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10-27-2013
10-27-2013
Yes, 427whp actually. It is good! I was pretty impressed with the entire setup really. As I learned, the hotside makes such a huge difference.
This is a graph of 14psi with the billet wheel, and 14psi with the cast wheel. No other changes... I will post a comparison of the high boost run with both wheels as well. In all the confusion, I forgot to get that one.
11-14-2013
Choices
Well folks, I have thought about this long and hard. I definitely do not take this decision lightly. Honestly, I am surprised that I even considered putting a V8 in my beloved FD.
After tossing it around for a few weeks, and weighing the pro's and cons over and over again; it really came to me while discussing it with a friend. He knows me very well and asked how I could turn my back on the rotary. As some of you know, and as he eluded, I have a few tattoo's that are rotary powered in nature. I explained with this...
"I have owned 9 Rx7's in my life. I got this tattoo 15 years ago. I was 18 years old and beating the **** out of NA 1st Gen's on the back roads of WV. It was pretty much the beginning of my passion for cars, Rx7's and rotaries. I never had a single engine problem. Sure I would have an ignitor go bad, from time to time, but I never lost an engine. Fun, care free, rock solid reliability in a mid 80's sports car."
In saying this I really realized something I already knew, and quite possibly what most of us know. Rotaries aren't reliable making big power. To say that rotaries aren't reliable is just silly. Many Rx7, and even FD owners have had their original engines over 100k. But I would venture to say not many have done so making 500whp. 1.3 liters of a very awesome design, but I can't pretend it will be as reliable as I would want it at the power levels that I now desire.
I have decided to switch to an LS engine. As many of you know me, you know it will be a well sorted swap. I have some cool stuff planned and it will definitely be on the level. There are many ups and downs, chills and thrills of discussing the choice of going with an LS. For me, the answer is simple... At this point in my life, the LS is the right choice for good reliable power. That's really all there is to it.
I want to thank all the people that have helped me with the HUGE amount of helpful information. This forum is so awesome, and because of you all, my knowledge has grown exponentially.
I also REALLY want to thank Turblown, and Rotary Extreme for providing great parts, amazing service, and a good price. Elliot and Ben were extremely helpful and courteous.
I will ALWAYS be an active member on this forum. I love helping others and giving back to the community in every way I can. I have said it many times, anyone can PM me any time with a question, and I will do my best to give good, valid knowledge.
Though the FD is going to the dark side, I have been promising my wife a MG sports car for a few years, and it will likely get an Adaptronic powered S5 NA engine.
I still love those triangles...
Thanks guys!!