What reason could you have for staying above 4500 RPM for an extended amount of time on the street? If you're in 3rd doing between 60 - 85 with the
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04-07-2015, 11:41 AM | #151 (permalink) |
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What reason could you have for staying above 4500 RPM for an extended amount of time on the street?
If you're in 3rd doing between 60 - 85 with the gas to the floor for several minutes, sorry, but you're driving on the street like you'd be driving on the track. Not shaking my finger at you, but I do think you're asking a lot of a stock car's cooling to put up with that in Texas summer heat. |
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Spirited driving on empty curvy roads? Plenty. That's the powerband
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Yeah I do plenty of 3rd gear pulls myself. That's how I got my temp above 220. I guess your expectations are higher than mine as far as the stock car, I wouldn't expect my brakes to stand up to repeated 130 - 0 stops or the stock cooling to support running wide open and near redline for extended periods. I guess what I'm saying is, don't roll your eyes at me when I talk about only needing an oil cooler "on the track" when you're treating your lovely Texas back-roads like they are one. |
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Speed limit is 55 mph. So I'm cruising around 60-65 through the curves that everyone else slows down on (when there is actually traffic on the road). Also, my gas pedal is not anywhere near close to the floor. I am just at higher RPMs in a lower gear so I can exit the turns quicker because power band. I don't floor it between the curves.
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I've had my Z on the track once. It did better than I expected, frankly. But I knew it couldn't handle it, so I didn't push it. I pulled off early to let her cool down rather than pushing it to limp mode - I made it through 2x 3-lap sessions. Aggressive street driving for me is typically a few minutes or even just a few pulls on certain routes. Nothing sustained. Once it is no longer my DD, I will get an oil cooler and get it on the track for some real
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Maybe the manuals run hotter since they are inferior?
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EXACTLY. Spirited driving equals a very high oil temp, which makes the car feel very sluggish. What do you expect with that little *** hole in the bumper. Open that beast up!!!! SAWZALL FIXES ALL
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Wow, came way to late to the party. You guy's are a trip..
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Sawzall?? Pics please.
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I googled SAWZALL bumper and the first thing that came up was this Lolol enjoy!
?? on making my car lighter with a hole saw and sawzall [Archive] - Hardcore 5.0 - The Hardcore Ford Drag Racers Forum |
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