Originally Posted by dstuart
"the large h/e is the biggest part of the puzzle. with it installed it raised my engine temps by 10*C. thats were the 180* thermostat (tstat) comes into play along with the fan mod. temps now back at 80*C were they belong"
Just a question on the above quote. If the inter-cooler system is separated from the engine cooling system why would a larger H/E cause the engine temp to go up 10*C ? Thanks
ANSWER:
Because the larger inter-cooler is in front of all-the other radiators, thus causing other system cooling issues... to me its a matter of priority if i can keep the temps down on the iat's using the stock inter-cooler and doing the other mods, id like to do so, because then the other systems wont suffer.. like i said before this is my daily driver im not looking to create other long term issues by installing over sized inter-coolers, i figure if the car needed the larger IC the SRT would have done that, i think ic cooling issues originate from an inefficient or faulty IC pump...
another question what is the lowest mix i can use safely in the entire engine here in Florida where the weather never gets below 45F for very long?