I wanted to get some feedback from Turbo 3b and 13bt owners out there as to what they feel is an acceptable running temperature under heavy load. Please let me know what your EGT's and boost are along with what thermostat you are running and if you are intercooled or not.
I am dealing with an 85 BJ70, 3B w/ Axt 10 psi boost. 182 degree thermostat.
Around town it runs at 160-180 degrees depending on how much stop and go.
Flats on the highway 180 degrees EGT of 800 degrees
Heavy load on the highway, as in a 3 mile long uphill mountain pass at 60 miles an hour, my EGT creeps to 1000-1100 degrees and temp will creep up to 230 max, which is not yet in the red zone on the factory toyota gauge, but very close to getting in the red. As soon as I begin to descend it rapidly starts dropping and will drop back down to 160 degrees and stay there until the next decent size hill.
The cooling system is all brand new, rad, tstat, water pump, fan clutch, hose, block was flushed.
Is this normal, or too hot?
If i pull the pass at 50 mph, the EGT drops 100 degrees and running temp drops 10-15 degrees.
I am getting the intercooler hooked up tommorow and am curious to see what affect this has.
Please give me your feedback as I am a lone 3b owner in the US
Thanks,
I am dealing with an 85 BJ70, 3B w/ Axt 10 psi boost. 182 degree thermostat.
Around town it runs at 160-180 degrees depending on how much stop and go.
Flats on the highway 180 degrees EGT of 800 degrees
Heavy load on the highway, as in a 3 mile long uphill mountain pass at 60 miles an hour, my EGT creeps to 1000-1100 degrees and temp will creep up to 230 max, which is not yet in the red zone on the factory toyota gauge, but very close to getting in the red. As soon as I begin to descend it rapidly starts dropping and will drop back down to 160 degrees and stay there until the next decent size hill.
The cooling system is all brand new, rad, tstat, water pump, fan clutch, hose, block was flushed.
Is this normal, or too hot?
If i pull the pass at 50 mph, the EGT drops 100 degrees and running temp drops 10-15 degrees.
I am getting the intercooler hooked up tommorow and am curious to see what affect this has.
Please give me your feedback as I am a lone 3b owner in the US
Thanks,