At What Tempurature Does Your Car Normally Run At?

[maximajim]

Well I ended up getting a Prestone back flush kit and radiator cleaning solution and flushed quite a bit of gunk out of the system. I have flushed the engine before installing but I guess over time more loosened and was clogging the coolant system. I also used a bottle of redline water wetter and I can happily say at idle I can get temps down to 80c with just one fan.

Thanks for all input!

[Neejay]

Well I ended up getting a Prestone back flush kit and radiator cleaning solution and flushed quite a bit of gunk out of the system. I have flushed the engine before installing but I guess over time more loosened and was clogging the coolant system. I also used a bottle of redline water wetter and I can happily say at idle I can get temps down to 80c with just one fan.

Thanks for all input!

I need to do this as well. I have/had quite a bit of rust in my system. I flushed most of it out when I drained the radiator, but I can't get to the block drain bolt. So I just kept flushing the radiator.

Are you in the USA? How much did that Prestone flush kit cost?

[_Ryan_]

can people put up there power figures also, because its alot harder to keep a high power car cool than stock power.

depends, is power relative?

my car is only ~135awkw thru an auto, so prob 150-160rwkw in a manual r33

but my old datto had 100ish rwkw from a 35yo(rebuilt) "standard" 1.8, it ran at 72deg all day every day, engine fan, no shroud, re-cored stock radiator from what i could tell, and it was bored/stroked/ported... so you would think with the higher tech stuff it could be kept cooler? just get a vipec and run cycle idle

Edited April 4, 2009 by Ryan1600

[PM-R33]

I hit 100 degrees the other day giving it stick and holding, it in the middle of the day (was a bloody hot day). I'm going to look into a decent PWR radiator or something along those lines soon. This was the first time it has hit anything over 92. However i don't have an exhaust manifold heat shield on there at the moment cause i havn't had a chance to get my new one made yet, so this could be contributing to under bonnet temps.

Note to self, "Townsville day heat plus giving it stick with 450BHP, bad".

Edited April 4, 2009 by PM-R33

[maximajim]

I need to do this as well. I have/had quite a bit of rust in my system. I flushed most of it out when I drained the radiator, but I can't get to the block drain bolt. So I just kept flushing the radiator.

Are you in the USA? How much did that Prestone flush kit cost?

The kit and flush solution was about $15 from pepboys.

I would suggest trying again to remove that block bolt, I've found that a lot of gunk accumulates back there and the only way to remove it is to remove the bolt & flush.

[neo32]

i got pwr radiotor std clutch fan and shroud nismo thermostat 62 deg i think

rb25neo in r32 276.8 kw at the wheels and it runs too cold at 76 deg for cruse always in cold corection unless i thrash it then might get into mid 80's

[JonnoHR31]

s1 25det in hr31, big copper yoshio radiator, same size as aus spec 31 i think. 330rwhp and runs too cold, low to mid 70s most of the time

[Neejay]

The kit and flush solution was about $15 from pepboys.

I would suggest trying again to remove that block bolt, I've found that a lot of gunk accumulates back there and the only way to remove it is to remove the bolt & flush.

One more question before I attempt this tomorrow (I just installed a FMIC and now my temps reach about 195F/90C):

When you did the flush, did you remove the block drain plug? I tried using a cordless impact wrench, and that wouldn't even work.

[mr turbo]

myn makes 250rwkw and stays around 80 to 85 but gets hotter if i sit for a long time

[SLAPS]

Take it for a power flush and rod the radiator.

Involves disconnecting the heater pressure flushing heater and block.

If you do run an engine flush without a pressure flush grab a stocking and shove it over the top and bottom rad outlets to catch any crap.

Edited May 3, 2009 by TheRogue