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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 04:18 PM
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I don't wanna hear any bitching about the heat guys.... really
Two words for you...dry heat.
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 04:23 PM
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Riverside is where you go to die...my god..
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yeah just came back from Huntington beach with alex and wes. nice flipin day couldn't ask for better weather i love So.Cal. oh and btw yes the hotter the better. yeah my temp runs cool as well. 3 core radiator, 160 hypertech stat and hypertech cooling fan switch never runs hot. just perfect
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Old Apr 21, 2009 | 09:41 AM
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I just got a leak in radiator yesterday. What do you guys recommend for a new radiator? Thanx
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Originally Posted by TPI TERROR
my car usually runs cool. it seems as if it was runing a lot hotter yesterday .. what are u guys running as in temps? wut do ls1s normally run around this time?
my car usually runs 160 never use it too much to hit 210 only in bad traffic!

but last night at 830 it hit 210 in 20 min of driving!

im thinking 180 thermostat.
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Old Apr 21, 2009 | 04:11 PM
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The temp gauge on my SS still barely moves. Running a 4 row Fluidline radiator with Spiel fans that never turn off. Gauge moves barely above 100 and that is with the AC on.
NOT GOOD. Running too cool will not get your oil hot enough, and when oil isn't hot enough, it's lubricating properties are poor.

Too cool of operating temps= wear on the motor. You wanna be more in the 180* range
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NOT GOOD. Running too cool will not get your oil hot enough, and when oil isn't hot enough, it's lubricating properties are poor.

Too cool of operating temps= wear on the motor. You wanna be more in the 180* range
Yeah, with my fans, switch, and thermo my car stays within the 180* temp area all day except its getting a little rise since the heat.
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NOT GOOD. Running too cool will not get your oil hot enough, and when oil isn't hot enough, it's lubricating properties are poor.

Too cool of operating temps= wear on the motor. You wanna be more in the 180* range
Something you have to realize is that LT1's use reverse flow cooling, cooling the heads first (where the temp sensor is located). This allows the water to cool the heads effectively, and still heat up by the time they circulate through the passages around the cylinder walls.

My car reaches an operating temp of ~125*F (on the gauge) w/ stock radiator, stock retuned fans.
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ITS TOOO ******* HOT. I was drivin out in studio city and my compressor is busted. No AC , kept putting water on my face
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its tooo ******* hot. I was drivin out in studio city and my compressor is busted. No ac , kept putting water on my face
lmao..
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Old Apr 21, 2009 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by iluvmuffz28
ITS TOOO ******* HOT. I was drivin out in studio city and my compressor is busted. No AC , kept putting water on my face
I agree, but I guess I can't bitch, I removed my AC on purpose.
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my car always runs right under 210 is that normal? so does my silverado all stock cooling
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Originally Posted by ss.slp.ls1
I agree, but I guess I can't bitch, I removed my AC on purpose.
Why..... You live in the OC. Thats the last thing I would remove if Im doin free mods.
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Originally Posted by pweterss
my car always runs right under 210 is that normal? so does my silverado all stock cooling
yeah that's what it should run.... just most people like them colder
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mine is staying below the 210 mark .. thats on one fan . i need to hook up my second fan to the stock settings.
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My temp never gets above 210. Sometimes wonder if it even works. But I have an slp 160 in there just in case.
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got a 160 hypertech stat and it never, ever, reaches 210...always stays around 185-190....but then again i think my fans turn on way too early....when do you guys recommend they should turn on? and do they rob power when they are on?
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got a 160 hypertech stat and it never, ever, reaches 210...always stays around 185-190....but then again i think my fans turn on way too early....when do you guys recommend they should turn on? and do they rob power when they are on?
Maybe 1 hp loss.. at the most...then again what am I thinking...the fans aren't powered by the engine, they are powered by the cars electrical system. So no hp is used by the fans lol
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Originally Posted by MSS91Z28
Maybe 1 hp loss.. at the most...then again what am I thinking...the fans aren't powered by the engine, they are powered by the cars electrical system. So no hp is used by the fans lol
Yeah no loss at all, unless you run the AC and are blasting an after market music system
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