S2 fan and shroud into S1
 

Ok, there should be a thread somewhere that talks about it ? but I can't seem to find it.

as the title saids, S2 Fan and shroud into S1, why? it cools better even without the new mid fan speed(and it's newer), Im doing this to my 8 overseas, it's all strip down already, meaning long block, whole drivetrain, and soon all in car's wiring harness gonna be out, why ? cuz it's a god damn 4AT ... well its cheap, and I found a set of Full car Wiring harness for dirt cheap in Japan. Might as well do a swap. it's still S1 but hey, at least a 6 MT is better than a 4 at ...

Since everything is already out (or soon will be all out) , might as well start thinking of modding, right ?

I know Radiator is different, I will get that as well. the only issue I can think of right now is the motor plug/connector

I know the S2 motors are both the same with a wire hanging out. but on the S1, 1 has a wire and the other motor (#1 I think) connects directly to the motor itself. I don't have any of the above item on my hand (and its quite hard to obtain them overseas), so I just want to get an idea of what I need to do (and the commotions this will bring) before I start ordering parts.

Thx guys.

Well, I guess no one ever tried it ? 98 views 0 reply :lol:

Start with the electrical diagrams for each n00b

There was an old thread discussing the topic where Ash posted some info. Tried to find it and came up empty. Not sure if it was deleted since I searched many terms & browsed many threads.

Same thing, searched for hours and nothing.

Well, i guess there is only 1 way to find out...

Yes, see post#3

the Fan motors on S2 has 4 pins, there is no word on what it exactly does, but on the Fan motor inspection part it saids I have to connect Pin A & C thru positive and B & D to Negative. so I assume pin A/B or D and C/B with relays is what controls the motor to go low/mid/high speed.

I don't have the wiring diagram so that's just my guess.

and S1 fan motor on the other hand, have just 2 pins, so really is just on/off

so now I'm thinking, if Im using S2 motors, should I just solder the wires A & C together with S1's Fan connector Positive wire then B & D to the negative wire. hmmmmmmmm

Yes, guessing at electrical connections because you are too lazy to acquire the proper information makes perfect sense ...

unlike in NYC , states to be exact, it's quite hard to obtain the actual unit at where I live now u know.

lazy? yeah, the information is long gone and no other people have even tried this.

They don't have internet or search capability where you live?

You of all people, wow ...

like i said, tried for hours nothing.

even ASH said the thread was gone for some reason.

:sad:

Normalexception.net - Documents

On my site, all the way at the bottom in the section called "RX8 Wiring Diagrams" there are two files on page 2 called "Cooling Fan System (A)" and "...(B)". I can't view them right now at work, but maybe those will help?

Ahh, finally cuz I never found the Wiring diagram for S2

now after looking at it , it seems like my original idea was right, on S2 motor I just need to wired both positive and both negative together. hmm

time to see if I can find a used one somewhere and try it out myself.

;).

Ash also has the S2 electrical wiring service manual download link posted in the S2 area

If you were specifically looking for fan wiring only then your search method was too narrow.

maybe, i dont visit S2 section that much

remember all those excuses the next time you bust up on some n00b for not searching :lol:

....

I did search all forums btw, google, this forum's search engine, I even used Yahoo but nothing came up.

I just didn't go into S2 section directly :(

probably used the wrong keyword :(

all I did is google "2009 RX8 Electrical Wiring Service Manual'' and got the link in the S2 forum area

https://www.rx8club.com/series-ii-te...manual-247192/

the fan logic post above is from the 2009 Service Highlights Manual

your welcome, n00b :p:

okay, i wasn't "that" specific ... :(

I got the service manual, just no wiring diagram the whole time till paimon.soror sent me his server's link ... :(

The service manual is in post#1 and the wiring manual in post#2

NYC, just save your self the trouble and the this, just cut the stock connectors off and wire them up.

Flex-a-Lite Automotive Dual 12 1/8 inch Lo-Profile S-Blade electric fan with Variable Speed Controller

or

low profile (what I have). Either one fits just fine, we have 4 locals running these. Personally it was the best cooling mod I have installed.

Flex-a-Lite Automotive Dual 12 1/8 inch Lo-Profile S-Blade electric fan with Variable Speed Controller

Oh but don't get the one with the VSC, it's not needed.

the wiring manual for the 09+'s are NEAT. Mazda added some little software widget, and you can actuate all the switches and it animates current flow.

got the wiring :) thx

I guess it does not fit exactly like stock, but how far off is it ? got a pic of yours installed so i can get a better idea ?

yeah, it's pretty cool, makes life much easier