Chefs NEW Kraftwerks problem
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From: Northern KY
Originally Posted by Habitforming
Unfortunately I wasn't logging when my coolant got hot that one time (it was as we were arriving and had the car full of luggage, which probably played a part as well). On my Ap2v1 cluster the coolant was about 4 blocks above normal, but I have no idea what that equates to. Slowing down & increasing the distance to the cars in front of me cleared in up in a matter of a couple minutes. For the rest of the weekend it never went above about 215 as I recall from looking at the few logs I took. I would definitely be keeping an eye on my coolant temps in the situation you described. Anything over 225 and I'd start taking steps to bring it back down. Too high and you can blow a head gasket or cause other damage. I don't know what temp that starts to become a big concern on our car though. I'm going to be adding an AEM serial gauge soon so I can monitor the exact temp, and have also just setup over temp protection on my EMS so it will limit my revs if coolant goes too high (and did the same for oil temp & pressure).
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Spent half hour with the car today. Mind you it's been a long time since I've seen the car.
I estimate about 75 percent of the needed air to cool the four unit stack (intercooler/oil cooler/condensor/radiator) was restricted.
Removed grille, lp bracket, and blocked the sides, raising the grille pressure. (The side "funnel" gets removed during kw install, bad move)
This 30% addition to airflow fixed the overheating, and we were able to run around with the ac on no problem.
The other 45% we will recover next week with a new ac condensor, as ALL EIGHT BOTTOM ROWS were sandblasted shut.
In an oem car, this wouldn't matter.
When you add 2 more heat sources to the stack, everything changes.
The list of improvements to be made to this kit is very long.
I estimate about 75 percent of the needed air to cool the four unit stack (intercooler/oil cooler/condensor/radiator) was restricted.
Removed grille, lp bracket, and blocked the sides, raising the grille pressure. (The side "funnel" gets removed during kw install, bad move)
This 30% addition to airflow fixed the overheating, and we were able to run around with the ac on no problem.
The other 45% we will recover next week with a new ac condensor, as ALL EIGHT BOTTOM ROWS were sandblasted shut.
In an oem car, this wouldn't matter.
When you add 2 more heat sources to the stack, everything changes.
The list of improvements to be made to this kit is very long.
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From: Raleigh, NC
I always forget to mention this.. I've had 3 s2000's come in with heating issues due to a/c condenser being "plugged" up
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The "sandblasted shut" ac condenser seems to be common among cars that are tracked. The fins are easily bent by the numerous small rocks that sticky tires kick up at high speed. The intercooler will help keep a new condenser open.
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From: Northern KY
Spent half hour with the car today. Mind you it's been a long time since I've seen the car.
I estimate about 75 percent of the needed air to cool the four unit stack (intercooler/oil cooler/condensor/radiator) was restricted.
Removed grille, lp bracket, and blocked the sides, raising the grille pressure. (The side "funnel" gets removed during kw install, bad move)
This 30% addition to airflow fixed the overheating, and we were able to run around with the ac on no problem.
The other 45% we will recover next week with a new ac condensor, as ALL EIGHT BOTTOM ROWS were sandblasted shut.
In an oem car, this wouldn't matter.
When you add 2 more heat sources to the stack, everything changes.
The list of improvements to be made to this kit is very long.
I estimate about 75 percent of the needed air to cool the four unit stack (intercooler/oil cooler/condensor/radiator) was restricted.
Removed grille, lp bracket, and blocked the sides, raising the grille pressure. (The side "funnel" gets removed during kw install, bad move)
This 30% addition to airflow fixed the overheating, and we were able to run around with the ac on no problem.
The other 45% we will recover next week with a new ac condensor, as ALL EIGHT BOTTOM ROWS were sandblasted shut.
In an oem car, this wouldn't matter.
When you add 2 more heat sources to the stack, everything changes.
The list of improvements to be made to this kit is very long.
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Made it to the track this week .. First time since over heating issues .. I was shifting at 7 k all day just to be safe.. Had temps go up 1 bar but went back down when I let off a bit .. Other than that in happy to get her home with no problems thank god .. Small steps in getting some confidence back .. Here's a vid ...http://youtu.be/0T9nqIy3O6Q