engine temperature

[eurokiller]

What is the best engine temperature to run at the track. I usually let my car cool off a lot and I think my car is too cold and I am losing power. Should my car be at 200* or higher or lower? Also sometimes when I am slowing down after a run my engine shuts off and the windows fog up. I also lose power steering and brakes. Then my car would start back up when I turned the key again. Do you think that my car could have overheated? This hasn't happened in a long time. It also could have been from the hot wheather 80* +. Thanks for the info.

[Charles]

I would try to keep it down to around 160-180 degrees. If you let it get up to 200, your car is going to be going a lot slower.

[Bene]

I remembered running my best trap speed 93.79 mph when my engine temp was on 160*. ;)

You have to push the car to the staging lanes. Never leave the engine on!!!

[ January 27, 2002: Message edited by: bene ]</p>

[eurokiller]

When I push my car through the staging lanes, it gets down to 120* maybe even cooler. The lines are huge at the track that I go to. I think that having my car that cool ruins performance a little. What do you think?

[TheBeast]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by eurokiller:
When I push my car through the staging lanes, it gets down to 120* maybe even cooler. The lines are huge at the track that I go to. I think that having my car that cool ruins performance a little. What do you think?<hr></blockquote>

120 is not good. I would suggest getting a fan switch and leave the car running in the stage lines....it'll keep it right at 160.

BTW, I dropped .6 in ET just by racing with the engine at 160-170 as opposed to 200-205.

[ January 27, 2002: Message edited by: TheBeast ]</p>

[Magnus]

I would think no less than 150.

The colder the ECT is, the more timing advance you will have. As ECT increses, timing is pulled to prevent detonation.