Coolant Temps
06-15-2005, 10:10 AM
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[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 
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what's that in Farenheit for us mathematically challenged rotorheads?
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what's that in Farenheit for us mathematically challenged rotorheads?
06-15-2005, 11:00 AM
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[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.
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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.
06-15-2005, 01:52 PM
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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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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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06-15-2005, 02:54 PM
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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
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
06-16-2005, 02:06 PM
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[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
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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.
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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.
06-17-2005, 11:42 AM
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[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
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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
06-17-2005, 12:09 PM
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[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.
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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.
