Engine temp range

Old 03-18-2007 | 09:03 PM
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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
Exactly! Most people know when they've pushed the engine too far.
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Old 03-18-2007 | 10:19 PM
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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..
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?!?
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Old 03-18-2007 | 10:49 PM
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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.
I've won quite a number of races with my CRF "screaming" at 300F.

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?!?
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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!
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Old 03-18-2007 | 11:33 PM
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a flat 4 with 16 valves?
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Old 03-27-2007 | 03:24 PM
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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
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Old 03-28-2007 | 03:37 AM
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Yeah for sure ! lets call it the BK MX1 sounds cool ! lol
Sounds like some new burger from burger king

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?
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Old 03-28-2007 | 08:36 PM
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Lol Burger king : )
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Old 03-28-2007 | 09:22 PM
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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.
this folks never have to pay for an engine my friend... they can run it till it blows and call it testing for metal fatigue. this does not apply to me. I pay full price for my RB's (Rody's) and JP's. I run my JP FX21 RO3 at 220-240f for 5min quals and no more than 220 for a 15-20 min main with plenty of power. if you have to run 300f just to get the power you need? well maybe. just maybe you have a wrong kind of engine. you are just too fast for that engine...

btw : this guys do not use off the shelves engines like you and me.
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Old 03-29-2007 | 07:14 AM
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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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