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Originally Posted by cdelong
if it "smells" hot and is at a screaming high idle when it comes in...... it's too hot ;)
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Originally Posted by MassiveMods
Hey MXWRENCH
i have friends in RC that have had way more experience than me running engines to about 350 F and have no problems. Im not meaning to go against what your saying, its quite sound advise to stay within a certain temp range but some engines just like to run hot.. some dont its hard to guage thats all.. And if an engine needs to be that hot to run properly then it has some serious design flaws, or more likely the pipe is out of tune until the ex gas temp comes up. Id try different pipes on the suspect engine. And as I was saying, I haven't used a temp gun to tune for many years now. Does that mean I'm cool and can have an engine named after me?!? JK! BK |
Originally Posted by mxwrench
I am not saying it is not possible to run an engine to that high of a temp and have it survive. I am just saying that it is not good practice.
And if an engine needs to be that hot to run properly then it has some serious design flaws, or more likely the pipe is out of tune until the ex gas temp comes up. Id try different pipes on the suspect engine.
Originally Posted by mxwrench
And as I was saying, I haven't used a temp gun to tune for many years now. Does that mean I'm cool and can have an engine named after me?!?
JK! BK Well, now that you mention it, I was wondering how long it would take before the idea crossed your mind. All you have to do is partner up with an engine manufacturer. I would definitely buy and engine you designed! :nod: |
a flat 4 with 16 valves? :batman:
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Originally Posted by mxwrench
I am not saying it is not possible to run an engine to that high of a temp and have it survive. I am just saying that it is not good practice.
And if an engine needs to be that hot to run properly then it has some serious design flaws, or more likely the pipe is out of tune until the ex gas temp comes up. Id try different pipes on the suspect engine. And as I was saying, I haven't used a temp gun to tune for many years now. Does that mean I'm cool and can have an engine named after me?!? JK! BK Yeah for sure ! lets call it the BK MX1 sounds cool ! lol |
Originally Posted by MassiveMods
Yeah for sure ! lets call it the BK MX1 sounds cool ! lol
I never use temp guns either. Dont even own one yet. Way I see it, we were tuning race engines long before temp guns came out. What changed since then? |
Lol Burger king : )
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Originally Posted by occ
Go to any major race & watch the top engine tuners. Notice they never use a temp gun? I have never seem Mario Rossi, Andrea Rossi or Rody Roem use them.
btw : this guys do not use off the shelves engines like you and me. |
I agree with tuning for performance and using the temp gun to make sure that you are within a reasonable temp range.
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