[Z06] What's considered normal operating temp ?
09-24-2006, 08:43 PM
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Today was 95 degrees and the engine temp was 197 and oil was 176.
I sat, idling, for ten minutes, a bit later and the engine temp was 209 and oil was 187.
I sat, idling, for ten minutes, a bit later and the engine temp was 209 and oil was 187.
09-25-2006, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by VNAMVET
Today was 95 degrees and the engine temp was 197 and oil was 176.
I sat, idling, for ten minutes, a bit later and the engine temp was 209 and oil was 187.
I sat, idling, for ten minutes, a bit later and the engine temp was 209 and oil was 187.
09-25-2006, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by GoTreo
The stock C6Z runs about 210-225*. If you mofify your fan setting with Ls2Edit or HPtuner, you can get your car to run consistently in the 190's.
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09-25-2006, 09:09 PM
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At cruising speed (45-55) the C6Z coolant temp is at 195. If it's in stop and go traffic or you idle at a light for a bit, the temp goes above 200. That's really no big deal because it returns to 195 once you get back up to cruising speed.
I hot lapped my very first four passes at the drag strip and the coolant temps at the line were 215-220. At those temps, the car ran three tenths slower (11.58, 11.60, 11.68) than at 195 (11.31 on the fifth pass). At the drag strip I care about those tenths. But on the street in stop-and-go traffic, why should any owner care?
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I hot lapped my very first four passes at the drag strip and the coolant temps at the line were 215-220. At those temps, the car ran three tenths slower (11.58, 11.60, 11.68) than at 195 (11.31 on the fifth pass). At the drag strip I care about those tenths. But on the street in stop-and-go traffic, why should any owner care?
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09-25-2006, 09:49 PM
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But on the street in stop-and-go traffic, why should any owner care?
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09-25-2006, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by GoTreo
Just like you want the most power your car can produce on the track, I want that same condition 100% of the time while driving on the street. When I punch it, I want it to respond with everything its got. (But only up to the posted speed limit of course )
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It's always ironic to me that owners worried about three tenths at elevated coolant temps on the street generally lack the same zeal to learn to drive their cars better.
The magic is in the driving, not attempting to rescue transcient power fluctuations; but perhaps that's just me.
I generally caution owners against chasing small increments of new power before learning to extract the performance inherent in the stock car.
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09-25-2006, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Ranger
At cruising speed (45-55) the C6Z coolant temp is at 195. If it's in stop and go traffic or you idle at a light for a bit, the temp goes above 200. That's really no big deal because it returns to 195 once you get back up to cruising speed.
I hot lapped my very first four passes at the drag strip and the coolant temps at the line were 215-220. At those temps, the car ran three tenths slower (11.58, 11.60, 11.68) than at 195 (11.31 on the fifth pass). At the drag strip I care about those tenths. But on the street in stop-and-go traffic, why should any owner care?
Ranger
I hot lapped my very first four passes at the drag strip and the coolant temps at the line were 215-220. At those temps, the car ran three tenths slower (11.58, 11.60, 11.68) than at 195 (11.31 on the fifth pass). At the drag strip I care about those tenths. But on the street in stop-and-go traffic, why should any owner care?
Ranger
why care in stop and go traffic anyway 
09-25-2006, 10:46 PM
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I generally pay a lot more attention to the oil temp - it's the number my DIC sees the most.
On the freeway, cruising, I'm usually running high 160s low 170s. On the track, I saw 219.
In a recent C6 convertible that I drove, an oil temp of 219 was the norm around town. The Z06 oil temps have been consistently cooler than the standard C6.
On the freeway, cruising, I'm usually running high 160s low 170s. On the track, I saw 219.
In a recent C6 convertible that I drove, an oil temp of 219 was the norm around town. The Z06 oil temps have been consistently cooler than the standard C6.
09-25-2006, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by camille
I generally pay a lot more attention to the oil temp - it's the number my DIC sees the most.
On the freeway, cruising, I'm usually running high 160s low 170s. On the track, I saw 219.
In a recent C6 convertible that I drove, an oil temp of 219 was the norm around town. The Z06 oil temps have been consistently cooler than the standard C6.
On the freeway, cruising, I'm usually running high 160s low 170s. On the track, I saw 219.
In a recent C6 convertible that I drove, an oil temp of 219 was the norm around town. The Z06 oil temps have been consistently cooler than the standard C6.
Ranger
09-26-2006, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Ranger
Whatever floats your boat. In stop and go traffic, it's pretty hard to think of anything more irrelevant.
It's always ironic to me that owners worried about three tenths at elevated coolant temps on the street generally lack the same zeal to learn to drive their cars better.
The magic is in the driving, not attempting to rescue transcient power fluctuations; but perhaps that's just me.
I generally caution owners against chasing small increments of new power before learning to extract the performance inherent in the stock car.
Ranger
It's always ironic to me that owners worried about three tenths at elevated coolant temps on the street generally lack the same zeal to learn to drive their cars better.
The magic is in the driving, not attempting to rescue transcient power fluctuations; but perhaps that's just me.
I generally caution owners against chasing small increments of new power before learning to extract the performance inherent in the stock car.
Ranger
Jeff
