The Race Car
Here is the #27 as it sits today.
- 2305 lbs wet weight with 1/2 tank of fuel
- 400 rwhp at 14 lbs of boost.
- Pulls up to 1.6G in the corners (according to my Trackmate)
- Runs consistent 1:03′s at Stratotech
The chassis:
- 1988 Base model RX-7
- Fully caged and seam welded
- All delrin bushings
- Bilstein E production racing dampers with remote reservoirs in the rear
- Wilwood 13″x1.25″ brake rotors and 6 piston supertlight calipers using “”B” pads
- Wilwood 3 master cylinder brake pedal system
- Carbotech Xp8 rear pads in stock calipers and cryo-treated and slotted stock rotors
- 17×8.5″ Enkei RPF1 wheels with 230/625/17 Yokohama A005 slicks in an s01 compound up front
- 18×10.5″ Enkei RPF1 wheels with 280/650/18 Yokohama A005 slicks in an s01 compound out back
- Fiberglass rear widebody overfenders (2″ or so wider than stock)
- Fiberglass front fenders (1″ wider than stock (still too narrow))
- Fiberglass and lexan rear hatch
- Ricer-type rear wing
- Hillbilly extreme front splitter
Engine:
- mix of S4 and S5 parts
- S5 hardend stationary gears
- S4 low compression rotors
- Ported S5 irons and housings
- Mazdacomp oil pressure reg (100psi)
- Ported throttle body
- A-Spec gt35 R T4 turbo kit w/ stainless manifold and Tial 44mm wastegate
- Tilton dual disk 7 1/4 clutch
- 3″ exhaust
The Rest
- G-Force – Dog engaged, straight cut gear T5 transmission
- Microtech LT-8 computer
- Custom wiring and dash
- ATL 22 us Gallon Sport fuel cell
- Dual holley low pressure feed fuel pumps
- Aeromotive “Tsunami” fuel pump
- Home built 3L surge tank
- Circle track radiator
- too small intercooler
- beat-to-hell stock Turbo II oil cooler
