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My car runs 15 minutes every morning in the winter until it reaches operating temp when it's cold winter time. Then same on way home from work. Thats 30 minutes a day, for 60 days between oil changes, that the engine is ran without being warmed up to max operating temp. Hour wise, that's 30 hours. How in that 30 hours of COLD run time, does that engine not even consume a quart of oil, even with 142k miles on the engine? They are doing something right , just not sure what lol
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I agree with you big AL, (even thou nobody else does around here ) Cold engine is no good. I`d like to build some heat but how is that going to be accomplished with no thermostat provisions, I haven`t figured that out yet.
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Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER
(Post 4269932)
Good discussion fellas. 7 pages and no personal insults!
Back to a question I had earlier. What do the oems do for ring gaps in aluminum block engines that are subjected to -20 or even colder ambient temps? I'd imagine there has to be quite a bit of expansion going from -20 to 210*. |
Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER
(Post 4269932)
Good discussion fellas. 7 pages and no personal insults!
Back to a question I had earlier. What do the oems do for ring gaps in aluminum block engines that are subjected to -20 or even colder ambient temps? I'd imagine there has to be quite a bit of expansion going from -20 to 210*. |
Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL
(Post 4269949)
I agree with you big AL, (even thou nobody else does around here ) Cold engine is no good. I`d like to build some heat but how is that going to be accomplished with no thermostat provisions, I haven`t figured that out yet.
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Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER
(Post 4269941)
My car runs 15 minutes every morning in the winter until it reaches operating temp when it's cold winter time. Then same on way home from work. Thats 30 minutes a day, for 60 days between oil changes, that the engine is ran without being warmed up to max operating temp. Hour wise, that's 30 hours. How in that 30 hours of COLD run time, does that engine not even consume a quart of oil, even with 142k miles on the engine? They are doing something right , just not sure what lol
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Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER
(Post 4269898)
Poor TomZ. Hes building a basic 454 with a 250 blower. A setup that's been ran for decades . But, the poor guy is probably so confused right now he's prob ready to bolt a 330 merc engine in the boat and call it a day!
There are a lot of opinions that's for sure! This isn't the first engine that I've built, though I have been just a little on the overly cautious side of things with this build. I want it to run well and produce some impressive power, and have it last. I've taken everyone's opinions into consideration, and come my own decision on what's appropriate, I will say that along with the opinions comes a lot of overthinking! I had to shut that side off a little... I found myself starting to go a little crazy from it! Really enjoying this thread! |
Originally Posted by adk61
(Post 4269840)
I'll tell you this... a hot engine makes considerably more power than a cool one does!! its all about balance... the rear of my 1100s are as I stated earlier dribblers -6 hoses with a restrictor in them and front discharge hoses are -12 also with a restrictor in them... I won't post how HOT I run mine because I don't wanna put up with all the bullchit replies I'm gonna get!!! but what I will say is that back in my Funny Car days.. I wouldn't stage the car till the temp hit 290 to 300 Deg F... what's that tell yaw'll?
sit down! shut up! and hang on!!! |
Originally Posted by mike tkach
(Post 4270206)
you had a funny car that was water cooled?
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if an engine makes more power with hot coolant i wonder why nhra pro stock engines run 100 deg f.maybe they don,t know what they are doing,those 500 cu in engines only make 1400 hp being n/a.
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