Getting more HEAT out of your car!
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Getting more HEAT out of your car!
I was wondering, has anyone put a bigger fan, or a bigger/better heater core, or found a way to just send the fan more power (without melting it)?
I love driving with the top down even when it is the middle of winter, and I only put the top up on the coldest of days. I want to be able to throw out enough heat to keep the top down in colder weather, and to cook bacon.
Like most RX-7 parts, I hope this one wont end up shooting flames
I love driving with the top down even when it is the middle of winter, and I only put the top up on the coldest of days. I want to be able to throw out enough heat to keep the top down in colder weather, and to cook bacon.
Like most RX-7 parts, I hope this one wont end up shooting flames
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Originally Posted by SureShot
A good cooling system flush.
Use water wetter with the anti-freeze.
Install a hotter thermostat.
Use water wetter with the anti-freeze.
Install a hotter thermostat.
The heating system is already oversized for the RX-7, but I imagine you could use a custom heater core and get even more heat out, or you may wish to consider a secondary electric heater (such as seat heaters).
Seat heaters with the wiring and switches and everything are only like $100 a pair on ebay.
Last edited by Icemark; 01-11-05 at 01:28 PM.
#5
How hot is the air coming out right now? It should be fairly uncomfortably warm. If it's not, you might want to look into changing your thermostat out (if it's sticking open, coolant temps will be low).
Also, it would be a lot of work to fabricate, but a VW-bug style heater involving running air over the exhaust manifold to heat it up would probably work quite well - we all know how hot rotary exhaust gets.
-=Russ=-
Also, it would be a lot of work to fabricate, but a VW-bug style heater involving running air over the exhaust manifold to heat it up would probably work quite well - we all know how hot rotary exhaust gets.
-=Russ=-
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Stronger heat for the interior? I've always found the heat in my FC very very strong and after 10 minutes of driving w/ the heater on full hot and the fan on maybe 1/4 of the way, the car is way too warm inside hehe
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Originally Posted by jon88se
Stronger heat for the interior? I've always found the heat in my FC very very strong and after 10 minutes of driving w/ the heater on full hot and the fan on maybe 1/4 of the way, the car is way too warm inside hehe
#10
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I am plenty happy with the temperature of the heat coming out of the vents. What i got a problem with is how little trickles out of the vents. Is there a better fan that i could install to increase overall air flow?
#11
doesn't the convertible model have a stronger heating and a/c system? I thought I read that, maybe on 1300cc.com. My friend's 87 base model's heat is weak temperature and flow, same with my FB, but my Turbo II is a different story because it cooks even with freezing cold leather seats. What about the blower motor out of a FD?
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