Decluttering my engine bay?

[FCpilot]

I've got my engine out for a rebuild, and am wondering what people have done to tidy the compartment up and free up some space. Everything that came with the car in in there, with the exception of the air pump.

Thanks for your input.

[Max777]

relocate battery to the storage bins
replace airbox with K&N Cone filter
replace clutch fan with electric unit
remove A/C
Remove P/S (not recommended if you plan to drift)
remove ACV
Remove OMP (only on S4, if it's broken, S5 cars need a ECU chip to remove it)
Remove charcoal Canister
purchase a radiator cooling panel (corksport)
replace the exhaust manifold with a Racing Beat header (performance gain and looks a LOT better)

These things are all unnecesary, but that's a good list. There are complications that arise from some of these "mods" that you need to consider before actually doing them.

[Fidelity101]

Originally Posted by Max777

relocate battery to the storage bins
replace airbox with K&N Cone filter
replace clutch fan with electric unit
remove A/C
Remove P/S (not recommended if you plan to drift)
remove ACV
Remove OMP (only on S4, if it's broken, S5 cars need a ECU chip to remove it)
Remove charcoal Canister
purchase a radiator cooling panel (corksport)
replace the exhaust manifold with a Racing Beat header (performance gain and looks a LOT better)

These things are all unnecesary, but that's a good list. There are complications that arise from some of these "mods" that you need to consider before actually doing them.

woot! I've done all that except the cooling panel and you forgot to add remove the air pump.

and if you wanna get even more nuts go with an electric water pump

[Max777]

Originally Posted by FCpilot

Everything that came with the car in in there, with the exception of the air pump.

Thanks for your input.

[Fidelity101]

Originally Posted by Max777

do'h!

[need RX7]

Convert to mid-engine.

But yeah, basically everything that's been said already. Also having a squeaky-clean engine bay really improves the look.

[Fidelity101]

Originally Posted by need RX7

Convert to mid-engine.

But yeah, basically everything that's been said already. Also having a squeaky-clean engine bay really improves the look.

now that would be sweet and akward.

my engine bay is pretty tidy minus all the wires going everywhere (I cant wait till megasquirt!)

[FCpilot]

Thanks for the list. Has there been any effort to make the wire harness into something less awful? So far I've decided to simply re-wrap the thing.

[Max777]

/\ dont do it!'

Maybe I just suck at wrapping harnesses, but it gave me hell to do mine! A lot of the plugs either had too much wire, or didnt reach quite right, so I had to redo it twice!

I would reccomend simply getting some "non-chlorinated" brake cleaner (wont harm the plastic connectors) getting the harness dissconected, and spraying it down/wiping it off.

This will make it look a million times better and save a million headaches...

[FCpilot]

Originally Posted by Max777

/\ dont do it!'

Maybe I just suck at wrapping harnesses, but it gave me hell to do mine! A lot of the plugs either had too much wire, or didnt reach quite right, so I had to redo it twice!

I would reccomend simply getting some "non-chlorinated" brake cleaner (wont harm the plastic connectors) getting the harness dissconected, and spraying it down/wiping it off.

This will make it look a million times better and save a million headaches...

That's useful information. Thanks for the heads up.

[Fidelity101]

you can just go to a standalone ECU w/ its own neater harness.

[vex]

Here's some other things you can do if you're adventurous:

• Relocating the coils to inside the cabin and using bulk head connectors to get the spark to the spark plugs.
• Remote mounting the AC/PS Pumps (hehehehe, I don't think anyone has figured out how to do that quite yet... but I have something in store)
• Re-do the hard brake lines to run inconspicuously instead of all over the place
• Custom intake manifold for cleaner install/look
• Hide heater core lines to be out of sight/out of view from the upper portion of the engine.
• Bulk head/cannon plug the engine harness and re-wire it to mount directly over the transmission.
• Stainless steel parallel fuel lines
• AN fittings just about everything you can
• Relocate clutch lines to be inside the firewall
• Construct heat shields and proper ducting to the air filter
• Replace stock recirculating tank
• All aluminum radiator

That's about all I can think of right now.

[Phoenix7]

no airpump? Do you have the yohoo belt or pullies to make sure the water pump is getting proper belt contact at high RPMS? why are you rebuilding btw?

ditch the PS, the way the road feels without PS is worth it. parking isn't fun with wider wheels but you get over it. Max did a good job with the list, you can't really take anything else out besides the AC lines and coils.

SOmeone said electric water pump, it cleans up a lot of space for sure:

just impretend all the cool stuff isn't there....

THere is so much going on in that picture it hurts....:drool:

[vex]

You can still clean up a lot of things from that bay...

As for the electric water pump... how do you even mate that to the engine without the waterpump housing?

[Phoenix7]

Originally Posted by vex

You can still clean up a lot of things from that bay...

As for the electric water pump... how do you even mate that to the engine without the waterpump housing?

no way...that bay is stripped of everything except what you need for the car to run.

I wish I had more pics....maybe someone else in the 7stock thread?