How hot is too hot?
07-30-2010, 06:42 AM
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I have a stock radiator, 180 dedgree t-stat, small eBay intervooler, 50/50 mix and I m pretty sure I got a bottle of water wetter in there. I don't have the stock air splitter installed or the engine plastic guard.
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07-30-2010, 06:50 AM
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So you've done everything wrong you're saying.
Install the stock undertray, install a 160* thermostat, drain, flush, clean, flush, fill, drain, flush, clean, and fill your new all aluminum $160 radiator with more like 40/60 coolant/distilled water, and install a reroute. Congrats, you've spent $200 to solve 99% of your over heating issues.
Install the stock undertray, install a 160* thermostat, drain, flush, clean, flush, fill, drain, flush, clean, and fill your new all aluminum $160 radiator with more like 40/60 coolant/distilled water, and install a reroute. Congrats, you've spent $200 to solve 99% of your over heating issues.
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07-30-2010, 06:59 AM
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The T-Stat is unnecessary in this weather climate. I don't have the under-tray on either, but I have a mishimoto 55mm radiator. That's all I've done, no unnecessary reroutes or any of that other mess, and I never peak above 205 under 17psi boost on a 94º day (so far).
Edit- Oh and that's with generic 50-50 mix coolant as well..
Edit- Oh and that's with generic 50-50 mix coolant as well..
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07-30-2010, 07:51 AM
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Read up on my reroute, I think I might have spent $40 on it, and some of it was for a spacer I never used. The rear Gates hose that was kinda expensive could have been replaced with a cheap piece of straight hose had I bought the metal mid pipe that already had a 90* bend in it.
That and some ducting/undertray action will make the stock radiator sufficient for street driving until you can buy an aluminum one. These are also upgrades you can do a step at a time, each of which will show marked improvement until you've got an ideal setup.
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07-30-2010, 07:54 AM
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The T-Stat is unnecessary in this weather climate. I don't have the under-tray on either, but I have a mishimoto 55mm radiator. That's all I've done, no unnecessary reroutes or any of that other mess, and I never peak above 205 under 17psi boost on a 94º day (so far).
Edit- Oh and that's with generic 50-50 mix coolant as well..
Edit- Oh and that's with generic 50-50 mix coolant as well..
the reroute is not a modification, but a return to the proper design that has been incorrectly configured for uneven cylinder cooling. you can say "i'm too much of a bitch to want to do it" but don't speak negatively of the coolant reroute.
edit- nice! I got some red font! my dialect is a mixture of satire, insomnia, and ridiculousness. I hope no one other than the WARNINGBOT was offended...
Last edited by NickC; 07-30-2010 at 08:45 AM.
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