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#226 |
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Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Tempe, AZ
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![]() I like that brake light actually, I may try it on my 244
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Hurlurd?Harland?Bueller?
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Location: PDX
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#228 |
Hurlurd?Harland?Bueller?
![]() Join Date: May 2007
Location: PDX
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![]() As for a brake light I also found this. Might use it for myself also: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/cdc-110620
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: North Carolina
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#230 |
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: North Carolina
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![]() I assessed the brake line situation tonight. It's leaking at the fitting and I tightened it up as much as I'm comfortable with, still leaks. So I guess I'll have to re-flare that line.
I was however successful replacing my flex joint. I'm honestly not super surprised it failed, as I robbed it off of an old 850 header that had been laying around and it was original '95 vintage. It had a slight leak for a while now and going home from work I drug it over a massive lip on some road construction. It was officially game over after that. ![]() Patched up, good as new. ![]() I did however tune my idle while it was leaking so now that's jacked, but it's an easy fix to lean it back out. |
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#231 |
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: North Carolina
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![]() No pictures to show but I got the leaking brake line fixed. I bled everything again with the pressure bleeder and it still pulls to the left under hard braking. All lines, hoses, and calipers are new. I'm really at a loss as to what it could be. The front calipers are split at a tee off the master and that's it. There's nothing there to restrict it.
The only thing I can think is one of the re-manufactured calipers is meh, but the pistons don't stick or anything so I really don't think that's it. |
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Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Kingsville, MD/ Morgantown, WV
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#233 |
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: North Carolina
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![]() I don't think there's room for that, or that it would have any effect. It has to come down to pressure difference from side to side. What I can't figure out is what would cause there to be less pressure from one side to another when both lines are tee'd off of the same master. That's just not how things are supposed to work.
I should say that everything in the front end is tight, no play. Alignment is laser straight. |
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#234 |
Home Schooled
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Suffolk VA
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![]() Do the rx7 calipers have ports that bridge the two halves of the caliper? Maybe they were reassembled wrong and those ports don't line up?
Quickest way to test if it's the caliper would be to swap them left to right, re bleed and see if it stays with the one caliper. Then, once you've isolated the problem you could disassemble the caliper and look for internal issues. I just wouldn't take it apart till I knew 100% that it was the caliper, personally. |
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#235 |
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: North Carolina
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![]() I beat the ever living **** out of this thing this weekend at mountain meet and it took it all without complaint. 100% surprised that it actually mostly handles. It would benefit from some new front geometry and a better steering setup so that's going to be put in the long term plan. The car pushes in low speed corners a lot more than I'd like and it takes too much steering effort.
It smokes a bit after long (like a mile?) deceleration, but I'm really not concerned about it. The trans is also making a rather spooky noise sometimes when shifting into any gear, I'll have to investigate that. I've also decided the engine mounts are too stiff for what I want. Needs more street car, less race car. I'll see if I can fit the 850 style fluid mounts in there, everything inside buzzes on the highway. I have some concern about the tight clearances in the engine bay but I'll figure it out. It's also still too loud on the highway. Better than before, but my ears were ringing when I got home. I've got a big TME resonator I may be able to fit, I'll start with that. There is exactly zero room under this thing for another muffler. |
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#236 |
the real Towery
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: VA, USA
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![]() Cool car. Smells period correct. Would follow through twisties again. A+
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#237 |
the real Towery
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: VA, USA
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BRANDSCHUTZVORSCHRIFTEN!
![]() Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: mont, AL
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#239 |
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: North Carolina
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#240 |
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![]() Join Date: May 2004
Location: St. Louis
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![]() Gas station --> right hand corner --> delicate boquet of gas.
I can't say anything about the smoking on *long* deccel - my LS was doing it too. Only after getting most of the way down that really long hill, but it started fogging for mosquitoes too.
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F*ck Edgar
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Franklin, NC
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#242 |
50 shades of beige
![]() Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Rockville, MD
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![]() Car is awesome. Needs a proper gas cap so it doesn't spew fumes & liquid all over the place.
The steel bar that you can feel pressing perpendicular into your spine on the passenger seat could be a safety hazard in an impact but the whole car would probably be as well. I was surprised that the ITB's dont make more noise.
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#243 |
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: North Carolina
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![]() Yeah I really need to find a wagon fuel cap, I'll work on that. I keep threatening to change that seat on my Mrs. since she's the one that rides in it, but that was the chief reason I changed it out on my side. The seat back structure is that bar and some rubber bands lol.
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#244 |
Gloss Boss
![]() Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Acworth, GA 30102
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![]() Fuel cell time!
Mine pours gas too during spirited driving even with a new tank and cap. I’m considering a cell in mine
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#245 |
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: North Carolina
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![]() It honestly wouldn't be that invasive if I did it right. The car has that whole spare tire well under it, plenty of room for activities.
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#246 |
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: North Carolina
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![]() What if I did a small turbo on this car? Like a stock C30 turbo.
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#247 |
Hurlurd?Harland?Bueller?
![]() Join Date: May 2007
Location: PDX
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![]() Too small. Put an ebay GTX3071R or GTX3076R minimum.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/GTX30R-Turb...o/113946264804 https://www.ebay.com/itm/GEN-2-GTX30.../183998237983? |
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#248 |
Stößelstange über alles!
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Kingsville, MD/ Morgantown, WV
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#249 |
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Troy, NY
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![]() Would be a great match for a very responsive 230-250 whp/tq across a wide powerband. Have you measured to see if the integral manifold/hotside would fit in your bay?
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#250 |
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: North Carolina
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![]() I'm pretty confident it'll fit. Just spitballing ideas because I could probably do it for basically free.
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