teamvalorracing

after the turbo install and tune, my average amount of bars on my oem temp gauge is 8 when crusing or sitting during these hot ass summer months in florida.

i am planning on getting a Koyo rad in sept and a 1680 cfm 15" spal fan.
but until then, is this normal/expected with oem rad and fans?

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JoeyBalls

When I am stuck in traffic my AEM, hooked up to my laptop tells me 185F, usually 180F, I have yet to hit 190

teamvalorracing

^do you have an alum rad and fans? and what do the bars on your dash show?

JoeyBalls

The bars on my dash are all out of whack (been this way for years), but I run a Mishimoto Radi, Spoon radiator cap and OEM fans...........

teamvalorracing

alright. ill check with my tuner to see what actual temp in degrees my car was showing while on the dyno. just wanna make sure im not stressin anything till i get the new setup around the first week of sept.

thanks for the replies joey.

DFWs2k

i'm all OEM, if i sit for 10-20 minutes, then it'll get near 200, but no time other than that

Spec_Ops2087

I think yours is reading a tad low.

There is no way, in the summer that we are having, that your radiator fans have never turned on especially in stop and go traffic.




OP, your car should be running 190 - ~205F ideally. Never any hotter but could be cooler depending on how fast you are going / ambient temps / etc

teamvalorracing

^thank you sir.

is that around 8 bars for the ap2? i used to run 7 bars before i did any of the turbo stuff and before there was a big ass intercooler hogging alot of the air.lol

i saw a modifry post showing temps related to bars, but if thats the case, everyone is overheating.. lol

Spec_Ops2087

I think the manual states what each bar represents.

I have an AP1 so I couldn't tell you...

teamvalorracing

dang, couldnt find it in the service manual...