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So my brother in law bought this 89 FC S5 together and slowly getting it goin. we bought it with an electrical problem. as soon as you turn the key the EGI fuse blows. it needs some minor body work and the rims needed to get powder coated.
Well we got the rims powder coated already and doin the major body work already. Me as a welder cut out the biggest rust spots already and welded new pieces in. we got some new fenders to.
its a work in progress. a very slow one, as my brother in law is rebuilding an FD and I just bought a house.
If anyone has any ideas what the electrical problem could be let me know.

Your EGI fuse powers two wires where one is White/Blue and the other is White/Red. Both of these wires run to the Main Relay which allows the voltage on these two wires to pass onto two other wires. So, unplug the 4 wire plug at the Main Relay and jumper voltage from the White/Blue wire to the Black/White wire and see if the fuse blows again. If it does not then the B/W powered circuits is not the cause. Then if this is not the problem then jumper voltage from the White/Red wire to the Black/Yellow wire and see if the fuse blows or not. Since the voltage on the W/R and W/L wires are constant then jumpering the voltage off of these wires to other wires transfers the voltage instantly thus the key to on is not required.

Awesome thanks man. I figured it out. Just a loose wire. Purrs like a kitten now. Whats normal oil pressure on a 13b na at idle?

Close to 30 psi. And what loose wire was the culprit?

Well we fidled around with all the plug ins so i actually dont know haha when we bought the car the guy said it was shorting somewhere. I threw a new egi fuse in, turned the key and fired right up. First time its run in close to a year. First time since wev owned it. Its got good oil pressure.

Well i tried startin it again and the egi fuse blew again.

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So I received my BOP kit for the OMP the other day from Banzai Racing. I started taking the OMP off and had no idea it would be that hard to remove it. I was just wondering what type of silicone I should use to seal the OMP plate? I also have to send the ecu away to get an RTEK. BUT I have no idea where the ecu is? haha any help?

Passenger footwell.

Try not to get too far ahead of yourself and start researching the Pro's and Cons of what you intend to do...also HOW to do it without getting into a situation where it could compromise your sanity or Heaven Forbid the Car's Integrity..lol.

I use "The RIGHT STUFF" as my gasket sealer of choice...It's Like Franks Red Hot Sauce..I put that S**T on everything!

Are you going to get the Oil injectors off the engine and seal the injector holes with the Block off Bolts?

Haha alright. Iv done alot of research. I own the car with my brother in law who also has an fd and my father in law has an RX3. And we came to the agreement to premix.
Yes i i will be taking the injectors out andd put the block off bolts in i got from Banzai.

Also where do you get "The Right Stuff"? I live in canada and iv never seen it?

good luck with the build

Thanks. Just pulled the ecu. Gonna send that away to get an Rtek 2.1 installed within the next 2 week.

Started pullin the intake off to get to oil injecters so i can block those off

So i finally got some time to pull the omp off. (The proper way) i got the block off kit from banzai. Took me about 2 hours but its off.
Just need to get some vacuum line caps and i should be able to throw it all back to together.

For anyone doing this the first time (me) i suggest you label ALL the lines you take off.

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"Right stuff"..Partsource.
Be prepared for sticker shock though,it ain't cheap.

Did a little more work on the fc lately. Got some wheel spacers. 1.5" for the back and 1" for the front. Did a little more engine work and ordered new gaskets.

I will also be building a custom stainless intake with a dual filter "Y" pipe design in the next few weeks.

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I feel you should address the "fiddled wire" issue... it will come back to bite you

I will be finding the real problem and go more in depth of what it is. It comes and goes. Once i get the RTEK and can run it again ill post on it. As of now i really dont know what it is.

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So im in school right now for welding and doing some drafting. Got my template made for my dual filter intake im gonna make.

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A sketch of the intake

If you get that Rtek back and it blows the fuse again,you may be into getting another harness.If you do not feel like farting with wiring issues.
That to me would be the "faster way".

Yeah if i cant figure it out i might just have to go that rout

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The starting of the Y pipe intake and a new coolant neck

so I finally ordered the Rtek 2.1 and will be throwing the engine back together starting next week. iv decided to wait to build the intake manifold and just keep the old ones for now. I wanna have it up and running by summer time. I will be making a stainless cold air intake tho.

Umm block off bolts or extra injectors also if you are not going for larger fuel system why take out omp in my opinion put it back in and premix you are covered extra that way especially since it looks like you want to race it

Keeping the stock fuel set up. Im not going to be racing it, just my weekend driver. With the Rtek 2.1 ill be able to tune my fuel to
And the omp will not be going back on. Those lines are horrible and the electric omp i just dont trust.

Fully function doors again. Just need to remove all the snapped bolts in the u-clips in the fenders and bumpers and i can put that back on. Gettin ready for paint soon

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So got my car all back together. All new intake gaskets. Put new racing beat silicone rad hoses on and new racing beat sway bars. Now time to install all new stainless brake lines on, stainless clutch line, and new hawk brake pads. Also got a new rotar oil cap.


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finally got my FC running after two years of tinkering around and she runs great. installed the RTEK 2.1 and put a new battery in. I changed the fuel filter and sock. Took it for a rip down the block.
I recently put new RB sway bars and now when the suspension travels the sway bar hits the frame. Would short end links fix that? Has anyone had this before?

Finally started on my intake. A long process but its turning out pretty good

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Recently ripped the exhaust off the car and started making the exhaust. Also had all the intake manifolds ceramic coated

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Finally finished the intake. If anyone is interested in a custom intake for a 6 port N/A i could make some more

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Finally ordered my innovative mtx-L wideband. Ill be starting on the exhaust in the coming weeks. Iv already cut the 3/8" staunless flange

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I'm still trying to figure out if you want to be called "slowly" or Shirley!..(heh,heh!)
Good job on the car man..keep up the great work!

Haha thanks man. Not so sure about the shirley ha

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Ended up dropping the rear sub frame on saturday. Wanted to install the toe eliminator bushings but one thing lead to another and we got carried away. Plan now is to change all the bushings in the car with poly eurathane ones from j auto, new drilled and slotted brakes, agx adjustable shocks with our tein springs, a grand total of 1600 $$ later and it should be back together haha
The whole sub frame will be torn apart, sandblasted and painted. I will also be repairing some more rust with detailed picture of the uni body repair.

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Damn man that is turning to be a sexy beast. I have to give it up though to the custom work you've done makes me jealous. Wish I had the know how for all that :)

Haha thanks man. If you need any custom work im more than willing to work with you to do some fab work. Wheather is custom fuel cell or an intake or anything else

Today i made my merge collector for my custom header

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Off to sand blast and paint they go

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Built a custom stainless cone so i can run a single 3" exhaust off my merge collector

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Got my rear sub frame back from paint. Got them urethane coated

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Got my merge collector and cone done today.

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After a long time comin i have finally got my stainless exhaust manifold all tacked up. It came out beauty and im very pleased. Curious to what it will sound like