XbandiniX

Is it normal for my temps to get up to around 150 while sitting at idle for awhile???? I have a duel pass plate with option B and i don't think this is right. Maybe a bad pump??

lsjwannabe

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i think your onto something

ItalianJoe1

iTrader: (10)

got over 25K miles on your car? pump is probably bad...

Area47

nope, they can slowly creep up there.

if you drive and the temps don't drop. then you have a problem.

07cobaltss

i would assume sitting at idle you sucking in hotter air than normal, and the longer you sit the more the temps will go up. like area said it sounds normal.

on a side note, theres a guy at our local car hang out with an ion red line that claims he gets 70 degree IAT2 temps on a hot day... must be those blessed red lines =+)

XbandiniX

Ok kool.. They defiantly drop once i start drivin. I tryed pinching off a line and it still feels like theres some flow. If im cruising for a long time they are around 80-90 degrees and driving in the city(hitting stop signs and lights they fluctuate from 90-120. Sound right??

LopsidedJester

yeah, don't worry about it, at idle the car is barely breathing so cold air isn't really getting in and also the heat exchangers aren't getting much airflow either. Your temps will rise a bit from the transfer of heat through the engine to the manifold, its no big deal. Mine goes up to around 150 as well if it sits for a while.

07cobaltss

yeah that would help with keeping the blower, and the motor cool. i'd run it switch controlled so that it can be turned on while your staging, or sitting at a light

LopsidedJester

It might help but probably not that much since its mainly rising due to the lack of airflow through the manifold. Lots of people use hptuners to do pretty much the same thing by keeping their cooling fan on for longer periods to reduce heat soak so a small electric fan couldn't hurt, but it may actually not help as much as programming our large cooling fan.