My Winter Project

[Prof]

i like the elec fan idea to be honest
 
i take it that you wire it up to a top hose thermostat then ( or summat like that ) ??

Yep - thermostat switch sits in the top hose, the switch will drive a relay and this will drive the fan direct from the battery (via a fuse of course ), which should keep the car cool when it\'s sat without air moving through the rad.
 

i was thinking of doing it to mine and free up some space - but i have heard that the normal fan is very good at keeping things cool

I did hear that too - but there is bags more room without it, and it saps a few HP all the time, elec fan will only be on when required.
 

so whats the fan off ( yeah i know a volvo !! ) - and whats the fit like on the rad ?? what will you use for a shroud ??

Fan is from an 850 / V70 - its 16" diameter and covers about 85% of the rad - sod knows how I will mount it or what kind of shroud I\'ll use :spank
 

all these questions eh - bet you wish you never posted this !! LOL
 
we need lots of pics and write ups matey - we really do
 
when are you looking at starting all this work ( just so i know how long to wait for the writeups )
 
Stu
( off to check ebay for elec fans !! LOL )
 
just found this : http://www.rx7.voodoobox.net/howto/efan/efan.html - sounds interesting and makes soooooooooo much room up front

Questions, questions - thing is that\'s how we all learn - if I get something right on here - it may help others, if I balls up I know where to come for help - LOL :Thumbs-up
 
TBH - I don\'t mind the questions - keep em coming...

[grinder]

he he he i have many a question matey !!

to be honest - its nice to see another FC owner getting their hands dirty - the write ups are important though - i take it you have seen the ones that i have done ( in the mods sticky ?? )

we need to add to this - as i dont think its been added to in about 12 months

Stu

oh yeah - is the top hose thing off ebay for about £35 - or have you found cheaper ?? - i really like the idea - but i have a top hose temp gauge in mine - and not sure if it would handle having 2 thing in it ( might weaken the pipe too much ?? )

[paul3944]

Stu - I still have to stump up for the braided fuel lines, and the brake lines, all other parts are now paid for - waiting on the bushes though
 
Also have to pay for the paintjob.
 
Will be dyno\'d - Turbo spring only, and then on the boost controller and larger injectors.
 
Rough calculations put this at around 330BHP on the flywheel - running around 1-1.1 bar - it\'s going to be pretty nippy :spank :driving :Giggle

Hi Prof,

I got my braided fuel lines from Clive at Shy Autos he also modified an S4 Secondary Rail for me.
The FPR is from Ebay USA.

Paul

[Prof]

Hi Prof,
 
I got my braided fuel lines from Clive at Shy Autos he also modified an S4 Secondary Rail for me.
The FPR is from Ebay USA.
 
Paul

Oooh - now them look nice !:Thumbs-up
 
The FPR I have on the fuel rail is just a thumbscrew one, just allows the fixed pressure to be changed.  The thinking behind that was if the fuel flow needed picking up a bit I could tweek it with that.  The one in the piccy - is that a rising rate one ?
 
I already have a walboro\' in the tank - essental for more than 300bhp as the stock pump starts to struggle and will let the pressure drop too much - again that was the thinking behind the fuel pressure gauge - at least I can check what\'s happening to the pressure on a dyno run -  make sure it stays up.:Thumbs-up

[paul3944]

Hi,

Yes the FPR is a rising rate model (Aeromotive ) they sell on RE Work for a few quid but i managed to get one from the U.S and did\'nt pay duty :Thumbs-up .

I\'ve basically been following the write up on this page -

 http://fc3spro.com/TECH/MODS/FUEL/fsystem.htm

All the best,
Paul

[Prof]

Excellent link - love the idea of that parallel fuelling setup - might need to take another look at this.

Do you know what the limits are on running the serial setup by the way ?

I also noticed the parallel fuelling arrangement doesn\'t have a pulsation damper - I am guessing this is not required when both primaries and secondaries see the same rail pressure through the regulator.

[paul3944]

Hi Prof,

Not sure on the limits to this system but research on RX7 Club has shown to support up to 600 bhp :eek

The FPR takes care of the pulsation but i think this is more to do with the design of the FPR itself :confused:

I\'m in the process of still fitting the system as i\'ve had to slighlty modify the S4 rail to allow the UIM to bolt over

Paul

[grinder]

prof .. is this the kit you got : http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/proddetail.asp?prod=11%2E18101&cat=1234

[Prof]

That\'s the one !

[grinder]

i have just asked for a shipping quote from another site - i cant believe they charged you about $70 just for shipping

thought it would be cheaper than that ( about $30 to be honest )

have you actually got them ??

im really tempted to do mine now - been reading all the posts i started about them - and it would seem an ideal time to fit them whilst doing the coilovers ( why do i create these HUGE projects eh !! )

Stu

[Prof]

Got the dPic gauge in last night - will post pics up over the weekend, but here is a link to look at for now.

It was easy to calibrate, but gives false readings on slopes as you might expect !

[grinder]

oohhh thats nice - just trying to find the price now

[grinder]

ahh ahhh : http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=ATM%2D6180&N=700+115&autoview=sku

[Prof]

£80 off eBay, including shipping, but had to pay duty of £10 - said it was second hand, but wires had never been used as far as I could tell, although it did have data in it - the stored terminal was 112Mph with maximum acceleration of 1.02G !

It\'s a lot less hassle to use than the old Gtec meter, which I might be getting rid of now.

[grinder]

how do you manage to find these things ??

ive always fancied a gtec or a AP22 - just to see what they say

why is the Gtec a hassle ??