Hi Everyone,
I can't find much info here but a topic came up in another thread regarding intake temps and was curious what others might be experiencing.
It's been about 6 months since i boosted my car and this will be my first summer boosted in the desert so i just want to make sure i'm not being overly cautious and missing out on driving my car this summer.
I wish i logged all this stuff before installed the turbo to reference a baseline.
Driving Intake Temp +7 to 10* over ambient
In Traffic/Stops will jump to about 125* to 145*F (ambient temp can be in 70 to 100s) Just from the pic below i was at about 70* intake temp before i pulled into my garage and in less than 2 min i jumped to 90*.
Oil - Oil is running cooler than it was when i was NA thanks to the 34 row cooler. Average is about 170 to 200*F regardless of ambient temps. Before the cooler i was usually in 210-220 range.
Water - This is one i wish i really monitored more closely before. In 60*F weather with green coolant i was averaging about 210 to 230*.
I changed it to nissan blue and in 90* to 100* temps my temp dropped to 175* to 210* max.
Fuel Temp -Usually about 5 to 10* over ambient, as the tank heats up it's usually about -10F below the fuel return.
Fuel return - Average 90* to 100F* seen it get has high as 120* as the tank gets under 1/2 full
Something strange i noticed with 91 gas, if my fuel and AIT reached over 110* at the same time my idle would get a little jumpy. With E85 i've seen both hit 118* and the idle was perfect. You gotta love E85.
Anyhow look forward to seeing everyone's responses. And hood vents are in my future for sure as soon as i work up the nerve to cut my hood.
