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The Rotary Rocket's Driveline
Centerforce II Pressure Plate
The advertised 60% increase in grip also increases pedal pressure very slightly, but it still engages quite nicely.
Racing Beat light steel flywheel
Demands a little more skill at feathering the clutch and throttle, especially from a standing start, but the engine revs quite freely.
Mazda Factory Street Limited Slip Differential
The limited-slip provides increased rear wheel traction under hard acceleration, and results in improved handling characteristics during high-speed maneuvers.
4.444 Ring & Pinion Gears
This '7 is set up for a road course, not the speedway! These gears, along with the slightly shorter than stock wheel/tire package I'm running, result in an engine speed of about 4000 rpm at 70 mph in fifth ge
Acceleration in the lower gears is vastly improved, however. First and second gears go by in a flash when you're under full throttle.
Other
The OE drum brake equipped rear axle has been replaced with the disc brake equipped axle from an '82 GSL. I've also rebuilt the stock transmission (all new bearings, synchros and a few other odd parts). A ful
write-up on both procedures will be posted one of these days.
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