A Kiwis Series 3

[gt_james]

Nice one mate, I'll have to come see it soon now its finished up!

[myatt1972]

Awesome job Jesse, you're going to have to take it easy for a bit, that beast will take a bit of getting used to !!

[Casey]

Great work Jesse

[Hobbawobba]

Thanks heaps guys. Driven it a few times now and holy moly it is FAST. I'm not gonna take the piss with it for a good while yet though. Turbo spools nice and low which you don't expect from such a large huffer . Comes on hard too! Suppose the lightweight flywheel helps haha. The tune seems really solid also. Still haven't reached full throttle yet . It drives really nicely around town which surprised Steve-A and myself, considering it has a pretty large streetport (from what Tim said). Wouldn't want to be sat in traffic for hours though haha.

LSD is definitely on the to do list. I had been thinking about an MX-5 or SE diff but unsure how long they would last with the power I'm making . I won't be doing 7000rpm launches or anything, but still! . Which had me then move on to Cusco or OS Giken differentials. The price is quite a lot more (£750-1000ish) but I think they would last a lifetime really. Especially the OS Giken (MX-5 unit), which is a pretty holy grail of Japanese drivetrain parts and is supposed to perform incredibly. Along with some billet shafts I think I should be pretty sweet . I believe they're a pretty reasonable price too.

I did also think about full rear end swaps (hilux, atlas etc). But the cost will be pretty full on - even with my friend who can shorten the housing and weld new mounts on. I'd still have to buy a decent LSD

I need to get the few short clips that Beth recorded last weekend and upload them. My bro is struggling to find his go pro

[TOOL]

What power are you making?

http://www.grannysspeedshop.com/

[Hobbawobba]

What power are you making?

http://www.grannysspeedshop.com/

395RWHP according to Tim's dyno sheet aye. That link talking about factory LSD's is saying The "'84-'85 versions have larger diameter axles, and reach their limit at around 350-375hp." As nice as their setups look. I'll be looking at a good few grand in buying something from them aye!

[TOOL]

LSD is twice as strong as an open diff. S3 diffs are 26 spline, instead of 24 spline, as we all know.

Tim was running a 24 spline LSD in his car with that motor.
Did he have any problems?

[Hobbawobba]

I believe his started to make a little noise but it went away when he changed the oil. Which is why I was reading about the MX-5 OS Giken/Cusco diffs aye . A few people said they're quite a bit stronger than the standard MX-5 LSD's. The series 3 RX-7 OS Giken unit is NLA by the looks of it. Tim (Chud) mentioned that Tim (RXMotors) uses an OS Giken and billet axles in his drag car

[DWNUNDR]

What power are you making?

http://www.grannysspeedshop.com/

395RWHP according to Tim's dyno sheet aye. That link talking about factory LSD's is saying The "'84-'85 versions have larger diameter axles, and reach their limit at around 350-375hp." As nice as their setups look. I'll be looking at a good few grand in buying something from them aye!

Ill be building my own next winter using this page as a guide..

https://thefabricatorseries.com/build-b ... hMLt8r00u4

[Hobbawobba]

That looks like a good guide aye

Trying to get the 2 lower strut bolts off so I can get my coilovers made up. 2 days and I've only managed to undo 1 bolt. I think I've broken my steering lock. Is this dangerous? Could it now lock up whilst I'm driving?? I really don't know what to do