93 FD goes under the knife

[GTwizard]

A little update with was and is pics. Now to put it all together.

[green-lantern]

Well that's a hell of a lot cleaner.

It was Ryan that got me started with 3S. He was Ryan3s on the 3si forum years ago.
He had goals of a bad ass NA. He built the car we race. He joined the Army and asked me to take his place on the forum.
And as a gift to him I finished all the R&D he started. We still produce more HP per liter than any other 3000. Evan 3SX's, And do it at 10.1 to 1 comp.
He moved on the the Mazda world when stationed in Alaska. He started with a bad ass speed 3, and managed to acquire an RX8.
We raced those cars together in Alaska. The RX8 was sold shortly after. He than found this FD and the rest of the story is on the RX7 forum.
Ryan has deployed many times. Blown up once and shot at many times. He is vary well decorated for his accomplishments.
When in full dress, his jump boots carry Calvary Silver spurs.
Vary proud of what he does for his country.
So this is what I do for him.

Was he with you at NG in Memphis?

[familyMAN]

love, Love, LOVE your builds.

[GTwizard]

Yes. Ryan was with me at Memphis.

[green-lantern]

Yes. Ryan was with me at Memphis.

OK yeah I met him at the road course I believe, just briefly. You have a right to be proud of him and he definitely deserves this build. Looking forward to seeing it finished. I love rx7’s, I have an old vert right now.

[JasonY]

Bad move on the 4.44's with what should be a low/mid 500rwhp car. I would have done the auto 3.90 rear. I'm making 350rwhp now and 4.44's would be a great match, but another 200 and it'll be a spin fest into 4th gear. It'll be much better off boost, but its an awfully tall gear for that much power.

What rear diff? The carbonetics carbon is very very quiet. The stock diff will not handle much more than 350 before it breaks.

Jason

[GTwizard]

Our rear tires are 275/40-17. At 1.5 inches taller than stock, I believe the 4.44 fit the bill just fine.

[JasonY]

I have the same tire. You effectively have a stock car with a 4.3 rear. Which isnt a "bad" thing, but still too tall for twice the stock whp.

Regardless, what diff did you guys pick?

Jason

[GTwizard]

Not really sure. The rear was set up by Chris at Performance Rotary in Garland Texas.
He could not get the 4:10 or 4;30 gears. So we went with the RX8 gear set up.
The diff is a torque biasing mechanical. But could not tell you what brand.

[Marshall Taylor]

I've had the pleasure of meeting Ryan several times. He is as fine of a young man as you will ever meet. I certainly appreciate his service.

Ryan will be tickled to see the results of this build. I look forward to seeing progress pictures as well as Ryan in the near future.

Marshall