Blown 3mm head gasket
05-11-2011, 07:45 AM
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Sorry to hear. 3mm head gaskets are a waste of time. For the little extra hp, it is not worth it. With a stock head gasket, you can make 500hp plus on 93 and up to 800 hp on race gas.
05-11-2011, 02:40 PM
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Yeah good luck with that, you might get one 800hp pull once, then the car is going to explode. 800HP, 500hp is not so easy, expect issues.
05-12-2011, 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by LukeS2K4EVA' timestamp='1305104362' post='20562496
Hey guys. Newbie turbo owner here. Finished my build 2 weeks ago.
I havent had time to instal my gauges yet. Gonna do them next week.
But for now Ive been using the OEM cluster temp gauge to monitor my temperature.
When I was NA it would always sit just below halfway, like 1 bar below halfway.
However since ive been turbo, ive noticed that on a few occasions the temperature has jumped a bar and sometime two bars to just over halfway! But it only lasts like a couple minutes then it returns to normal temperature.
Is this normal or do I also have an overheating issue.
Should the temperature increase now and then a bit or should it always remain constant no matter what?
BTW stock motor, stock gasket! we not doing big numbers. Less than 300hp @ 6psi.
I havent had time to instal my gauges yet. Gonna do them next week.
But for now Ive been using the OEM cluster temp gauge to monitor my temperature.
When I was NA it would always sit just below halfway, like 1 bar below halfway.
However since ive been turbo, ive noticed that on a few occasions the temperature has jumped a bar and sometime two bars to just over halfway! But it only lasts like a couple minutes then it returns to normal temperature.
Is this normal or do I also have an overheating issue.
Should the temperature increase now and then a bit or should it always remain constant no matter what?
BTW stock motor, stock gasket! we not doing big numbers. Less than 300hp @ 6psi.
Your stock gauge layout is on the left. As you can see, if you're halfway on the stock layout, you're at least @ 235*. That's pretty much the danger zone. Unfortunately, the resolution on the stock cluster is so bad its a crap shoot between the third and fourth bar. I wouldn't want my car going above 210*, but there's no way to know with the stock stuff.
Remember, the stock thermostat and fan come on at 190*...that's the temp the radiator and fan are trying to maintain. If you're @ 235*, there's a limitation somewhere that needs to be addressed.
05-12-2011, 05:44 AM
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Then you must have an AP2. Totally different gauge, not sure if the resolution is any better over the AP1
05-12-2011, 11:09 PM
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Yeah I have an AP2 but with the AP1 motor. I went racing last night and overdid the boosting a little. After lettting her idle for a couple minutes and switching off, i saw a water leak. When i opened the bonnet I saw some of the water had boiled over the top of the bottle. Not alot, id say like 100mm. I should have driven the car around out of boost for at least 5 minutes to cool down before I parked her!
I was driving the car extremely hard. My temp gauge only went up a bar or two max for a short period of time then back to normal again.Is this normal for a turbocharged S? I know turbo cars do suffer badly from heat but Im a little concerned mine is a little worst than most. Any advice how to remedy this?
BTW Was racing a turbocharged Honda Type R. Same turbo(gt3076R) and compression except Im boosting 0.4 and him 0.7. Beat him quite easily. Was quite surprized. I see now why Turbo S have so much street cred. They another animal.
I was driving the car extremely hard. My temp gauge only went up a bar or two max for a short period of time then back to normal again.Is this normal for a turbocharged S? I know turbo cars do suffer badly from heat but Im a little concerned mine is a little worst than most. Any advice how to remedy this?
BTW Was racing a turbocharged Honda Type R. Same turbo(gt3076R) and compression except Im boosting 0.4 and him 0.7. Beat him quite easily. Was quite surprized. I see now why Turbo S have so much street cred. They another animal.
05-13-2011, 02:45 PM
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yea you may need to upgrade your rad to a mishi or the like. You should probably move your intercooler up or down so that some of the rad is exposed. I'll try and take a pic of mine later but shes up on stands from an oil pump change that I'm in the middle of.
05-19-2011, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by LukeS2K4EVA' timestamp='1305187337' post='20566854
My stock display looks nothing like that. Ill take a pic later for refernce purposes. I drove the car pretty hard last night and gauge didnt move at all so I doubt I have any major issues.
If that 9th bar lights up, you're on the road to trouble
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