86.5 supra cooling help.

supramacist · 04-24-2008, 01:41 AM

I have only had it up to 80 since the build. Once.

Back when I knew it was sick. I ran to 100 twice.

People think I abuse shite. Maybe I'm hard on things. But it's because I built it to suit MY driving style.

Long story short..., NO. 100 tops.

Chambers · 04-24-2008, 09:20 AM

Wow, ok. Well my car usually runs to cold, lol. It didn't come with a shroud when I bought it so I guess I going to get one now, hehehe. Thanks for the info.

supramacist · 04-24-2008, 02:37 PM

It's probably cool enough in hartford that you have managed.

But summer time here in kentucky. You'll smoke an engine without a shroud.

cre · 04-24-2008, 04:52 PM

Yeah,m running on the stock cooling system without a shroud in CO probably wouldn't go well in the summer either.

I should also note that some people have found that they have less heat issues without the shroud if they're running a upgraded radiator and the coolant system is in prime condition.

I've got a shroud and a Koyo racing radiator and my temps never hit the middle of the gauge. Everything in my cooling system has been thoroughly flushed and replaced over the past two years. Remember though, running TOO cool is BAD.

supramacist · 04-24-2008, 06:45 PM

Right now mine stays in the middle during idle.

cre · 04-24-2008, 06:57 PM

My car's in excellent shape compared to when I got it (for $300). My temps are always 1/8" below the mid point, don't climb when I'm really on it for a while either. Prior to all the work I've done it used to be all over the place.

Hell, my oil pressure is 60psi from 3000 on.

Chambers · 04-24-2008, 10:16 PM

Nice, thats the kind of stuff I like to hear from Supra owners.

I purchased my car about a year ago and it never got really hot all summer with no shroud and running AC, I changed the system fluid before this past winter and it ran really cool all winter, on the colder days I didn't have heat, even when I let it warm up for 15-20 mins the temp gauge wouldn't go up past 1/8, and when I started driving the cool air sometimes dropped it down to and below the line, could the missing shroud have something to do with this as well?

A few of the hotter days we have had here in the past week, the temp got a little high, about 3/4 of the way up. It concerned me because it never really got the high before, I will look into getting a shroud though, but what If I purchased some electric fans? Would that help address the problem too? Thanks.

04-24-2008, 09:20 AM	#2
Chambers walbro fp Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA - Harford County, Maryland Posts: 481	Wow, ok. Well my car usually runs to cold, lol. It didn't come with a shroud when I bought it so I guess I going to get one now, hehehe. Thanks for the info. __________________ Whats in the garage, well.... in the yard. 1986.5 Toyota Supra - NA - 5 spd 1986 Ford Ranger Lowrider - 5 spd 1984 Ford Ranger XLT - 7" Lift - 4X4 - Auto "Stuck in the 80's"

04-24-2008, 10:16 PM	#7
Chambers walbro fp Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA - Harford County, Maryland Posts: 481	Nice, thats the kind of stuff I like to hear from Supra owners. I purchased my car about a year ago and it never got really hot all summer with no shroud and running AC, I changed the system fluid before this past winter and it ran really cool all winter, on the colder days I didn't have heat, even when I let it warm up for 15-20 mins the temp gauge wouldn't go up past 1/8, and when I started driving the cool air sometimes dropped it down to and below the line, could the missing shroud have something to do with this as well? A few of the hotter days we have had here in the past week, the temp got a little high, about 3/4 of the way up. It concerned me because it never really got the high before, I will look into getting a shroud though, but what If I purchased some electric fans? Would that help address the problem too? Thanks. __________________ Whats in the garage, well.... in the yard. 1986.5 Toyota Supra - NA - 5 spd 1986 Ford Ranger Lowrider - 5 spd 1984 Ford Ranger XLT - 7" Lift - 4X4 - Auto "Stuck in the 80's"

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04-24-2008, 01:41 AM	#1
supramacist 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Escape from the Prison Planet Posts: 1,356	I have only had it up to 80 since the build. Once. Back when I knew it was sick. I ran to 100 twice. People think I abuse shite. Maybe I'm hard on things. But it's because I built it to suit MY driving style. Long story short..., NO. 100 tops.

04-24-2008, 02:37 PM	#3
supramacist 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Escape from the Prison Planet Posts: 1,356	It's probably cool enough in hartford that you have managed. But summer time here in kentucky. You'll smoke an engine without a shroud.

04-24-2008, 04:52 PM	#4
cre Toyota Racing Development Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,038	Yeah,m running on the stock cooling system without a shroud in CO probably wouldn't go well in the summer either. I should also note that some people have found that they have less heat issues without the shroud if they're running a upgraded radiator and the coolant system is in prime condition. I've got a shroud and a Koyo racing radiator and my temps never hit the middle of the gauge. Everything in my cooling system has been thoroughly flushed and replaced over the past two years. Remember though, running TOO cool is BAD.

04-24-2008, 06:45 PM	#5
supramacist 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Escape from the Prison Planet Posts: 1,356	Right now mine stays in the middle during idle.

04-24-2008, 06:57 PM	#6
cre Toyota Racing Development Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,038	My car's in excellent shape compared to when I got it (for $300). My temps are always 1/8" below the mid point, don't climb when I'm really on it for a while either. Prior to all the work I've done it used to be all over the place. Hell, my oil pressure is 60psi from 3000 on.