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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 04:53 PM
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Default Lowering my water temperatures

Let's start with what's not my problem. On the street the temperatures run around 204º. This is with the PTE 180º thermostat and -10C mod that came with my tune from Eurocharged. It takes a while to get that warm but if I'm in traffic that's where they end up and stay. Going up the mountains to get to the race track I see a maximum of 212º. Coming down the other side (coasting) they drop to 170. My IAT's stay around 20º over ambient on the street no matter how I drive and that includes going up the mountain. It's strange but with the heat in Puerto Rico I've seen IAT's of 120º with water temps of 180º. My problem is on the race track. After racing for about 10 minutes (I'm a madman in case you didn't know) the water reaches 245º which scares the bejesus out of me. If I back off the temperatures drop fast. I don't think I have a water pump problem but a radiator capacity problem. (I'm running 2 gallons of distilled water, 2 bottles of water wetter and the rest factory fill) I've considered high flow fans, adding an after market transmission cooler to lessen the burden on the radiator, and a larger radiator. Until I find a way to lower the water temperatures I cannot add more power ..... which I want sooner than later. The easiest and most effective solution would be a higher capacity radiator. Who out there in Crossfire land knows of a radiator that would fit and holds more fluid? Speedriven conversion owners, what fits? What works for you? I need a solution. If you can help me I'll be in your debt.

Les
 
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