Stories
| Title | Date | Excerpt |
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| Choosing Fuel Injectors For Turbocharged Rotary Builds | Injector selection sets the ceiling for a turbo rotary engine long before the dyno operator reaches the final boost target. A 13B or 20B can make impressive… | |
| Basic ignition timing maps for a street ported 13B-REW | A street-ported 13B-REW needs a timing strategy that balances response, exhaust temperature, fuel quality and knock resistance. Porting changes how the engine… | |
| PowerFC, Haltech Or Adaptronic For Your RX-7 | Choosing an engine management system for an RX-7 involves more than comparing features on a specification sheet. The best ECU depends on the rotary engine’s… | |
| How to Use the Apex’i PowerFC Commander for Real-Time Monitoring | The Apex’i PowerFC Commander gives RX-7 owners a practical window into what the ECU is doing while the engine runs. Rather than relying on guesswork, you can… | |
| PowerFC Tuning Parameters For A Reliable Rotary Engine | PowerFC tuning parameters give an RX-7 owner direct control over fuel delivery and ignition behaviour, but each value affects several others. Injection timing,… | |
| Apex'i PowerFC overview and basic 13B-REW setup | The Apex'i PowerFC has become a mainstay in Australian RX-7 workshops, sitting in many tuned FD3S cockpits as the go-to aftermarket ECU for the 13B-REW… | |
| Why RX-7 Engines Sputter in Hot Weather and How to Fix It | An RX-7 that runs cleanly on a cool morning can cough, hesitate or fall flat once the temperature climbs. Rotary engines are especially sensitive to heat… | |
| How to Bleed the Cooling System on an FC3S Turbo II | The FC3S Turbo II is a finely balanced bit of kit, but its rear radiator layout and the long coolant run through the chassis make air pockets a recurring… | |
| RX-7 Overheating: Common Causes and How to Diagnose Them | An RX-7 cooling system has little tolerance for neglected maintenance. A blocked radiator, weak water pump, failing thermostat or trapped air can quickly turn… | |
| Cooling System Upgrades for the FD3S RX-7: Radiators, Ducting, and Fans | The FD3S chassis was engineered in a colder climate than the one many Australian owners run their cars in. A long summer blast from Sydney up to the Gold… |