The Free Mod sieres - Part IV Cooling
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The Free Mod sieres - Part IV Cooling
Background:
Tho the old iron block v6's run cool enough to begin with - to the point of being overly cooled in normal driving - But for all the v6 engine's, the lower the engine bay temp, the better!
Theory
Cooling fins are ugly to some, hard to setup, and quite inefficient at cooling. There must be a way that works better while being much easier to setup.
Instuctions
When you open the hood you notice that there is a rubber seal that goes along the back of the hood. By removing this heat will be able to escape the engine bay. To make this a really good mod, unbolt the hood from it's brackets and shim it up using washers. Don't worry about hood lineup with the front quarter panels. You can shim the hood a relatively far way before it won't line up.
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Background:
Antifreeze, depending on the formula, has a heat transfer capacity of 50% of normal water. Yes, for the uninformed antifreeze is fairly horrible at transferring heat.
Instuctions
A car that does not see a harsh winter should run a ratio of 30% antifreeze , 70% water, and whatever ratio Redline's Water Wetter advises their additive to mixed with. Summer cars should use 25% Antifreeze.
You're really in luck if you can use Toyota's Red antifreeze. It has better rust inhibitors than green antifreeze. Just don't use it on Toyota engine's that don't call for it.
From the Mark IV Supra FAQ - Thanks!
% Coolant | Freeze | Boil
20% | 16 | 253
33% | 0 | 256
50% | -34 | 265
70% | -90 | 277
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Part I Quicker Transmission Shifting
Part III Tuning the ECU
Part IV Cooling
Part V How to pick up MPG, and sleep with her too!
Part VI Acing Aerodynamics
Part VII Cheap Water Injection
Part VIII Cheaply Monitoring the ECU & A/F Ratios
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Tho the old iron block v6's run cool enough to begin with - to the point of being overly cooled in normal driving - But for all the v6 engine's, the lower the engine bay temp, the better!
Theory
Cooling fins are ugly to some, hard to setup, and quite inefficient at cooling. There must be a way that works better while being much easier to setup.
Instuctions
When you open the hood you notice that there is a rubber seal that goes along the back of the hood. By removing this heat will be able to escape the engine bay. To make this a really good mod, unbolt the hood from it's brackets and shim it up using washers. Don't worry about hood lineup with the front quarter panels. You can shim the hood a relatively far way before it won't line up.
*****************************************
Background:
Antifreeze, depending on the formula, has a heat transfer capacity of 50% of normal water. Yes, for the uninformed antifreeze is fairly horrible at transferring heat.
Instuctions
A car that does not see a harsh winter should run a ratio of 30% antifreeze , 70% water, and whatever ratio Redline's Water Wetter advises their additive to mixed with. Summer cars should use 25% Antifreeze.
You're really in luck if you can use Toyota's Red antifreeze. It has better rust inhibitors than green antifreeze. Just don't use it on Toyota engine's that don't call for it.
From the Mark IV Supra FAQ - Thanks!
% Coolant | Freeze | Boil
20% | 16 | 253
33% | 0 | 256
50% | -34 | 265
70% | -90 | 277
*****************************************
Part I Quicker Transmission Shifting
Part III Tuning the ECU
Part IV Cooling
Part V How to pick up MPG, and sleep with her too!
Part VI Acing Aerodynamics
Part VII Cheap Water Injection
Part VIII Cheaply Monitoring the ECU & A/F Ratios
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Last edited by Pheonix; 07-02-05 at 07:10 PM.
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