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BicuspiD Sep 28, 2003 10:50 PM

Electronic Non Sequential Switch?
 
There has to be a way to do this, right? I mean, the second turbo is brought online by a signal to a solenoid, shouldn't you be able to "fake" that signal with an external switch and run it in Non-seq or Sequential, depending on what position the switch is in? I have heard of this mod for the Supras, but has anyone tried it on an FD? A search didn't find me anything :(

rockshox Sep 28, 2003 11:13 PM

yeah as far as i know i originated this mod a couple years ago but i have since lost the info. basically you need a 3 pole double throw switch and one position connects the solenoids to the ecus signal and the other position connects 2 solenoids to ground and leaves one open (i think) the same way they would be after 5500 rpm.

gfelber Sep 28, 2003 11:38 PM

http://www.mantissaracing.com/Mantis...ion_switch.htm

Snook Sep 28, 2003 11:53 PM

both Puma and I have done gfelber's mods. I especially like the low/high boost switch it's like a free boost controller.

thanks man!

BicuspiD Sep 29, 2003 02:53 AM

Thnaks so much this is exactly what I was looking for.

On the note where it says boost creep may affect it, this is a non issue if boost creep is a non issue in sequential right?

Mahjik Sep 29, 2003 04:34 AM


Originally posted by BicuspiD
Thnaks so much this is exactly what I was looking for.

On the note where it says boost creep may affect it, this is a non issue if boost creep is a non issue in sequential right?

Boost creep can happen in either setup. Boost spikes are usually eliminated by non-seq (since transition is removed).

BoOsTin FD Sep 29, 2003 09:16 AM

does this non-seq to seq switching really works? I mean don't you need to wire the TCA door open when you go to Non-seq? How is this achieved by just taping into ecu?

mks Sep 29, 2003 10:02 AM


Originally posted by BoOsTin FD
does this non-seq to seq switching really works? I mean don't you need to wire the TCA door open when you go to Non-seq? How is this achieved by just taping into ecu?
The TCA door is opened/closed by the TCA, which reacts to vaccum and boost being fed to it by the TC solenoids valve. The TC solenoids are controlled by the ECU using electrical signals (how else would it work?), and these signals can be manipulated using a manual switch.

The reason you wire the TCA door open (or remove it) during non-seq conversion is that you remove the TCA.

gfelber Sep 29, 2003 10:59 AM


Originally posted by BicuspiD
Thnaks so much this is exactly what I was looking for.

On the note where it says boost creep may affect it, this is a non issue if boost creep is a non issue in sequential right?

Yup.

Gene

Louis M Sep 29, 2003 11:17 AM

so we won't have to worry about boost spike?

artguy Sep 29, 2003 12:42 PM

the part i dont get is that the car has to be tuned properly for each setup...why risk blowing your shite up by going non seq when you are tuned for seq?

seems silly to me...the fuel map needs of non seq over seq are completely and entirely different.

you should at the very least datalog the runs and see where you are...if you are able to run it without detonating in the first place.


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poss Sep 29, 2003 12:42 PM

I've done the NS switch mod. I'm not a fan of NS, but it is nice to play with some times.

Also, I have a question for those of you that have also performed the mod. On my car if I leave it in NS mode and then shut the car off, when it is restarted and i start to build boost it falls on its face (something to do with the MAP sensor reading). So bascially I have to reset the computer and then it works fine as long as it is shut off in seq mode. Does this happen to anyone else?

BoOsTin FD Sep 29, 2003 06:50 PM

hey ISUposs how hard was it to do this? Also at what RPM do you get full boost with non-seq?

BoOsTin FD Sep 29, 2003 06:52 PM

damn, i also forgot to ask, what if i Have that PFS ecu. The limitation boost switch says i can't do it if i have PFS ecu but non-seq switch doesn' say anything.

BoOsTin FD Sep 29, 2003 08:06 PM

Where can i find that switch too? Looks like a pain-in-the-ass-to-find switch.

jdhuegel1 Sep 29, 2003 08:15 PM


Originally posted by BoOsTin FD
Where can i find that switch too? Looks like a pain-in-the-ass-to-find switch.
Radio Shack I think... I was going to do this mod a while ago and I think that's where I found the switch.. :)

BoOsTin FD Sep 29, 2003 08:47 PM

he said in his write up that they don't have it in the radio shack. I'll check anyway. When you look at that diagram for connecting to the switch, does that mean, i have to cut the ecu wire and then ecu side goes to one side and solenoid wire goes to the other side? I'm confused on that part.

jdhuegel1 Sep 29, 2003 08:51 PM


Originally posted by BoOsTin FD
he said in his write up that they don't have it in the radio shack. I'll check anyway. When you look at that diagram for connecting to the switch, does that mean, i have to cut the ecu wire and then ecu side goes to one side and solenoid wire goes to the other side? I'm confused on that part.
My bad.. I thought I saw it a Radio Shack... I don't rememberthe part of the instructions you are referring to, but I'll do some digging. :D

poss Sep 29, 2003 10:59 PM

I ended up using a relay. Easier to find than a TPDT switch and it allowed me to use a simple toggle switch that could be remotely located.

It's not hard to do, but it does take a little bit of patience since the stock wiring harness is low quality and doesn't have much slack.

BoOsTin FD Sep 30, 2003 02:22 PM

can you just tell me, am i suppose to cut those wires and then connect each side to a switch or just tap in?

RX7SpiritR Sep 30, 2003 03:33 PM

Thanks for the link...helped me out a bunch too!

Zyon13B Sep 30, 2003 07:30 PM

Yes BoOsTin FD, you need to cut the wires and put the switch between.

BoOsTin FD Sep 30, 2003 07:57 PM

Thanks a lot man. That's all i needed to know :)

cmartinp28 Oct 6, 2003 08:38 PM

can this switch be moved remotely? or it has to be right near the ecu?

poss Oct 6, 2003 09:47 PM


Originally posted by cmartinp28
can this switch be moved remotely? or it has to be right near the ecu?


Originally posted by ISUposs
I ended up using a relay. Easier to find than a TPDT switch and it allowed me to use a simple toggle switch that could be remotely located.

:D


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