My first car was an FC rx7 and I miss the temperamental behavior of the rotary. It made me the sadistic car enthusiast I am today. I’m so happy to see you keep the rotary power unit in it and give it all the tasty mods all of us OG rotary heads would usually do. Awesome build man.
I’m new as of this video to the channel . I literally only clicked to find out what the comment was. Surface level wasn’t gonna sub but his edits are refreshing and I know it’s a lot of effort . Something I could never do but I absolutely appreciate. Long story long. New sub and noti on. He hooked me when he clatbarred it and got it looking minty! He did the time and I saw the shine 😍😍😍😍🤌🏼👍
Eyyyy that was my video on the V mount 😅 Installing that thing is such a PIA without English instructions. There are a few sites that had the instructions translated
That’s awesome man. I have a soft spot for the FD so anytime I see someone bring one back to life I have to give them mad props. I’ve had a 95 since I was 19 back in 2000
Such a nice build, such a nostalgic car! That much extra cooling is a godsend. Hoping you beefed up your oil lines enough to deal with the extra oil pressure and flow-rate you're needing, that quickly becomes urgent when boosting these rotaries too.
MX5 tech (creators of the wink mod, works for the rx7 too) apparently sell a diagnostic tool that reads codes for RX7s that use the 16 bit ECU (96 onwards) but they always seem to be out of stock ):
All my s13s had the sleepy eyes thankfully in a Nissan u just snip a wire and can adjust your head lights from open to however closed u want them with the press of a button and A turn of your head light
All it needs I think is a mazdaspeed rear spoiler, aftermarket wheels, color match the headlight covers, and a coilover kit to bring it down to a aesthetic (but functional) ride height. For a daily, keep it at a reliable sub 300Hp.
The Bose system is terrrrrible. It wasn’t even good in the early 90’s, and it adds unnecessary weight to a car with a design ethos to minimize mass. The touring model in general is less desirable, especially with the ugly sunroof that messes up the beautiful double bubble roof profile. Just, don’t.
I know a guy that had a rx7 with the bose bass cannon and dealer option bbuild sheet it was inane that Mazda was doing what they did back in the early 90s
The USDM FD has a completely different AC setup from a different manufacturer than the JDM RHD cars. The Greddy kit is very much plug and play on a RHD car but doesn't work all that easy on LHD cars without doing some custom setup or ditching the AC.
21:57 yoooooh man i see that you have that MAZDA SUPER WOOFER from BOSE that's one of the rarest option part of an FD RX-7 I think that your car maybe an Efini Type-R model...
Glad you were able to fix your overheating issues...just in time on day 7 to get smoked by a 'stock' Gen 1 BRZ. 🤣🤣 Can't wait for your next video in the series, though if it isn't too late I would strongly suggest not chasing a quadruple-digit horsepower number (or whatever number you have in mind). The Supra is the car for that, and you guys have owned how many of those and moved on. The FD is a driver's car, and peak horsepower is just one point at one rpm on the torque curve. I suggest going for drivability, quick turbo spool & throttle response, and 'area under the curve' for maximum reliability and driver enjoyment. Out of all the 90s Japanese supercoupes, the FD was the lightest, highest-revving, least GTish, and most sportscar-like. But I'm not the sacrilege police. Whatever you decide, I'm here for it. Don't let some keyboard warrior dissuade you from what you want to do to your car. Happy late Thanksgiving 🦃 and hope you have a wonderful holiday season coming up! Hope to see this build back before Christmas, I have faith in you guys!
The FD is going to be a 400hp maximum car! More than likely it'll run closer to 300. It's lightweight and my motor is stock dowels and bolts, with original seals, so I'm not trying to blow it up.
Mazda put in those pinched sections on turbo piping on purpose. They are physocal power restrictors, to prevent too much power destroying other parts like transmission, differential, etc. SkyActivG Turbo engines have similarly pinched turbo piping.
I wonder if the bose sound system actually still sounds good, I'd assume it would degrade over the years. Also, keeping the fuel lines next to the power lines feels sketchy. Is the idea that the undertray makes it relatively safe from any scrape that could happen?
Hey @albon, try solid core wires for pin jumpers next time. Something like 20gauge or so. It'll make your life significantly easier for any car you ever need to do that with.
You can run a full exhaust on a power Fc because the base tune was made with that in mind. You can't do it on a stock ecu, though because of over boosting potential. Also, the airpump goes along with the factory catalytic converter because it helps the converter generate heat to burn off the emissions since rotaries run rich. You pulling off the airpump and reinstalling the factory cat is ass backwards.
You are 100% right good sir, the only reason I put the stock cat back in was just for safety until I could schedule a tune on the Power FC. The catless midpipe will go back on before we get to the tuner!
Nice work. The Power FC though you must go through an initialization process using the FC Commander. It learns the idle by running accessories and other things you have to do while the engine is idling. People say you also have to screw in the idle screw almost to the bottom. Google it and you will see. You should be able to beat that FRS without an issue. Stock horsepower was not 276 though on the US models, it was 252 horsepower. I wouldn't go full throttle with the Power FC on base map until you get it tuned. It can definitely run too lean and do damage.
Did a a smoke test and found that my lower intake manifold gasket is shot! Turns out that was my issue all along. Will take care of it in the next episode!
There were two different AC kits installed on FDs and there's no rhyme or reason as to which one you have. Denso were installed in Japan and MANA was installed in the US. The only thing they use that's exactly the same is the condenser. The lines and all that are routed the same, but literally every other part of the system is different, with different thread pitches and sizes on the lines. Different pressure sensors, different condenser mounting brackets, different evaporator, different separator, etc. And please tell me you're blocking the lower intake manifold every time you remove the upper intake manifold lol. Someone bought the battery kit from JP3 lol. They make great products.
According to my tuner, the base map on my PFC is more than capable of handling a stock fuel and stock boost setup like I have. Which ended up being very useful because we found out my lower intake manifold is leaking.
Better get rid of that cat before it melts down. Rotaries spew lots of unburned fuel out the exhaust and the airpump is required to provide oxygen so that wasted fuel can be burned in the exhaust system, both before and inside the cat. The air control valve is tasked with directing the air to the right place depending on conditions. (ports, pre-cat, main cat) Pumping that much fuel down the cat with no air to encourage oxidation will pretty much guarantee the cat melts down. Also, all fuel injected rotaries have insanely over complicated idle control systems. The surging is pretty much normal as the engine heats up, it will usually settle down once the engine is up to temp and the wax pellets, idle cams and air bypasses all exit the chat.
Hey Albon, if you’re looking for another idea for a new video(assuming you don’t have any) you could look into the world of police supercars c, I’d love to hear your thoughts on them, hell maybe even a specific one that you are drawn to the most
Did the continuously up & down idling get fixed? I had that same problem in my Mazda Familia GTR where it'd constantly go from about 800rpm to 1500rpm back & forth. In my case, it was becuase of a broken wire on the gearbox neutral position sensor.
Its a known issue with the FD RX7 electrical system that battery relocations will cause poor grounding with the ignition system. Running the battery ground to the engine block and tying it into the factory wiring harness grounds ensures that there won't be any issues with high amp draw components due to excessive resistance.
When you said reliably, then you lost me. Rotary simply can’t be reliable. I’ve owned mines for 13 years and average 32-44kmiles per engine. I’ve replaced 3 and rebuilt one. Nothing reliable about them. One(the latest one) being the crate engine. Same thing, 34k miles before seals go.
The white 94 that you might have seen on the channel a couple times has actually been going for quite a lot longer than that with a single turbo and lots of boost. Mine is at 65k miles and has really good compression! There are definitely a few more factors at play to keep these engines running.
Silver MKIV was sold after we got it running. MKV has been my daily and I've put over 70k miles on it. And the Red Monster was sold many moons ago after we completed it.
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The reason nothing is matching up is that you need to match the VIN to the correct Greddy kit. It looks like you have a 99 ' and newer kit.
This. No one messes with the S1~2 fd in Japan no more. So whatever is out there is for 99+ only
My first car was an FC rx7 and I miss the temperamental behavior of the rotary. It made me the sadistic car enthusiast I am today. I’m so happy to see you keep the rotary power unit in it and give it all the tasty mods all of us OG rotary heads would usually do. Awesome build man.
2:43 RIP Lynja
RIP. Miss her memery
THE BEST BUILD SERIES IS BACK!!!!!
took me back to the old school builds
That sub system is ultra rare
Some of the best cinematography car content i've seen in a while. Great video man, cant wait for ep.3
I’m new as of this video to the channel . I literally only clicked to find out what the comment was. Surface level wasn’t gonna sub but his edits are refreshing and I know it’s a lot of effort . Something I could never do but I absolutely appreciate. Long story long. New sub and noti on. He hooked me when he clatbarred it and got it looking minty! He did the time and I saw the shine 😍😍😍😍🤌🏼👍
Dude , that bose system would go for MONEY on the forum. it was an additional extra back in the day .
Eyyyy that was my video on the V mount 😅
Installing that thing is such a PIA without English instructions. There are a few sites that had the instructions translated
Your video was so clutch!
@@albonfilmsdude that thing suuuuuucks to install. Kudos on keeping AC. I wasn’t even going to try and make it work 😂
Hahaha I had to for the Texas summers. Whether it works or not remains to be seen 🙈
That’s awesome man. I have a soft spot for the FD so anytime I see someone bring one back to life I have to give them mad props. I’ve had a 95 since I was 19 back in 2000
2:33 AYOO This ain't Diddy freakoff party💀
It's baby oil in the foam cannon
@@albonfilms bro 💀
Such a nice build, such a nostalgic car!
That much extra cooling is a godsend. Hoping you beefed up your oil lines enough to deal with the extra oil pressure and flow-rate you're needing, that quickly becomes urgent when boosting these rotaries too.
episode 3 will be: i called rob dahm to install the 12 rotor on my manzda rx7
plug n play Japan parts are usually for their domestical cars. They will differ a lot from the parts exclusive for export cars
Albon is one of those channels that can post once every 2 months and it be worth the wait
MX5 tech (creators of the wink mod, works for the rx7 too) apparently sell a diagnostic tool that reads codes for RX7s that use the 16 bit ECU (96 onwards) but they always seem to be out of stock ):
All my s13s had the sleepy eyes thankfully in a Nissan u just snip a wire and can adjust your head lights from open to however closed u want them with the press of a button and A turn of your head light
All it needs I think is a mazdaspeed rear spoiler, aftermarket wheels, color match the headlight covers, and a coilover kit to bring it down to a aesthetic (but functional) ride height. For a daily, keep it at a reliable sub 300Hp.
All in the works!
Dude you removed the coolest thing on the car the bose system
more like the lamest. why do the speakers even matter?
The Bose system is terrrrrible. It wasn’t even good in the early 90’s, and it adds unnecessary weight to a car with a design ethos to minimize mass. The touring model in general is less desirable, especially with the ugly sunroof that messes up the beautiful double bubble roof profile. Just, don’t.
I know a guy that had a rx7 with the bose bass cannon and dealer option bbuild sheet it was inane that Mazda was doing what they did back in the early 90s
@@jamesmata2945 it doesnt ı just think they have interesting system for its time and a cool thing to brag about
@@joeracer302 yeah it may sound bad but ı think they have a really interesting system for its time
The USDM FD has a completely different AC setup from a different manufacturer than the JDM RHD cars. The Greddy kit is very much plug and play on a RHD car but doesn't work all that easy on LHD cars without doing some custom setup or ditching the AC.
21:57 yoooooh man i see that you have that MAZDA SUPER WOOFER from BOSE that's one of the rarest option part of an FD RX-7 I think that your car maybe an Efini Type-R model...
In the US they were on pretty much every Touring model, so not too rare here!
Awesome work guys. Keep kicking ass.
Air Pump is designed to increase the temp of catalytic converter quickly to pass emissions standards. Newer DI cars do similar things on cold starts
Glad you were able to fix your overheating issues...just in time on day 7 to get smoked by a 'stock' Gen 1 BRZ. 🤣🤣 Can't wait for your next video in the series, though if it isn't too late I would strongly suggest not chasing a quadruple-digit horsepower number (or whatever number you have in mind). The Supra is the car for that, and you guys have owned how many of those and moved on. The FD is a driver's car, and peak horsepower is just one point at one rpm on the torque curve. I suggest going for drivability, quick turbo spool & throttle response, and 'area under the curve' for maximum reliability and driver enjoyment. Out of all the 90s Japanese supercoupes, the FD was the lightest, highest-revving, least GTish, and most sportscar-like. But I'm not the sacrilege police. Whatever you decide, I'm here for it. Don't let some keyboard warrior dissuade you from what you want to do to your car. Happy late Thanksgiving 🦃 and hope you have a wonderful holiday season coming up! Hope to see this build back before Christmas, I have faith in you guys!
The FD is going to be a 400hp maximum car! More than likely it'll run closer to 300. It's lightweight and my motor is stock dowels and bolts, with original seals, so I'm not trying to blow it up.
way to go with the build! Definitely looking forward to the next one
Glad to finally meet you bro and the exhaust sounds good 🙌🏻😎🙌🏻
Montego Blue is the best color!
Mazda put in those pinched sections on turbo piping on purpose. They are physocal power restrictors, to prevent too much power destroying other parts like transmission, differential, etc.
SkyActivG Turbo engines have similarly pinched turbo piping.
Awesome to watch you build and work on your own cars, great video!
Another great video albon you never fail my guy great stuff 😎🔥✊🏽
The jumper wire reminded me of my 95 Supra back in the early 00s. I would have it handy in the glove box. 😅
is it a bad idea to place the electrical lines next to the fuel lines? yes. does it work? also yes
2:31 Call of Duty JDM Edition
i remember doing that pin jumper trick to my 7th gen celica. saved me some time and its also a cool thing to know hehe
Feels like a secret feature!
Looks like the JP3 battery kit, great piece of kit!
That bose sub system is a really hard to come by spec option. Make sure to get your moneys worth on that!
love it. Old school type content i think.
I wonder if the bose sound system actually still sounds good, I'd assume it would degrade over the years.
Also, keeping the fuel lines next to the power lines feels sketchy. Is the idea that the undertray makes it relatively safe from any scrape that could happen?
Hey @albon, try solid core wires for pin jumpers next time. Something like 20gauge or so. It'll make your life significantly easier for any car you ever need to do that with.
Good idea! The stranded wire was all I had but it was for sure annoying
Amazing work guys! Like always.
Been waiting weeks for this!
Great video,been a fan since begining :D
Best build series in awhile
Thanks!
I like the roadkill resemblance beating the shit out of the muffler 😂
Build content!!?! ❤❤❤
At this point it may as well be 2018
You can run a full exhaust on a power Fc because the base tune was made with that in mind. You can't do it on a stock ecu, though because of over boosting potential.
Also, the airpump goes along with the factory catalytic converter because it helps the converter generate heat to burn off the emissions since rotaries run rich. You pulling off the airpump and reinstalling the factory cat is ass backwards.
You are 100% right good sir, the only reason I put the stock cat back in was just for safety until I could schedule a tune on the Power FC. The catless midpipe will go back on before we get to the tuner!
Nice work. The Power FC though you must go through an initialization process using the FC Commander. It learns the idle by running accessories and other things you have to do while the engine is idling. People say you also have to screw in the idle screw almost to the bottom. Google it and you will see. You should be able to beat that FRS without an issue. Stock horsepower was not 276 though on the US models, it was 252 horsepower. I wouldn't go full throttle with the Power FC on base map until you get it tuned. It can definitely run too lean and do damage.
Did a a smoke test and found that my lower intake manifold gasket is shot! Turns out that was my issue all along. Will take care of it in the next episode!
1:28 porsche 924/944 owners having flashbacks seeing this! hahaha
And all 90’s ford truck owners
Actually legit any ford with early EFI from that era
I see RX-7, I click. Simple as that
Do NOT replace the main pulley, which has damping effect to eliminate vibrations that can kill the engine
That muffler is like the water tank when Naruto and sasuke are on top of the hospital
that bose subwoofer system is pretty rare
IVE BEEN WAITING🙌
Thank you for sharing your pain - was thoroughly entertaining :D because we've all been there
Pain is the price of progress!
These boss system is worth a small fortune.
power lines alone the fuel line.. some thing doesn't feel right about that
There were two different AC kits installed on FDs and there's no rhyme or reason as to which one you have. Denso were installed in Japan and MANA was installed in the US. The only thing they use that's exactly the same is the condenser. The lines and all that are routed the same, but literally every other part of the system is different, with different thread pitches and sizes on the lines. Different pressure sensors, different condenser mounting brackets, different evaporator, different separator, etc.
And please tell me you're blocking the lower intake manifold every time you remove the upper intake manifold lol.
Someone bought the battery kit from JP3 lol. They make great products.
why would you full throttle a power fc you just installed. Or did you tune it? :D
According to my tuner, the base map on my PFC is more than capable of handling a stock fuel and stock boost setup like I have. Which ended up being very useful because we found out my lower intake manifold is leaking.
my goat 🗣🗣
Just watched it on the telly!
You may not have shown it.. Or maybe i missed it... But you do still have a radiator fan right?
Of course haha, I show them getting installed briefly when I'm prepping the rad before install
You earned a sub, never heard of you before, great edit.
Thank you!
Genuinely great video
Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏
This guy is still dropping bangers wow. (ö)
Looking forward to the new upgrade.
Well done bro
put le mans style headlights on it fr
Which one are those? The fixed ones?
@@albonfilms nah but search it up they actually look so fire
@@albonfilmshe might be talking about the A-spec Mazdaspeed front bumper with the huge fog lights I love those bumpers
Better get rid of that cat before it melts down. Rotaries spew lots of unburned fuel out the exhaust and the airpump is required to provide oxygen so that wasted fuel can be burned in the exhaust system, both before and inside the cat. The air control valve is tasked with directing the air to the right place depending on conditions. (ports, pre-cat, main cat) Pumping that much fuel down the cat with no air to encourage oxidation will pretty much guarantee the cat melts down.
Also, all fuel injected rotaries have insanely over complicated idle control systems. The surging is pretty much normal as the engine heats up, it will usually settle down once the engine is up to temp and the wax pellets, idle cams and air bypasses all exit the chat.
Respect the recomission but running your battery power cables next to the fuel lines?
Getting gapped by an frs/brz/86 is pain in a turbo car
try to reach out to companies to get sponsored
Good thumbnail idea lad was that your idea or seen it somwhere? Instead of having to finish thw whole project in one video like some do 😅
I was waiting for this
Hey Albon, if you’re looking for another idea for a new video(assuming you don’t have any) you could look into the world of police supercars c, I’d love to hear your thoughts on them, hell maybe even a specific one that you are drawn to the most
That's a great idea! I'll have to add that to my list.
Was the Alfa Romeo?
yes that’s usually what happens when you work on cars, might as well change it if you’re in there
If you guys need a tuner for the Haltech I can take care of it for you.
Did the continuously up & down idling get fixed?
I had that same problem in my Mazda Familia GTR where it'd constantly go from about 800rpm to 1500rpm back & forth. In my case, it was becuase of a broken wire on the gearbox neutral position sensor.
After doing a smoke test I found that the lower intake manifold gasket is leaking. I'll be fixing it soon!
And i never habe a change to find an car like this one
best tuber fs
Big fan ❤
The cooling system design in this car is a catastrophe. Everything is oriented for minimal efficiency.
Cool car. When will u start the k swap
Heck yeah!!!
RX7 is more like DIY car
Lol yes it does feel like that
Dude why is there a ground ran from the rear to the front?
they forget metal conducts...🤣🤣
Its a known issue with the FD RX7 electrical system that battery relocations will cause poor grounding with the ignition system. Running the battery ground to the engine block and tying it into the factory wiring harness grounds ensures that there won't be any issues with high amp draw components due to excessive resistance.
good stuff
Did you silence the rx7 haters?
I guess we'll find out!
No way a boosting rx7 is slower than a brz, you can jog faster than a brz.
Where's the cooling fans at?
yea!!!
When you said reliably, then you lost me. Rotary simply can’t be reliable. I’ve owned mines for 13 years and average 32-44kmiles per engine. I’ve replaced 3 and rebuilt one. Nothing reliable about them. One(the latest one) being the crate engine. Same thing, 34k miles before seals go.
Did you delete the oil metering pump and are you using pre-mix in the fuel?
The white 94 that you might have seen on the channel a couple times has actually been going for quite a lot longer than that with a single turbo and lots of boost. Mine is at 65k miles and has really good compression! There are definitely a few more factors at play to keep these engines running.
Cars Are Pain 💔
hehe doreetoe enjin
Ok hear me out, was there another rx7 video you deleted?
We did an RX7 history video years ago but it's still up on the channel!
Will we ever get an update on your supra?
Silver MKIV was sold after we got it running. MKV has been my daily and I've put over 70k miles on it. And the Red Monster was sold many moons ago after we completed it.
bro lost to a BRZ/86, omg man
very epic
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Jaguar video?
Coming next!
@albonfilms Thanks!