+1
C7 coolant temperatures?
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 4,101
Likes: 719
From: Northeast MA & Mad Beach FL
C7 coolant temperatures?
Curious if the C7 coolant temperatures run lower all the time compared to the C6.
My C6 runs right around 195 when moving along, either highway or back roads at 40-50 MPH or above.
In stop and go traffic it'll hit 210, maybe 220 depending on how long before getting rolling again.
Does the C7 stay within a smaller/lower range of temperatures under these varying conditions?
My C6 runs right around 195 when moving along, either highway or back roads at 40-50 MPH or above.
In stop and go traffic it'll hit 210, maybe 220 depending on how long before getting rolling again.
Does the C7 stay within a smaller/lower range of temperatures under these varying conditions?
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 136,140
Likes: 2,432
From: I live my life by 2 rules. 1) Never share everything you know. 2)
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13, '16-'17-'18
If you're going by the analog gauge, you're misreading it. The digital display is more precise
Mine hovers around 204 - 206 most of the time and under "normal" driving conditions. I have an M7 Z51 (HD cooling system dontcha know)
In really hot weather (100+), mine has never gone above 212 under usual driving conditions.
Mine hovers around 204 - 206 most of the time and under "normal" driving conditions. I have an M7 Z51 (HD cooling system dontcha know)
In really hot weather (100+), mine has never gone above 212 under usual driving conditions.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,009
Likes: 54
From: slower lower DE
Curious if the C7 coolant temperatures run lower all the time compared to the C6.
My C6 runs right around 195 when moving along, either highway or back roads at 40-50 MPH or above.
In stop and go traffic it'll hit 210, maybe 220 depending on how long before getting rolling again.
Does the C7 stay within a smaller/lower range of temperatures under these varying conditions?
My C6 runs right around 195 when moving along, either highway or back roads at 40-50 MPH or above.
In stop and go traffic it'll hit 210, maybe 220 depending on how long before getting rolling again.
Does the C7 stay within a smaller/lower range of temperatures under these varying conditions?
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,599
Likes: 22
From: Whittier CA
If you're going by the analog gauge, you're misreading it. The digital display is more precise
Mine hovers around 204 - 206 most of the time and under "normal" driving conditions. I have an M7 Z51 (HD cooling system dontcha know)
In really hot weather (100+), mine has never gone above 212 under usual driving conditions.
Mine hovers around 204 - 206 most of the time and under "normal" driving conditions. I have an M7 Z51 (HD cooling system dontcha know)
In really hot weather (100+), mine has never gone above 212 under usual driving conditions.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 3,213
Likes: 17
Curious if the C7 coolant temperatures run lower all the time compared to the C6.
My C6 runs right around 195 when moving along, either highway or back roads at 40-50 MPH or above.
In stop and go traffic it'll hit 210, maybe 220 depending on how long before getting rolling again.
Does the C7 stay within a smaller/lower range of temperatures under these varying conditions?
My C6 runs right around 195 when moving along, either highway or back roads at 40-50 MPH or above.
In stop and go traffic it'll hit 210, maybe 220 depending on how long before getting rolling again.
Does the C7 stay within a smaller/lower range of temperatures under these varying conditions?
E-Ray, 3LZ, ZER, LIFT
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 35,018
Likes: 12,401
From: NE South Carolina
If you're going by the analog gauge, you're misreading it. The digital display is more precise
Mine hovers around 204 - 206 most of the time and under "normal" driving conditions. I have an M7 Z51 (HD cooling system dontcha know)
In really hot weather (100+), mine has never gone above 212 under usual driving conditions.
Mine hovers around 204 - 206 most of the time and under "normal" driving conditions. I have an M7 Z51 (HD cooling system dontcha know)
In really hot weather (100+), mine has never gone above 212 under usual driving conditions.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 2,130
Likes: 54
From: Granbury, Pecan Plantation TX
Refer to Owners manual 5-9/5-10
Page your display to Performance, first display will show a Corvette in the center with all digital readings to the right.
The 220 everyone is reading is really 200, the actual 220 mark is directly to the right of the 220 lettering.
Page your display to Performance, first display will show a Corvette in the center with all digital readings to the right.
The 220 everyone is reading is really 200, the actual 220 mark is directly to the right of the 220 lettering.
Last edited by BRCC; Aug 9, 2014 at 08:57 AM.
E-Ray, 3LZ, ZER, LIFT
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 35,018
Likes: 12,401
From: NE South Carolina
Thanks! See Oil and Trans Temp ( both of which I have displayed in my two analog gauge options) but not Engine Coolant Temp. Will try.
Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,939
Likes: 448
From: CHOCOWINITY NC
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,090
Likes: 51
From: Georgetown TX
E-Ray, 3LZ, ZER, LIFT
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 35,018
Likes: 12,401
From: NE South Carolina
Race Director
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 10,084
Likes: 3,056
From: CA
Yup, the only guage to use. I had the car over 2 mos. before I even knew it existed. Like many others I relied on the analog guage (nothing more than an idiot light) which reads 220 no matter what the conditions or what you do. My cruising coolant temps are around 208 in 95-100 deg TX heat.
Michael
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 3,145
Likes: 537
From: Upland CA
Curious if the C7 coolant temperatures run lower all the time compared to the C6.
My C6 runs right around 195 when moving along, either highway or back roads at 40-50 MPH or above.
In stop and go traffic it'll hit 210, maybe 220 depending on how long before getting rolling again.
Does the C7 stay within a smaller/lower range of temperatures under these varying conditions?
My C6 runs right around 195 when moving along, either highway or back roads at 40-50 MPH or above.
In stop and go traffic it'll hit 210, maybe 220 depending on how long before getting rolling again.
Does the C7 stay within a smaller/lower range of temperatures under these varying conditions?
Yup, the analog speedo, fuel, and water temp gages just waste space they could have used for more configurable screen. I made the same comment at a car interior evaluation event I was paid to attend. Even my lowly Spark EV has a 100% configurable display screen digital dash.