View Poll Results: What is the temperture difference between city driving and frewway driving?
0-5 degrees Farenheit
0
0%
5-10 degrees F
1
3.23%
10-15 degrees F
7
22.58%
15-20 degrees F
7
22.58%
20-25 degrees F
5
16.13%
25-30 degrees F
5
16.13%
30-35 degrees F
2
6.45%
35-40 degrees F
2
6.45%
40-45 degrees F
0
0%
45-50 degrees F
0
0%
50-55 degrees F
0
0%
55-60 degrees F
0
0%
More than 60 degrees F
2
6.45%
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Temperture Differences - City vs. Freeway Driving
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Temperture Differences - City vs. Freeway Driving
This is a survey.
Assume your 'Vette is at normal operating temperature.
By how much do you see the temperture increase when you are driving in stop-and-go or in city traffic compared to the coolant's temperture on the freeway at freeway speeds?
(What is the etiquette here, does the forum prefer votes are private, public, or no difference?)
(Is this a useful survey?)
Assume your 'Vette is at normal operating temperature.
By how much do you see the temperture increase when you are driving in stop-and-go or in city traffic compared to the coolant's temperture on the freeway at freeway speeds?
(What is the etiquette here, does the forum prefer votes are private, public, or no difference?)
(Is this a useful survey?)
Last edited by Soloflexerus; Mar 7, 2011 at 05:45 PM.
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Yeah, socalman, polls can be a good tool to find out information from the collective knowledge and experience of the forum's readers.
Before I bought my first Vette three months ago, I lurked around this forum for a while. One question then was about the normal operating temperature for a Vette. Having just flushed my cooling system, and now watching the temp gauge for every little change, I'm curious about the "normal" operating range.
By polling on the difference between city and freeway driving, I can eliminate temperature variations due to season, location, or weather.
Maybe the poll will be useful to someone in the future. You seem to have a good reputation here; I respect your opinion. Do you think this poll might be useful to the Corvette owners here?
Before I bought my first Vette three months ago, I lurked around this forum for a while. One question then was about the normal operating temperature for a Vette. Having just flushed my cooling system, and now watching the temp gauge for every little change, I'm curious about the "normal" operating range.
By polling on the difference between city and freeway driving, I can eliminate temperature variations due to season, location, or weather.
Maybe the poll will be useful to someone in the future. You seem to have a good reputation here; I respect your opinion. Do you think this poll might be useful to the Corvette owners here?
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My car can sit and idle all day at a stop light, or run down the interstate at highway speeds.
Stop light will of course be warmer than highway speed.
But as long as they are both within the designed limits of the cooling system, all is good.
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