24-December-2013
contact James dot Paventi at gmail.com

 

Racing Beat Dual Tip Cat Back

HKS (I think) Down Pipe (Jet Hot 2000 coated inside and out)

Efini y-pipe

Adam C’s “Cheap Bastard” Intake with a K&N air filter

Adaptronic select ECU

AEM (Mercury Marine) IGN-1A Smart Coils

Denso “Supra” pump

Aluminum AST with #70 Holley Jet as a flow restrictor

Fluidyne radiator and FC thermoswitch

Sealed up the splash pan with foam and removed the half moons for increased air flow over the radiator

Battery Relocation to the cargo area via this write up

SR Motorsports SMIC, modified by cutting the end tanks for more clearance than the Blitz SMIC.

Aquamist HFS5 with a 180psi pump and 1.0mm jet

BNR stage 3s Sequential Turbos

MAC valve for the main wastegate and another for the turbo transition

Stock secondary injectors bored to 1300cc

Bonez stainless steel 3” CAT

 

PLX DM-100 Multi-Gauge

Adaptronic to PLX interface board (all the ECU data is available on the PLX Multi-Gauge)

LC-1 Innovate wideband

 

EBC Yellow Stuff Brake Pads

Rotorwork cross drilled / slotted rotors (stock size)

Dunlop Sport Signature Tires

 

Padded Mazda Console Ashtray (replaces the stock sliding ashtray)

JDM Nardi Steering Wheel (not the Spirit R, but hand recovered / stitched in red thread)

http://www.redlinegoods.com/FDshiftboot.php
center console cover, shift boot, e-brake boot, e-brake handle cover

stock shift knob recovered and stitched with red thread

Kenwood KDC-BT852 Head Unit

Infiniti front and rear speakers (Kappa / Reference if I remember correctly)

 

Future mods:

Rebuilt engine (it’s 20 years old … the coolant seals are bound to go any day)

Higher pressure clutch plate

Replace the steering rack (not a mod really, just repair)

Rear main oil seal (not a mod really, just repair)

 

Maintenance as of 24-December-2013

Oil filter pedestal o-rings (My rear main seals might not be leaking!!!!!!, this might be the last oil leak!!!!!)

 

Maintenance as of 18-May-2013

Factory R1 dampers, bump stops and rubber seats

 

Maintenance as of 22-December-2012

New coolant, Amsoil synthetic in the transmission (GL-4) and differential (GL-5)

Low pressure power steering hose from rack to cooler replaced

New fuel pump sock and tank gasket

Front and rear sway bar end links.  The car is now clunk free!!!!!

Toe link and trailing arm bushings replaced with polyurethane

More broken plastic bits replaced

 

Maintenance as of 11-February-2012

New coolant, Neo synthetic in the transmission and differential, brake fluid, power steering fluid

All 17 coolant hoses replaced with Mazda OEM

New Fuel pulsation dampener, fuel lines (all but the three near the brake booster), fuel filter

All new Gates vacuum hose

Front Upper and Lower control arms replaced at 65K with used arms from a 28K car

Six new OEM Pillow Ball Bushings in the rear

Way too many plastic bits to mention