Intercooler temp gauge
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I have my DEFI Water Temp guage hooked up to my IC. The DEFI guage has a range of 70ºF-235+ºF. Most of the time its around 65º-75º ambient around here. Usually in city driving IC temps will rise to around 100º. If I do a WOT blast temps could reach as high as 130º. City driving after a blast it takes a long time to cool down. But on the freeway, about 3 mins of 70mph will bring the temps back down to around 75º. When I shut the truck off for an hour or so and start it back up...the temp is about 110º untill i start getting air throught the exchanger. Recently though, its been 100º here, heat wave. Id be lucky to get the IC temps down below 115º with these ambient temps.
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No Analog For This Application
Gang:
An analog gauge is worthless for this application. You simply can not discern small enough increments (one or two degrees F) across the small typical range of IC temp (usually 70-110 degrees F). The behavior of the IC temperature is VERY subtle, and you need to literally look at it with a microscope to dig out any useful data.
Digital - microscope
Analog - binoculars
An analog gauge is worthless for this application. You simply can not discern small enough increments (one or two degrees F) across the small typical range of IC temp (usually 70-110 degrees F). The behavior of the IC temperature is VERY subtle, and you need to literally look at it with a microscope to dig out any useful data.
Digital - microscope
Analog - binoculars
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Jeg's...
For one, Jeg's...
Bust out Google and do a search on "Cyberdyne".
I get the funny feeling that you haven't actually been r-e-a-d-i-n-g this thread as it has developed. No Cliff's notes availabe, yet anyway.
Bust out Google and do a search on "Cyberdyne".
I get the funny feeling that you haven't actually been r-e-a-d-i-n-g this thread as it has developed. No Cliff's notes availabe, yet anyway.
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gotta question though
If it takes over a mile to drop the IC temp one degree with air flowing through it...how long would it take to cool the coolant just sitting still? How much of a draw does the IC pump put on the battery when you have it hooked up like this. Cause if you can't leave it on for a significant amount of time, I don't see it doing any good...IMHO. But if anyone has actually tested it, how long did it take to drop one degree sitting with the pump running?
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A Long Time...
'Limp:
It takes a long time to drop the temp while standing still, but it is certainly a HUGE improvement over sitting still and cooking the fluid in the core. I haven't done the hard experimentation yet.
You can run the pump a LOOOONG time (overnight, I would guess) off the battery.
You could always put a fan on the IC radiator or mist it with an alcohol/water mix out of a garden sprayer.
It takes a long time to drop the temp while standing still, but it is certainly a HUGE improvement over sitting still and cooking the fluid in the core. I haven't done the hard experimentation yet.
You can run the pump a LOOOONG time (overnight, I would guess) off the battery.
You could always put a fan on the IC radiator or mist it with an alcohol/water mix out of a garden sprayer.
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Re: A Long Time...
Originally posted by Silver-Y2K-SVT
'Limp:
You could always put a fan on the IC radiator or mist it with an alcohol/water mix out of a garden sprayer.
'Limp:
You could always put a fan on the IC radiator or mist it with an alcohol/water mix out of a garden sprayer.
