So i pulled my SC out this morning it its not good.... no oil and a ton of metal dust. the bearings are shot the bushing that holds shaft for the water pump gear is out of round. and the gear/shaft that turns the pump there so much play its crazy.

im gonna get a new or rebuilt sc just need to do some shopping first to see where i can get a good deal and if anyones got a warratny at all.

 

 

Get the ported one

 

OMG im having mini cooper withdrawal, sent a eamil a few days ago said some should get done buy Wednesday and they will call me when done. (today if you see this in the am)

its been 7 days sense i last drove my mini and i need my fix!


i have been daily the rx7 and its a blast but having a big turbo high horse power car that gets not so great mpg is not all that great. im averaging 200 miles a tank and thats 16 gallons. im sure i could do better if i did keep my foot out of the throttle so much. accelerating in that car is amazing and the turbo spooling is glorious.

 

I just got a MCS with 106k miles, do you think i should get the sc out and see if it's going bad?

Also, what other maintenace should i do? I'm looking to make it so i won't have something breaking in the next 2 years or so, i.e no timing belt breaking ( i know it doesn't have one, but do i need to replace a equivalent?)

I'll change oil, filter and check all filters/belts etc next weekend.. hopefully all good

 

if you feel comfortable to do the work than i dont see why not. if its good just fill/change the oil and put it back in. a new belt could be in order, and the only way to check the chain and or guides is to take the front cover off the engine. i have not done that yet cuz i dont want to pull off the crank pulley unless i have too. and if you have another car to drive while you do the work. to take the SC off and put it back in again should just take a day. but if you have to wait for a rebuilt one it will take a while...

i have almost 140k miles so it was time to check on it. before the winter came and i got stuck with a over heated engine in the cold and snow.

 

My dad is sorta a mechanic so he will tell me how to do stuff/help me as he is always tired :(

I guess i will do the SC next weekend as i order supercharger fluid and the pulley and just do oil, filters this weekend.

 

I am sure to offend someone soon here but any GM parts store has the super charger oil if your local mini does not. I had to do it with GM oil 40K ago same oil...............now with that said all ohter fluids go MINI and use Castrol Synthetic.

Oh lord! Lol.

 

up almost every one carries the oil, i got it on-line becasue it was cheaper and i didnt have to drive somewhere to get it.

 

Oh no..... If you're having MINI Cooper withdrawal while driving an RX7, then I can't imagine how horrible it will be when I have to drive my old Accord for a while.

Hoping that the new supercharger will increase your smiles per mile once you get the cooper back together.

 

so to keep me busy i changed the trans oil, put in the colder spark plugs, sealed up the leaking crank sensor seal, and put on a new hose clamp on the diverter valve hose because it was loose.

im still waiting for my sc. i have fresh coolant waiting to go in, and of course the 17% and belt. then button it all up and finaly go for a drive...... im dieing over here. the mazda is acting up all of a sudden to so i need my car now. so i can put the mazda away for winter before the snow and salt comes around here.

well im having electrical gremlins at the moment so its making my life a bit difficult right now.

 

OHHH YEAAAAAA it finaly came in! unfurtunantly i wont be able to install untill sunday i have to go to work in 5 and working 12hrs tomorrow.

 

Super Cool!

I'm curious on what you decided. Did you order a new or rebuilt one?

Either way, I think it will be sweet with your new pulley too!

Wishing you a hastle free instal.

 

Dude. You should take it to a machine shop, have them port it some, clean it up!
Since you'll have the car half apart anyway, take in the horns for porting too!

 

I got a rebuilt one form way. yea i should have any hassle getting it back in, taking it out was pretty easy. so fingers crossed it goes back in just as easy.

im all set with porting it ill leave that for when if and when i need a new head lol ill pick up a BVH and get the intake manifold/horns/SC P&P'ed

besides it been already been 17 days sense my car has been down it will be 19 days by the time i get it up and going again. i need the thing up and running already. winter is comeing and i need to put away my other car before they start to throw salt and the ground.

Put the pulley on gonna throw on horn and plastic intake then wait for sunday!

 

Oh man so excited to start to get my car back together tomorrow!

also look at the difference in seize between the stock and WMW 17%

 

I was just looking at the differences in general. The nose is not the same as your old one.

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its the same. its just the camera angle, and the amount of oxidation the old one has that makes it look different.

 

Yup thats how i feel! everything went together smoothly today, and car feels nice but its missing something..... more power hahaha. huh i need just 3 more things and i think ill be happy power wise. maybe......

 

so today i check some more things off the list my made some access holes in the rear so i can adjust the rear dampers. i now just have to find something that is long enough to reach the adjuster.

i also tried to take some video to day of the car getting pushed around but the sound came out bad to much wind noise. stupid gopro mic's...

 

just made a sweet tool to adjust the dampers in the back, and the front too! but mostly the back. i found that you cant use the original too for the front if you are using camber plates the tool is too big but stock its fine.

i used a craftsman finger screw driver and a bit extension., then poped out the insert for the koni tool and shaved down the sides to fit into the hex bit slot. and viola it works!

Link to DIY..........

 

So you really like the Swift and Koni Yellows?

I understand it's only a slight drop with the Swift springs.

Do you encounter many driveways and the like that are too steep? Does the front valance ever rub on the tops of speed bumps?

Edit
BTW, your tool is cool. I like your suspension set up,.. Just wondering if you would recommend it to others, and if it is very streetable. For me its either that, or coil overs, I don't want it too low.

 

well i couldn't give a good opinion on the matter because i haven't experience other setups, but over stock springs and blown shocks. yes, they are much better. The car handles very well and feels excellent for daily driving. i just want to tune it better i feel the rear need a bit more dampening so does the front.

the fronts drop 0.7" and rear 0.5" so its not much but it does drop it enough to make it look nice and fill in the gap. wasn't interested in "dropping' the car i need to be able to drive over things. and not swerve all over the road because there's a pebble.

and the spring rates are front 280lb/in(5k/mm) and rear 308lb/in(5.5k/mm)

as for drive ways no, speed bumps arent a problem either.

 

So i tried the VGS mod today i like it so far boost builds up much quicker now, im still loosing boost some where though, i thinik its the boots so i had bought some alta boots they will be here some time today.


and i am tackling some rust repair.... i hate this stuff. ill finish up with some filler and paint tommorrow. i need to do some light repairs on the other light.





almost all cleaned up there was a ton still behind the paint.



then used some PRC to seal the area have to wait for it to cure befor i can put filler in. and sand it down.

 

these things are probably the hardest thing i have ever done on a car.

at least i am now seeing a higher boost level and it staying steady. still not seeing 17.5psi like i did when i first installed. but it may be belt slipage or the ultra gauge just being really slow to sample from the bus.