BEAMS RedTop Operating Temps

[puretone]

any of you guys know what the water temps & oil temps should be? Either degrees F or C? 70 celsius sound about right??

[Enthalpy]

That sounds low. Most cars operate between 80 and 100 *C when sitting there idling. Climbing a hill might push them higher.

[puretone]

yeah thats what i figured....im not sure at all what temps are considered *normal* for a 2000cc high compression engine like our BEAMS....can't find any specs about it anywhere

[Enthalpy]

With a high-compression, high-specific-power motor like that, it very well might run a colder-than-usual thermostat setting out of the factory.

[WFX]

The BEAMS's water temp should be around 75 C yea!

Oh yeah and I guess as for the oil lower the better right!!

Any idea can we hook up oil coolers for ours or not much point? Only reason I ask is because i will be doing some track work!

[Enthalpy]

There really is only one way to answer that question. Mount an oil temp sensor and try it out.

[puretone]

option 1) remote oil filter & inline cooler, best option bc our oil filters sit way low down there & can get hit by track-siding or road debris. A bunch of them on eBay on the cheap:
http://search.ebay.com/oil-cooler-ki...sPageNameZWLRS



option 2) a steel T-connector at the oil-sending unit and run a braided-stainless steel line (teflon/kevlar inner line) to an oil-cooler (like one from a harley davidson) and place a return on your oil-pan....basically the same way you'd run the whole thing for a turbo charger

[puretone]

oh yeah i need to be in the 80C range, my rig wont idle down to 750 RPM unless im in the 80-ish C range....im gonna set my flex-a-lite fans to turn on above that temp.....

[WFX]

Originally Posted by puretone

oh yeah i need to be in the 80C range, my rig wont idle down to 750 RPM unless im in the 80-ish C range....im gonna set my flex-a-lite fans to turn on above that temp.....

Why would your engine temp affect your Idle RPM? The fans only cool whats outside the engine and the ECU picks up the engine temp right?

[Enthalpy]

Engine idle speed is quite dependant on RPM, although once warm, the idle speed shouldn't vary.

[puretone]

Originally Posted by WFX

Why would your engine temp affect your Idle RPM? The fans only cool whats outside the engine and the ECU picks up the engine temp right?

dunno mate, but i noticed if i run my fan continuously and the temp drops to something like 55C then the engine starts to idle-up, 1200 RPM-ish until its warm at around 70C again then goes back down to 850 RPM-ish hence why im wondering what i should set my flex-a-lite fan-controller at....

[WFX]

Originally Posted by puretone

dunno mate, but i noticed if i run my fan continuously and the temp drops to something like 55C then the engine starts to idle-up, 1200 RPM-ish until its warm at around 70C again then goes back down to 850 RPM-ish hence why im wondering what i should set my flex-a-lite fan-controller at....

Well I still have my issue regarding my high idle! When the car is cold ie just started it the idle is perfect around 800 but when the car warms up or after youve driven it the car idles at around 2000! I think my issue is more then just the heat from the motor thou, its such a pain I cant find the fault drives me nuts!

[puretone]

mine is opposite yours lol, cold start = 1800rpm/2000rpm then goes down to 1200/1100 rpm then down to 850/740 rpm lol lol and lol

[WFX]

Originally Posted by puretone

mine is opposite yours lol, cold start = 1800rpm/2000rpm then goes down to 1200/1100 rpm then down to 850/740 rpm lol lol and lol

Damn you, your idle is working fine!