Higher temps after going split coolant?? help
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Higher temps after going split coolant?? help
Hey guys i just recently installed a 77mm fixed pulley. I logged my temps with the factory pulley and i was at about 20-23 degrees above ambient temp. With the 77mm pulley i was staying around 28-30 above ambient. So today i got around to installing my fabtech engine bay split cooling tank. I used distilled water and a couple bottles of water wetter. I believe i have everything correct as far as plumbing goes and i can see my pump pushing coolant back into the tank. But my iat is now around 35 degrees above ambient. All of these test were done at the same cruising speeds which was around 40mph.
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hmm you may be right, the only difference that i did tonight was i let the car get all the way to operating temp and idle for a good 10 minutes before taking it out. I was trying to get the thermostat to open up and get my coolant circulating so i could put some back in that was lost in the process. I will take it out just like i did the other times and test tomorrow morning.
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hmm you may be right, the only difference that i did tonight was i let the car get all the way to operating temp and idle for a good 10 minutes before taking it out. I was trying to get the thermostat to open up and get my coolant circulating so i could put some back in that was lost in the process. I will take it out just like i did the other times and test tomorrow morning.
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Well see the car was at full operating temp in all occasions. Only difference was i let the car idle for a long time to get up to operating temp in the garage tonight. Where as the other times i just started the car, let it idle maybe a minute or so then took it out and drove it until it got up to operating temp.
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I just took it out again, was still a little warm from before. I drove for probably a good 25 mins. As i pull out of the driveway baby'ing it the car creeps up to 120degree iat then suddenly drops very quickly. Im guessing the pump cuts on there? Temp outside was 45 degrees this time and my iat wanted to stay around 69-71 degree's. So that is about a 7-8 degree change from not being split. Would you guys say that is the normal difference from stock to split? Thanks
O car pulls like a train with the 77mm fsp... Cant make it get good traction.
O car pulls like a train with the 77mm fsp... Cant make it get good traction.
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I did the exact same thing, split cooling and a FTP bay tank. Initial temps show a rise in IATs.
Here in Texas it's been around 35-55 and after installing I noted my initial start up temp of 95* that was after sitting in a shop for 6-7 hours off. I've never seen this high of a start temp before. I haven't had a chance to do any more logging, but needless to say that was very concerning. I monitor via Aeroforce gauges. Subscribed for updates.
Here in Texas it's been around 35-55 and after installing I noted my initial start up temp of 95* that was after sitting in a shop for 6-7 hours off. I've never seen this high of a start temp before. I haven't had a chance to do any more logging, but needless to say that was very concerning. I monitor via Aeroforce gauges. Subscribed for updates.
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FYI, for all you boys in the South, running straight water with some water wetter is not a safeguard to freezing, even at 35 degrees when first running down the road the air coming through the rad will be cooler and could freeze in your tank, just beware.
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As far as I know with my own car the pump does not turn on until lit sees a 25 percent throttle load. If I baby it the pump will stay off. I installed a led light in the dash that turns on when the pump is on so I always know when it's on or if I have a failure the light will not come on letting me know what's up. It's a great little safety "light"as far as I'm concerned.
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I monitored mine for about a hour last night and my pump acts differently then yours. I start the car, let it warm for a min and take off. IAT temps get all the way to 120 degrees then the pump kicks on and drops them down quickly. After that i can baby the car for probably 15 minutes or more and then the pump will kick off and get back to 120 iat and come back on. Or if i press the gas more then probably 25% the pump kicks back on immediately. Pump will not cut off if i am driving and going over 25% of the throttle.
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