Power and engine temp?
Le Mans Master
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Factory setting i believe is somewhere around 225. So maybe GM might know something more than us, but there is a lot of internet truth out there and superbe knowledge. I always go with the internet side.
I might be wrong because i got this info off the internet.
I might be wrong because i got this info off the internet.
Melting Slicks
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Engines are more efficient between 190-220, good target temperature would be around 200. At higher temperatures the engine is more efficient, but then you have to consider the increase of inlet air temperature lowering horsepower .
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FWIW, the quickest, fastest 1/4 mile runs I ever made were one after another, without shutting the engine off. The only change from stock at that point was a 160° T-stat. I'm a believer in the engine/trans/diff being hot (nothing overheated), with the coldest IAT (intake air temp) you can get.....
I bet if the engine temp was a 1000 * it wouldn't matter as long the IAT is low as it's going to be, it's going to be the fastest its gonna run
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My Corvettes at the track always seem to run the quickest right out the gate on the 1st run when the eng is coldest
I agree though running daily driver temps from about 185-200
Shocked to see my C7 run 225 all the time !!
I agree though running daily driver temps from about 185-200
Shocked to see my C7 run 225 all the time !!
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I got HP Tuners w MPVI2, 160 tsat, and lowered hi speed fan to 190. I'm gonna lower it to 185. It makes more power now and the oil stays cooler and thicker as a result. My oil used to get up to 250f and thin out. Now oil is 212f. Not ever going back to those high temps.
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