what are the coolant temps running at in your first gen especially if it is a turbo car?? I cannot seem to get mine to run any cloder than 84c and it is driving me crazy https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif

[quote name='FB MAZDATURBO' date='Jun 14 2005, 09:42 AM']what are the coolant temps running at in your first gen especially if it is a turbo car?? I cannot seem to get mine to run any cloder than 84c and it is driving me crazy https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif


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what's that in Farenheit for us mathematically challenged rotorheads? https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683561.gif

183.2 F

[quote name='Il RX8 lI' date='Jun 15 2005, 08:37 AM']183.2 F


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Im right there with you, but mine creeps up after 3500 rpms and temp goes down if I keep it below that, my last resort is swapping radiators, so Im waiting on the 79-80 3row to arrive......here is a few things I did that helped but with the rotted radiator it just wasnt enough. (I took a saw-saw to it and that definetly was the culprit.)



Redline water wetter with distilled water

DEI header wrap

Racing Beat Holley heat shield

Buy a lower radiatior hose that has a coil in it or a very stiff type, mine liked to collapse at higher rpms.

If you dont have a fan shroud-get one they help alot also the lower tray below the crossmember that everyone takes off for weight savings....they help cool also.

I installed an electric fan along with a new stock clutch fan.

I even tried the thermostat bypass trick stated in the Racing Beat catalog and that really helped, but not in daily traffic.



Hope these ideas help out some. Ill let you know what happens on mine after I install the new radiator.

well I have a spal 2300 cfm fan I did the water pump housing plug I got two bottles of water wetter with distilled water I have got a custom built three row rad, to hold the fan is a aluminum fan shroud that I built for it also





is it a six port motor you are running too ??



















[quote name='jgarza77' date='Jun 15 2005, 10:00 AM']Im right there with you, but mine creeps up after 3500 rpms and temp goes down if I keep it below that, my last resort is swapping radiators, so Im waiting on the 79-80 3row to arrive......here is a few things I did that helped but with the rotted radiator it just wasnt enough. (I took a saw-saw to it and that definetly was the culprit.)



Redline water wetter with distilled water

DEI header wrap

Racing Beat Holley heat shield

Buy a lower radiatior hose that has a coil in it or a very stiff type, mine liked to collapse at higher rpms.

If you dont have a fan shroud-get one they help alot also the lower tray below the crossmember that everyone takes off for weight savings....they help cool also.

I installed an electric fan along with a new stock clutch fan.

I even tried the thermostat bypass trick stated in the Racing Beat catalog and that really helped, but not in daily traffic.



Hope these ideas help out some. Ill let you know what happens on mine after I install the new radiator.


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[quote name='FB MAZDATURBO' date='Jun 15 2005, 11:52 AM']well I have a spal 2300 cfm fan I did the water pump housing plug I got two bottles of water wetter with distilled water I have got a custom built three row rad, to hold the fan is a aluminum fan shroud that I built for it also

is it a six port motor you are running too ??


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13b n/a engine 4 port

new gsl-se rotor housing and eccentric shaft

74 lapped and ported steel plates

90 n/a rotors (all atkins seals, springs, and apexs)

oil pan baffle plate

race oil pump

race oil psi regulator

aluminum flywheel

race pulleys

road race header w/y-collecter to 3inch pipe into racing beat muffler

no heat no a/c no emissions

[quote name='FB MAZDATURBO' date='Jun 14 2005, 08:42 AM']what are the coolant temps running at in your first gen especially if it is a turbo car?? I cannot seem to get mine to run any cloder than 84c and it is driving me crazy https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif


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I dont think you want it much cooler than this do you? I mean right around 180 degrees Farenheit is perfect operating temps.

[quote name='spooliNrx7' date='Jun 16 2005, 01:06 PM']I dont think you want it much cooler than this do you? I mean right around 180 degrees Farenheit is perfect operating temps.


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well if i push the car really hard it hits 100c like right now i dont mind the fact that it runs at 80-88c unless i start to boost it alot or pull a good grade hill which equals boost too then the temps climb up to atleast a 100c and hotter

[quote name='jgarza77' date='Jun 15 2005, 09:00 AM']........my last resort is swapping radiators, so Im waiting on the 79-80 3row to arrive........ Ill let you know what happens on mine after I install the new radiator.


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Im still waiting on my new radiator, probably wont be till Monday, got it thru Radiator Express.com for 122, shipped.....Local parts stores wanted 175 and up.

You think the 79-80 3 row would cool better than the stocker in my 85 GS?

[quote name='1revnrex' date='Jun 18 2005, 09:21 PM']You think the 79-80 3 row would cool better than the stocker in my 85 GS?


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well i would assume so if it is a three row instead of the two rad that comes in th later years

some 84-85 even came with or got replaced with a 1 row, 3 row is better than one, and has the brackets to hang the oil cooler, Ive heard about the REPU radiator being a 4row, but I havent seen one and are not very common or for that matter easy to come by so I cant be for sure. If they are 4 row I would love to have one swapped into my engine bay. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683561.gif

[quote name='jgarza77' date='Jun 15 2005, 08:00 AM']Buy a lower radiatior hose that has a coil in it or a very stiff type, mine liked to collapse at higher rpms.


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pay close attention to this point. it is VERY important!



by the way, where does one find them these days. the last one i bought did not have the coil and i need to get another.

[quote name='diabolical1' date='Jun 21 2005, 10:41 AM']pay close attention to this point. it is VERY important!



by the way, where does one find them these days. the last one i bought did not have the coil and i need to get another.


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I couldnt find one either so I bought a Goodyear cut to fit hose from Autozone, the ones that look ribbed. They are very sturdy, just watch the curve, it doesnt like 90degree angles.

[quote name='jgarza77' date='Jun 20 2005, 01:26 PM']some 84-85 even came with or got replaced with a 1 row, 3 row is better than one, and has the brackets to hang the oil cooler, Ive heard about the REPU radiator being a 4row, but I havent seen one and are not very common or for that matter easy to come by so I cant be for sure. If they are 4 row I would love to have one swapped into my engine bay. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683561.gif


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The 84-85 is Two Row Radiator, but it is over 1/3 Taller.

The 79-83 is a Three Row, but it is 1/3 shorter.



They are both fine. I am currently using the stock 85 radiator



You get the lower hose from MAZDA. It's cheap.



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My car runs at 180 degrees, in the hot sun, leaving it idling with the A/C on full.

When cruising, it's about 170 degrees.



This is my new fan:



http://www.flex-a-lite.com/auto/Sblade180extremeLG.jpg



http://www.flex-a-lite.com/auto/html/180_b...ic_x-treme.html



It's really quiet too!

just take the thermostat out!





































jk

[quote name='Shane.Trammell' date='Jun 24 2005, 01:56 PM']just take the thermostat out!

jk


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