Im trying to find a good way to mount my safc on the dash without drilling any holes. Ive tried the velcro with adhesive backing, but it wont support the weight of the afc and tips over. Any ideas?

92GVR4#5 said:

Im trying to find a good way to mount my safc on the dash without drilling any holes. Ive tried the velcro with adhesive backing, but it wont support the weight of the afc and tips over. Any ideas?

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are you using the mount that came with the safc?? regardless you might try taking strapping material mounted to your safc mount from the top and run it angled toward the front of the dash. where it meets the dash bend it so it is flush with the dash. then you can take 3M double sided adhesive tape and put it under each of your custom brackets and under the main mount for the safc. that would keep it from trying to tip over one way or the other.

I didnt get the mount that is supposed to come with the safc. I picked it up for $40 off some kid who was parting out a turbo integra. I suppose some sort of angle bracket might work and help with the tipping over issue. I want it to be easily removable to make it easier to adjust settings.

If you have a vice, you can pick up a small sheet of aluminum (my lame hardware store carries it along with other steel/aluminum/brass hobby/craft materials, so maybe yours does too). Then you can bend/drill/cut/polish/paint the sheet to your needs and sticky it to the dash. The sheet I got was maybe 4"x10" and maybe 1/16" thick.

Now that you bring this up, I might do this to mount my Palm logger...

Is there any adhesice material that is a higher bonding strength? I think the velcro we had was made with 3m adhesive

Kenamond thats how I mounted my pocketlogger, works like a charm and doesnt shake or rattle..I used velcro to attach it to the inside of my cd deck as well as velcro to hold the pocket logger so both are removable..
Crappy picture but here

I used 2 small "L" brackets that I cut & some 3M double sided foam tape from The 99 Cents Store. It's been holding for over 2 years now. I use the Velcro for my Palm & it doesn't stick very well (the adhesive side).

You can buy the mounting plate on ebay for $15 or you can make your own. I don't see why velcro wouldn't hold the weight though. By puting it on the dash it's going to attract a lot of unwanted attention IMO.

I used to have mine mounted in the vent but then i realixed its just begging to be stolen in plaint sight. Being in the vent helps a little cause it flush mounted but when you just mount it out or on the piece it came with its just begging to be taken. You could just throw it in the glove or center console but true not as flashy.

Mine's in the glovebox. My palm mounts on a random metal tab on the radio bezel when I need it. The car looks unassuming this way.

I have had success with the 3M "velcro" product that's rated for high heat. I got it at Radio Shack, and it's never given up in a year of use. Way below freezing, and way over 100*. The adhesive is crazy strong, and the velcro side is almost impossible to get back apart once it's stuck together.

jus a tad off topic but what does SAFC stand for?

SuzukiRidr326 said:

jus a tad off topic but what does SAFC stand for?

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super air flow converter

well i discovered a nifty storage compartment to the left of the steering wheel. Safc fits...very tightly though, so i think im gonne stash it there .

Tight is better than loose. If it's loose, it could bounce around and potentially hit buttons, changing your mixture. Mine is wedged nice and tight in the glovebox.

Project2G said:

super air flow converter

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How does it work? And dont say search because i did already.

EDM95 said:

How does it work? And dont say search because i did already.

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The AFC works by changing the mass airflow sensor (MAS) signal going into the ECU. This signal is a frequency proportional to the amount of air passing through the sensor.

Picky tech-heads will realize that the MAS puts out three signals: air flow, air pressure, and air temperature. The ECU integrates all of these to calculate air mass. The AFC alters only the air flow signal.

Different levels of adjustment to the signal occur for the different RPM ranges. In-between ranges, the AFC uses linear interpolation to smoothly transition from one adjustment level to the next. Thus, if the AFC is set to +10 at 2000 RPM, and - 10 at 3000 RPM, the signal correction at 2500 RPM will be zero.

The Super AFC also has two different correction maps based on throttle position. The "Th" (throttle) points set inside the unit by the user determines the low-throttle and high-throttle boundaries. The AFC also interpolates between the low and high settings at part throttle. Thus, if the low throttle is set at 10% and has +10% correction, and the high throttle is set at 90% and has +20% correction, the correction at 50% throttle will be +15%.

Despite this flexibility the AFC suffers a few drawbacks. It does not "know" the engine load, only engine RPM. For this reason it is hard to tune each gear ideally, since the engine load at any RPM in 1st gear is different than that in 3rd or 5th gear.

I have mine mounted up right in front of the rear windshield wiper button. No drilling at all.

I will post pics tomorrow when it is light outside.