I got the radiator out today, which took 5 minutes out of my life.
The engine is coming out on friday and I'm taking it to the machine shop to get it bored and honed on monday!

 

Making some progress, very nice. And as far as I know sportmaxes 002 don't come in 5 lug

 

how big is the intake plenum opening?

 

They actually do, but noone sells them... you have to order them.

 

 

That might be the case, I know I haven't seen any yet.

 

I got the engine out and wil post photos later.
I also found a tranny locally and another job.
The tranny (90k) is $275 picked up w/all 4 hubs (90k) from the t2 rx-7!

 

 

nice 323 gtr turbo manifold should try to find a vj23

 

What manifold?

 

the one bolted to the engine looks like the jdm 323 gtr turbo manfiold

http://www.clubprotege.com/forum/sho...t=gtr+manifold

scroll down to the 2ed set of pictures

 

I just picked up my TII Rx-7 tranny today and a set of TII Calipers, hubs all for $270.

 

I got 2, 12" fans this week, and oil pump, head and main cap studs, ACT prolite flywheel.

 

Stocking up...

 

the clutch, pressure plate, radiator are coming this upcoming thursday. The engine is getting machined this monday

 

I need help...
Will it sound "ricey" or will it quiet the exhaust down or what will happen?
I want to do a 3" DP, 3" exhaust to a 3" Magnaflow 7"round,34"body I/O - 3", after that do a y-pipe transition to two, 6" round, 14" body, I/O - 3".
I was thinking about putting the 2 rear mufflers in the place of the stock mufler and welding up something that the mufflers wouldn't be the last thing on the exhaust:

===[|||||||]===

= PIPE,
[|||||] muffler

SO tell me what do you guys think and how loud you think it will be.

Thanks

 

With a turbo, it will sound deep and good. Quieter as well, as the exhaust going through the turbo on its way out muffles the sound pretty well.


As for "what I think," you had me right until the two rear mufflers. But, it's your car, one muffler or two, it'll sound great.

 

Also, be sure to throw a wideband on that (bad-*** btw) list.

Good luck, sounds like a great project.

 

Hes going to be running megasquirt, the wideband is def on the list.
I'm not into the resonators on the end, i would like about a foot or more of pipe coming off the back though if you just want them for sound. For weight purposes i would just use the magnaflow though. Easier as well.

 

So you all think I should just use 1 (one) muffler and then just run pipes?

it would be a straight thru Mangaflow 34" body, 7" round, I/O 3"