My new OB / Racer in the making
12-10-2015, 03:44 PM
#242
Interested in seeing the trans temps.
12-10-2015, 03:53 PM
#244
Nordschleife Master
Accusump install in the cowl area.
Clamps mounted to a steel plate. The directions suggest doing this. I thought it was a good idea since otherwise the accusump mounts would actually be bolted to two different different pieces of sheetmetal, one side to the firewall and the other to the heater core block off plate.
I then clamped down the canister to the plate:
To mount the plate to the firewall, I used nylon spacers to create enough clearance for the mounting clamp bolt heads. (Here's three, fourth was already mounted - its captive under one of the brackets.)
Here's the canister in (hopefully) its final resting place. It's mounted at an angle. The acccusump instructions state to mount the oil side higher than the air side, so that air bubbles will tend to form at the output end of the canister. The idea is that the air bubbles will clear when priming the system at initial start up rather than trapped air being pushed out with the oil when you really need it when the EPS is activated under a pressure loss situation.
Took several tries to get this to fit. Clearance for the wiper motor and linkage crowded in from the right, and placement of the EDIS coil packs and module crowded from the left. In the end, got everything to fit. The only tight squeeze now is running the oil feed line. It is going to have to run under the wiper motor brace. Not a lot of room there. I was able to pound some more clearance with a hammer and pipe, and think I'll be able to run a -10AN line under there. Going to order up some line and fittings, after which I'll be able to mount the EPS valve and the pressure switch, and then finish wiring it all up.
Clamps mounted to a steel plate. The directions suggest doing this. I thought it was a good idea since otherwise the accusump mounts would actually be bolted to two different different pieces of sheetmetal, one side to the firewall and the other to the heater core block off plate.
I then clamped down the canister to the plate:
To mount the plate to the firewall, I used nylon spacers to create enough clearance for the mounting clamp bolt heads. (Here's three, fourth was already mounted - its captive under one of the brackets.)
Here's the canister in (hopefully) its final resting place. It's mounted at an angle. The acccusump instructions state to mount the oil side higher than the air side, so that air bubbles will tend to form at the output end of the canister. The idea is that the air bubbles will clear when priming the system at initial start up rather than trapped air being pushed out with the oil when you really need it when the EPS is activated under a pressure loss situation.
Took several tries to get this to fit. Clearance for the wiper motor and linkage crowded in from the right, and placement of the EDIS coil packs and module crowded from the left. In the end, got everything to fit. The only tight squeeze now is running the oil feed line. It is going to have to run under the wiper motor brace. Not a lot of room there. I was able to pound some more clearance with a hammer and pipe, and think I'll be able to run a -10AN line under there. Going to order up some line and fittings, after which I'll be able to mount the EPS valve and the pressure switch, and then finish wiring it all up.
It definitely comes in hand.
Attach you will see how we did it on my track shark and how it does work.
12-10-2015, 04:15 PM
#245
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
That may have to wait. I think the only place I can mount a temp sensor is to tap the butt plate and I wasn’t planning on removing that anytime soon. I guess now would be the time to do it since I haven’t filled the tranny yet. With the thermo-switch, I’m presuming when I hear the pump kick in (Tilton’s are supposed to be pretty loud) I can assume I hit 190, and when it turns off I’m below 190.
12-10-2015, 05:00 PM
#246
Nordschleife Master
I really wanted to keep the rad out of the under car airstream. The ones I’ve seen mounted under there seem to pick up a lot of track debris. Not a big deal (out of sight, out of mind), but the choice to bring air in from the top was intentional.
The dream is to rent space at a track in California and keep it down there. The tracks up here just don’t compete. But yes, the choices up here are PRI, The Ridge, and Bremerton and then in Oregon, PIR, and ORP. I don’t know who runs at these tracks. I will probably be doing mostly DE’s the first year. I haven’t been on a track in probably three years now. Too long!
That may have to wait. I think the only place I can mount a temp sensor is to tap the butt plate and I wasn’t planning on removing that anytime soon. I guess now would be the time to do it since I haven’t filled the tranny yet. With the thermo-switch, I’m presuming when I hear the pump kick in (Tilton’s are supposed to be pretty loud) I can assume I hit 190, and when it turns off I’m below 190.
Here in the PacNW, probably not really a factor.
The dream is to rent space at a track in California and keep it down there. The tracks up here just don’t compete. But yes, the choices up here are PRI, The Ridge, and Bremerton and then in Oregon, PIR, and ORP. I don’t know who runs at these tracks. I will probably be doing mostly DE’s the first year. I haven’t been on a track in probably three years now. Too long!
That may have to wait. I think the only place I can mount a temp sensor is to tap the butt plate and I wasn’t planning on removing that anytime soon. I guess now would be the time to do it since I haven’t filled the tranny yet. With the thermo-switch, I’m presuming when I hear the pump kick in (Tilton’s are supposed to be pretty loud) I can assume I hit 190, and when it turns off I’m below 190.
Here in the PacNW, probably not really a factor.
12-10-2015, 05:30 PM
#247
You could run a temp sensor in any of the lines or at a fitting junction.
