USNengineman
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The other day i made the drive from SD to Vegas. If youve driven that a few times you know the high desert gets hot as hell and theres a bunch of traffic along the way because californians cant drive.
about 190 miles into the drive my ECT was higher than normal (180's) while off throttle/little throttle. whenever id go up hills id downshift to 5th and keep boost either just below 0 or about 1 pound. as the temps got hotter to around 103 was highest i saw, i noticed my ECT temps where up into 212-216. I know the fan is supposed to kick on at 212 but even with that it either stayed at 212 or just above. now my question is once the engine was that hot nothing seemed to cool it down. and i noticed that it seemed like the car was pulling boost haaaard. my MAP would read 20's ish but it felt slower than stock, and that got me a little worried.
This is the first summer for my car out west so this is all new to me, i have a feeling this isnt the first time ill deal with heat issues.
Would going to a 5w30 oil be a good idea since its so hot in the region? if so what are some good ones you guys like?
is there an aftermarket radiator that would help?
about 190 miles into the drive my ECT was higher than normal (180's) while off throttle/little throttle. whenever id go up hills id downshift to 5th and keep boost either just below 0 or about 1 pound. as the temps got hotter to around 103 was highest i saw, i noticed my ECT temps where up into 212-216. I know the fan is supposed to kick on at 212 but even with that it either stayed at 212 or just above. now my question is once the engine was that hot nothing seemed to cool it down. and i noticed that it seemed like the car was pulling boost haaaard. my MAP would read 20's ish but it felt slower than stock, and that got me a little worried.
This is the first summer for my car out west so this is all new to me, i have a feeling this isnt the first time ill deal with heat issues.
Would going to a 5w30 oil be a good idea since its so hot in the region? if so what are some good ones you guys like?
is there an aftermarket radiator that would help?
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