Getting a tune, what temps for the cooling fans?
04-19-2018, 11:26 AM
#2
Le Mans Master
Being a somewhat paranoid type, my Z being a DD, temps here can hit high 90's to low 100's in the summer... I simply asked them to drop mine by 10deg.
04-19-2018, 12:18 PM
#3
I'm not the op, but being as I will be getting a tune soon as well, I have a 160 degree thermostat on my DD, I live in Northern California where it can get pretty hot during the summer. What would ya'll recommend?
04-19-2018, 08:49 PM
#4
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
04-19-2018, 10:01 PM
#5
Burning Brakes
180* stat. Dewitts rad and fan kit. PWR water pump. Headers and exhaust. Illinois weather. Maggie install coming soon.
Curious how you determine the proper fan temps.
Last edited by oneandgone; 04-19-2018 at 10:01 PM.
04-19-2018, 11:05 PM
#6
Burning Brakes
Good info, thank you. Which Mags kit do you have? What kind of power did you see? I have a TVS-2300 and am hoping to get 5-550.
08-31-2018, 04:04 AM
#9
Le Mans Master
I have the above highlighted setup and run 205 low speed ON and 215 high speed ON. I have tried lower stats and lower turn on temps and largely because of the Maggie ( huge heat generator even if not in boost) and the fans are constantly on at speeds below 35 MPH. I prefer not to have the fans always running and I have found for my setup that a 180 stat and 205 ON for low speed avoids the fans being on except in the hottest of weather. Engine temp in normal driving on the highway is 195 plus or minus a degree or two. In traffic the temps are around 202 plus or minus a degree or two. When low speed fans do come on temps quickly drop back under 200. I'm satisfied with that operation on my car.
At higher speeds on the highway or track the engine temp drops to under 190 even with the maggie in boost. Suspect that the increased air flow through the radiator is responsible for the drop.
At higher speeds on the highway or track the engine temp drops to under 190 even with the maggie in boost. Suspect that the increased air flow through the radiator is responsible for the drop.