Bear in mind the figures I quoted are intake temps, not the usual outlet temps.
I agree hotter is better & in this case no knock triggers have been seen on the datalogs.
But it was found the deck needed 20 thou & head face 6 thou to true them up again so it suggests these engines do not like...
Nissan Skyline with 3l single turbo engine measured just short of 800 bhp at the hubs.
Where the temp(s) were sampled was part of the trouble I had convincing him on.
He finally accepted the water temp was measured at the intake to the engine, & regularly saw temps of 95+ deg C. Oil temp was...
The car has already completed a seasons racing in classic thunder championship.
http://www.classictouringcars.co.uk/
This is 2 races per meeting each approx 35 miles duration for which I was helping a friend during the seasons racing. Found it to be a good championship, just lacking some...
Thanks for those links Jack.
The one discussing the cup car seems to be taken from the Stewart website
http://www.stewartcomponents.com/tech_tips/Tech_Tips_6.htm
I presume is based on the generator o/p @ 95% efficiency?
The Cat site certainly gives more info than Cummins.
Given the...
Hi, first post newbie here, so go easy please:smile:
I'm trying to get a grip on the understanding of a car cooling system for a friends race car. It seems the more I look into it the more questions I'm left with. For this post I would like to clarify the coolant side, leaving the air side...