This bugger, the fan control module.

Over the past month, it started to get a little weird and liked
to run a lot. Sometimes even in the morning whenever it was cold, I would turn my key to accessory, and it would run full speed, alternate down to low speed, cut off and back on again. So I replaced it yesterday, and all is well again!

This has also helped my idle quality improve, because the fan was running more than it should have been.

 

If it makes you feel any better you aren't alone.

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...ught-farm.html

I'm on my 4th right now.

 

I just read through your thread and you are about 10 times more intelligent than I am. 🤣 I wouldn’t know where to start taking one of them apart.

I looked at the STM OEM one, but it seemed expensive. Instead, I opted for the lifetime warranty one from O’Reilly auto parts. It looks mostly the same with the heat sink looking bits, but the extra connector on the side has two male leads in it. Hopefully it will serve me well.

thank you so much for linking your thread. Lots of great info in there.

 

thanks but I'm just curious about how things work...or in this instance don't work.

I'm pretty much in the same boat with the parts store repackaged module. I don't recall if it had a warranty or not, but if not I'll probably give the Nissan GTR module a shot like the folks in the thread were recommending.

 

I didnt need to buy a new one but I bought one so I can keep the original one as backup. This one from ebay for $14.99 is still working!

 

Love the rally art hood vent.

 

Congrats on the clean find Noize! I couldn't agree with you more about taking out the cage for a street car, it's not safe without a helmet and takes up space in the cabin. Since you are already doing that, I would keep the car.

I think what you described earlier is very similar to how my mindset is for the evo, but everybody is different. I think a lot of people end up selling their evos because they actually set up the car wrong for their use case and don't want to go backwards to fix any regrets. I myself have done a lot of trial and error with different parts and configurations to find the place I like best. In my opinion, the fastest way to ruin a street evo that gets street driven 5+ times a week is to do the following compromising mods: A/C delete, radio delete, solid motor mounts, welding in a cage or roll bar, unsprung heavy clutch, installing seats that don't recline (pole positions), very big and laggy turbos, very big injectors, very big cams, stiff suspension, race brakes, too loud of an exhaust, and if in colder climates, a small battery. I have noticed that many of the younger evo guys make these mistakes on a street car and then sell the car thinking that they don't like it anymore, when in fact they ruined the car for themselves by building a track car instead of a street car. There is a HUGE difference between a track car and a street car and most of us need street cars.

I look forward to seeing what you do with this build!

 

Well…
Made a deal I couldn’t refuse. The CT9A is now a CZ4A.
The Phantom Black X rides again!

56k miles almost completely stock 2011 base GSR (has MR BBS)

 

well that didn’t last long.

 

thats a bunmer

 

Whoa!! Wasn't expecting that kinda update! But sweet! interested in seeing what you do with the X. Being a X owner myself

 

The X is definitely more an everyday regular kind of car when compared to the previous generations. This thread suddenly got alot less exciting haha

 

Everyday with an ACD, front limited slip, AYC, Mivec on both sides, and a square engine.

I’ll take an X over a super neutered 03 US spec car every time. I’ve had way more CZ4As than CT9As. VIIIs and IXs are pretty beat down now, unless they’re $45k plus. Nostalgia ain’t worth that kind of money to me.

 

@Noize

Do you think you can daily drive a X when you have had 2 Golf Rs before?

 

Didn't mean to bash the X, its a great performance car aswel! Especially if you just want to get in and drive reasonably priced you cant beat that deal when compared to cleaning up a much older chassis, swapping the diffs, possible other work the ct9a would need, where I agree, most aren't in even fair condition (although yours seemed to be a good build candidate), Its all about YOU after all and suiting your needs. Gona make a new thread on plans for the evo x?

Just want to add, I guess I was expecting a cool restoration thread to follow, thought you'd be doing diff work and other updates we could follow, then when I read this I was pretty bummed about that I guess lol