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2001 Mitsubishi Galant GTZ
Originally Posted by skyy406
Reply With QuoteDid some work today.
Unfortunately I didn't have the forsight to mount the headers on the engine when it was out of the car, with my new rear header bolted on too. I tried to install my alternator and discovered that it didnt fit! So I had to make it fit. I had to remove some aluminum from the case. I am fairly sure that the area i removed material from wasnt load bearing as it was pretty thin.
Because of the close proximity to the header, I also decided to wrap them. The alternator isn't touching the header, but it is very close. Hopefully it won't fail any time soon.
The headers are coated and also wrapped. Im really excited if the header wrap actually does what the package claimed...a 50% reduction in engine bay heat.
I used some thick copper wire to hold down the wrap on the large section. I need to find some metal straps or zip ties that are at least 14" long or so. I know that the copper works because I had it on my bike for several months and it never came apart- it actually became a lot more rigid with the heating/cooling of the exhaust.
I also installed the A/C with belt- wired it up and alternator belt.
The alternator is newish, I bought it over 2 years ago, but it only saw like 1,000 miles. Anyway, it has a 6 rib pulley on it when the belt only has 5. As you can see from the picture it is not touching the tensioner 100%. I think tomorrow i'll scoot it over a little bit so that it has more contact with that tensioner.
In addition, this wire comes from my Megasquirt and is supposed to connect to the CPS. It has a gray jacket on the outside, some silver metally wire stuff on the inside and then another wire inside of that. I am not exactly sure how to wire this up to the crank sensor. The crank sensor has a blue and a green wire coming off of it. How can I tell how to wire it up? Also below you will see the wiring diagram for the sensor, and I guess I have to split the wire apart and then solder the connections. Is there any way I can test the Sensor and see which wire is the ground on the sensor?
Also if anyone was wondering, the front header is a RIPPMODS header for a 2006 Eclipse GT, and the rear header is a custome longtube header. Boostzealot had it made for me when I sent him a mock header that I designed
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