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Topic subjectSwitched 12v in engine bay for FCD?
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106307, Switched 12v in engine bay for FCD?
Posted by Mike431635, Apr-26-09 04:39 PM
Which wire did you guys tap for the switched 12v for the FCD? I want to go ahead and do the FCD tomorrow after work but not sure which source to use without running a long wire inside to the cigarette lighter..
106308, RE: Switched 12v in engine bay for FCD?
Posted by Boosted_Talon98, Apr-26-09 04:56 PM
I ran a wire through the firewall down to the fuse box...The wires blend right in behind the intake manifold and it was fast and easy..
106309, RE: Switched 12v in engine bay for FCD?
Posted by djtrickee, Apr-26-09 07:15 PM
Originally posted by Boosted_Talon98
I ran a wire through the firewall down to the fuse box...The wires blend right in behind the intake manifold and it was fast and easy..


You are kidding right?
106310, RE: Switched 12v in engine bay for FCD?
Posted by Boosted_Talon98, Apr-26-09 07:28 PM
hook us both up then.. how should he and I rewire it

I had to run the wire for my wideband through the firewall anyway so I just brought the FCD inside and hid it while I was hiding the wideband wires
106313, RE: Switched 12v in engine bay for FCD?
Posted by eclipse982nrRST, Apr-27-09 06:48 AM
Im guessing your using a 4 wire FCD?
106315, RE: Switched 12v in engine bay for FCD?
Posted by Mike431635, Apr-27-09 10:23 AM
Originally posted by eclipse982nrRST
Im guessing your using a 4 wire FCD?


Yes, it's the Symtech FCD
106317, RE: Switched 12v in engine bay for FCD?
Posted by Mike431635, Apr-28-09 09:54 AM
So thats it? Nobody can advise on this? I think I might run some long wires through the firewall from the MAP sensor and put the FCD right near the fuse box and just tap into a switched 12v there. It'll be away from engine bay heat that way. But I still want to know where a switched 12v source in the engine bay is..
106320, RE: Switched 12v in engine bay for FCD?
Posted by eclipse982nrRST, Apr-28-09 11:13 AM
Originally posted by Mike431635
So thats it? Nobody can advise on this? I think I might run some long wires through the firewall from the MAP sensor and put the FCD right near the fuse box and just tap into a switched 12v there. It'll be away from engine bay heat that way. But I still want to know where a switched 12v source in the engine bay is..


On the ASD relay
106322, RE: Switched 12v in engine bay for FCD?
Posted by Mike431635, Apr-28-09 02:32 PM
I'm not sure where that is in the bay, but I assume I can follow the wires from the coil pack and locate it.

So, once I do find it, I assume #87A in the pic below will be the one I want to tap? I do have a multimeter, and I'll test before I do this, but it never hurt anyone to ask.