Got to get a chiller!
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My car is normally brilliant with intake temps only reaching 120 degF at WOT @ 60 degF ambient. Tonight however it really struggled with 120 degF whilst cruising @ 30 degF ambient. Underneath the bonnet was like an oven when I stopped and when I put my foot down it felt slow and stty. In my mind's eye I could see Ringham nodding and stroking his chin in a "N/A (see what I did there?) would be more efficient you fool!" kind of way.
Why do these things get so hot under the bonnet? Don't want to cut the bonnet so a chiller is definitely on the cards. Mark's getting one soon I think?
Why do these things get so hot under the bonnet? Don't want to cut the bonnet so a chiller is definitely on the cards. Mark's getting one soon I think?
Yes, it's all fine. Just making an observation of how a few extra degrees ambient has an exponential affect on AITs which in turn pulls loads of timing and ruins performance. It is the hottest day of the year and I'm running 14psi so not unexpected.
I fancy 70 deg IATs all year round.
I fancy 70 deg IATs all year round.
Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 18th July 20:08
wormus said:
My car is normally brilliant with intake temps only reaching 120 degF at WOT @ 60 degF ambient. Tonight however it really struggled with 120 degF whilst cruising @ 30 degF ambient. Underneath the bonnet was like an oven when I stopped and when I put my foot down it felt slow and stty. In my mind's eye I could see Ringham nodding and stroking his chin in a "N/A (see what I did there?) would be more efficient you fool!" kind of way.
Why do these things get so hot under the bonnet? Don't want to cut the bonnet so a chiller is definitely on the cards. Mark's getting one soon I think?
That's only 48 C. Shouldn't be pulling timing yet.Why do these things get so hot under the bonnet? Don't want to cut the bonnet so a chiller is definitely on the cards. Mark's getting one soon I think?
wormus said:
MyM8V8 said:
That's only 48 C. Shouldn't be pulling timing yet.
Yes but at WOT it went from 120 to 150 where I think it does pull timing. Not normally a problem but this hot weather kills performance.Music to Rich's ears!!!
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