tonight when I head home.
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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CaminoRacer

Quote from: Soup DeVille on May 05, 2017, 04:12:49 PM
Does it whine for a few seconds if you turn the key to "run" and then stop (don't start the engine)? If so, it's the fuel pump.

That's how you know it's working.
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Soup DeVille

Quote from: CaminoRacer on May 05, 2017, 06:09:11 PM
That's how you know it's working.

Yes, but if it's the same whine he's hearing when driving, and it's louder than it was...
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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Cookie Monster

Hmm, it didn't whine when I just turned it to the on position without cranking the car... It also didn't seem as loud as before. Not sure what's going on.
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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FoMoJo

Quote from: Cookie Monster on May 05, 2017, 09:34:01 PM
Hmm, it didn't whine when I just turned it to the on position without cranking the car... It also didn't seem as loud as before. Not sure what's going on.
The fuel line might have already been pressurized?
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Cookie Monster

Quote from: FoMoJo on May 06, 2017, 05:35:56 PM
The fuel line might have already been pressurized?

After sitting all day?



So today I went through the car and threw out a bunch of shit sitting in the car. I found a receipt for the steering wheel hub on the car. $12 for a fucking eBay hub. :facepalm:

I immediately took the wheel off and put the stock one back in. I really don't understand the point of buying a $300 wheel only to bolt it to a $12 hub. My hub in the NC is $250+. I don't fuck around when it comes to safety. I just realized on the way back home that I accidentally threw a spring out that is probably used to make the horn work. I'll have to pull the stock wheel off again tomorrow to put that back in, but that's a quick fix. Bonus part is the OEM wheel is giant so it's a lot easier to turn the wheel now.

I also vacuumed the shit out of the driver's footwell. Cleaned up most of the crusted on cat litter nicely. Other than the busted up center console the interior doesn't look terrible.

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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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Soup DeVille

Quote from: FoMoJo on May 06, 2017, 05:35:56 PM
The fuel line might have already been pressurized?

It should stay pressurized for quite a while. But, the fuel pump will usually run for a couple seconds at start whether it's pressurized or not.

Except for some cars much much newer than his, the fuel pump doesn't know or care how much pressure is in the line.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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68_427

Does your car have an electric fan?
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:lol:

Good song, and they're awesome live.

Hmm, I see emo is back.
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The Eunos Cool Ranch?

I miss those. Don't know why, but I liked them.
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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CaminoRacer

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veeman

What'd you do to get that photo?  It looks great.  There's no driver silhouettte.

Cookie Monster

My friend took it. He just played around in Lightroom to get that effect. I really like it.

He's a great photographer.
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
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MX793

Quote from: veeman on May 11, 2017, 07:42:39 AM
What'd you do to get that photo?  It looks great.  There's no driver silhouettte.

Clearly he had a friend driving alongside in a pickup, hopped out of his moving vehicle into the bed of that pickup, snapped the photo, and then jumped back into his car.
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Cookie Monster

Quote from: MX793 on May 11, 2017, 05:17:47 PM
Clearly he had a friend driving alongside in a pickup, hopped out of his moving vehicle into the bed of that pickup, snapped the photo, and then jumped back into his car.

:lol:

OK, I know I'll probably get flamed for this but has anyone ever tried a brake booster delete? Manual brakes seems kind of tempting. My brakes are pretty squishy right now. I'll bleed them eventually but the booster delete would also clean up the engine bay as well.

I'll probably disconnect the vacuum line to the booster and see what it drives like first.
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why would you do any of that.

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Quote from: Cookie Monster on May 11, 2017, 10:36:52 PM
:lol:

OK, I know I'll probably get flamed for this but has anyone ever tried a brake booster delete? Manual brakes seems kind of tempting. My brakes are pretty squishy right now. I'll bleed them eventually but the booster delete would also clean up the engine bay as well.

I'll probably disconnect the vacuum line to the booster and see what it drives like first.
No.....
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FoMoJo

Quote from: Cookie Monster on May 11, 2017, 10:36:52 PM
:lol:

OK, I know I'll probably get flamed for this but has anyone ever tried a brake booster delete? Manual brakes seems kind of tempting. My brakes are pretty squishy right now. I'll bleed them eventually but the booster delete would also clean up the engine bay as well.

I'll probably disconnect the vacuum line to the booster and see what it drives like first.
Nothing wrong with unboosted brakes, but disconnecting the vacuum line to the booster will not get you a similar comparison to a car without power assist.

I driven a lot of cars without power assisted brakes and steering, but they were designed for that.
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Yeah, you'll have to change the brake pedal ratio and stuff to get enough power.
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Soup DeVille

Quote from: Cookie Monster on May 11, 2017, 10:36:52 PM
:lol:

OK, I know I'll probably get flamed for this but has anyone ever tried a brake booster delete? Manual brakes seems kind of tempting. My brakes are pretty squishy right now. I'll bleed them eventually but the booster delete would also clean up the engine bay as well.

I'll probably disconnect the vacuum line to the booster and see what it drives like first.

The master cylinder is going to be significantly different in diameter than a real manual setup, and there's less mechanical advantage in the pedal linkage.

So it won't be a good test.

If you do a delete, get the right stuff
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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Cookie Monster

Damn.

Well I guess if it ain't broke and all that.

I need to get the suspension and transmission problems sorted out first anyways.
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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