Review Of Mishimoto Radiator

derraj06 · 02-18-2014, 09:24 PM

Finally back from the dragon.

Good news:

Radiator is still in one piece and no leaks.
It's finally warm enough to be up on the dragon.

Bad news:

Doesn't seem to help my temps on that road. This doesn't surprise me as it's relatively low speed. My data logger dongle finally gave up on me so I could only watch the oil temp gauge. Never got above 220 but that isn't far from what my oil cooler did for me.

I have noticed once the car gets above 55ish the oil temps start going down. I think this is a case of lack of air flow. It was also 63 and below 35% humidity so not exactly ideal conditions for this test. I ran the parkway home to see what it did at faster speeds and it dropped from 200-220 to 160-180 quickly. Say maybe in a mile or so. I couldn't get it to go any higher than 180 once it had cooled down.

It seems like this unit is suited to more of a track day setting than tight mountain roads. I don't believe it is any worse and I'm happy with oil temps holding under 220 given the circumstances.

I am looking into a better data logging setup to check the PIDs and see what's going on. I may also look into a gauge if I can't find a better solution. We are expecting snow again next week then hopefully it'll warm up and I can give it more of a workout in hotter weather.

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02-18-2014, 09:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
derraj06 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 406 Drives: MB 370z Rep Power: 13	Finally back from the dragon. Good news: Radiator is still in one piece and no leaks. It's finally warm enough to be up on the dragon. Bad news: Doesn't seem to help my temps on that road. This doesn't surprise me as it's relatively low speed. My data logger dongle finally gave up on me so I could only watch the oil temp gauge. Never got above 220 but that isn't far from what my oil cooler did for me. I have noticed once the car gets above 55ish the oil temps start going down. I think this is a case of lack of air flow. It was also 63 and below 35% humidity so not exactly ideal conditions for this test. I ran the parkway home to see what it did at faster speeds and it dropped from 200-220 to 160-180 quickly. Say maybe in a mile or so. I couldn't get it to go any higher than 180 once it had cooled down. It seems like this unit is suited to more of a track day setting than tight mountain roads. I don't believe it is any worse and I'm happy with oil temps holding under 220 given the circumstances. I am looking into a better data logging setup to check the PIDs and see what's going on. I may also look into a gauge if I can't find a better solution. We are expecting snow again next week then hopefully it'll warm up and I can give it more of a workout in hotter weather.