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sidemarkers
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 Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2025 2:30 pm Post subject: AZ August afternoon 30 min drive |
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Stop and go driving with road construction. 111 degrees. Just because.
Pics are idling in car after returning from a drive through hellish weather. Weather temp is within the hour.
idling in gauge mode
a/f idling
max boost in trip and head temp
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BFB
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2025 7:38 am Post subject: Re: AZ August afternoon 30 min drive |
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I heard AZ hit 132 the other week?
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94touring
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Location: Tulsa - OK
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2025 7:56 am Post subject: Re: AZ August afternoon 30 min drive |
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| What was the max you saw on the CHT? |
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sidemarkers
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2025 10:21 am Post subject: Re: AZ August afternoon 30 min drive |
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| BFB wrote: |
| I heard AZ hit 132 the other week? |
Probably somewhere in AZ, Glendale isn't that bad yet. |
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sidemarkers
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2025 10:26 am Post subject: Re: AZ August afternoon 30 min drive |
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| What was the max you saw on the CHT? |
Maybe 330f in the construction zone.
What really piques my interest is the oil temp. Don't know what % the synthetic 5w-20 plays, but she's a happy camper. |
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Cusser
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2025 12:25 pm Post subject: Re: AZ August afternoon 30 min drive |
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| BFB wrote: |
| I heard AZ hit 132 the other week? |
118F in Phoenix Thursday
121F in Peoria Thursday
overnight low 96F
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oprn
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2025 2:57 pm Post subject: Re: AZ August afternoon 30 min drive |
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| sidemarkers wrote: |
| What really piques my interest is the oil temp. Don't know what % the synthetic 5w-20 plays, but she's a happy camper. |
There you go! Light oil picks up and sheds heat quicker than heavy oil. It moves through the system quicker too more gallons/hour also means better cooling. Win, win all around!
Thanks for that observation!
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sidemarkers
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Location: AZ
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2025 1:50 pm Post subject: Re: AZ August afternoon 30 min drive |
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| oprn wrote: |
| sidemarkers wrote: |
| What really piques my interest is the oil temp. Don't know what % the synthetic 5w-20 plays, but she's a happy camper. |
There you go! Light oil picks up and sheds heat quicker than heavy oil. It moves through the system quicker too more gallons/hour also means better cooling. Win, win all around!
Thanks for that observation! |
That's part of the equation. Front mount RX7 oil cooler is a big part too. Yesterday mid morning keeping up with Sunday traffic on the interstate doing about 75mph for several miles. The oil temp was in the 120s. Pretty much the faster I go the lower the temp. |
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EverettB 
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2025 3:48 pm Post subject: Re: AZ August afternoon 30 min drive |
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| BFB wrote: |
| I heard AZ hit 132 the other week? |
If you are not in AZ, every 'high temp" on the news elsewhere is BS.
They report the temperature at the Phoenix airport, on the tarmac.
When I've seen things posted, it's usually around 10F higher than at my house
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sidemarkers
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2025 4:54 pm Post subject: Re: AZ August afternoon 30 min drive |
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| EverettB wrote: |
| BFB wrote: |
| I heard AZ hit 132 the other week? |
If you are not in AZ, every 'high temp" on the news elsewhere is BS.
They report the temperature at the Phoenix airport, on the tarmac.
When I've seen things posted, it's usually around 10F higher than at my house |
I wish it was 132 for about 10 minutes so I can torture test my cars even more.
They have to earn my trust. |
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