November 2010 ROTM: Herblenny

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H E R B L E N N Y
NOVEMBER RIDE OF THE MONTH






You won with 51.81% of votes. Coming in 2nd, was samsneez's TC, with 32% of votes.








Make: Mazda

Model: RX-7

Color: Montego Blue

Motor: Rotary 13B-REW

WHP/TRQ: 350ish.. I haven't dyno'd since the new turbo swap.

How did hear about TR?
I've heard of TR from one of the attendee of my event, Deals Gap Rotary Rally.

If purchased, Why and when did you purchase the ride you have?
I bought this car back in 2003, a month after I blew my engine on my other 3rd gen RX-7 (my "BLK" RX-7).

How long did it take you to get the car where it is now?
6 yrs

Daily, Weekend, show, or race car?
Used to be my weekend car, still is... but I show it because my blk FD isn't ready...

What modification on your vehicle do you like the most?
I guess the Exedy Hyper single clutch

What was the last modification you installed on your car?
Custom CF cooling panel


Are there any future plans for this ride?
Not really... I have to build my BLK FD by next May. When that happens, some of the parts will be moved to that car.

Do have any sponsors?
Yes, Exedy Racing Clutch and Disc Brake Australia (DBA).


Parts List:
Engine: BNR Stage 3 Twin Turbo, Ported 13B-REW engine, polished Efini-Y pipe, Polished upper intake manifold, Polished Throttle body, Polished Greddy Elbow, Polished Greddy elbow w/injector ports, Polished Greddy Stock mount intercooler, Greddy intercooler piping kit, Blitz BOV, HKS twinpower ignition amp, Apexi PowerFC, Racing beat ignition wires, FEED oil filler cap, FEED coolant filler cap, Added R1 Dual oil coolers, Unorthodox Alternator pulley, Unorthodox Power steering pulley, Exedy Hyper Single Clutch Kit.

Suspension: H&R lowering springs, Koni Yellows, Racing Beat sway bar brace, Racing Beat sway bars (front and rear), Garfinkle Motorworks Engine torque brace, FEED front strut tower brace, RE rear tower brace, RZ larger front and rear brake calipers, Custom Garfinkle Motorwork cross drilled RZ rotors, Braided SS brake lines, Racing Beat sway bushings, New Delrin bushings for all suspension parts, Transmission brace, Dragon's diff brace, 17x9.5 Gram Light 57C in rare gun metal (all 4 corners).

Interior/Stereo: Converted Black interior, Rare moon roof interior cover, JDM rear seats, added R1 rear speaker pods for 7 speaker system, Tripoint center speaker pods, Greddy 52mm black face gauge, Spirit R Carbon Kelvar Recaro seats, Nardi shift knob, LED interior lights, Rare red stitch Nardi wheels, Custom install of Protege cruise control to the Nardi wheel, RE steering column pod with 52mm Prosport boost gauge, Custom Mazdaspeed carbon fiber interior trims, JVC 7inch AV system, PowerFC commander and holder, White NS cluster gauge kit.

Exterior: Feed Type 2R front bumper, Feed Carbon fiber canards, Feed Carbon Fiber side skirts, Feed wide front fenders, Scoot Carbon fiber hood (painted), RE hood dampers, R-magic oil cooler ducts, FEED front tow hook, RE-Amemiya rear diffuser, 99 rear spoiler, OEM rear mud guards, AutoEXE carbon fiber rear spoiler deck, Custom tail lights by me, rare glass moon roof, HID head lights, LED signal lights, Spirit R fender badges, Efini front badge

[Ls_[eg]hatch]

good shit awesome car.

[hiwayhuntr]

+1^

[tito_12a]

Congrats on ROTM, again !!! You deserve it.

[SLOASFUK]

isnt this his 3rd time winning this?

[tito_12a]

^2nd, but it's had some changes between the 1st and 2nd time.

[Herblenny]

Thank you! I'm honored that I was chosen and won ROTM. I greatly appreciate your votes.

Here are my recent mod list and pictures.

Engine:

-Petite Polished AST
-Koyo N-Flow Radiator
-Custom Carbon Fiber Cooling panel
-Fast acting Airtemp sensor
-Remote Start/pager/alarm/turbo timer
-BNR Stage 3 Twin Turbos
-Ported 13B-REW engine
-Custom Grounding kit
-polished Efini-Y pipe
-Polished upper intake manifold
-Polished 90mm Rotary Works Throttle body
-Polished Greddy elbow w/injector ports
-Apexi GT Spec FMIC
-Custom polished pipings By: bnrsupercars.com
-Constant tension T-blot clamps for IC pipings and Intakes.
-HKS seq. BOV
-HKS twinpower ignition amp
-Tanabe Catback
-SS Petit DP
-Apexi PowerFC
-Racing beat ignition wires
-FEED oil filler cap
-FEED coolant filler cap
-Added R1 Dual oil coolers
-Braille light battery
-Braille Verticle mounting kit
-FC Datalogit
-Unorthodox Alternator pulley (red)
-Unorthodox Power steering pulley(blue)
-Exedy Hyper Single Clutch Kit
-Simplified seq twin set up
-polished hardline intake pipes for secondary intake.
-Ported JDM Upper Intake manifold and polished by David Garfinkle. Also all the misc. vacuum ports have been welded shut and clean up and polished for cleaner look.
-Pettit Racing water pump pulley
-2 x 4 blade fan set up for better cooling
-HKS RS intake with KN filters
-Tweakit Racing tensioner pulley kit

Suspension:
-M2 launch kit
-Coilovers (About to install FEED coilovers)
-Racing Beat sway bar brace
-Racing Beat sway bars (front and rear)
-Garfinkle Motorworks Engine torque brace
-FEED front strut tower brace
-RZ larger front and rear brake calipers
-Hawk HP+ pads front and rear
-Newly sandblasted A-arms and other suspension parts
-Custom Garfinkle Motorwork cross drilled RZ rotors
-Braided SS brake lines
-Racing Beat sway bushings
-New Delrin bushings for all suspension parts
-Transmission brace
-Dragon's diff brace
-WORK XD9 18x10 +38 with 15mm spacer front and 20mm spacer rear
-Michelin PS2 255/35 front 295/30 rear
-Raceshop rollbar with much stronger rear strut tower brace.

Interior/Stereo:
-Converted Black interior - including, door panels, rear panels, head liner, seat belts, and black main carpet
-RZ floormats
-Rare moon roof interior cover
-JDM rear seats with panels, seat belts, and special rear carpet
-added R1 rear speaker pods for 7 speaker system
-Prosport boost, A/F, Fuel, Oil temp gauges
-Prosport center speaker pod
-Bride Exas III seats with Bride rails
-Nardi shift knob
-red leather stitching shift and ebrake boots
-LED interior lights
-Rare red stitch Nardi wheels
-Custom install of Protege cruise control to the Nardi wheel
-RE steering column pod with 52mm Prosport boost gauge
-JKL Engineering Carbon Fiber Gauge cluster, hood AC panel, shifter,etc (not overlay)
-JVC 7inch AV system
-New EL PowerFC commander and holder
-RE-A speedo cluster gauge
-FEED Carbon fiber rear trunk add on.
-Base model hatch cover
-added OEM fog light switch to turn FEED HID driving lights

Exterior:

-One off Feed Carbon Gas door (Shine Auto)
-Feed Type 2R front bumper
-Feed Carbon fiber canards
-Feed Carbon Fiber side skirts
-Feed wide front fenders
-FEED rear wide flares
-RE-A Carbon Fiber N1 hood
-Rotary Extreme hood dampers
-R-magic oil cooler ducts
-FEED front tow hook
-RE-Amemiya Carbon rear diffuser
-99 rear spoiler base
-AutoEXE carbon fiber rear spoiler deck
-MS replica 99 undertray
-Custom LED tail lights
-Odula carbon fiber 99 spoiler covers
-Custom rear bumper CF covers
-FEED head light cover
-rare glass moon roof
-SportTuner HID projector head lights
-LED signal lights in FEED signals
-HID FEED Signal lights
-Spirit R fender badges
-Efini front are rear badges
-Carbon look rear bumper lights
-Carbon fiber FEED gas door (one off made)
-APR Carbon Fiber side Mirrors
-Custom front canard add on
-Carbon Cooling panel (custom, made by me)
-LED bumper strip
-FEED signal light covers
-FEED door handles
-Carbon back of the door handle covers.
-Back Off 3rd light flasher
-ShineAuto rear tail light lip
-Feed bumper guard
-Custom rear tail lights

I would also like to thank my sponsor "Prosport Gauges" in Florida

[FDfranklin]

Grats man, every time I see your FD it makes me miss mine even more, such a sexy car.

[The Fast Acura]

so nice its crazy

[Troux]

Someone a few states away is dominating our ROTM.

[Herblenny]

Someone a few states away is dominating our ROTM.

LOL! I know ton of great rotaries in FL that are far better than my car. I'll try to bring them here.

[sleepR_]

Someone a few states away is dominating our ROTM.

+1

[Herblenny]

few states away.. AL is adjacent to FL.

[medicmatt]

adjacent is a big word for TR members, haha

Congrats Herblenny, you deserve it