CRUZTAKER
09-26-2007, 04:26 PM
A year or two back a bunch of us took part in the Zez group buy. A few of us, namely myself, unfamiliar with NOS, and not thinking about the cooler temps up this way, likely are experiencing some major performance losses with our basic kits.
For some reason, it took me this long to come to the realization that for the better part of the time, my NOS tank hangs anywhere from 65 to 75 degrees. In Ohio, overnight, and indoor parked, it rarely sees excessive sunshine in the trunk, and even when it does, the tank rarely goes much beyond 76 degrees.
I recently learned that NOS works best, and most consistant, when the tank is at or near 90 degrees, and remains at a stable constant temp.
Today I stopped at Summit and bought ZEX's automatic heater blanket for $127. It was really easy to hook up, this kit had no relays, just a switch, some wire, and a few appropriate connectors. It reqiured a 15a circuit, and low and behold, my OEM CD-Changer's purple striped wire was fed to a dedicated 15a fuse on the FDP under the dash on FP-1, and was always hot. I placed a switch and a fuse holder in between the load and blanket.
I never use the changer, strickly radio and iPod. This worked out nicely and made for a quick and seamless install. No extra draw on the circuit.
My tank now remains constant, and my ET's at the track will be far easier to calculate between runs when the day starts cool, gets warm, and ends cool again.
I will test on Friday!
For some reason, it took me this long to come to the realization that for the better part of the time, my NOS tank hangs anywhere from 65 to 75 degrees. In Ohio, overnight, and indoor parked, it rarely sees excessive sunshine in the trunk, and even when it does, the tank rarely goes much beyond 76 degrees.
I recently learned that NOS works best, and most consistant, when the tank is at or near 90 degrees, and remains at a stable constant temp.
Today I stopped at Summit and bought ZEX's automatic heater blanket for $127. It was really easy to hook up, this kit had no relays, just a switch, some wire, and a few appropriate connectors. It reqiured a 15a circuit, and low and behold, my OEM CD-Changer's purple striped wire was fed to a dedicated 15a fuse on the FDP under the dash on FP-1, and was always hot. I placed a switch and a fuse holder in between the load and blanket.
I never use the changer, strickly radio and iPod. This worked out nicely and made for a quick and seamless install. No extra draw on the circuit.
My tank now remains constant, and my ET's at the track will be far easier to calculate between runs when the day starts cool, gets warm, and ends cool again.
I will test on Friday!