Who here messed with their FC today?
Originally Posted by 7th Heaven
omg, Kai, that ******* sucks lol.
the filter is surrounded by the wheel well and the brake duct. in the pic i moved the plastic cover out of the way. hmmm.. try double sided tape for your project
from what i gathered in the haynes manual and the racing beat downpipe/presilencer install directions: S4's dont use the air pump for the 5th/6th ports, only S5's do. racing beat TELLS you to remove the air pump and ACV when installing their dp/ps on an S4 (86-88). the airpump for S4's is used to pump air into the cat for emissions if i remember correctly, or the ACV does it. either way the air pump and ACV work together. correct me if im wrong, but it's useless on an S4 from what i've read on here and the manuals. and if i'm wrong, too bad for me, my engine bay looks amazing with all that **** out and the car runs great. get exhaust first, then remove it. the block off plate came with my racing beat presilencer and downpipe set. you can find block off plates on ebay and i think icemark sells them.
add charcoal canister and double throttle diaphram to the list of items gone =p vigorous FC slim fast diet owns!
the filter is surrounded by the wheel well and the brake duct. in the pic i moved the plastic cover out of the way. hmmm.. try double sided tape for your project
from what i gathered in the haynes manual and the racing beat downpipe/presilencer install directions: S4's dont use the air pump for the 5th/6th ports, only S5's do. racing beat TELLS you to remove the air pump and ACV when installing their dp/ps on an S4 (86-88). the airpump for S4's is used to pump air into the cat for emissions if i remember correctly, or the ACV does it. either way the air pump and ACV work together. correct me if im wrong, but it's useless on an S4 from what i've read on here and the manuals. and if i'm wrong, too bad for me, my engine bay looks amazing with all that **** out and the car runs great. get exhaust first, then remove it. the block off plate came with my racing beat presilencer and downpipe set. you can find block off plates on ebay and i think icemark sells them.
add charcoal canister and double throttle diaphram to the list of items gone =p vigorous FC slim fast diet owns!
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i took out the aftermarket stereo in my 89 t2 today and tried replacing it with a sony cd player but now it dont work so now i might have to take it somewhere to be fixed if someone here can help look here i posted a thread for some help here it is https://www.rx7club.com/interior-exterior-audio-26/alright-run-2-amps-stereo-2nd-gen-358858/
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From: Vancouver
i installed my A pillar pod and put my new autometer boost gauge in there
it looks really good, and was relatively simple to do
and on wednesday in goes my new walbro fuel pump, and if my bov and acv block off plate come in then i will do those as well as a TID
tryin to do a whole bunch of mods at once.. hehe
it just sucks that it rains so much here and i dont have a garage
it looks really good, and was relatively simple to do
and on wednesday in goes my new walbro fuel pump, and if my bov and acv block off plate come in then i will do those as well as a TID
tryin to do a whole bunch of mods at once.. hehe
it just sucks that it rains so much here and i dont have a garage
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From: Cooper City, Florida
Originally Posted by The Spyder
Where is your radiator shroud????
I made a MBC and am stll trying to figure out what the hells with my car
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I made a MBC and am stll trying to figure out what the hells with my car
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From: Cooper City, Florida
Originally Posted by sa22c_Drifter
Hey 7thHeaven, did you have a problem with 5 and 6 actuators when you removed the air pump?. Im thinking about removing my Air pump too, but my exhaust is still stock. I noticed you already have the exhaust done. Also, where did you get the block off plate?
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From: Cooper City, Florida
Originally Posted by 7th Heaven
not entirely sure, but i think S4's use exhaust backpressure to open the ports.
anyone?
anyone?
I wish I had a turbo....
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From: Watsonville, CA
I'll be taking off my A/C system tomorrow......I never use it anyway and it does weigh too much. But I also will replace my oil pressure sensor unit tomorrow, and with the A/C gone it should be a lot easier to get to. Who needs A/C in Monterey County, California?
Well in Orlando Florida you need the A/C. Pulled out the drive shaft, tranny and clutch this week. Dropped a 110 pound tranny on the shoulder so it will be a few weeks before it goes back in again!
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air pump pumps air into exhaust and backpressure open 5/th ports
i messed with my FC for 3 straight weeks evenings and weekends until i realized i fubared my engine overhaul, right now it is sitting while i wait to find some parts to do it right, then i get to do it all over again once the parts finally get here. 
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From: indio, ca.
Fixed overheat problem
Pulled my radiator fan and removed the bi-metal strip that controls it, popped the actuator button a couple good ones then reinstalled bi-metal and put the fan back on. Since then haven't gone above 1/3 on temp gauge even when pushing the car hard going up any of the local mountain roads with the AC on. Most of the time even when going 100mph temp gauge now stays at 1/8.
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From: Rotaryland, New Hampshire
I pulled the damn heater control thing because i have no heat.. and new england + late october + no heat = cold 1hr drive to work in fc
threw a new one in (well one from the other rx7) Hurray i have heat!
Also tracked down the evil rattle i get at 2k under load
Went to junkyard and found 2 rx7's with sunroof's, $40 each horway, next week i shall have a working sunroof
-Jacob
threw a new one in (well one from the other rx7) Hurray i have heat!
Also tracked down the evil rattle i get at 2k under load
Went to junkyard and found 2 rx7's with sunroof's, $40 each horway, next week i shall have a working sunroof
-Jacob
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From: London, Ontario, Canada
There is no day when I don't "mess" with my car...
Several things that you might want to check though:
Your AFM is on a rather severe angle. This might effect the reading. You want it as close to horizontal as possible.
You have the most god-aweful "filter" out there. The HKS unit is truly terrible. Foam filters are great for lawnmowers, but very poor for cars. They let the finer dust through, and there have been reports of little chunks of foam coming off and being injested by the engine.
Regarding the placement of your filter, you need to run a water bypass on your intake tube. If you ever accidentally go through a deep puddle, you're going to suck massive amounts of water into the engine. The result will be a stalled car, and a ruined day as you need to get soaked pushing it out of the puddle, then spend the rest of the day drying out the engine and getting it started again.
Several things that you might want to check though:
Your AFM is on a rather severe angle. This might effect the reading. You want it as close to horizontal as possible.
You have the most god-aweful "filter" out there. The HKS unit is truly terrible.
Foam filters are great for lawnmowers, but very poor for cars. They let the finer dust through, and there have been reports of little chunks of foam coming off and being injested by the engine.Regarding the placement of your filter, you need to run a water bypass on your intake tube. If you ever accidentally go through a deep puddle, you're going to suck massive amounts of water into the engine. The result will be a stalled car, and a ruined day as you need to get soaked pushing it out of the puddle, then spend the rest of the day drying out the engine and getting it started again.
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From: SoCal
Originally Posted by Innovation
Pulled the drive shaft today because of a bad Ujoint. Found a place that said they could replace them but all the RX-7 sites say that you would have to buy a new drive shaft.
We will see!
We will see!
You can give me the 100$ you save.
--Gary
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From: Cooper City, Florida
thats what i said...
anyways, i started the throttle body mod and gave up because:
1) the damn throttle plates screws wont come off
2)the 3K rpm bog isnt good for mash throttle drifitng.
anyways, i started the throttle body mod and gave up because:
1) the damn throttle plates screws wont come off
2)the 3K rpm bog isnt good for mash throttle drifitng.
