Building a USDM Spirit R Replica

[TitaniumTT]

Oh hell yeah! Lemme get some pics up in the next few days of some of the goodies installed and some of the really phenomenal things coming.

The ultimate goal being a car that can drive cross country (although it's being shipped which makes me super sad she'll be 3k miles away) but start and drive like a stock FD. No hesitations, good pep down low, solid idle and no hesitation caused by any of the little quirks we've spent the last year ironing out. I want to give you a total sleeper that makes you smile when driving it around town, but one twist of the trim switch and firm nudge with the right pedal causes eye widening pucker that a turbo-charged rotary should!

[Fendamonky]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Oh hell yeah! Lemme get some pics up in the next few days of some of the goodies installed and some of the really phenomenal things coming.

The ultimate goal being a car that can drive cross country (although it's being shipped which makes me super sad she'll be 3k miles away) but start and drive like a stock FD. No hesitations, good pep down low, solid idle and no hesitation caused by any of the little quirks we've spent the last year ironing out. I want to give you a total sleeper that makes you smile when driving it around town, but one twist of the trim switch and firm nudge with the right pedal causes eye widening pucker that a turbo-charged rotary should!

I call next!!


Sounds like you're going to have a badass toy!!

[Supernaut]

Originally Posted by titaniumtt

the ultimate goal being a car that can drive cross country (although it's being shipped which makes me super sad she'll be 3k miles away) but start and drive like a stock fd. No hesitations, good pep down low, solid idle and no hesitation caused by any of the little quirks we've spent the last year ironing out. I want to give you a total sleeper that makes you smile when driving it around town, but one twist of the trim switch and firm nudge with the right pedal causes eye widening pucker that a turbo-charged rotary should!

yesssssssssssssssssssss

[TitaniumTT]

Let the journey begin!
So after I handed Andy the keys @ S1 a few years ago, we had tuned to 454rwhp and the car was a monster. About a year ago something bad happened and the engine got hurt. The WM line blew off and all 6 apex seals bananaed and most of the side seal springs went flat and some even got pinched. Sad sad day. I actually heard you about a half mile away and my heart sank. I heard at least two faces down. When I drove the car that night I got her up to temp and punched her in 2nd and though.... aweeeeeeeeee... oh there's the boost. Yeah, we can do WAY better than this!

After tearing, inspecting, cleaning, inspecting, re-porting changing rotors to my favorite ones setting all the clearances, cleaning, inspecting, setting everything up.... we're ready to build!



Aweeeeeee yeah... slumbering beast!





Most people who know me, know that I effing HATE silicone couplers.... so it had to go... enter the Van Jen.



Slumbering monster ready to be dropped in



Incase anyone is thinking about being a dick, I did portmatch the elbow to the vanjen, not a quick task, and I should also mention that everything else was portmatched as well. Elbow to TB, TB to UIM, UIM to LIM, and of course, LIM to block

I like the concept of the Xessive LIM, but in practice it turns out it's a bit of a PITA. Every stud stripped on me when torquing to factory spec. Brian was displeased because I had already heli-coiled one of the housings (while installed, I do not recommend this at all) so I wasn't ready to take the turbo or the mani off to get the LIM out, so instead I had to heli-coil the 4 studs and I went ahead and heli-coiled and studded the long center bolt as well. All with the LIM installed. If they pull out (giggitty) I'm going to be very surprised.

[TitaniumTT]

Again.... ON WITH THE VANJENS!!!!!!!!





Muaaahaaahahaaa!!!!!!! Getting very close!



Oh yeah..... stock AST is a common failure point and just getting rid of it isn't the right way to do it either. EVERY rotary in my eyes needs an AST in some form or another..... here is the common way I go about it on the REW's or any 13B with the REW WP and housing. Works well. I wanted to do something similar on my FC, but sadly I didn't have the room... VMIC and all



First start up! The neighbors must be used to it by now. The first time I started up a fresh build, the FD showed up.... as in Fire Department



I can't imagine why!

[TitaniumTT]

I really don't see what the issue is









Aight.... enough is enough... time for some break-in miles!!!!!!

[TitaniumTT]

This happened frequently



Guilford beach!!!!




Misquomicut beach!!! Probably a two weeks before Maggie and I went back and got engaged!

[chibikougan]

Sweet!


Whats that blue stuff past the sand in the last pics?

[TitaniumTT]

Tfff