Fast Facts
'90 Mazda RX-7 FC3S
Owner Kris Robb
Hometown Christchurch, New Zealand
Daily Grind Refrigeration engineer
Under The Hood 1.3L 13B Series 5 engine, fully rebalanced with new rotor housings and 3mm Mazda race apex seals; extended/dowelled ports; ported and polished 13B RE Cosmo intake manifold; Microtech Lt 10x with X4 ignition pack; 860cc (primary) and 1650cc (secondary) fuel injectors; SX Racing fuel regulator, fuel pump and filter; custom made, polished stainless fuel rails; Trust AIRINX air filter and custom 4" mandrel-bent intake pipe; custom mandrel-bent dual 3" exhaust with two Dytech dump-style muffers; custom polished stainless header; NGK spark plugs; 10.5mm Taylor race leads; Turbonetics T66 ball-bearing turbo (1.34 A/R exhaust); GReddy 50mm blow-off valve and 50mm wastegate with atmospheric screamer; custom intercooler and 3" chromed alloy intake pipes; polished/chromed oil pan; custom oil cooler; polished rotor oil cap; Earl's AN stainless hoses and anodized alloy fittings; polished housings; chrome/polished alternator, starter motor andwater pump housing; stainless oil lines; Mazdaspeed engine mounts; custom gearbox mounts; stainless clutch line
Drivetrain '90 Series 5 RX-7 rebuilt transmission; C's short shifter; 4.1:1 Cusco 1.5-way LSD; Quarter Master ceramic twin plate clutch; custom steel billet flywheel; polished bellhousing/painted casing
The Power 481 rwhp at 6,800 rpm; 382 lb-ft at 6,200 rpm
Stiff Stuff D2 36-way adjustable coilovers; Whiteline adjustable front sway bar; Energy Suspension bushings; rear subframe alignment bushings
Stoppers DBA Sport slotted rotors; Lucas brake pads; Russell stainless brake lines
Rollers 19x8.5/19x9.5 Konig Crosshair wheels; Nankang NS2 215/35R19 and 235/35R19 tires; Mickey Thompson ET Streets 26x10.5x15 drag tires
Outside GP Sports body kit; carbon-fiber hood; shaved moldings, rear spoiler, rear key hole/seamwelded and shaved engine bay; custom Standox Blue Gold paint and body work by Bodytech; blue halo crystal insert headlights with mirror chrome Xenon bulbs
Inside Recaro reclining seats; custom black vinyl/charcoal suede upholstery; black plush carpet; custom trimmed fiberglass door panel inserts; MOMO Millenium steering wheel; Mazda RX-8 shift knob; custom pedals and center console; Autometer Phantom Series boost, oil pressure, oil temp, pyrometer, AFR and water temp gauges
Ice JVC AVX-800 double DIN touchscreen DVD/TV head unit, KS-AX-680 1200w mono amp/KS-AX-6604 800w 4-channel amp (x2), CS FS6 6" components (x2), DX120 12" 700wrms subs (x3) and CS FX6902 6x9" rear speakers; Tsunami platinum series RCAs; Rockford Fosgate power wiring; custom fiberglass speaker housings paint matched to exterior
Props Beka, my fiance; Shane at Patrik Autotrimmers; The Blackhawk Tracking Systems; Darrel at Bodytek; the boys at NZ EFI; Kane at Mag and Turbo; Paul at NZ Performance; Chris at Paul's Car Audio; JVC NZ; Mum and Dad; Willie, Hamish, Ryan, Ian, Mikey, Mitch and everyone else.
WWW autometer.com; energysuspension.com; greddy.com; jvc.com; konigwheels.com; mazdaspeed.com; momo.com; ngk.com; recaro.com; rockfordfosgate.com; turbonetics.com
By Alastair Richie
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