FADI'S 8 SECOND RX3 SEDAN. Pac Performance Racing

Wednesday, 8 May 2019

Make/Model: Mazda RX3 Sedan

Owner: Fadi Helou

Car's purpose (race car, street car, show car etc): Street/Race

Engine: Pac-Spec Series 8 13B Bridgeport Turbo

Bolt-Ons: Garrett GTX42 Turbocharger, Turbosmart Pro Gate 50 Wastegate, Turbosmart Plumb Back BOV

ECU and Fuel: MicroTech LT-16c ECU, High Output Coils,Pac Perf direct fit E85 fuel tank/triple pump combo

Driveline: C4 3-speed Auto, 3 inch tailshaft, H/duty 9 inch diff

Cooling: Pac alloy radiator, oil cooler & 4" Intercooler

Brakes & Suspension: Wilwood front disc brake kit

Body: Savanna tail lights, 12A nose cone, Custom red paint by Custom Bodyworks

Interior: Genuine Recaro Sportster CS front seats, removable front half roll cage, MoTeC C127 Dash, Turbosmart E-Boost II, B & M shifter.

Wheels: 18" FR Simmons for the street and RC Components Exile-S race wheels, 15 x 4.5 fronts and 15 x 8 Double beadlock rears

Tyres: Mickey Thompson 225/50/15 Street radials

Power: 600+ rwhp

ET: 8.84 @151mph

Fadi's red on red RX3 recently became the quickest & fastest rotary powered car on a tiny 225 tyre running a best of 8.84 @151mph at Sydney Dragway.

Built here at Pac Performance we will show you what goes in to building an 8 second true street car.

On the outside Fadi's Sedan screams tough street car with its vivid red paint layed down by Custom Bodyworks and a set of RC Components Exile-S wheels.

15 x 4.5" Exile-S wheels on the front

and 15 x 8" Double Beadlock rear wheels wrapped in 225/50/15 tyres.

Helping this beast pull up after blazing down the quarter mile at over 150mph are a set of Wilwood 4-piston brakes on the front and a set of 11.5 inch/ twin piston brakes on the rear.

Under the bonnet (hood) is a Pac prepped Series 8 13B engine with most of the bolt on components either painted or powder coated black complimenting the bright red paint giving the engine bay a fresh better than factory look.

Providing the boost is a Garrett Advancing Motion GTX42 Turbo charger which has been proven time and time again to deliver results at the track with almost all of our 8 second street car customers using this turbo.

Regulating the boost to deliver the most consistent power is a Turbosmart Pro Gate 50 wastegate

The popular Elite Rotary Shop intake system replaces the factory series 8 intake setup providing better throttle response and more power throughout the rev range.

Keeping things cool is our tried & tested heavy duty Alloy Radiator and Oil Cooler combo paired with our Alloy Fan Shroud and 16 inch Ultra H/D Slimline Thermo Fan.

Inside the interior truely stands out with all of the trim adorned in red leather & suede stitched up by the guys at Queen Street Customs.

Making sure Fadi is comfortable when cruising his beast or racing down the track to an 8 second et are a pair of Recaro Sportser Cs seats retrimmed in the striking red leather & suede trim.

Full street car spec here with the RX3 dash complete with Pioneer head unit to blast the sounds (not that you need to in a rotary)

A MicroTech LT-16c ecu looks after the engine management and feeds the information through to a MoTeC C127 Race Display Dash. Not only does the dash look good but it provides Rocky (the Pac tuning wizard) with all of the information he needs at the track to assist in tuning the car.

Shifting the gears through the B & M shifter and helping to get the power to the ground is a C4 3-speed auto back by one of our bullet proof 9 inch diff setups.

A very happy Fadi picking up the car after it was first built.

What do you do when you have 600+ horsepower available at the wheels? Huge smokey burnouts at powercruise of course!