Re: Re: Re: Re: Gauge Questions
Andi said:
Sounds about right. FYI, the stock gauge stays dead center from 85C to 103C. At 103C it starts moving slightly, and at 110C it's at 2/3. At 115C it's closer to 3/4.
Ah - thanks for the reference points on the stock gauge. Very useful until I get the water temp gauge installed.
Have you seen my cooling tech article? I have what you mentioned and more, but not the vented hood:
http://www.boostaholic.com/supra/cooling/
I have - I sent you pics of the trial hood - the one that has a lip so the air flowing over the hood would help pull the heat out of the engine compartment. (BTW - I couldn't see the pic where you mention manually turning on the stock electric fans on the driver's side of the radiator shroud by disconnecting the A/C pressure switch near the driver's side strut tower... )
I don't have the vented hood yet - (due in next month) but I certainly hope it helps. I definitely plan on implementing some of the other suggestions people have made in your article - i.e. no insulation under the hood - lighter and should help radiate more heat
through the hood.
Also I'm working on getting a MUCH better lower radiator air scoop made, one made out of 1/8" thick ABS plastic. That will happen in about 10 days..
Hmmm - can you let me know how that works? I've got the HKS FMIC - I think that sits a bit lower than your Greddy... Nevertheless - it may be worth a shot. Do you find that the power steering fluid is really necessary? I've noticed even at autocrosses, most of the Japanese cars (300zx, Rx7, Supras, etc) all seem to have a little boilover on powersteering fluid...
One option is this...
http://store5.yimg.com/I/supra_1652_22995903
Another is to install the two gauges on the left side of the dash, near where the mirror control is... and to install the wideband o2 digital readout on the steering column..
I'm thinking about doing the gauges in the stock clock, Air vent, and temp control locations (ideally relocating heater controls to the left of the steering wheel, but otherwise in glove box).
Probably do water temp and boost in the 60mm gauges, and oil temp and egt in the small 46mm gauges. If I do get oil pressure/fuel pressure/AFM/etc later - perhaps that link you provided might work well - keeps all the gauges in one general direction...
Coolant temp while you're on stock twins because it's the one that goes pretty damn high already.. once you've got a single turbo and coolant temp is stable, worry about oil temps. heh.
Hmmm - single, huh? T04R? Have you done the research on singles for road racing already?
Thanks again Eric for the notes.
-Darryl