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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:13 PM
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Welded in the new air temp sensor bung and in the process of checking everything before I do the final wiring harness wrap. The fan setup I have is pretty effective, may go one step further and put fans on the oil coolers. Enjoy to vid.

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Which model of Spal fan did you use?

I know one is push and one is pull.

Re the oil cooler fans: are you planning to put fans on both coolers?

I am planning to put a 5.2 inch Spal pull fan on one of the coolers. The oil temps have not gotten out of line yet, but I just want the option to help cool the oil down between autox runs.
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:59 PM
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I jumpered to the stock thermo sensor.

Fan Controller - FAN-PWM - Description: Automatic Programmable Fan Controller

This water resistant controller is programmable, and will read almost all OEM and Aftermarket sensors on the market.

-Programmable to activate at any temperature
-Factory programmed to 160° Low, 200° High
-Variable speed for reduced fan noise
-Uses OEM or optional SPAL Temp Sensor
-Waterproof extruded aluminum construction
-LED indicators for High, Low, and A/C

Relay Kit - Required if you run more than one fan.

http://www.spalusa.com/fans/automate...85FH-195FH.pdf


Pull Fan - 14" Straight Blade - High Performance Fan 1720 CFM - Part Number: 30102041

Previous Part Number(s): 30100248 (VA08-AP6-23MA)
Description: VA08 - AP70/LL - 23MA

http://www.spalusa.com/fans/automate.../2041-2055.pdf


Push Fan - 12" Straight Blade - Medium Profile Fan 1230 CFM - 12" Straight - Part Number: 30101505

Description: VA10 - AP50/C - 25S

http://www.spalusa.com/fans/automate.../1504-1505.pdf


And the fan I may get for one oil cooler - PULL 5.2" Paddle Blade -Motorcycle/ATV Fan 313 CFM- Part Number: 30103011

Description: VA31 - A101 - 46A

http://www.spalusa.com/fans/automate.../3013-3011.pdf
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 01:59 PM
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Well with a jump and a little cajoling with the starter, she RUNS!!!
AWESOME!

I'll swing by that way soon to check it out ^_- [Donno about tonight, might be next friday]

Congratulations!!
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 06:46 PM
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Baby got a new pair of shoes today.
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 11:19 PM
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wow that thing is nice and quiet
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 02:30 AM
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wow that thing is nice and quiet
His camera sucks. Its loud in person, haha.
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 01:06 PM
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i heart that FD
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by afgmoto1978

And the fan I may get for one oil cooler - PULL 5.2" Paddle Blade -Motorcycle/ATV Fan 313 CFM- Part Number: 30103011

Description: VA31 - A101 - 46A

http://www.spalusa.com/fans/automate.../3013-3011.pdf
Thanks for the info.

That 5.2" fan is the same one I plan to get.

Soon as I install my delrin bushings.
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 09:33 PM
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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Baby got a new pair of shoes today.
I thought those were atattched to tires or are those your track tires
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 12:06 AM
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 01:06 AM
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 12:45 AM
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With my frustration level at a all time high, I took a few days off this week to decompress.

I still have electrical issues, but these are due to removing a few to many items on the original wiring. I need to wire in some resistors where the emissions control valves used to be so my air pump will work and I need to add piggyback relays to the after market fan setup so signals can be sent to the ECU so it knows at what level the fans are running.

I also have pretty major fuel leaks. Looks as thought the primary pulsation dampener gave up the ghost and my custom primary rail fitting had a hair line crack at the weld. Probably caused by a moment from the fuel line to the pressure regulator. At least it happened during buildup and test and not after I had completed the car and see it go up in flames a few days later. Redid the fitting and Spyder's getting me a new fuel dampener.

The passenger rear fender well has a plastic liner in place now to get rid of the aero drag pocket the Re street diffuser would have caused. The liner came from an old driver side front fender liner.

Yeah, I wanna go to Hawaii, yeah.
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 11:19 AM
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Fixed some fuel leaks still have others.

Wiring diagram for the fan setup done, waiting for the Spal temp sensor to come in.
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 10:42 PM
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you must have a ridiculous amount of patience cuz id have killed someone by now
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 10:08 PM
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Oh he is to that point...

reminds self to not go into shop.... :p
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Old Oct 8, 2007 | 04:37 AM
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HELP FUND THE PROJECT- BY HIS PARTS!

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...58#post7398358
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Old Oct 8, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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Lol, thanks Marc.

Finally fixed all the pinhole fuel leaks, had to abandon some fittings and weld on permanent AN fittings on both the primary and secondary fuel rails. The last pin hole leak was so small that I was getting ~1 mm bubbles every 2 seconds.

Anyways, got the fan setup done, with all the ecu integration and I got my 5.2 inch fan for the oil cooler. Need to figure out a clever mounting arragement for it.

Still have an issue with the air pump not turning on, even with all emissions sensors connected. So I nned to figure out what wrong or figure out an alternative control, maybe something connected to the 9 volt resistor for the fuel pump.
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Old Oct 8, 2007 | 01:39 PM
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Lol, I shouldnt post at 2am... I can spell Buy...
Thats $10k in parts between all of us... :-O
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 11:26 AM
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Wiring mostly done, buttoning up everything back together. Got my tires in and mounted, Bridgestone RE-01Rs, 265 Rear and 255 Front.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....Potenza+RE-01R
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Old Oct 13, 2007 | 12:22 AM
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Progress Hoooooo

Relocated the fuel pump idle resistor to under the car and closer to fuse box and fuel pump. This sucker gets hot, therefore it stays outside.

Also found a mounting location for my XS engineering ignition amplifier. And I need to route the cluster F in the driver foot well.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 10:51 AM
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Alright, dash is in (thanks to the help from Mitch), wiring complete, added an accessory outlet plug in the glove box (like to F-up plug above it?) and will be modifying the glove boxes strike to get rid of the annoying gap present on all 93's. Also started installing the Race Shop roll bar, unfortunately all the hardware that went with this kit is MIA, so I have to source equivalent replacements. Had a massive migraine yesterday; felt like I was going to puck every time I moved; no fun.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 12:35 PM
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That is a nasty gap on the glove box, I don't recall mine being that saggy. Does that happen when empty too?

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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 01:05 PM
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 08:45 PM
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