im assuming thats the 86-92 supra 38mm one right?Some pics of the Fluidyne Radiator...
im assuming thats the 86-92 supra 38mm one right?
hows it hadeling all the extra heat?
Yes, that's the 86-92 supra radiator. Up to know I have not the best results with this radiator when it's hot outside (about 25-30°C).But don't forget that there is only a distance of about 5cm between the radiator and the turbine housings and the downpipe. I think I have to cut some more "windows" into my hood to give the hot air a chance to leave the engine bay immediately.
And I'm going to change my cooling water resp. the frost protection fluid and check if I get better results. Now I have the G48 from BASF and I will switch to G30 alu protect premium (from BASF too). Our experience with a stock 2JZ-GTE showed us that we had about 15°C colder cooling water after switching from G48 to G30 only.
I will give you a feedback about the water temp in a few month...(we have to wait for summer time )
Alex
I can tell you something about the oil pressure. It's about 1,5 bar @ idle and about 3-3,5 bar till 7400 rpm with 10W-60 synthetic oil. I think it would be a little bit higher without the oil nozzles.
Thanks
Alex
Hi Alex,
As you are putting a lot more stress on the engine I'd be inclined to see if I could get the oil pressure a bit higher than the 45 to 55 psi you're seeing at the moment.
The standard 1UZ should be pushing up to 100psi at the higher revs and at idle about 60 psi, the oil pressure you currently have is about half that.
I'd hate to see all your great work come to grief because the bearings are running a bit on the dry side...
Cheers,
Tony
The oil pressure drop is probably related to your relocation of the filter, external oil cooler, etc. unless for some reason, one of your squirters is stuck open and starving your mains or rods of oil. But if this were the case, you'd probably have had a major failure by now.
Many of the Cup car builders have quietly reduced oil pressures in their motors over the years to reduce parasitic losses and gain a small edge. If you speak with race engine builders or dry sump oil system designers who are current with the subject, you'll probably find the same philosophy.
You can always revert to the old rule, "10psi for every 1000 RPM" and probably be OK (unless, as mentioned above, a squirter is stuck)