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02-10-2011, 08:06 PM

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02-10-2011, 08:11 PM

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I always love this look lol .

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02-10-2011, 08:19 PM

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I always love the 3rotor look.

What?

To the OP... I think the battery looks ******* ridiculous.

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02-10-2011, 10:00 PM

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I always love the 3rotor look.

Haha, look again

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02-11-2011, 01:43 AM

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Nice

So how bout some details?

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02-11-2011, 02:29 AM

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Nice work and clean, but get rid of that battery-put it in the trunk. So that's 4 of us that have a 13bre engine in the Rx8.

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02-11-2011, 10:36 PM

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its missing a rotor i believe

, anyways looks nice

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02-11-2011, 10:44 PM

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+1 on battery relocation.
Other than that, I like the look!! Some details would be nice. Has she been dyno'd yet?

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02-12-2011, 12:13 AM

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Details please! can you use the stock motor mounts?

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02-12-2011, 01:24 AM

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I'd also like to know what that CF gauge mount is!! Looks good

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02-12-2011, 02:06 AM

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Huh, I noticed a couple of things. You don't have the A/c compressor mounted and also looks like you looped the heater water lines-no heat either? It also looks like you don't have a AST and hooked up the small line from the water filler neck straight to the radiator. If so that's very dangerous and asking for trouble, get a air seperator tank. I would also change out the stock bre throttle body as they're very small. Another thing-why do you still have the fuel pump resistor in there?

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02-15-2011, 01:14 PM

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+1 on battery relocation.
Other than that, I like the look!! Some details would be nice. Has she been dyno'd yet?

thanks! battery relocation will come in play..just wanted the car running to do the brake in...i will dyno this weekends..once i got everything i will put all the details..

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02-15-2011, 01:16 PM

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Details please! can you use the stock motor mounts?

details soon once i will go to the dyno. Regarding your question on the stock mounts...new mounts had to be made and a new reinforced frame with thicker steel since the motor goes a little bit more forward then the stock renesis engine...

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02-15-2011, 01:21 PM

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I'd also like to know what that CF gauge mount is!! Looks good

the CF gauge mount is from this website http://www.evo-r.net/..there products are good quality...you can find them on ebay also...

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02-15-2011, 01:29 PM

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Huh, I noticed a couple of things. You don't have the A/c compressor mounted and also looks like you looped the heater water lines-no heat either? It also looks like you don't have a AST and hooked up the small line from the water filler neck straight to the radiator. If so that's very dangerous and asking for trouble, get a air seperator tank. I would also change out the stock bre throttle body as they're very small. Another thing-why do you still have the fuel pump resistor in there?

Yes i have no AC or heater yet...after i dyno i will work on the AC and heater...i just need to mount the compressor..thats why i left all the lines loose...the battery also does not go there i just wanted the car running to make a break in...i dont know what you mean by a AST...Im going to put a reservoir tank for the engine coolant..im just waiting on a part that goes where the radiator cap to run the lines to and from the motor and little tank...your right about the stock bre throttle body..the cosmo intake i have has bigger holes then the normal one...but eventually i will put a good throttle body...thanks for the advice have a good one...

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