pimpsmurf wrote:

I've heard that repeatedly, but anyone else have something to add? just trying to double tripple check myself. 205 while cruising is pretty damned high IMO

what sleves?  Did you drill holes in them for improved flow?

I remember reading some where about honing out the water pump inlet or outlet port of the water pump for more flow???

Another suggestion that I can contribute is try richening it up a little bit if that won't kill your performance. After I reset my fuel trims mine started running pig rich but my temps went down about 10-15 degrees

Holy shit. Ok nevermind haha. Carry on

I'm running the darton sleeves, and have been for four or five months now, my car runs on average at about 185-190, idling in traffic on a hot summer day maybe hit 200, factory radiator, stockwater pump with no drilling or honing, nothin fancy how ever I did eliminate coolant going to the heater core, by by heat, when you dynoing that bad boy, what cams are you running? Trav claims he can get some one off cams but he don't respond to my PM's, I really need some cams

There has got to be a way to do it with the stock stuff.  I am running AEBS sleeves and never over heated.  Granted it runs hotter in the summer but once I am moving the temps stay below 220*.  I do have an oil cooler which prob helps and the only other mod I have is flex-a-lite slim fans.  I run 14.7+ at cruise so I can factor that out as a possible cooling source.  Nothing special about the water mix either.

Next step, yeah I know I'm gonna hear it., I'm putting vents in the hood.  That will keep the engine from baking in it's own juices.

Last edited by pregunta (2008-10-23 07:52:37)

avg temp controlled by the consult??  idk what is actually computer controlled on the car that would lower temps...   I run 200-210 normally but i dont have any thermostat upgrades and whatnot. i need an oil cooler becuz i can open the oil cap and see oil evaporating   though it did it when i was na still annoying lol

im right there with you pimp, stock lower t stat and gutted upper.im seeing between 195- 210 in traffic/ slow driving. ive also learned that if im turning more revs in slow driving it runs cooler, gotta be because the water pump is circulating more water. about the only thing im doing different from you is running a straight ater mix, with a couple of ounces of water wetter. no antifreeze for me.

forgot, I also have the upper thermo gutted.

Anything under 220 is ok... 200 is nothing major.. You're going to run hotter with sleeves.  When you sleeve a QR block, you completely change the way that the coolant system is designed to work.  It will still cool, but, you won't be in the 180's anymore.

Travis