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lwnslw · 09-30-2009, 06:33 PM

Well I finally completed my single conversion with a front mount. Here are some pics of the finished product as well as a shot of my 94 next to my sons 93 (work in progress).

These are all the items installed in the last couple weeks..
70-1 Garret turbo with anti-surge front housing, 3 inch down pipe, Tial wastegate, Greddy BOV, Greddy M-Spec front mount, Greddy Elbow, Fighters Garage AIT sensor, Ceramic coated manifolds, KG parts fuel rails with 850/1600cc combo, Aeromotive FPR, Power FC w/commander, Banzai 3 bar Map sensor, Turbo XS manual boost controller, Miata battery in stock location, All fuel lines are stainless steel with AN fittings...

need RX7 · 09-30-2009, 07:27 PM

I love it

Whizbang · 09-30-2009, 07:33 PM

god i love FDs

dudemaaan · 09-30-2009, 08:01 PM

Nice job. So whats goin on with your sons fd?

lwnslw · 09-30-2009, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by dudemaaan

Nice job. So whats goin on with your sons fd?

It's in the final stages. We bought it last December with 110K miles so we pulled the motor.. did a streetport , installed an ETS front mount, converted his interior to Black, installed 94 gauges and now he is gathering the items for a single conversion.. trying to beat the old man..

Brent · 09-30-2009, 11:01 PM

Very nice looking car. I'm sure you are, but just wanted to double check since it isn't in the picture... you are running an air filter on the turbo, right?

sk8world · 10-01-2009, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Brent

Very nice looking car. I'm sure you are, but just wanted to double check since it isn't in the picture... you are running an air filter on the turbo, right?

Its best but I havent in 7k miles. Just a screen for rocks or whatever.

Nice looking Fd's and a clean install!

lwnslw · 10-01-2009, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Brent

Very nice looking car. I'm sure you are, but just wanted to double check since it isn't in the picture... you are running an air filter on the turbo, right?

Filter is in garage. I think I will be going with a screen though... lets it breath better...

Thanks for the comments.. took alot of nights to get things where I wanted them...

L8R

Brent · 10-01-2009, 07:58 PM

I would really really recommend going with an actual filter. I understand drag race guys needing every little extra bit they can get for a 1/4 or 1/8th at a time, but all the dirt and grim that gets into your engine through the screen is going to shorten your engine life.

RHDJapan · 10-02-2009, 03:20 AM

nice work,

great to see the matching pair between father and son.

oh how I miss the noble green color.

-Chris

BigIslandSevens · 10-02-2009, 07:01 AM

Nice cars. I "used" to not run a air filter. Then when the engine came apart I saw first hand what the invisible grit in the air does to internals. Not good. Not to mention the turbo life will be shortened as well. Moral of the story, The few CFM's you lose with a air filter is not worth the thousands you'll spend to fix the issues caused by not haviing one.

Good luck, I would imagine your son is a very happy person.

lwnslw · 10-02-2009, 08:51 AM

[QUOTE=RHDJapan;98280]nice work,

"great to see the matching pair between father and son."

That was actually an accident... He sold his 240SX, which was his 1st car, to buy a 3rd gen once he rode with me to the local track. He was suppose to get a black one BUT it was beat up pretty bad. We then came across this one and got a good deal on it so we bought it with the money from the 240 and a little help from me and mom...

lwnslw · 10-02-2009, 08:54 AM

Good luck, I would imagine your son is a very happy person.[/QUOTE]

Oh yeah... he is on cloud 9...

The 1st day he drove it to school last year, he came out of class and found a large group around his car.
He thought there was a fight going on BUT it was just everyone looking at the 3rd Gen. Him and his brother were riding high with all that attention...

L8R

dudemaaan · 10-03-2009, 07:44 PM

2 suggestions. Definitely run a filter, dirt wears engines and turbos out so much faster, even if you can't see the dirt it's getting in there. One trip down a dirt road and your compression will drop. It's just not worth the engines life for very little gain in power.

Next replace the hose clamps on the boost pipes with T bar clamps, they hold up much better and can put a lot more force on them. I broke so many of the standard hose clamps when I was running my twins, boost pipes always popping off, no more issues with T bar clamps on the single turbo.

lwnslw · 10-03-2009, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dudemaaan

2 suggestions. Definitely run a filter, dirt wears engines and turbos out so much faster, even if you can't see the dirt it's getting in there. One trip down a dirt road and your compression will drop. It's just not worth the engines life for very little gain in power.

Next replace the hose clamps on the boost pipes with T bar clamps, they hold up much better and can put a lot more force on them. I broke so many of the standard hose clamps when I was running my twins, boost pipes always popping off, no more issues with T bar clamps on the single turbo.

Yes and Yes...
I am running a filter. It was sitting in the garage when I took the pics.
The T-bolt clamps are on the way. The local performance shop didn't have enough to do my setup. I am running T-bolts on my 1st gen and know the issues of blowing clamps off.. I even blew a T-Bolt clamp off on the 1st gen But that animal is pushng 440 HP...

L8R

09-30-2009, 06:33 PM	#1
lwnslw Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boostville Posts: 193 Rep Power: 18	Went Single.... Well I finally completed my single conversion with a front mount. Here are some pics of the finished product as well as a shot of my 94 next to my sons 93 (work in progress). These are all the items installed in the last couple weeks.. 70-1 Garret turbo with anti-surge front housing, 3 inch down pipe, Tial wastegate, Greddy BOV, Greddy M-Spec front mount, Greddy Elbow, Fighters Garage AIT sensor, Ceramic coated manifolds, KG parts fuel rails with 850/1600cc combo, Aeromotive FPR, Power FC w/commander, Banzai 3 bar Map sensor, Turbo XS manual boost controller, Miata battery in stock location, All fuel lines are stainless steel with AN fittings...

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09-30-2009, 08:01 PM	#4
dudemaaan Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brenham, TX Posts: 335 Rep Power: 18	Nice job. So whats goin on with your sons fd? __________________ 500+ HP thanks to: Fast reacting IAT sensor thread! Mechanical Pre-turbo Water Injection Thread Dual Stock fuel pumps Thread T2 differential swap!

09-30-2009, 11:01 PM	#6
Brent Sua Sponte Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 839 Rep Power: 18	Very nice looking car. I'm sure you are, but just wanted to double check since it isn't in the picture... you are running an air filter on the turbo, right? __________________ Road Atlanta August 2011 NASA TT 1:33 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFY00PAK_Ps Traqmate's video of my car from the 2011 UTCC at VIR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zcn6...layer_embedded Video of Yellow LS1 FD at NASA TT at VIR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6k0lJkcwrM

10-01-2009, 07:58 PM	#9
Brent Sua Sponte Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 839 Rep Power: 18	I would really really recommend going with an actual filter. I understand drag race guys needing every little extra bit they can get for a 1/4 or 1/8th at a time, but all the dirt and grim that gets into your engine through the screen is going to shorten your engine life. __________________ Road Atlanta August 2011 NASA TT 1:33 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFY00PAK_Ps Traqmate's video of my car from the 2011 UTCC at VIR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zcn6...layer_embedded Video of Yellow LS1 FD at NASA TT at VIR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6k0lJkcwrM

10-02-2009, 03:20 AM	#10
RHDJapan Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tokyo Posts: 198 Rep Power: 18	nice work, great to see the matching pair between father and son. oh how I miss the noble green color. -Chris __________________ RHDJapan Phone: +81-3-3487-1415 Mail: rhdjapan@rhdjapan.com Web: www.rhdjapan.com http://www.myspace.com/rhdjapan http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=610024082

10-02-2009, 07:01 AM	#11
BigIslandSevens Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver, NC Posts: 201 Rep Power: 18	Nice cars. I "used" to not run a air filter. Then when the engine came apart I saw first hand what the invisible grit in the air does to internals. Not good. Not to mention the turbo life will be shortened as well. Moral of the story, The few CFM's you lose with a air filter is not worth the thousands you'll spend to fix the issues caused by not haviing one. Good luck, I would imagine your son is a very happy person.

10-02-2009, 08:51 AM	#12
lwnslw Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boostville Posts: 193 Rep Power: 18	[QUOTE=RHDJapan;98280]nice work, "great to see the matching pair between father and son." That was actually an accident... He sold his 240SX, which was his 1st car, to buy a 3rd gen once he rode with me to the local track. He was suppose to get a black one BUT it was beat up pretty bad. We then came across this one and got a good deal on it so we bought it with the money from the 240 and a little help from me and mom...

10-02-2009, 08:54 AM	#13
lwnslw Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boostville Posts: 193 Rep Power: 18	Good luck, I would imagine your son is a very happy person.[/QUOTE] Oh yeah... he is on cloud 9... The 1st day he drove it to school last year, he came out of class and found a large group around his car. He thought there was a fight going on BUT it was just everyone looking at the 3rd Gen. Him and his brother were riding high with all that attention... L8R

10-03-2009, 07:44 PM	#14
dudemaaan Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brenham, TX Posts: 335 Rep Power: 18	2 suggestions. Definitely run a filter, dirt wears engines and turbos out so much faster, even if you can't see the dirt it's getting in there. One trip down a dirt road and your compression will drop. It's just not worth the engines life for very little gain in power. Next replace the hose clamps on the boost pipes with T bar clamps, they hold up much better and can put a lot more force on them. I broke so many of the standard hose clamps when I was running my twins, boost pipes always popping off, no more issues with T bar clamps on the single turbo. __________________ 500+ HP thanks to: Fast reacting IAT sensor thread! Mechanical Pre-turbo Water Injection Thread Dual Stock fuel pumps Thread T2 differential swap!