Thread: higher temps issue
View Single Post
Old Jun 26, 2009 | 05:40 PM
  #9 (permalink)  
waldig's Avatar
waldig
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 4,508
Likes: 34
From: VA
Talking Re: higher temps issue
Here we go again and Ill try to remember the details in order.

The stock stat is like 97 degrees C C C thats about 100 and boiling here in the colonies, 212.

I designed and posted a low temp stat that uses american stat from stant; one of the best stat people. It is 180 degrees and that is as COLD as you can run it in year round weather - believe me or find out why on your own dime.

I made a 172 stat also and it is good in summer but I have gotten too lazy to swap biannually so Iam 180 degrees now.

I sent one to needswings so he could evaluate it and maybe start providing them. Yall can beat him up for them as he has caught up with the earlier release of the super cooler and my effort of a low restriction (Super) oil separator.

Currently he is nearing the development cycle of my ( Super) pulley kit that slows the idlers and makes them last plus loads of other benefits. I dont choose to get paid for this other than supplies and so I can maintain some isolation and separation [from the work and shipping issues] so Iam happy.

So go to rob and ring his bell 'nicely' about the stat and such if you want to have lower operating engine temps. The 180 degree OPENING stat is a sweet fix and I have been using it since last autocross season. Previously to the super cooler that I wrote up and designed, I had big time heat problems for running at wot for a solid minute on the course ( and off the course I sadly must admit to ) built up heat the 1/4 milers never thought about.


NOW CHAPTER TWO:

THe tstat fix will not make the engine run cooler - - - - in a parking lot. The engine fan will still operate under the computer control which wants that 97 degree C temp. So sitting, the temp gauge does not move..........

When your on the road the forward motion will blast so much air thru the stack of heat exchangers and radiators that the readings will fall about 1 tick mark depending on your steady speed and ambient temperature. If you had NO stat the engine would be really angry for the passages are DESIGNED for a stat that circulates with-in the block until the correct temp is achieved ---- then it opens and directs the water into the radiator. With no stat the temp can vary all over the place and end up throwing fault codes like engine below proper temperature and such.

Yo need a stat, the lower one works in Virginia just fine and I posted the temp readings in a few threads I started. Photos in the gallery for the interested ones to gaze at.


When done ill post my results, My dyno date finally worked out and I was running up to 1.9 BAR of boost. sadly the power was down to 330 or so. I gotta understand what it was trying to say to me. have to analyze the charts yet.

Now whats a BAR??????? This is your homework assignment and no sharing answers...

WEEKEND


WEEKEND



WEEKEND



WEEKEND



WEEKEND

by and for

W DY
 
Reply
0