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Factory Five Type 65 Daytona wired with the Infinitybox System.

Factory Five Type 65 Race Car

October 20, 2017/in Cars /by admin

The Factory Five Type 65 Coupe is near and dear to our hearts. It is the car that lead us down the rabbit hole to develop our Infinitybox system and all of the accessory components. You can learn more about the kit from Factory Five at this link. We just received an email from a customer who finished his Factory Five Type 65 race car and wanted to share pictures of the final product. He wired this car with our Infinitybox 20-Circuit Kit.

Factory Five Type 65 Daytona wired with the Infinitybox System.

Shaun L. spent almost 10 years building this as a race car. He went down an unconventional path by using a GM Crate LS2 instead of the traditional Ford route. That makes car really unique. That LS2 is paired to a Tremec TKO600 transmission running through a Moser fabricated Ford 9″ rear end, geared at 3.55. He also built a custom 3-link set up for the rear end.

Factory Five Type 65 Daytona wired with the Infinitybox System.

It is race-prepped with an ATL Fuel Cell, Safecraft 3-Nozzle Fire Suppression System, Wilwood fixed 6-piston brakes in the front and 4-piston in the rear.

Factory Five Type 65 Daytona wired with the Infinitybox System.

This picture shows the mounting of the MASTERCELL and the rear POWERCELL. The MASTERCELL sits between the seats on the rear wall and the rear POWERCELL is mounted on the back aluminum of the car.

MASTERCELL & Rear POWERCELL in Factory Five Type 65 Daytona wired with the Infinitybox System.

With these pictures, we received some very warm words from Shaun. He said:

“I just wanted to share with you the completion of my Daytona Type 65 coupe after almost ten years. It has been a long build, with time and money always is short supply, but an awesome adventure. I am very impressed with your 3 cell system and even more in your continued support years after the initial sale. I have and will continue recommending your products to fellow builders and racers. Thanks again for all your assistance over the years, cheers.”

We take a lot of pride in the products and service that we provide. Feedback like this is very important to us.

If you want to learn more about how our Infinitybox system can simplify the wiring in your Factory Five Type 65 Race Car or any other project, click on this link to contact our technical support team.

Factory Five Type 65 Daytona wired with the Infinitybox System.

Players LTD Camaro

October 16, 2017/in Cars /by admin

For those who were following us early on in our history, we did a lot of work with James Shipka and his One Lap of America Camaro. We really cut our teeth on this car and learned a lot about the business.

James and his team came back to us last year with another race car project. This one is pretty unique. James found a Camaro originally built for the Player’s LTD series. General Motors built these cars specifically for this race series and were driven at tracks all across Canada. The main tracks were Shannonville, Grand Prix Molson, Race City, Mosport, Moslon Indy, Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres, Westwood, Cayuga Speedway. You can learn more about the cars and the race series by clicking this link.

Front shot of Player’s LTD Camaro wired with Infinitybox Express Track Car Kit

James was looking for a powerful but simple electrical system for his restoration of this Player’s Camaro. We recommended our Express Track Car kit. This gives our customers everything that they need to wire all of the electrical functions of a race car. It comes pre-configured to control your ignition, starter solenoid, lights, fuel pump, water pump and cooling fans. At its heart, this kit starts with one of our POWERCELLs. The kit also includes a pre-engineered CAN switch panel that mounts in your dash. A simple 4-wire harness connects the switch panel to the POWERCELL. Lastly, the kit also includes one of our IOX input modules for wiring simple switches into the system.

This picture shows the POWERCELL mounted behind the passenger door in the car.

POWERCELL Mounted in Player’s LTD Camaro

Here you can see the switch panel mounted in the center console.

Infinitybox Express Racing Kit switch panel mounted in Player’s LTD Camaro

This is a very simple but powerful application of our products.

Front end of Player’s LTD Camaro wired with Infinitybox Express Track Car Kit

You can follow the entire build series for the Player’s Camaro on Facebook. Thanks to James and his team for sharing the pictures. We’re proud to be a part of your project.

If you’d like to learn more about how our Infinitybox products can help you wire your car or truck, click here to contact our team.

Tachyon Speed

October 3, 2017/in Cars /by admin

We always say that our Infinitybox system gets used in some very unique vehicles. The new Tachyon Speed is another exceptional example of this. We were first approached by Eric Rice and his team in early 2015. Their company is called RAESR, Rice Advanced Engineering Systems and Research. It is pronounced like “racer”. Their vision was to create the ultimate electric and hybrid-electric super cars. Their first model is called the Tachyon Speed and it is a magnificent piece of engineering work.

Shot of the RAESR Tachyon Speed wired with the Infinitybox system.

Here are some of the technical highlights of this EV hypercar.

1,250+ HORSEPOWER, 3650 LBS/FT OF TORQUE (6 DIRECT DRIVE MOTORS)
Carbon Fiber body work
ABS & CARBON CERAMIC BRAKES
USER ADJUSTABLE ACTIVE AERO REAR WINGS
4 FRONT WINGS (NON-ADJUSTABLE)
FRONT SPLITTER & REAR DIFFUSER
0.39 Coefficient of Drag
Up to 1,000 pounds of downforce at 150 mph
Adjustable traction control
1.4 Megawatts of peak battery power
City driving range of >150 miles
0-60 times less than 3.0 seconds

As you can see, the Tachyon Speed posts some very impressive statistics.

Top shot of the RAESR Tachyon Speed wired with the Infinitybox system.

They chose to use our Infinitybox system to wire the Tachyon Speed because they needed the flexibility and features that no other system could offer. They used our 20-Circuit Kit as the electrical system foundation in the car. They added inLINK for security and alarm features. inMOTION for power window and door actuator control. inVIRONMENT to control their Gen-IV system from Vintage Air and inTOUCH NET to control the entire car from a smart device or a tablet.

Rear shot of the RAESR Tachyon Speed wired with the Infinitybox system.

The entire Infinitybox system integrates seamlessly in their car and offers their customers the highest level in control and functionality.

Thank you to Eric Rice, Chris Khoury and rest of the RAESR team. We’re proud to be a part of their project. If you want to learn more about RAESR and inquire about purchasing the Tachyon Speed, you can visit their website by clicking this link.

If you’d like to learn more about how our Infinitybox system can help you create the most advanced wiring systems for your car, truck or commercial vehicle project, click on this link to contact our technical sales group.

Front shot of a 1978 Porsche 930 track car wired with the Infinitybox system

Porsche Track Car

September 19, 2017/in Cars /by admin

We have a customer in Colorado who is building a 1978 Porsche 930 as a track car. He has spent three years working on getting this car right. He turned to our team at Infinitybox to get a wiring system that will handle the abuse of the track, eliminate weight and get him the functionality that he needs in the car.

He picked up a 20-Circuit Kit to handle all of the electrical functions in the car. This package gets him 20 switched circuits, 10 in the front and 10 in the rear of the car. Even though a race car wiring harness is pretty basic, there are still a lot of things that need to get switched. Infinitybox makes wiring these plus adding more down the road easier than a traditional wiring system.

He is just at the point of mounting his cells in the car. You can check out some of the install pictures below.

He has his MASTERCELL mounted just forward of the shifter so that he can access the inSIGHT diagnostics easily.

MASTERCELL mounted in 1978 Porsche 930 track car

He wants to keep his weight low so he is mounting his POWERCELLs close to what is is controlling. This eliminated a lot of wire in the car. Here is his front POWERCELL.

Front POWERCELL in 1978 Porsche track car

His rear POWERCELL is mounted right in the engine compartment. Again, this keeps his wire runs very short. All of the POWERCELLS are rated for environments up to 125 degrees Celsius.

Rear POWERCELL in 1978 Porsche 930 track car

It is a beautiful car and it will be a powerful machine when it hits the track. We’ll post more as he continues to wire the car. If you want to get more details on the car, click on this link. You can also follow his whole build thread by clicking this link.

Click on this link to contact our team to learn how Infinitybox can make wiring your car easier.

1978 Porsche 930 wired with Infinitybox

Picture of FFR 818 wired with the Infinitybox system

Factory Five 818 Wiring Completed

August 9, 2017/in Cars /by admin

Here’s another great example of a customer’s car wired with our Infinitybox system. Frank L. came to us a few years ago looking for a wiring system for his Factory Five 818. He wanted his car to have all of the latest electrical functions that he could. He wanted it to stand out from the rest in every possible way.

Frank used our 20-Circuit Kit as the foundation to wiring his car. We have a specific configuration for the 20-Circuit Kit that is designed for the 818. You can download an addendum to our manual that covers all of the Factory Five 818 wiring specifics by clicking this link. He also added our inTOUCH NET so he could control the car from any smart phone or tablet.

In this picture, you can see the front POWERCELL, the MASTERCELL and inTOUCH NET mounted behind the dash. This location for the MASTERCELL puts it very close to the switches on the dash. The POWERCELL is located so that all of the output wires are short.

MASTERCELL, front POWERCELL and inTOUCH NET mounted behind the dash of a Factory Five 818

In these next pictures, you can see the rear POWERCELL mounted on the rear firewall. This is a great location because the run of wires from the rear POWERCELL to the lights, turn signals, starter solenoid and ECU are very short.

Rear POWERCELL in FFR 818 wired with the Infinitybox System

POWERCELL mounted in Factory Five 818

Frank wanted to control as much of his car from his tablet on the dash. In this picture, you can see his tablet mounted on the center console. He can use this as a touch screen to control his ignition, starter, lights, fans and other accessories in the car.

FFR 818 wired with Infinitybox 20-Circuit Kit and inTOUCH NET

Here are a few additional pictures of the car. We always love to see them in go-cart stage. It really shows off the amount of work that it takes to build a car.

Factory Five 818 in go kart stage wired with the Infinitybox system

Frank sent us some great pictures of the finished car. You can see them below. Everything turned out great, especially the color of the car.

Side shot of FFR 818 wired with the Infinitybox System

Rear shot of FFR 818 wired with Infinitybox

Picture of FFR 818 wired with the Infinitybox system

Dash of Factory Five 818 wired with the Infinitybox system

Rear shot of Factory Five 818 wired with the Infinitybox system

Thanks to Frank for sharing these pictures of his Factory Five 818 build. The entire Infinitybox team is proud to be a part of this project.

Click on this link to contact our team to learn more about how our Infinitybox system can get you the latest electrical features in your car or truck project.

Image of Infinitybox wiring diagram showing how to limit MASTERCELL inputs using the Directed 2102T Passive Keyless Entry System

Passive Keyless Entry Integration

July 26, 2017/in Wiring /by admin

Our customers are very creative. They are looking for the latest electrical features in their restorations, resto-mods, street-rods, kit cars and Pro-Touring builds. The Infinitybox system is the only electrical system on the market that can get them the flexibility and the power to fulfill their most creative requirements for their cars and trucks. We just got this example from Charlie B. He’s restoring a 1971 Corvette and wanted to integrate a Passive Keyless Entry system into his car. Check out how he did it with our Infinitybox system.

Charlie is wiring his Corvette with our 20-Circuit Kit. He wants to integrate as many of the C6 Corvette features as he can into his car. This includes the Passive Keyless Entry feature and the power door latches found in newer cars. He purchased a set of the C6 door latches and fabricated them into the B-pillars of the car. These latches take a 12-volt signal to let you open the door. He also purchased the C6 door handles that have switches built into them. When you pull on the handle, it closes a switch that is designed to send a signal to the C6 body computer to trigger the latches. In this case, our Infinitybox system replaces the body computer from General Motors.

Charlie also purchased the Directed 2102T Passive Keyless Entry System. He wants to replicate the features of the modern Corvettes in his resto-mod. When he is away from the car, he wants it to be secured. The doors can’t open and the car cannot start. When he approaches the car, he wants to be able to pull on the handles to open the doors and press a button to start the engine. Our Infinitybox system lets him do all of this.

Even before you get into the Passive Keyless Entry integration, our Infinitybox system has a built-in one-button start feature. From a single button you can manage your ignition and starter. You can click on this link to learn more about our One-Button Start. This makes Charlie’s one-button start requirement easy. It is standard with every Infinitybox kit.

The 2102T has an output that is called the Starter Kill Output. It is on the 10-position black connector on the 2102T harness. The Starter Kill output does exactly what it sounds like. It is a ground switched output, designed to interrupt the starter relay in the car. It connects to the ground side of the relay coil. When the PKE transmitters are out of range of the car, this circuit opens to disable the ability to crank the starter. When the PKE transmitters are in range of the car, the Starter Kill Output closes and creates a path to ground for the starter relay. This lets you start the car.

In Charlie’s case, he wants to limit the ability to open the doors of the car and start the car using our one-button start. For all of these switches, he used the Starter Kill Output on the 2102T to interrupt the ground path for his one-button start switch and the switches for his doors. The following diagram shows the details.

Image of Infinitybox wiring diagram showing how to limit MASTERCELL inputs using the Directed 2102T Passive Keyless Entry System

Our MASTERCELL inputs are triggered by a connection to ground. You connect the input to your switch then ground the other side of your switch. Turning on the switch closes the circuit to ground, which turns on the MASTERCELL input. The MASTERCELL then sends a command to the POWERCELLs in the system to control your outputs. This link will get you more detail on how the MASTERCELL inputs work. If anything interrupts the electrical path from the MASTERCELL input to ground, the MASTERCELL input will not turn on. Charlie’s using the Starter Kill Output on the Passive Keyless System to interrupt the ground path to control when his switches will work.

For his one-button start, he connected the MASTERCELL input to one side of his switch then connected the ground side of this switch through a diode to the Starter Kill Output. He will only get a path to ground for the one-button start switch when his PKE transmitter is in range of the car. When the transmitter is out of range, pushing the one-button start will do nothing.

For his door latches, Charlie picked two open outputs on his rear POWERCELL. He wired these outputs to the door latches in the B-pillars and grounded the latches to the chassis. Then he took the MASTERCELL inputs that corresponded to the POWERCELL outputs and connected them to the switches in the door handles. Instead of grounding the door switches to the chassis, he connected the ground side of the switch to the Engine Kill Output on the 2102T with a diode in series. When he pulls on the door handle, the switch in the handle closes. The MASTERCELL input will get connected to ground when the PKE transmitter is range and the Starter Kill Output is on. This will cause the MASTERCELL to send a command to the POWERCELL to send 12-volts to the door latch to open the door.

The diodes in this circuit are very important. They isolate the three inputs from each other so that they can operate independently. Without these diodes, all three MASTERCELL inputs would turn on if you turned on any one of the switches. The diodes that we recommend are 1N4001 and can be purchased from any on-line electronics seller. The orientation of the diodes are very critical. Diodes are like check valves and they must be oriented in the correct direction. For this circuit, the cathode must be oriented away from the MASTERCELL input. The cathode end is the one with the stripe on it.

This simple wiring set up gives Charlie all he wanted for his car security. If anyone walks up to the car without his PKE transmitters, they can pull on the door handles and nothing will happen. The doors will not open. If they were to get inside the car and press the one-button start, nothing would happen. The car would not start.

If Charlie approaches the car with his PKE transmitters, the 2102T activates and enables the switches for the doors and the one-button start. He can pull on the door handle and the doors will open. He can get in the car and press his one-button start. The engine will start. All of these features are exactly like what you get in a modern Corvette.

You can download a PDF of this wiring diagram for your project by clicking this link.

Please click this link to contact our technical support team if you have any questions about wiring your car or truck with our Infinitybox system.

1972 Bronco wired with the Infinitybox system

Creative Key-Less Entry for 1972 Bronco

July 14, 2017/in Wiring /by admin

Our Infinitybox system can do much more than a traditional wire harness. Even before you get into our accessories, our 20-Circuit Kit is a powerful way to wire your car or truck. The flexibility that this kit offers lets our customers do some very creating things electrically. We just got a great write up and set of pictures from Vince C. He restored a 1972 Bronco and used our 20-Circuit Kit to wire it.

Vince lives by the beach and surfs a lot. Taking keys with him when he’s out on his board isn’t the easiest thing. Since it is an open-top truck, he didn’t want to just hide a set of keys in the interior. He wanted to find a way to eliminate keys completely for his Bronco. He needed something that could integrate with the inputs on his Infinitybox MASTERCELL. It had to be easy to install and completely water proof. He found a company called Essex Electronics. They make access control systems for doors, gates and vehicles. They make a key pad that completely fit the bill for Vince. Their part number is KE-1701 and this link will take you to the data sheet for it.

KE1701 key pad

The KE-1701 is a Piezo-type key pad with up to 7 outputs on it. You can configure how each of these outputs work including quick on/off, toggling and timers. All of these are controlled by typing the correct code on the key pad.

Vince wired the outputs of this key pad into inputs on his Infinitybox MASTERCELL. He can enter a specific code on the key pad to disable security on the truck. This lets him use our integrated one-button start to control the engine. He can also enable security from the key pad. We programmed the system so that a POWERCELL output flashes a light on his dash to indicate to a would-be thief that the truck is protected.

He also has an output wired from the key pad to a different MASTERCELL input that drives a POWERCELL output to pop a solenoid to open his glove compartment. That way he has a secure place for his wallet and phone when he’s out surfing. These are well protected and he doesn’t need keys to access them, just the code for the key pad.

This picture shows how me mounted the key pad on the side of the center console in the Bronco.

Keyless touch panel mounted in 1972 Bronco

This picture shows the wiring diagram for the KE-1701. You can download a PDF of this diagram at this link.

KE1701 wiring diagram

Vince used the violet wire from the KE-1701 to operate security on his Infinitybox system. To enable or disable security, he enters his code then presses the 3/4 button within two seconds. He used the pink wire from the KE-1701 to activate the MASTERCELL input for the glove box solenoid. To open this, he enters his code then presses the 7/8 key within two seconds. The operation is very simple and requires no keys.

This is a great example of the power of the 20-Circuit Kit. Our Infinitybox system makes this integration very easy for him. He doesn’t need to add any external relays since the high-current switching is built into our POWERCELLs. Since we’re managing the fuel pump, ignition and starter solenoid, our integrated security features completely immobilize the car. Lastly, our integrated one-button start feature eliminates the need to wire in a separate controller.

If you have any questions about how you can get creative electrical functionality in your car or truck, click here to contact our technical support team. Click on the same link if you have an Infinitybox project that you want to show off on our blog.

Picture of a 1940 Super Buick wired with the Infinitybox system

Buick Super Coupe

July 10, 2017/in Cars /by admin

Our Infinitybox system has been used to wire and control the electrical system of some of the most beautiful cars out there. This 1940 Buick Super Coupe is no exception. As a brand, Buick has always been known for style and comfort. Built by Aubrey K, this car is a great example of great engineering, dedication and craftsmanship. He took the style and comfort of this Buick and added power and performance. The Infinitybox team is proud to be a part of this project. You can see the finished product here.

Sunset shot of a 1940 Buick wired with the Infinitybox system

Side shot of a 1940 Super Buick wired with the Infinitybox system

Rear 3/4 Shot of a 1940 Buick wired with the Infinitybox system.

Picture of a 1940 Super Buick wired with the Infinitybox system

Interior shot of a 1940 Buick wired with the Infinitybox system

Aubrey wired the car with our 20-Circuit Kit. He was looking for a simple electrical wiring system that would give him the control that he wanted. He wanted modern convenience features in his 1940 Buick Super Coupe. They added inTOUCH NET to control the entire car from a touch screen mounted in the dash.

Congratulations to Aubrey and his team for completion of a beautiful car. This project has been in the works for a long time and the patience and attention to detail is evident.

Contact our sales or technical support team if you want to learn more about how our Infinitybox system can get you the latest electrical functions and features in your restoration, Pro-Touring build, resto-mod or kit car. Click this link to get in touch with our team.

GTM410 Update

July 6, 2017/in Cars /by admin

We’re always getting progress updates from our customers who are wiring their cars with our Infinitybox system. We just got an update from John M. about his progress on his Factory Five GTM. We posted last year about this car before he took it apart to paint the body. You can see that post at this link. John did the paint on the body and the results are stunning. Check out the results.

FFR GTM with Infinitybox wiring system

Factory Five GTM Wired with Infinitybox System

Finished FFR GTM wired with the Infinitybox system

John has our full system in his GTM. He’s using our 20-Circuit Kit as the electrical foundation. This is powering his lights, ignition, ECU, fans, fuel pump and other electrical accessories. He added inMOTION to control his power windows and power locks. He added inRESERVE to protect his battery from draining. Lastly, he added our inTOUCH NET so that he could control everything in the car from his phone or his head unit mounted in the dash.

John is buttoning up the last details on the car. He thinks that he’s a few months away from completing everything and getting the car on the road.

Click this link to contact our team to learn more about how our Infinitybox system can get you the most advanced electrical system on the market for any car or truck that you are building.

Also, if you have build pictures from your Infinitybox wiring project, please send them to our team and we’ll feature them on our blog.

Picture of wiring diagram showing how to wire the AEM Infinity ECU with the Infinitybox 20-Circuit Kit

Wiring the AEM Infinity ECU

July 3, 2017/in Wiring /by admin

AEM Infinity ECU

As we’ve blogged about before, our Infinitybox system easily integrates into any fuel injection or engine management system. With our Infinitybox system and your ECU, you can easily power your engine management system plus seamlessly control your fuel pump and cooling fans. We have a lot of different examples of wiring diagrams for different ECU’s. You can get to them in the Resources section of our website by clicking this link. This post is going to cover connecting your AEM Infinity ECU to your Infinitybox 20-Circuit Kit.

AEM has created a very powerful series of engine management computers and electronic fuel injection systems. You can learn more about their product offering by clicking this link. Before you start to wire their ECU, you must carefully read and thoroughly understand the instructions that came with your AEM Infinity ECU. They have a very comprehensive set of instructions that walk you through the entire process. Check their website for the specific manual for your ECU.

This blog post and wiring diagram are only going to cover the connections between your ECU and the Infinitybox system. Specifically, this includes the ignition output that will supply key-on power to the ECU. It will also include the details on the fuel pump and the cooling fan. See the AEM manual for the rest of the wiring details.

The following diagram shows you all of the connections between the AEM ECU and the Infinitybox 20-Circuit Kit.

Picture of wiring diagram showing how to wire the AEM Infinity ECU with the Infinitybox 20-Circuit Kit

Please note that the wire colors and connector positions shown in this diagram are representation of a typical installation. Reference the specific configuration sheet that came with your Infinitybox kit for the exact wire colors and connector positions.

The first connection that needs to be made is from the front POWERCELL to the Ignition Switched Power on the AEM ECU. This is going to cavity 48 on the C1 connector on their harness. When you turn on your ignition, you will get battery voltage on this pin of their connector.

The next connection is for the fuel pump trigger. Connect the MASTERCELL input for your fuel pump to the PUMP terminal on cavity 41 on the C1 connector. Note that you must add a blocking diode in series on this MASTERCELL input. This can be a 1N4001 diode. The orientation of this diode is critical for correct operation of the fuel pump. Check the wiring diagram for the proper orientation of this diode.

Once you have the MASTERCELL input wired for the fuel pump trigger, connect the fuel pump output from the rear POWERCELL to your pump.

When the ECU sends the signal to turn on the fuel pump, the MASTERCELL input will get the trigger. The MASTERCELL will send a command to the rear POWERCELL to turn on the fuel pump. This lets you eliminate the fuel pump relay in the AEM harness and eliminates the need to run a separate fuel pump wire to the back of the car.

The last connections are for the cooling fan trigger. Connect the MASTERCELL input for your cooling fan to the FAN terminal on cavity 21 on the C1 connector. Note that you must add a blocking diode in series on this MASTERCELL input. Like the fuel pump input, this can be a 1N4001 diode. The orientation of this diode is critical for correct operation of the cooling fan. Check the wiring diagram for the proper orientation of this diode.

Once you have the MASTERCELL input wired for the cooling fan trigger, connect the cooling fan output from the front POWERCELL to your fan.

When the ECU sends the signal to turn on the cooling fan, the MASTERCELL input will get the trigger. The MASTERCELL will send a command to the front POWERCELL to turn on the cooling fan. This lets you eliminate the cooling fan relay in the AEM harness.

Please note that you must keep the EFI MAIN RELAY in the AEM harness. Follow their wiring instructions for this relay.

You can download a PDF of this wiring diagram by clicking this link.

You can contact one of our technical support engineers by clicking here if you have any questions about this wiring diagram or anything else related to wiring your car with our Infinitybox system.