Black13B

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overestimate?! its used for cooling! one of the most important things on a rotary!

given, you DO still have the fan.. and it works, so as long as you dont have overheating problems, then your safe.

FYI - dragsters DO have fans.. my brother has an 87 mustang with an alcohol fuel powered small block - runs low 10s in the 1/4.. you'd be surprised how much the car runs while sitting still (waiting in line for his run)..

he has a stand alone belt system on the water pump. the water pump is electric, and drives a belt for a fan on the rad.

Cory Simpson

I think he is talking about top fuel dragsters, and funny cars. You know the one that run 6-7 second quater miles. I havn't seen a fan on one of those yet.

silverrotor

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Spoken like a true Standlone EMS guy! You for got to say throw the AFM In the garbage.

Cory Simpson

I want to do that, but I need it for my car to run.

Rotorific

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This has already been stated a **** load of times but....
1. Put your fan shroud back on because you are still using a push (piece of ****) clutch fan and the air is not getting directly to the radiator....no its not that big of a difference but were talking from being halfway to being at a cooler quarterway up on the gauge... Its your choice.
2. The AFM is SUPPOSED to be flat/horizontal SUPPOSED is the key word. It Varies from car to car...now dont take my word on it because obcviously my avatar tells it like it is but if it runs that way and it runs like it is supposed to then by all means run it that way... I have mine at a semi diaganal angle and it runs perfect...im not exaggerating. Just a few words of experience not wisdom. -Gabe

Spysdemisepunx

ight well thanks for flaimin just sayin what i should do

Black13B

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your first post in the thread, but your thanking people for flames?


zah?!

Castrol86GXL

your engine bay looks nice but is very scarry WHERE THE HELL IS YOUR RAD CAP?!!?! and you took the cooling fan for the ac too??? the what the hell is that in front the coolant overfill tank?!?!?

Black13B

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zah?!

i see a radcap.. and even if there wasn't one, he woudlnt have gotten very far without it

i dont know anybody stupid enough to not have a radcap

what the hell is WHAT infront of the overflow? i dont see anything..

BUT ANYWAYS something i noticed:

you have a new bracket welded by the rad, from a white rx7 i would guess..

whats the story behind that, dude?

Black13B

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blahah.. oh wait.. nevermind.. i see the mangled bracket in the 'before' pic.. i guess i answered my own question..

Castrol86GXL

i mean what the hell is in on the bottom of the picture --((((- space dash period (new sentance))))) is that the coolant overfill tank?

Black13B

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yes?

Black13B

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ahh ok after looking at pics of YOUR car castrol, i see what you mean

both yours an mine have the coolant reservoir at the lead coil

but yours and mine are the only ones ive seen like that

everyone else's cars (that i saw at the ottawa rx7 meet) had their reservoir closer to the rad.

Cory Simpson

I had an 87 SE that had the tank in front of that coil, I believe that it only came on 87 models, but that is just a guess.

Black13B

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i have an 86, and so does castrol86gxl, and we both have them at the coil.

F1blueRx7

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Mine sits at 1 quarter all the time, until it sits more then 10 mins, then it goes a little over half way. This is normal for no fan shroud, but it doesn't affect my driving since i don't sit in one place for more then 5 mins. If your riding on the highway it doesn't matter.

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2. The AFM is SUPPOSED to be flat/horizontal SUPPOSED is the key word. It Varies from car to car...now dont take my word on it because obcviously my avatar tells it like it is but if it runs that way and it runs like it is supposed to then by all means run it that way... I have mine at a semi diaganal angle and it runs perfect...im not exaggerating. Just a few words of experience not wisdom. -Gabe

Yes, stock it sits horizontal. Ceratin kits, like the bonez make it sit up on it's side. They wouldn't sell it if it doesn't work. In the diagram of how to put it together it shows the correct orientation of the AFM. If you do the correct side, then it doesn't present any hesitation, if you do the wrong side up, or upside down, it creates a hesitation problem... I know this because i learned it the hard way.

Rx-7Blazin

oh soory about that spysdemisepunks is my freinds name i was postin on his and ment to say thanks for not flaimin, i put the afm back how it should be but havent drivn it yet to see if theres a diff. yea my car had some front end damage i had to fix and got some of the parts off my white parts car

Rx-7Blazin

Got Another updated engine pic
i now have a strut tower bar and have winked my headlights and rased my filter practically tuching the hood right behind my headlight