LMR 160* stat a success!
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St. Jude Donor '14
LMR 160* stat a success!
Put this thing in before heading to the track tonight, changed the target ECT setting to 180* and worked like a champ!
On the highway it was 165* cruising
Looking at logs at the track, I was short on time and didn't have a lot of time to let the car sit and the temps were hovering right around that 180* mark that I set it up for. I'll have to try to lower that to 170* next time to get those fans rolling more.
On the highway it was 165* cruising
Looking at logs at the track, I was short on time and didn't have a lot of time to let the car sit and the temps were hovering right around that 180* mark that I set it up for. I'll have to try to lower that to 170* next time to get those fans rolling more.
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St. Jude Donor '14
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I wonder about running the engine too cool and not getting the oil temps up to boil out the moisture. what are your thoughts on the "best temp" for the oil and water
should make more power though
nice work!
should make more power though
nice work!
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the thermostat regulates coolant flow, not oil. oil temps still can easily get over 200 with a much lower coolant temp.
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Great work Ben. I'm still looking for help to solve the car getting hot do to the front mounted intercooler. These C7s seem to have the radiator maxed out from day one and any obstruction ( front mounted plate) with cause hot or over heated driving on a road coarse. A 160 thermostat won't fix that but I would like the car running a bit cooler so I would have more time until temp gets hotter.
For an example, Sunday I got on the car full throttle from 60ish to 145 and shut it down and water temp with up to 250 is 10 seconds..... Really sucks.
For an example, Sunday I got on the car full throttle from 60ish to 145 and shut it down and water temp with up to 250 is 10 seconds..... Really sucks.
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From: Cin City
St. Jude Donor '14
Great work Ben. I'm still looking for help to solve the car getting hot do to the front mounted intercooler. These C7s seem to have the radiator maxed out from day one and any obstruction ( front mounted plate) with cause hot or over heated driving on a road coarse. A 160 thermostat won't fix that but I would like the car running a bit cooler so I would have more time until temp gets hotter.
For an example, Sunday I got on the car full throttle from 60ish to 145 and shut it down and water temp with up to 250 is 10 seconds..... Really sucks.
For an example, Sunday I got on the car full throttle from 60ish to 145 and shut it down and water temp with up to 250 is 10 seconds..... Really sucks.
