Ignition advance, or?
04-20-2015, 09:53 AM
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Ignition advance, or? Put a LQ4 into a Range Rover, along with a LS6 intake and injectors.
ECM work was done by LSxTuners, mail order tune.
Changed the thermostat to a 160degree one, after the old one had it at 210 all the time. Now at idle it sits at 180-185, and the electric Ford Taurus fan cycles on and off beautifully and keeps it there.
Get to driving it though, and it sits around 210 after @5-10 minutes.
Radiator is a new aluminum one, fan is working fine, water pump is a Escalade item that is under 1000 miles old. I would rather run a mechanical fan, but where the engine sits there is no chance, height is wrong. No signs at all of a HG issue. No blockages in front of radiator.
I looked at live data on a scanner, and it is going to 48 degrees advance sat still at @2200rpm's. Lower RPM's and idle it is a lot less. Seems to be that when more advance is dialed in, the hotter it gets, or is this just coincidence?
MPG is @13mpg average city/highway. Should be more than that IMHO
Thanks as always
Martin
ECM work was done by LSxTuners, mail order tune.
Changed the thermostat to a 160degree one, after the old one had it at 210 all the time. Now at idle it sits at 180-185, and the electric Ford Taurus fan cycles on and off beautifully and keeps it there.
Get to driving it though, and it sits around 210 after @5-10 minutes.
Radiator is a new aluminum one, fan is working fine, water pump is a Escalade item that is under 1000 miles old. I would rather run a mechanical fan, but where the engine sits there is no chance, height is wrong. No signs at all of a HG issue. No blockages in front of radiator.
I looked at live data on a scanner, and it is going to 48 degrees advance sat still at @2200rpm's. Lower RPM's and idle it is a lot less. Seems to be that when more advance is dialed in, the hotter it gets, or is this just coincidence?
MPG is @13mpg average city/highway. Should be more than that IMHO
Thanks as always
Martin
