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Originally Posted by josserman,May 30 2010, 04:25 PM
yea but what about your oil temps after driving hard for 25mins?
What are some negative affects of abnormally high oil temps?
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Originally Posted by RAIN H8R,May 31 2010, 02:02 PM
are you talking about the fake ducts in the bumper? So just by cutting those you noticed a difference? Even without having to route the air to the radiator?
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Originally Posted by spectacle,May 31 2010, 07:28 PM
Who knows? Probably hot as all hell but I don't track the car so I really don't care too much.
What are some negative affects of abnormally high oil temps?
What are some negative affects of abnormally high oil temps?
Main issue with high temps is oil breakdown and loss of viscosity leading to all sorts of fun (and expensive) engine problems.
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Originally Posted by Spec_Ops2087,May 30 2010, 08:45 AM
My coolant temps have always been 190-200F -- helms manual states that thermo is fully open at 185ish and fan switch turns on at ~200 and shuts off 10 degrees less. Plus now that there is a lot more strain on the system, I expect my temps to remain high.
I did a pretty hard drive today and oil temps capped at about 230, I tried to keep the car at 6k+ rpms the whole time. However, my water temps were creeping up pretty high although I've heard track cars usually see 210+ water temps...I've personally never seen that before so it had me worried. For the record they got up to about 208F before I let off and they dropped back down to 195.
Even with a big ass fan blowing through the bumper, you cant feel any air getting to the radiator with the intercooler / condenser in place -- they are MAJOR restrictions. I plan on doing something interesting with the fans to help cooling.
....stay tuned
I did a pretty hard drive today and oil temps capped at about 230, I tried to keep the car at 6k+ rpms the whole time. However, my water temps were creeping up pretty high although I've heard track cars usually see 210+ water temps...I've personally never seen that before so it had me worried. For the record they got up to about 208F before I let off and they dropped back down to 195.
Even with a big ass fan blowing through the bumper, you cant feel any air getting to the radiator with the intercooler / condenser in place -- they are MAJOR restrictions. I plan on doing something interesting with the fans to help cooling.
....stay tuned
Scott put the mishimoto fans/shroud on his car with his Mase kit (for clearance) and had high water temps.. He switched back to the OEM shroud and fans and all is well now with his water temps. The mishimoto's were not as good as the OEM fans at cooling...
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Originally Posted by TRBOKEV,Jul 29 2010, 02:48 PM
Just an FYI..
Scott put the mishimoto fans/shroud on his car with his Mase kit (for clearance) and had high water temps.. He switched back to the OEM shroud and fans and all is well now with his water temps. The mishimoto's were not as good as the OEM fans at cooling...
Scott put the mishimoto fans/shroud on his car with his Mase kit (for clearance) and had high water temps.. He switched back to the OEM shroud and fans and all is well now with his water temps. The mishimoto's were not as good as the OEM fans at cooling...
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most aftermarket "high performance fans" get outflowed by the stock fans with ease.
now, step up to an authentic Spal fan and its another story. try and get a fan that is at least 11 amps(17 is preferred for best cooling). most fans on ebay, etc draw like 6 amps and are super weak. the mishimoto shroud causes a lot of hotspots and heat trapping. seen it on some nissan threads as well.
for their fans.
spec- i like all the mods bro. you're putting your money where it counts.
now, step up to an authentic Spal fan and its another story. try and get a fan that is at least 11 amps(17 is preferred for best cooling). most fans on ebay, etc draw like 6 amps and are super weak. the mishimoto shroud causes a lot of hotspots and heat trapping. seen it on some nissan threads as well.
for their fans.spec- i like all the mods bro. you're putting your money where it counts.