So I wrapped up this project/mod tonight. Took the car out for a good drive - all seems well and sound! Here's the remaining photos showcasing the steps.
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Here is the RPM relay - nothing special. Just was photo-documenting the configuration of the wires. Wouldn't want to put these on the wrong way o_O.
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Here is the RPM relay with the new wires installed. Due to the insulation of the newly crimped wires, there was no way the spades of the RPM would reach the unaltered terminals left in the female socket. The only choice I could make really was to remove the female connector. I have wrapped the connectors in about 5-7 strands of electrical tape, and I plan to put velcro on the RPM relay body and the electrical compartment to keep it from "wondering around."
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These are the new 12 gauge wires that will go directly to the fuel pump's terminals. Yes, lots of excess wire; it was trimmed accordingly with a "little play" in it for safety purposes.
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Here is where I put the ground for the fuel pump; this is the inner-most bolt of the horn bracket on the driver's side. It is a 13mm bolt with a washer on it. I utilized this bolt under the advice of Dave Swingle and Casey Barlow. The yellow is the insulation of the ring connector I used to establish a ground at this bolt.
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This is a picture of the ground wire. It goes behind the driver's side radiator bracket, away from the coolant pipe and past the master cylinder. It does have a little play in it just to be safe. These kinds of things I never want to have "just enough" wire.
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This is a picture of the new wires installed, ready to go! Of course, the old terminals were individually wrapped in electrical tape about 14 times as well as the old terminals at the RPM relay (old brown and purple/white wires)
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You would never know (: ....
Remember, I also installed a wire with a fuse extender housing a 20A fuse directly from the battery to terminal 30 of the RPM relay. This is - in essence - a fuse I'm adding to the system which I cordially call "Fuse #7A". Now, the fuel pump has its own circuit - no more stressing out fuse #7 - it is now responsible for the FV and lambda ECU only.
I took the car for about a 1 hour drive - basically errand running. Everything went smoothly - so far - no issues! Due to my trouble-shooting, I did uninstall Bitsync's SS RPM relay temporarily. Once I am satisfied with my results (more driving), it will be re-installed as his SS relay is far superior to the analog RPM relay and probably gives off WAY less heat.
So, there you go, gang. Nothing extremely fancy - just added a new fuse, upgraded the 16 gauge wire to 12 gauge, and took some stress off fuse #7. Anyone who wants to do this as well, please, go for it. I will be driving my car down to Ken Koncelik's for the winter for storage, and I'll check fuse #7 to see how hot or cool it is with this mod.
If anyone wants to do this as well and has questions, please feel more than welcome to contact me. I will be glad and happy to answer any questions regarding this mod.
Mods, if you feel this is worthy of a "resource" to help de-stress fuse #7, please feel free to move it to the appropriate "resources" or "how-to" file!
Thank you Bitsync, Dave Swingle, Toby Peterson, and Casey Barlow for your time, help, and attention. I definitely appreciate all who helped me with this mod!
And thank you Ron, for providing me the amperage/length of wire chart - that definitely helped persuade me to use 12 gauge
I can measure the wire I have left of both red and black to give everyone an idea of how much wire I used for this mod. Take care everyone!
And to cover my butt - if you choose to do this too - you DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. I'm not responsible for anything that happens to you or your car as a result of following my instructions.
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