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mtosofsky · 09-27-2009, 02:20 PM

i absolutely hate how hot the duratec 2.3 runs. past about 180 the motor runs like crap and bogs down. now i know Twowheelin from Cordova makes a little chip thing that plugs into the fan relay that makes the fans trigger sooner to keep the motor at 180. but could i make my own? i want to use a toggle switch and wire the switch so i can make the fans come on when ever i want. can i just connect the switch to the relay like twowheelin does with the product that he sells?

ttshark · 09-27-2009, 08:21 PM

From the way the engine is designed, I would never suggest running your car at around 200. This engine loses power at around 205 and I doubt you are going to get anything more from it unless you modify the engine. Also consider that at 180 the fan won't make much difference, I would see it as more of a protective procedure to maintain the engine post-lunatic behaviour.

You can easily make a fan toggle switch yourself. I wouldn't know how to do it on our car but I would recommend doing this without buying the chip that way you have full control.

Also, please refrain from putting unnecessary amounts of question marks or exclamation marks in all your thread titles. There are forum rules relating to such a thing.

mtosofsky · 09-27-2009, 08:29 PM

i dont think you understood, TwoWheelin makes a device that plugs into the fan relay that triggers the radiator fans at 180 degrees so that the motor doesnt get above 180. what i was saying was that instead of paying 25 dollars for the unit he sells why not just make my own using a toggle switch to turn on the fans whenever i wanted to.

ttshark · 09-27-2009, 08:33 PM

sorry you didn't specify degrees in the first post. I assumed the worst. If you know the car well enough to know when it is heating up too much then just go ahead and make your own switch. Like i said before, more control.

mtosofsky · 09-27-2009, 10:10 PM

lol yea i think i know my 6 pretty well. i can tell the difference with heat down here (florida), its really hot out right now.thanks for your answer.

hokman · 09-28-2009, 05:08 AM

wouldn't u use a lower temp thermostat?

mtosofsky · 09-28-2009, 08:53 AM

lower temp thermostat costs more money and its more difficult to replace on our cars. my friends has a switch for his fans in his car and it works better than a lower temp thermostat

Business · 09-28-2009, 11:42 AM

Thermostats are extremely easy to replace; just messy.

Next time I change my radiator fluid I'll probably replace the thermostat.

mtosofsky · 09-28-2009, 08:36 PM

i heard the thermostats for our car are a pain to replace

ttshark · 09-28-2009, 09:49 PM

It's not that it's a pain, fact is that it is not just the thermostat that needs to be replaced. It is joined to some piece of plastic, so the whole thing needs to be swapped.

09-27-2009, 08:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
ttshark Track Racer Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 405 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	From the way the engine is designed, I would never suggest running your car at around 200. This engine loses power at around 205 and I doubt you are going to get anything more from it unless you modify the engine. Also consider that at 180 the fan won't make much difference, I would see it as more of a protective procedure to maintain the engine post-lunatic behaviour. You can easily make a fan toggle switch yourself. I wouldn't know how to do it on our car but I would recommend doing this without buying the chip that way you have full control. Also, please refrain from putting unnecessary amounts of question marks or exclamation marks in all your thread titles. There are forum rules relating to such a thing. __________________ 2002 Mazda 6 Limited series 1 Manual 2.3L I-4 Australian Model (Jap Spec) 10:6 High Compression Current Mods: BC Racing Coilovers \| Injen CAI \| Advanced Timing \| Dark Yellow Smoked Fog Lights \| 18" Mazda RX-8 Wheels on Bridgestone GIII 225's \| Raybrig 4500K Pure White Parker/licence/door Bulbs imported from Japan \| Audiolink ipod Connection \| Fluoro Orange Rocker Cover \| Custom Grounding Kit \| Breather Air Filter \| Apexi Turbo Timer \| PCV Oil Catch Can (Still need to install) \| RDA Front Slotted Rotors \| ACRE Super Fighter Pads \| NGK Plug Wires \| 6-SMD Red Interior Map Lights \| Honda S2000 Gearknob Coming SUPER soon: HIDs (Freight Container Arriving Soon) \| Front/Rear Strut Bar \| Exedy Stage 1 Sports Organic Clutch \| Exedy Lightened Flywheel Coming soon: F2 Supercharger kit \| F2 Header \| Custom 3" Catback Exhaust System with High Flow Cat \| Complete Haltech Tune

09-27-2009, 08:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
ttshark Track Racer Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 405 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	sorry you didn't specify degrees in the first post. I assumed the worst. If you know the car well enough to know when it is heating up too much then just go ahead and make your own switch. Like i said before, more control. __________________ 2002 Mazda 6 Limited series 1 Manual 2.3L I-4 Australian Model (Jap Spec) 10:6 High Compression Current Mods: BC Racing Coilovers \| Injen CAI \| Advanced Timing \| Dark Yellow Smoked Fog Lights \| 18" Mazda RX-8 Wheels on Bridgestone GIII 225's \| Raybrig 4500K Pure White Parker/licence/door Bulbs imported from Japan \| Audiolink ipod Connection \| Fluoro Orange Rocker Cover \| Custom Grounding Kit \| Breather Air Filter \| Apexi Turbo Timer \| PCV Oil Catch Can (Still need to install) \| RDA Front Slotted Rotors \| ACRE Super Fighter Pads \| NGK Plug Wires \| 6-SMD Red Interior Map Lights \| Honda S2000 Gearknob Coming SUPER soon: HIDs (Freight Container Arriving Soon) \| Front/Rear Strut Bar \| Exedy Stage 1 Sports Organic Clutch \| Exedy Lightened Flywheel Coming soon: F2 Supercharger kit \| F2 Header \| Custom 3" Catback Exhaust System with High Flow Cat \| Complete Haltech Tune

09-28-2009, 11:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
Business Mazda Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Draper, UT Posts: 7,005 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Thermostats are extremely easy to replace; just messy. Next time I change my radiator fluid I'll probably replace the thermostat. __________________ Now rocking a 91 Miata

09-28-2009, 09:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
ttshark Track Racer Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 405 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	It's not that it's a pain, fact is that it is not just the thermostat that needs to be replaced. It is joined to some piece of plastic, so the whole thing needs to be swapped. __________________ 2002 Mazda 6 Limited series 1 Manual 2.3L I-4 Australian Model (Jap Spec) 10:6 High Compression Current Mods: BC Racing Coilovers \| Injen CAI \| Advanced Timing \| Dark Yellow Smoked Fog Lights \| 18" Mazda RX-8 Wheels on Bridgestone GIII 225's \| Raybrig 4500K Pure White Parker/licence/door Bulbs imported from Japan \| Audiolink ipod Connection \| Fluoro Orange Rocker Cover \| Custom Grounding Kit \| Breather Air Filter \| Apexi Turbo Timer \| PCV Oil Catch Can (Still need to install) \| RDA Front Slotted Rotors \| ACRE Super Fighter Pads \| NGK Plug Wires \| 6-SMD Red Interior Map Lights \| Honda S2000 Gearknob Coming SUPER soon: HIDs (Freight Container Arriving Soon) \| Front/Rear Strut Bar \| Exedy Stage 1 Sports Organic Clutch \| Exedy Lightened Flywheel Coming soon: F2 Supercharger kit \| F2 Header \| Custom 3" Catback Exhaust System with High Flow Cat \| Complete Haltech Tune

09-27-2009, 02:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
mtosofsky Drivers License Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	i absolutely hate how hot the duratec 2.3 runs. past about 180 the motor runs like crap and bogs down. now i know Twowheelin from Cordova makes a little chip thing that plugs into the fan relay that makes the fans trigger sooner to keep the motor at 180. but could i make my own? i want to use a toggle switch and wire the switch so i can make the fans come on when ever i want. can i just connect the switch to the relay like twowheelin does with the product that he sells?

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09-27-2009, 08:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
mtosofsky Drivers License Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	i dont think you understood, TwoWheelin makes a device that plugs into the fan relay that triggers the radiator fans at 180 degrees so that the motor doesnt get above 180. what i was saying was that instead of paying 25 dollars for the unit he sells why not just make my own using a toggle switch to turn on the fans whenever i wanted to.

09-27-2009, 10:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
mtosofsky Drivers License Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	lol yea i think i know my 6 pretty well. i can tell the difference with heat down here (florida), its really hot out right now.thanks for your answer.

09-28-2009, 05:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
hokman Track Racer Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 294 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	wouldn't u use a lower temp thermostat?

09-28-2009, 08:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
mtosofsky Drivers License Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	lower temp thermostat costs more money and its more difficult to replace on our cars. my friends has a switch for his fans in his car and it works better than a lower temp thermostat

09-28-2009, 08:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
mtosofsky Drivers License Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	i heard the thermostats for our car are a pain to replace