DGRR 2011 Winners

[Trout2]

Jack Coxe - 3rd gen - 2nd place

1994 Mazda Rx-7 with Popular Equipment Package with approx. 111,000-miles modified by myself with mucho assistance from Gorilla RE

Engine:
RP/rx7.com street port, 3mm apex seals, balanced rotating assembly
Unorthodox anodized full pulley set (main, w/p, alt)
Mazdaspeed engine mounts
Garfinkle oil pan brace

Intake:
Ground Zero / Excessive lower intake manifold (with Gorilla RE extra injector bung plugs)
Gorilla RE upper/lower intake manifold port matching
Gorilla RE ported throttle body
Double-throttle – AWS – wax rod removed
All unused Upper Intake nipples removed/plugged
Jet Hot cerama-chrome coating upper/lower intake manifolds
Turbo Blown LIM heat shield blanket
Sport Tuner throttle body polishing with nickel plated linkage

Turbo:
A-spec 500R with long runner manifold (Gorilla RE prepared: smoothed compressor inlet, rough casting – welds – flanges – protruding bolts ground smooth)
Tial 44mm waste gate
Gorilla RE 1-3/4 inch waste gate dump tube
Tial 50mm blow off valve
Blitz sbc-id boost controller
Earls -4 & -6AN super stock hose & fittings for water, W/G & BOV lines
ATP -3AN stainless steel oil feed line
Earls -10AN Perform-O-Flex stainless steel oil return line with swivel seal fittings
K&N air filter with Gorilla RE 45 degree aluminum inlet pipe & 45 degree blue silicone coupler
Sport Tuner high-temp black ceramic coating exhaust manifold & turbine housing
Sport Tuner cerama-chrome compressor housing
DEI black fire sleeved oil, coolant, & wastegate lines
Thero-tec heat sleeve a/c lines & misc. wires
Thermo-tec adhesive backed heat shielding on fire wall, ABS shield and inner fender

Intercooler:
Crooked Willow stock mount IC (Spearco 13x17-in. core with carbon fiber duct)
Gorilla RE polished aluminum piping
Greddy throttle body elbow
Hose Techniques blue silicone couplers with Breeze clamps

Exhaust:
Gorilla RE 4-inch stainless steel downpipe
RP/rx7.com - Greddy 3-3/4 inch race exhaust
DEI titanium wrapped downpipe
DEI fiberglass wrapped mid & rear muffler sections
Thermo-tec muffler shield on mid-muffler
Fuel System:
Injector Dynamics 725cc primary / 2000cc secondary injectors
KG fuel rails with Sport Tuner cerama-chrome coating
SX Performance fuel pressure regulator with -3AN stainless steel boost line
Apexi BNR33 pump
Chuck Westbrook fuel pump wiring mod (direct power to relay, 10-ga. power wire from fuel pump relay to pump, extra ground at pump)
Earls -6AN feed/return Perform-O-Flex hose with swivel seal fittings (routed using Earls hose separators mounted on OEM feed/return brackets undercar)
Hyperion surge tank cover
Kinsler ANO-BRL 10-micron in-line fuel filter

Ignition:
HKS Twin Power amplifier
Turbo II leading coil
Magnacore 10mm wires
Gorilla RE remote coil mount bracket (in place of removed power steering pump)
NGK R7420-9 & 10 spark plugs

Engine Management:
Apexi Power FC with commander
FC datalogit
Dudeman fast acting air intake temperature sensor relocated to intercooler outlet pipe
Gorilla RE tuning
Race Logic traction control
OEM map sensor with -4AN super stock hose and fittings

Cooling:
Koyo radiator
Mazmart remedy water pump
Evans coolant
FC thermo switch
Thermo-flex radiator hoses
Earls -4 & -6AN super stock hose & fittings
Sport Tuner cerama-chrome water pump & thermostat housings
OEM polished coolant filler cap

Oil System:
Crooked Willow dual oil cooler kit using Mocal 19-row coolers, Mocal thermostat, Aeroquip -10AN lines & fittings, carbon fiber ducts
RE-Speed oil filter pedestal adapter with -10AN outlet & gauge ports (passages ported by Gorilla RE)
Gorilla RE bell-mouth modified pick-up tube
Gorilla RE aluminum OMP oil supply block off plate
Earls -3AN hose/fittings for premix supply to Gorilla RE modified OEM oil metering pump
Afgmoto1978 black pre-mix tank in place of OEM vacuum canister
RE-Speed filler neck
Valvoline 10W-30 VR-1 motor oil
Idemitsu Racing rotary synthetic pre-mix
Jaz 1-pint breather can on Gorilla RE bracket with -4AN super stock hose & fittings to oil filler neck & rear iron’s unused oil drain

Instrumentation:
SPA oil pressure/temperature gauge
SPA water temperature/fuel pressure gauge
PLX egt gauge using Temp Rip sensors in turbo manifold
Innovative XD-19 wide band gauge and sensor with Gorilla RE aluminum heat sink
Defi D-gauge mechanical boost gauge

Electrical:
Odyssey PC925 battery in passenger side rear bin with Jegs aluminum battery tray mounted to Gorilla RE bracket that uses existing rear seat belt mounting points
Gorilla RE bracket for OEM battery fuse box
Phoenix Gold 200-A circuit breaker at battery
Phoenix Gold 1/0 positive & negative battery cables (both routed battery to starter, positive from starter to main fuse box)
Phoenix God 4-gauge ground cables at numerous points
OEM engine harness (unused wiring removed, re-wrapped with split loom, fusing tape, electrical tape, exposed portions wrapped with Thermo-Tec heat shield tape)
Sport Tuner 140-Amp alternator, cerma-chrome coated, blue painted stator

Wheels/Tires:
Volk SE37A 18x9.5 (F+45 /R+45 with 5mm spacer) powder coated black
Falken RT-615 265-35-19 F/R tires
Muteki black lug nuts

Suspension:
Aragosta 15-way adjustable dampers with 10.3/7.8-kg F/R springs
Suspension Techniques F/R sway bars
Improved Racing adjustable sway bar end links
Widefoot front sway bar mounts
RP/rx7.com trailing arms
M2 toe links
Cusco front strut tower brace

Drivetrain:
Atomic Rex manual steering rack
Exeddy D-core twin disk carbon clutch
RP/rx7.com stainless steel clutch line
Mazdaspeed short-throw shifter
Pettit 80-durometer differential mounts
NEO 75W90 synthetic gear oil in transmission & differential

Brakes:
Stop Tech front big brake kit with piston sized to match 99-spec rear & slotted rotors
99-spec OEM rear calipers with Precision 2-pc slotted rotors
Mazda 929 master cylinder
N-Tech front rotor backing plates
Stainless steel lines (Stop Tech front / rx7.com rear)
Motul RB-600 Brake fluid
Rotary 13B1 anodized blue rotor shaped brake/clutch fluid reservoir cap

Exterior:
Original Chaste White Paint
Shine replica Mazdaspeed front lip
Shine replica RE-A street diffuser
Front lip and diffuser sanded then coated with Dupli-color truck bed liner
OEM mud guards
Smoked front turn lamp housings
LED tail lights, marker lights, turn signals, reverse lights, license plate lights
20% rear / 50% side window tint
PIAA platinum series super white headlight bulbs

Interior:
Original 1994 unless otherwise mentioned
Mazdaspeed Type F seats recovered in BMW black leather
Momo Super Anatomic shift knob
Momo Monte Carlo 350mm steering wheel
Flyrx7 3-gauge 52mm center speaker gauge pod
Saab 3-gauge 52mm din panel
RE-Amemiya Steering column gauge pod
Redline.com black leather shift & parking brake boots
JDM armrest ashtray replacement
TNT rear hatch carpet

Misc:
Himni Racing stainless steel hardware throughout engine bay
Black powder coated brackets, hard water & brake lines throughout engine bay
Aba stainless steel hose clamps for air filter & wastegate lines

[TitaniumTT]

Brian Treffeisen

1988 Mazda RX7 Originally a 4-lug SE Chassis has approx 260ishk

Pretty much bone stock

All mods including paint performed by myself, tuning done by Dave @ KDR/Speed1, Mazpower of Illicit Performance, and myself

Engine:
13B-RE cosmo engine. Proprietary intake ports and exhaust porting
RWS OMP adapter
New OEM side/ corner seals
RA Super Black Cryo seals
Proprietary clearances
RX8 e-shaft and stat gear bearings
ALL internals cryo treated

Intake:
Ported and portmatched intake mani
Custom Elbow
Ceramic Coated by Sport Tuner
Double-throttle – AWS – wax rod removed
All unused Upper Intake nipples welded shut
All -3 braided line used for MAP sensor and FPR (I'm adding a "vacuum block" as I type)

Turbo:
BNR Stage 3's
Custom Y-pipe
Custom X-over pipe
Custom Rob Bailey Solenoids
Custom Boost and Vac tank
All run sequentially via the MoTeC M800

Exhaust:
Started off as an ebizzle REW DP
Added 3" flex coupler
ALL SS V-bands
Magnaflow 3" in 2x 2.5" out as a "mid-pipe"
Magnaflow 2.5" in/out can
Summit Special exhaust tips becuase... well, the Magnaflow and borla tips were more expensive than thier mufflers... thank you ricers!

Fuel System:
Injector Dynamics 725cc primary / 2000cc secondary injectors
CJ Motorsports primary rail/Rotary Extreme Secondary
Bosch Motorsports FPD
Aeromotive "mini" adjustable FPR with -3AN SS reference line
Custom 17gal fuel cell with Cosmo Lift pump and a "Poopra" 290lph pump stuffed in a built in surge tank.
-6 SS hardline replaces all the stock crap and -6 Nomex taking care of all the needed flex line
Aeromotive 10 micron fuel filter

Ignition:
Bosch Motorsports coils Modified by Paul Yaw

Engine Management:
MoTeC M800 ECU
MoTeC TCMux Traction Control Multiplexer
AIM Digital Dash
Boost Trim Switch
Lauch Control and Traction Control
Full Fuction Engineering "one-off" Trigger kit for my REW hub and RE front cover w/Hall-Effect Sensor (damn I love that thing)

Cooling:
Custom Griffen Radiator.... at this point I've done more welding on that thing than they have
-16 fittings
Custom AST with inlets from the engine and the rad
Proper ducting from the bumper
I have 0 hose clamps on my entire engine and only 2 for the heater core
Rad Mounted to a custom HMIC frame that houses the Rad/Intercooler and all the ducting. Can be removed with 10 bolts and is strong enough to stand on

Oil System:
Dual Mocal 19-row coolers,
Mocal thermostat
Aeroquip -10AN Nomex lines & fittings
Custom ducting
THE FIRST EVER RE-Speed oil filter pedestal adapter with -10AN
Custom oil filler neck with vacuum port scavenger into exhaust
Passageways ported
Custom o-ringed oil pump

Instrumentation:
AIM digital dash
AutoMeter Boost, Fuel and voltometer

Electrical:
Battery relocated into custom Billet tray
Remote Batter cut-off switch
MoTeC, Alarm, PW, PDL, Trunk solenoid, Horn and siren all hard wired
Remote Jumper and charge ports

Wheels/Tires:
Work VSXX 17x8 and 17x9 +35 wheels
Dunlop Direzza Z1SS in 235/40 255/40/17

Suspension:
Stance C/O's with 7/5 springs
RB fron Sway Bar
RB endlinks
Rear bar removed
All Poly bushings
Camber adjuster in the rear
DTSS eliminators
Custom tri-point strut bar with engine torque brace
Custom Rear strut bar
Custom Lower Arm Bar
did I mention I like building custom things?
Custom Bumper support and HMIC frame Brace

Drivetrain:
TitaniumTT modified 15:1 De-Powered Powersteering rack
4.3 Torsen Rear end
Exedy Twin Disc Clutch
6-spd Tranny (Yes I'm counting this )
Custom AL driveshaft

Brakes:
Custom Wilwood setup Front and Rear THANK YOU FASTBRAKES!
13.25"x 1.25" front rotors
6 Piston Wilwood Superlite Calipers
12.2"x.81" Rear rotor
Wilwood Combination P-Brake caliper - yes, I have a functioning ebrake
New pads coming
Wilwood 1" remote mount Master Cylinder
Custom adater to keep power brake booster
Wilwood combination Proportioning Valve
I redid EVERY SINGLE line in 3/16" Stainless Steel hardline
Custom -3 SS braided softlines to go to the calipers

Exterior:
Custom paint color based of the original Lotus Storm Titanium Metallic
Shine auto Front bumper heavily modified and reenforced
Full S5 molding conversion
Custom painted S4 Rear Tail lights
Carbon Fiber exhaust Gaurds
Smoked all outside lenses
5% tint all around
Illicit Perfomance Sticker
Custom hood - Yes, I built that hood starting with a stock aluminum hood

Interior:
Herblenny's old RX8 seats
New carpet
Custom fiberglass door panels
Custom dash
Custom triple gauge pod
Alpine CDA117, 6.5" components front and rear, PDX5 and sub

[CorgiSteve]

Steve Watson
1984 GSL-SE

3rd Place - 1st Generation
Winner - Longest drive (27 hours from Nova Scotia, Canada)
Owned from 1987-1996. Repurchased in 2001



Exterior
Pacific T-Top Body Kit (painted in 1991)
Pacific T-Top Glass Sunroof

Interior
Pioneer CD Deck with iPod Connector
Alpine Rear 6x9 Speakers
Kenwood Component Front Speakers
Sparkomatic Subwoofer
Leather Shift and Handbrake Boots

Wheels/Tires
Maxxim 185 Rims
Triangle 205-40-17 Tires

Performance
Accel Super Coils
CP Racing Strut Tower Brace
Brake Labs Cross-Drilled/Slotted Rotors
Stainless Steel brake lines
Eibach Pro-Kit Springs
Tokico Blue Struts/Shocks
Royal Purple Fluids
Magnaflow Exhaust
Rotary Engineering Header
K&N Air Filter

Steve