don't believe everything you read on the forum.
12-07-09, 10:37 PM
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don't believe everything you read on the forum.
people said if you wanted to run a s5 water pump on a s4 car all you need is the s5 housing. well it turns out a s5 housing wont fit with a s4 front cover. at least on the turbo model.
12-08-09, 03:03 AM
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read a few threads were people said they did it. maybe it was n/a. now it has me thinking I can't put a s5 wp/housing on a FD engine and run a FC radiator + FMIC
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12-08-09, 03:13 AM
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it dosnt matter the engine. it matters what front cover your using. match up w/p housings to matching front covers.
*but, all water pump housings can be used on ALL fron covers with little modification. i know this not cause i read it on here. its because i have tested it. From FD front cover with 1st gen pump to FC pump and 1st gen cover. but these are not direct fits.
*but, all water pump housings can be used on ALL fron covers with little modification. i know this not cause i read it on here. its because i have tested it. From FD front cover with 1st gen pump to FC pump and 1st gen cover. but these are not direct fits.
12-08-09, 04:59 AM
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in some cases you need to mill removed some material of the water pump housing to make it work,in my bros fb with a s5 turbo block we used the gle-se front cover with a s5 water pump and housing but the housings was machined a little bit in order to work,on my fc with a rew i used my s5 t2 front cover water pump and housings with no mods at all.Yuo need to match series in order to get them to work propertly
12-08-09, 08:49 AM
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You could have said: "Don't believe everything you read."
Yes, plenty of misinformation but as others have posted, it is possible with some modification.
Yes, plenty of misinformation but as others have posted, it is possible with some modification.
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12-08-09, 02:15 PM
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yea what kind of thread is this? don't even have a link to where you read this or whom said such a thing? There is a lot of confusion on here, we're not all mazda engineers you know. well thanks for spreading the correct info tho, we now know there is modification involved in the fitment you suggested.
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it was my drunken baaawww thread. T2 wont strart due to not having a properly tuned cold start map. so i decide to get the vert going with it's new engine and run into this brick wall. good thing a local buddy had what I needed and now I can drive a FC again tomorrow.
12-09-09, 06:41 PM
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You guys fail. You don't even need a water pump. I run without any coolant. This way the sensor never sees any type of temperature and the gauge never gets high. It's great!
The only problem I've been having is the car gets harder and harder to start, but I think my rear housing has developed a cough. Or something.
The only problem I've been having is the car gets harder and harder to start, but I think my rear housing has developed a cough. Or something.
12-09-09, 06:45 PM
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You guys fail. You don't even need a water pump. I run without any coolant. This way the sensor never sees any type of temperature and the gauge never gets high. It's great!
The only problem I've been having is the car gets harder and harder to start, but I think my rear housing has developed a cough. Or something.
The only problem I've been having is the car gets harder and harder to start, but I think my rear housing has developed a cough. Or something.
I wonder what kind of gains you would see if you replaced the USDM air in the coolant passages with JDM air
I am having way too much fun with this.
12-10-09, 03:32 AM
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Don't forget to refill the old water passages with helium to make the whole motor lighter. Safeway will sell you the bottle they use to make birthday ballons. To make this really work you have to modify your water pump blade. You take off the water propeller and put on the turbonator. This will help move the helium through the new modified coolant system. Also as the motor gets hotter, the helium will get lighter and thus so will your car.
I have also used helium for my tires. I could not afford light rims so I put helium instead of air. Also don't forget to mod your ac system for helium too.
Ben
I have also used helium for my tires. I could not afford light rims so I put helium instead of air. Also don't forget to mod your ac system for helium too.
Ben
12-10-09, 03:32 AM
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Don't forget to refill the old water passages with helium to make the whole motor lighter. Safeway will sell you the bottle they use to make birthday ballons. To make this really work you have to modify your water pump blade. You take off the water propeller and put on the turbonator. This will help move the helium through the new modified coolant system. Also as the motor gets hotter, the helium will get lighter and thus so will your car.
I have also used helium for my tires. I could not afford light rims so I put helium instead of air. Also don't forget to mod your ac system for helium too.
Ben
I have also used helium for my tires. I could not afford light rims so I put helium instead of air. Also don't forget to mod your ac system for helium too.
Ben