FC Zach's '87 Sport

RICE RACING · 04-02-2015, 08:56 PM

Anyone who wants the COP Adaptors (to make their own coil brackets) please email me today if you can, as I am organizing next production run of these and will make as many as people want to buy. Thanks.

FC Zach · 04-10-2015, 01:01 AM

Great news! ! LMS-EFI harness arrived, amazing work Chris does! Very satisfied with the quality of work. Also, my coil mount is day/s away from arriving, last I checked it made it stateside on the west coast the 7th so I should see it shortly

Chances are looking good that I can drive the 7 to the gap

Started on running harness through firewall and bay, so far so good.

I had enough room to secure both the Sprint RE and wideband controller within the gutted stock ECU. Aside from ease of troubleshooting in the future, is there any reason I shouldn't have my fuse/relay box where it is in the pic? It fits snug in that location and I believe the kick plate will still fit over it (haven't tried yet) so I figured I'd leave it there.

So far everything has been plug-&-play without any issue. Can barely see in pic but I secured the water temp sensor on the backside of the pump housing under the thermostat, is that correct?

Only a couple of connections left to make. I need to drill/tap a spot in the carb bonnet for the IAT sensor, wire fuel pump and connect O2 sensor. Once coil accessories arrive I should then be able to complete and start the car for the first time in 6 months

chibikougan · 04-10-2015, 01:03 AM

Far left connector? If so yes.

Lookin good

FC Zach · 04-10-2015, 01:05 AM

Yep, that's the one!

Thanks

chibikougan · 04-10-2015, 01:06 AM

Your welcome.

If you didn't have it already.

http://foxed.ca/index.php?page=rx7manual

FC Zach · 04-10-2015, 01:37 AM

Sweet, freebies!

FerociousP · 04-10-2015, 11:16 AM

Looks good zach.... we'll hammer tonight and see how close we can get!

FC Zach · 04-12-2015, 09:40 PM

Major thanks to the help I had from the locals this weekend, without their help I would have thrown the towel and would have felt committed to driving the daily to DGRR.

After finding and correcting one issue after the other throughout the weekend, with both parts and wiring, we finally got a break today. Today we got it to start and dialed a few things in nicely. Tomorrow I need to clean up a few things and then it'll be ready for more tuning.

Here's a video:
https://flic.kr/p/s4moEQ

almoststockfc · 04-13-2015, 06:12 AM

Sweet!!

djmtsu · 04-13-2015, 08:40 AM

Outstanding

FC Zach · 04-13-2015, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djmtsu

Outstanding

Once again I'm having issues. . (I thought this EFI thing was supposed to be easy plug-n-play/turn-key type stuff)

Car was running Sunday, not so much tonight. Nothing has changed except for my battery and/or starter sounds weak. I'll test these tomorrow and replace whatever needs replacing.

Also, once again I feel defeated and feel that the 7 may not make it! If that is the case I wont be rotorless. .. The KMS4 will be displayed somewhere at the show.

Pete_89T2 · 04-14-2015, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FC Zach

Once again I'm having issues. . (I thought this EFI thing was supposed to be easy plug-n-play/turn-key type stuff)

Car was running Sunday, not so much tonight. Nothing has changed except for my battery and/or starter sounds weak. I'll test these tomorrow and replace whatever needs replacing.

Also, once again I feel defeated and feel that the 7 may not make it! If that is the case I wont be rotorless. .. The KMS4 will be displayed somewhere at the show.

Does it start & run fine with a jump start? If so, sounds like you've got a parasitic electrical load that is draining down the battery over time, as if leaving the lights on. Any new wiring from the EFI setup that is NOT switched (i.e., wired to constant power)? That's the first place I'd look.

jacobcartmill · 04-14-2015, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FC Zach

Once again I'm having issues. . (I thought this EFI thing was supposed to be easy plug-n-play/turn-key type stuff)

it would be unrealistic to expect several aftermarket parts to plug into eachother and work flawlessly on the first attempt without using your head to do any troubleshooting ever.

also, if the issue ends up being your battery or your starter, it probably wouldnt have fired up with a carburetor either.

just remain calm, swap out the battery and/or starter, and get it fired up. if it doesnt start like it did sunday, we'll do some troubleshooting and figure out why. it will be ok

t_g_farrell · 04-14-2015, 01:39 PM

If all you did was run for short spurts, the battery never got recharged 100%. Recharge that
battery and you are probably good to go.

FC Zach · 04-14-2015, 10:56 PM

The battery appeared to be bad according to my trickle charger so I bought another. The car cranked better but still no spark. . Eventually the starter went south and luckily for me the local Advance had one in stock.

We tried adjusting the gap between the trigger wheel and sensor, tested voltage to coils, and even attached an OEM CAS to test for spark which gave the same results.

Everything but the ignition appears to function properly. What makes this a mystery is that nothing has changed since Sunday afternoon and now no spark.

04-02-2015, 08:56 PM	#16
RICE RACING Don Mega Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Utopia iTrader: (0) Posts: 1,688 Rep Power: 17	Anyone who wants the COP Adaptors (to make their own coil brackets) please email me today if you can, as I am organizing next production run of these and will make as many as people want to buy. Thanks. __________________ www.riceracing.com.au Worlds best Apex Seals Coil on Plug Water Injection ECU Calibration

04-10-2015, 01:01 AM	#17
FC Zach RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eagleville, TN iTrader: (2) Posts: 2,267 Rep Power: 19	Great news! ! LMS-EFI harness arrived, amazing work Chris does! Very satisfied with the quality of work. Also, my coil mount is day/s away from arriving, last I checked it made it stateside on the west coast the 7th so I should see it shortly Chances are looking good that I can drive the 7 to the gap Started on running harness through firewall and bay, so far so good. I had enough room to secure both the Sprint RE and wideband controller within the gutted stock ECU. Aside from ease of troubleshooting in the future, is there any reason I shouldn't have my fuse/relay box where it is in the pic? It fits snug in that location and I believe the kick plate will still fit over it (haven't tried yet) so I figured I'd leave it there. So far everything has been plug-&-play without any issue. Can barely see in pic but I secured the water temp sensor on the backside of the pump housing under the thermostat, is that correct? Only a couple of connections left to make. I need to drill/tap a spot in the carb bonnet for the IAT sensor, wire fuel pump and connect O2 sensor. Once coil accessories arrive I should then be able to complete and start the car for the first time in 6 months __________________ 1993 Yamaha GTS1000 1992 Celica Turbo AllTrac 1987 RX7 Sport 1979 Yamaha G1, KM24 powered 1975 Dolmar KMS4 Last edited by FC Zach; 03-02-2017 at 01:04 AM..

04-10-2015, 01:05 AM	#19
FC Zach RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eagleville, TN iTrader: (2) Posts: 2,267 Rep Power: 19	Yep, that's the one! Thanks __________________ 1993 Yamaha GTS1000 1992 Celica Turbo AllTrac 1987 RX7 Sport 1979 Yamaha G1, KM24 powered 1975 Dolmar KMS4

04-10-2015, 01:37 AM	#21
FC Zach RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eagleville, TN iTrader: (2) Posts: 2,267 Rep Power: 19	Sweet, freebies! __________________ 1993 Yamaha GTS1000 1992 Celica Turbo AllTrac 1987 RX7 Sport 1979 Yamaha G1, KM24 powered 1975 Dolmar KMS4

04-10-2015, 11:16 AM	#22
FerociousP I-had-a-bad-experience... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: M'boro iTrader: (2) Posts: 1,046 Rep Power: 18	Looks good zach.... we'll hammer tonight and see how close we can get! __________________ '15 Juke Nismo '06 MX-5 GT SOLD '04 S Silver RX-8 GT Track Day Use SOLD '90 Black TII vert w/ Sprint RE stock port/turbo DD dyno (242.6whp@5500rpm @12psi 8psi@redline) and (250ftlbtq@4800rpm @13psi) SOLD '89 GTUs 6p TII SOLD, '87 sport SOLD, '79 SA stock SOLD '91 B2600i 4x4 w/ Rx-8 LSD SOLD

04-12-2015, 09:40 PM	#23
FC Zach RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eagleville, TN iTrader: (2) Posts: 2,267 Rep Power: 19	Major thanks to the help I had from the locals this weekend, without their help I would have thrown the towel and would have felt committed to driving the daily to DGRR. After finding and correcting one issue after the other throughout the weekend, with both parts and wiring, we finally got a break today. Today we got it to start and dialed a few things in nicely. Tomorrow I need to clean up a few things and then it'll be ready for more tuning. Here's a video: https://flic.kr/p/s4moEQ __________________ 1993 Yamaha GTS1000 1992 Celica Turbo AllTrac 1987 RX7 Sport 1979 Yamaha G1, KM24 powered 1975 Dolmar KMS4

04-13-2015, 06:12 AM	#24
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04-14-2015, 01:39 PM	#29
t_g_farrell Waffles - hmmm good Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Huntersville, NC iTrader: (0) Posts: 757 Rep Power: 0	If all you did was run for short spurts, the battery never got recharged 100%. Recharge that battery and you are probably good to go. __________________ 1980 GS stockport, Fat Nikki, RB Dual Facetfuel pumps, Holley regulator, RB Street port exhaust, 2GDFIS, MR2 MK I electric fans, 2G strut bar, relayed fans, lights and fuel pump, LEDs Project Fat Nikki Budget 12A rebuild Video setup < $30.00 Last edited by t_g_farrell; 04-14-2015 at 01:43 PM..

04-14-2015, 10:56 PM	#30
FC Zach RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eagleville, TN iTrader: (2) Posts: 2,267 Rep Power: 19	The battery appeared to be bad according to my trickle charger so I bought another. The car cranked better but still no spark. . Eventually the starter went south and luckily for me the local Advance had one in stock. We tried adjusting the gap between the trigger wheel and sensor, tested voltage to coils, and even attached an OEM CAS to test for spark which gave the same results. Everything but the ignition appears to function properly. What makes this a mystery is that nothing has changed since Sunday afternoon and now no spark. __________________ 1993 Yamaha GTS1000 1992 Celica Turbo AllTrac 1987 RX7 Sport 1979 Yamaha G1, KM24 powered 1975 Dolmar KMS4