Cooling mods work!
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FYI, I took out my Spoon thermostat and will be using a Mugen one instead. The Spoon runs an average of 10 degrees cooler than the Mugen. When I had the Spoon installed my cars water temp wouldn't get above 160 on my entire drive to and from work, which is about 8 miles each way. Not a good idea IMHO.
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I don't think the temp guage is displaying radiator temp. I think it is displaying the temp from the block. If it were displaying radiator temp, the temp would be cooler in higher gears (slower coolant flow and high air flow).
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gernby,
I was in DFW (Irving) yesterday for a job interview...I believe the temp during the day was mid-70's. Side note...I'm realy hoping for this job to go through, and if it does, the better half is looking at a place in Plano. Anyway, you could put an electric valve on the radiator line with a switch in the cabin...close it completely during cold starts, open it partially during normal driving with full open for track events. Slap a simple timer on there to prevent Alzheimers kicking in and forgetting to open it up after warmup.
I was in DFW (Irving) yesterday for a job interview...I believe the temp during the day was mid-70's. Side note...I'm realy hoping for this job to go through, and if it does, the better half is looking at a place in Plano. Anyway, you could put an electric valve on the radiator line with a switch in the cabin...close it completely during cold starts, open it partially during normal driving with full open for track events. Slap a simple timer on there to prevent Alzheimers kicking in and forgetting to open it up after warmup.
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I don't really know how to test the pump without using a flow meter, or possibly a pressure sensor. If there was a pressure sensor in the coolant line FROM the engine TO the radiator, and there was some sort of a restriction between the pressure sensor and the radiator, then it seems like you could plot pressure based on RPM. I don't think you could really calculate GPM from that, but a higher pressure would indicate higher flow, right?
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From: Waterford
Originally posted by KrazyKarim
quick question a little off topic, i've been looking to get an OBD2 tool ot data log and scan and such, Anyone have any good reccomendations?
Thanx
Karim
quick question a little off topic, i've been looking to get an OBD2 tool ot data log and scan and such, Anyone have any good reccomendations?
Thanx
Karim