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Pictures from weekend @ Willow Springs, too hot - questions... |
siverson |
Jul 12 2004, 04:00 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,448 Joined: 5-May 03 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 654 Region Association: Southern California |
I spent the weekend at the NASA event at Willow Springs. It was pretty fun, and a very fast track - 125 on front stretch, about 105 or so on the back stretch. Turn 8/9 right at about 90/100 mph. Yowzers. I had never driven on that fast of corners before.
It think it was about 105 degrees out too, and my car started to get too hot in the afternoon sessions. I actually had to stop the 20 minute run sessions early. I was quite surprised by this, as I had previously been concerned that the car is running too cool on the freeways. Hmmm... I'm running a 3.6 with a front mounted Mocal cooler that's 20x6x2 or so. Another 914 there had a 4.0 (from a 3.6) with the factory C2 cooler under the rear trunk AND a front mounted cooler that was 16x6x2 or so. I think my DME programming might still be a little off (too lean) contributing to the heat. I'll have to check it out. Does anyone have any real world experience with the GT engine lids? Do they really make a cooling difference? Anything else to consider besides fuel/timing and engine lid before I start cutting away for a second cooler somewhere? -Steve Attached image(s) |
TimT |
Jul 14 2004, 06:07 PM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
QUOTE - try less restrictive mesh I doubt that mesh has anything to do with the problem.... Here is some interesting reading about aerodynamics splitters etc... -16 line is good for the return to the engine... like Chris says more volume... make sure you get the "support" for the -16 line though, its a spring that keep the line from collapsing The oil line going to the cooler can be -12 since its the pressure side of the system... QUOTE I'm honestly not sure which way this is going now, but they said this can make a big difference (otherwise air gets trapped in the cooler, not oil). Yes this makes a big difference... you could have a whole oil cooler full of air, the oil will find the path of least resitance...... like only go through one row of the cooler.. |
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