Anybody here in the turbo forum do this?? My ambient engine bay temp seems to be so hot when I pop the hood. My temp. guage inside the car seems to be running about the same as stock, so I'm not super worried about coolant temp, just the bay itself. The FMIC blocking all the air flow, plus the addition of the turbo is killer. So I'm thinking if I wire the AC fan to the normal fan so that they both kick on at the same time, it should help circulate air more. Just curious if anyone has done this and what their results where? If so, did you have to buy a bigger relay?

PS - I did a search on this and found a decent thread for anyone else interested in various cooling ideas:

http://forums.2gnt.com/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=8&topic_id=71752&mesg_id=71752&listing_type=search

1999 Eclipse GST 4G63

You could probably figure this out from the wiring diagram in the chiltons. Here's a previous post. You're basically jumpering relays. I've done this.

http://forums.2gnt.com/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=4&topic_id=44379&mesg_id=44379&listing_type=search#44436

-"Easy Mac"
05 Mazda RX-8 (RR8 #88)
99 Eclipse RS 398whp & 372lb-ft

Hey, thanks a lot man, that's a great thread. I already printed it out. My car is still tucked away for the winter, but it's getting warmer here in Pa. so I'm starting to think about things. Any other thoughts on this subject guys?

1999 Eclipse GST 4G63

I have done this as well. The thread is correct, you just run jump wires from pin to pin and presto...

I edited to the wiki!

this may sound completely retarded...but why does it have to be so hard? couldn't you just hard wire the the ac fan's pigtail into the other fan's pigtail? Or can't the relay take that much load?

getty up

-kent-




'98 Talon...gone, but not forgotten

Originally posted by micyek
this may sound completely retarded...but why does it have to be so hard? couldn't you just hard wire the the ac fan's pigtail into the other fan's pigtail? Or can't the relay take that much load?

-"Easy Mac"
05 Mazda RX-8 (RR8 #88)
99 Eclipse RS 398whp & 372lb-ft

ok maybe i am completely retarded but i looked at the link provided on how to jump these relays and i dont see the order that is mentioned

my left row of relays goes

rad fan HI
rad fan HI (empty)
Rad fan LO
Cond fan HI
Cond fan LO

am i missing something??

should the second rad fan hi have a relay in it?

this is confusing

1996 eclipse GS-T
1968 Ford Mustang
2004 Suzuki GSXR600
2006 Honda CBR1000RR
Decisions Decisions

The diagram refers to the pins on the relay.

-"Easy Mac"
05 Mazda RX-8 (RR8 #88)
99 Eclipse RS 398whp & 372lb-ft

I understand the pins on the relay thing
but if i dont have the relays that are mentioned then how do i connect the two fans together

i only have one radiator fan Lo
and the the thread says to connect hi to hi and lo to lo

1996 eclipse GS-T
1968 Ford Mustang
2004 Suzuki GSXR600
2006 Honda CBR1000RR
Decisions Decisions

You will not have the second rad high relay. Basicly take rad high to cond high and rad low to cond low. Make sence?

I edited to the wiki!

I'm assuming "Cond" refers to condenser, meaning the AC condenser? This will definitely be my first mod this summer.

For those of you who have done this, my original question remains ... has it helped cool the engine bay a bit?

1999 Eclipse GST 4G63