Average Water Temperature?

[John Yorke]

Think you will find most propper V mounts will improve your temps, FD\'s are known to run hot on track they are safe to run 100+c, running to cool is not the most efficient either.
The advantage of a V mount is it gives equal cold air supply to the rad and IC.
My V mount is the PWR setup as sold by REworx, just about the best IC I have seen on sale in the UK

[arrouk]

do you have any pics john, i dont think ive seen the reworx one.
how bad is the heat soak in trafic ect when compared to other setups?

thanks matt

[Eddie]

HI I am running a trust FMIC, alloy rad in the upright posistion.
scoot bonnet 50 50 mix coolant
My apexi air filters have been moved from the engine bay to under the drivers light to get plenty of fresh cold air

90 to 95 in slow or stand still traffic never goes above that when the fan kick in 85 with ac on or high 70\'s to low 80\'s  when motoring around.

air temps are around 20 when on motorway but in traffic it can rise to high 30\'s.

CHeers

[gsb876]

When driving temp is about 77oC when in traffic the temp has never gone over 83oC :Laugh

[nikp]

When driving temp is about 77oC when in traffic the temp has never gone over 83oC :Laugh

Too low. Engine is designed to run optimally at it\'s specificed operating temperature, which is 82-85 degrees.

[gsb876]

Too low. Engine is designed to run optimally at it\'s specificed operating temperature, which is 82-85 degrees.

As standard yes, this car is not standard.

[John Yorke]

Running below 82 is not good, you dont get a clean burn, if you are running constantly below that I would suggest you get your thermostat looked at.
Cant post pictures on this site, I did run a thread on FDUK with my engine build and setup if you are interested, failing that have a look on REworx site Im sure they have pics there

[nikp]

John right, is not about whether it\'s modified or not. It\'s about it\'s ability to perform that clean burn. It\'s just not designed to operate at a lower temp than 82.

[gsb876]

My old FD ran at 77oC for 3 years without a fault and was running a T78 turbo, open thermo allows you to run cooler

[nikp]

Just because it runs 3 years no problem, doesn\'t mean that the temp was ok.

[Martiny]

Open thermo will allow it to run cooler, but not optimally.