Got a little concerned today about my engine temp guage while driving home. My previous vehicle never would go much above the cOLD line but the x-fire usually hover around the middle between cold and hot. It was very hot today outside and it was on the high side of halfway. Where does you guys and gals temp guage usually stay at while driving?

 

Darn near right in the middle. Of course, it depends on the temps outside though mine never varies too much.

 

Mine is right around halfway, if not just below it. When driving HARD, just barely above half way, when cruising, just below halfway.

 

1/2 way to slightly above (above while inching along at WDC).

 

Mine stays from in the middle to slightly above the halfway mark. Where I live the outside temperature is from 80 at night to 90 in the day with little seasonal variance.

Les

 

Same for me

 

I cut the vanes in the grill and now it is one tick mark below halfway. If I cruise, it's below that about a needle-width

 

mine is above the middle by a needle--width.outside temp 93 to 95 south fla.

 

My gauge can't read, but points just above the half. Same with my daughter's.

Heck, I can't read unless I change the font to 3 or get my glasses. LOL

 

Well, it has been pretty much in the 90's here in Austin, and ours (04) sits a little above half... as for your old car being barely off cold, I would be checking to make sure it had the correct temp thermostat in it... (or if it even HAD a thermostat...) most factory gauges are set to half scale as being normal, if not, then they will actually show the temp...

 

What vanes?? My car runs mint around there and I want it to stay!

 

If you were to take the grill off you'd see how it's not a flow through design, there's vanes inside that project the airflow upwards. I cut those tabs out so it does flow through. There's a couple of threads on here about it. Not my idea, so I won't take the credit, just following suit. I'll be relocating the horns when the Needswings comes through to get even more airflow through the front. Hell, I'd like to junk the whole AC system as well. I never use it. On my Jeep I got rid of it all to use on board air.

Justin

 

ahhh, looks like I have something to do tommorow. I have taken the grill off, I just didnt think about cutting those babies off. Thanks for the heads up!

 

I also modified the grill by removing the veins. if you have a dremmel, it makes life easier.

 

Half way, outside air 88f or 52f, cooling system is working. 52f this morning,top down internal heater kept me warm and the gauge was half way

 

whoah, I popped off my grill to see if I could cut the vanes out, and there are 2 lines that run across the open area. i don't know if I just never noticed them in other people's pictures but I dont know how I'll fit my intake when it comes! It looks like one goes to the power steering resevior and the other goes under the exhaust manifold, but it was to hot to check out exactly where it went. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

 

I cut the vanes on mine out and it stays a needle width below half...downward, not sure what you are talking about...I cut just the grill...I have a stock grill for show, and my cut out for playing...the stock one I had painted gloss blk, leaving the silver runners, the other is good ole paint can black...which what I run most of the time...

 

Mine reads Playcar but it told me it just reads the articles.


Or it is in the middle.

 

what kind of cai did you order???

 

you have a very naughty XF........