Updated Airing Times for Two Garage Show Featuring ISIS Power

We got an update on the future airing for the Two Guys Garage shows featuring the ISIS wiring install in the Factory Five '33 Hot Rod. Shows like this are always preempted by live coverage and can be moved around at any time.

Here's the updated schedule.

Episode 901 “Factory Five Build Part 1 - The Engine”
SUN 5/30/10 9:00am
WED 6/2/10 3:00pm
SAT 6/5/10 10:30am
Episode 902 “Factory Five Build Part 2 - The Body”
SUN 6/6/10 9:00am
WED 6/9/10 3:00pm
SAT 6/12/10 10:30am
Episode 903 “Factory Five Build Part 3 - The Test”
SUN 6/13/10 12:00pm
WED 6/16/10 3:00pm
SAT 6/19/10 10:30am

Parts 2 & 3 are where you see the wiring of the ISIS 3-Cell Kit in the car.

Please check local listings for exact time and be aware that SPEED may change airdates or times due to live events, which preempt taped programming.

ISIS Being Installed in Kevin Tetz's LPGT Mustang Project...

If you don't get Modified Mustangs & Fords delivered to your house, run out to the news stands and pick up a copy of the May edition. Mark Houlahan is the editor and he has been a great supporter of the ISIS Intelligent Multiplex System since the beginning. I first met Mark in October of 2008 on our first editor tour, even before we debuted ISIS at SEMA. Mark, a true Ford guy and a Factory Five enthusiast, had been following us on the forums and new everything about ISIS even before we pitched it to Source Interlink.

At the same time, I have had a chance to get to know Kevin Tetz. You may know him as one of the hosts of TRUCKS!, part of Power Block TV. Kevin is assembling a tremendous Mustang restomod. He is adding all of the bells and whistles including wiring it with our standard 3-Cell Kit. Kevin penned an article for Mark and it appears in the latest edition of the magazine.

Check out the article in Modified Mustangs & Fords to get an update on where Kevin is with the car. You can even see pictures of where he will mount his POWERCELLs. Also, look at the inMOTION blurb in the new products section of the same magazine. You can see the article here.

Jay

Battery Wiring on Two Guys Garage Factory Five '33

We have had a lot of people ask about how we routed power from the battery on the Factory Five '33 that we wired on Two Guys Garage. That part wasn't clear on the show. Here’s how we wired everything from the battery, including the disconnect.

First, we set aside the 4-AWG gauge wire that came with the Factory Five kit. Most people don’t realize that for the first few milliseconds after you start to crank the motor, the starter can be drawing up to 1,500 amps. That much current flowing through long, undersized cable from the battery can drop a lot of voltage. Sometimes this can be 6 to 7 volts right when the ECU needs it the most. Here’s where we tell guys not to skimp on cost & weight.

We got a good length of 00 gauge cable and ran it from the battery to a primary 500-amp fuse. This length of wire is pretty short. The goal is always to minimize the length of unprotected wire. From there we went to a good high-current disconnect switch. Here’s another place where getting cheap can hurt guys. First, you need to make sure that the disconnect can handle the steady-state current draw of the battery. Look for disconnects that have a continuous-duty rating of 150 to 200-amps at 12-volts.

Second, run the starter current through the disconnect switch with caution. Starter solenoids only draw current when they are energized so you don't have to include them in the disconnected part of the power feed. The way we wired the '33 doesn't run the starter current through the disconnect but the car is still completely disconnected when you open the switch.

If you are going to include the starter cable on the disconnect, make sure that the switch that you choose has an intermittent rating of 1,500 to 2,000 amps.

We connected the rest of the 00 gauge length and ran it to the starter in the front of the car. We also connected the included length of 4 AWG cable to the switch and ran that the common buss bar on the Mega holder block that include in the ISIS 3-Cell Kit. We connected the 2 pairs of 8-AWG wires to the fuse holders and ran one set to each POWERCELL. You can get this schematic off of the ISIS Intelligent Multiplex System website.

Yes, my shirt was ironed...

Okay Folks,

If you didn't catch me on Two Guys Garage over the weekend, you can see one of the clips here.

You can see me pointing out how we wired the primary power from the battery that is going to connect to the ISIS Inteligent Multiplex System.

Jay

ISIS to Support House of Hot Rods in the Outlaw Campus Throwdown

We're excited to be standing behind ISIS inNETWORK member, The House of Hot Rods as they compete in the Outlaw Campus Throwdown. This is an after-hours build competition with LenMar Motorsports to prove who can build the best wagon possible.

Both teams are building Buick wagons. House of Hot Rods has a 1956 and Team LenMar has a 1958. The teams flipped a coin to pick their cars.

The cars must be ready to be driven, not trailered to the Goodguys show in Octbober. Here are the rest of the rules.

#1-Cars must have working a/c and heat
#2-Cars must have working power steering
#3-Cars must have working power windows
#4-Cars must have working exterior door handles (no door poppers)

The House of Hot Rod guys will be using our standard ISIS 3-Cell Kit to wire their car.

You can follow the build at the Outlaw Campus Throwdown blog.

Jay

Part 2 of the Two Guys Garage Series Coming Up...

Okay All,

I hope you had a chance to catch the first installment of the 3-part series on Two Guys Garage for the Factory Five Hot Rod build.

The first episode opened up the project and introduced a lot of the team. You got a chance to see the Factory Five guys start assembling the suspension components to the frame. You also got to see Bud & Jeff from Dart Heads assemble the engine. There were a lot of great details and tips there.

If you missed the first airing of episode #1, you can catch it again on Wednesday April 7th at 3:00 PM Eastern.

The next episode features more chassis work and installing the ISIS Intelligent Multiplex System to the car. You get to see me helping with exhaust plus finishing the routing the main power lines from the battery to the disconnect switch plus running the CAN cable through the chassis to connect the different cells in our standard 3-Cell kit. You can catch the first airing of this episode this Sunday, April 11th at 9:00 AM Eastern on SPEED TV. Check with your local cable provider for additional details.

Jay