Well my car is a 92. All the internals and gaskets are still stock. I'm pretty sure the HG's have never been replaced, atleast I dont have any paperwork of it from the previous owner. I've got 10% on it, a CAI, and a full exhaust. My stock fan took a dump, so ive got an after market one on there with the probe you stick into the Rad. and have it set to come on at a specific degree. I have mine set to 160, as with the stat. The hottest i've had it get to was just under 210...according to my gauge (autometer) Is there anything I should be getting concerned about? I dont have any bubbles in the over flow, nor any excessive white smoke, or "sweet" exhaust scent.
Well my car is a 92. All the internals and gaskets are still stock. I'm pretty sure the HG's have never been replaced, atleast I dont have any paperwork of it from the previous owner. I've got 10% on it, a CAI, and a full exhaust. My stock fan took a dump, so ive got an after market one on there with the probe you stick into the Rad. and have it set to come on at a specific degree. I have mine set to 160, as with the stat. The hottest i've had it get to was just under 210...according to my gauge (autometer) Is there anything I should be getting concerned about? I dont have any bubbles in the over flow, nor any excessive white smoke, or "sweet" exhaust scent.
I wouldn't think so. I don't know what boost level you are seeing but with a full exhaust, which I understand you to mean not the stock one" you should be fine. My completely stock '92 used to run between 200 and 220 all the time and it never gave me any problems. The engine can handle it.
fwiw - I used to find that the car always seemed to run better once it hit 180°. The 160° thermostat never made me comfortable.
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The exhaust system is manifold back. The manifolds are not ported, and I have the down tubes from SCP without cats, into a 1 in, 1 out 3" Single Chamber Flowmaster, then the stock exhaust piping from that back, with just tips. At WOT I'm lucky to see 14psi, and I mean lucky. On average, around 12 and 13psi. Had a post earlier in "performance" about that. I was at 15%OD, but I've since took off the 5%, and am back to 10%. I think I'm getting belt slip really bad. Or maybe it's not enough back pressure?