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Originally posted by cashflyer
Jim... do you build your own engines or do you have a preferred builder? And what engine are you using... the 13b?
I use a local guy, he is from North Carolina and a total hillbilly. He is also a master at fabricating anything.

I am running a 13B-REW out of a 3rd Gen RX7. I took the twins off and put on a HKS T04B single. I use a Motec M4 to control it all.


I needed more fuel. Do these lines look big enough?



I had him make a custom ported throttle body. Its 30% bigger than stock.


Here is the hillbilly looking at my fried engine. I overheated it to 280 degrees at a DE. I then drove it for a week before I decided to take it off the road and pull it apart. It would still turn sideways in second gear if you floored it. It had 1/2 the compression it was supposed to have.

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