Thread: "It'z gettin' hot in here..so take off yur-turbos"?

"I, am, gettin' so hot, I want to take my turrbbo off"

What should I do to cool things off? Cheap/easy ways? Car gets really damn hot on road course. Not overheating, but close to it.

Current cooling strategy:

race aluminum radiator
water wetter + distilled water
all stock DET heat shields
downpipe wrapped in thermal tape.
stock DET water-cooled oil cooler

-G

Add oil cooler?

DET comes with a water-cooled oil cooler. I'd like to make the efficiency of the coolant better, which should in turn cool down the oil. A few things are in the way of the radiator - the intercooler and condenser. I was thinking of taking the A/C out, but not sure if I want to make that sacrifice just yet.

ducting... like everywhere

ONE:
Personally, I would ditch the watercooled oil cooler and go with a proper air-liquid heat exchanger in one of the ducts. By adding another aspect to which the coolant has to absorb heat from, IMHO, is not such a good idea to begin with. T

That in addition to the fact that:
a) The coolant will already be at a pretty tepid temperature from cooling off the engine block
b) The coolant will NEVER be as cool as free flowing air
c) Overworked coolant

I can't think I remember a track car that didn't either bypasses it or run a true heat exchanger as the extra hardware also adds to some unreliability

TWO:
A Koyo will work just fine. Even more so with proper ducting

THREE:
Water + water wetter is fine. But for your levels, coolant will do just as good (if not better! higher boiling point, even considering the system is pressurized)

FOUR:

Heat shields and thermal tape are ALWAYS a good idea!

Here's a thread that delves into the cooling benefits of wrap and which components yield the best results as far as cooling things down are concerned.

Now stop asking for people to spoon feed you

add a cooler to that water line running to the oem oil cooler?

Tell me more about ducting! Have you guys actually done it? I've seen the article from Wes before:
Project 200SX - Track Ready? > MotoIQ

Didn't know if there were easier/different ways people are doing this.



You haven't really spoon-fed me more than just reaffirm what I'm already doing, which is good to hear! Looking for some new/different ideas and easy tricks I've yet to pick up.

It was also suggested by a friend to raise the back of the hood up to allow extra heat to flow out. I thought that'd be a good track-day idea if it works.

http://www.sr20-forum.com/general-sr20/21751-hood-spacers-anyone-doing.html

I actually replied to that thread, I can't believe around 4 years ago as it seems like yesterday, but I did have a good point/question and that was if a track would allow these hood spacers.

-G

Now that I think of it.... Do you run the heater during your track days?

If you do, then maybe hooking the heater core up to the lines that "cool" the oil might be a sneaky trick to getting the oil temps lower.

Rausing the rear of the hood lets air in. Not out. It does lower underhood air temperatures, but at the cost of higher coolant temperature. Keep in mind that your engine is water cooled.

Why does it raise coolant temps and how does it let air in? You'd think air would come through the front of the car and exit the hood? what am I missing?