Heat
07-18-2003, 12:49 AM
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That is waaaaaay hot. It has been 110-115 every day for nearly the last month and the highest I have let it get up to is 105C. If I go over 100C I shut off the A/C and in city driving that will keep the car around 95C. On the highway with no A/C it will go to almost 100C. Currently I have a Koyo, stock IC, and nothing blocking air from going around the rad. Definately if it gets that hot again turn off the a/c and let it cool down some!
07-18-2003, 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by twinturborx7pete' date='Jul 15 2003, 03:13 PM
Yes fans are running. I just need to duct everything so no air goes around my radiator.
Also you have to take into effect that the ambient temp outside was at least 105F with 100% Humidity. Its going to be hard for ANY car to have cool temps at that temperature outside. I live in a Tropical climate, not up north or out west where most of you do, where you have heat, but no humidity.
lucky bastages.
Also you have to take into effect that the ambient temp outside was at least 105F with 100% Humidity. Its going to be hard for ANY car to have cool temps at that temperature outside. I live in a Tropical climate, not up north or out west where most of you do, where you have heat, but no humidity.
07-20-2003, 02:41 AM
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well i put some insulation underneath my radiator and it seems to be working... some **** i got at home depot to insulate pipes.. its works pretty well at blocking the air.. my temps didn't rise above 91C so i think i'm on to fixing my problem
08-10-2003, 01:35 AM
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update: dumped my 50/50 mixture and went with distilled water, 5% glycol, and a bottle of water wetter... its made a huge difference at night time.. now when i get into it, it stays around 87-88C... have to see what happens during the day time.. also plan on buying my friends R1 oil coolers.. that should help as well.
08-10-2003, 02:12 PM
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pete I think you have another problem or maybe thats what a fmic does
the highest I've hit on my car is just a little over 200 running it hard at the track...stock radiator and everything. On the street my car runs at 182 and never moves past that point because I run the fans on high always.
I start to **** when I see 190...240 is not good.
I bet it has something to do with the fmic blocking the radiator
the highest I've hit on my car is just a little over 200 running it hard at the track...stock radiator and everything. On the street my car runs at 182 and never moves past that point because I run the fans on high always.
I start to **** when I see 190...240 is not good.
I bet it has something to do with the fmic blocking the radiator
08-11-2003, 12:38 AM
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well i always ran at 86C before i went FMIC and T78... its just getting air to the radiator and keeping it there... plus my oil cooler is banged up.. so having 2 nice ones will definatly help.
08-11-2003, 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by twinturborx7pete' date='Jul 16 2003, 05:13 AM
Yes fans are running. I just need to duct everything so no air goes around my radiator.
Also you have to take into effect that the ambient temp outside was at least 105F with 100% Humidity. Its going to be hard for ANY car to have cool temps at that temperature outside. I live in a Tropical climate, not up north or out west where most of you do, where you have heat, but no humidity. lucky bastages.
Also you have to take into effect that the ambient temp outside was at least 105F with 100% Humidity. Its going to be hard for ANY car to have cool temps at that temperature outside. I live in a Tropical climate, not up north or out west where most of you do, where you have heat, but no humidity.
Not sure which ECU you run, but you should turn yoru fan setting lower so they come on sooner. I have mine set at 85 low 90 high....I rarely see 92. when I boost it, I can get up to as high as 95...and yes, I do have a FMIC.
I have an aftermarket radiator and a vented hood...that's it. You should be definitely seeing lower temps, unless your running a PFC with the stock fan temp settings.
I would definitely check your fan relays...I had one go bad and it did the same thing your FD is doing right now.
08-11-2003, 11:12 AM
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yah i run a PFC, i'll have to make sure on the fan setting, but i'm pretty sure they are set to come on at 85C on high.. but like i said, i'm not sure.. my friend programmed it for me.. its his map.
So i'll have to let you guys know.. thanks!
So i'll have to let you guys know.. thanks!
