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  1. BlimeyCabrio

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    #1474 BlimeyCabrio, Jul 24, 2016
    Took the car out and pounded on it for almost 2 hours. The car LOVES the cooler. Gets up to temp like normal, then stays 200-220F per the pan sensor no matter how hard I pound on it, on a 95F day. It will certainly get more abuse on the track, but I suspect it will stay below 240. Which is a huge improvement. Water temps stay lower, also. Win.
     
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    #1475 Goldsmithy, Jul 24, 2016
    Coolness is good...
     
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    #1476 00Mini, Jul 24, 2016
    Ya gotta love it when a game plan comes together.
     
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    #1477 GokartPilot, Jul 24, 2016
    It definitely was warm out today, glad things worked according to plan.


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    #1478 RallyMini370, Jul 25, 2016
    Hey Paul, nice set up, love the fan, very Audi S1. Did the oil pressure drop after all the piping and height of the cooler? I ask because I read somewhere that there is a limit for the distance of the cooler from the stock oil pump due to oil pumping efficiency.
     
  6. BlimeyCabrio

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    #1479 BlimeyCabrio, Jul 25, 2016
    Pressure seems normal. Gauge reads about the same thing it did before, maybe a few psi lower but nothing substantial. In proper operating range at normal driving revs. JanB has his cooler at the back of the car with similar line length with no issues, also.
     
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    #1480 RallyMini370, Jul 25, 2016
    Thanks Paul, just checking, don't want any tears later.
     
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    #1481 GreyLens, Jul 25, 2016
    I've been gone a few years. Just logged on to see what's up. This is quite a project!!! Excellent work!!!
     
  9. cct1

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    #1482 cct1, Jul 25, 2016
    Paul, you need to expand the capacity of that setup 4 more qts...I want you to feel my pain, lol....
     
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    #1483 BlimeyCabrio, Jul 25, 2016
    OK. I'll just coil an extra 100 feet of hose under the deck. That should do it.
     
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    #1484 Red Bull, Jul 25, 2016
    How's your rear diffuser mod... any heat issues due to the mufflers being sandwiched between the diffusers and the body? I'm thinking of doing this mod sometime in the future.
     
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    #1485 BlimeyCabrio, Jul 25, 2016
    So far, so good on the diffuser. I have some air gap everywhere, no contact with hot stuff. I added a layer of thermal barrier on the top of the diffuser, just in case.
     
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    #1486 MCS02, Sep 18, 2016
    Wheres Paul?
     
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    #1487 ColinGreene, Sep 18, 2016
    I think he was putting a TV in today.
     
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    #1488 Dave.0, Sep 18, 2016
    Word on the street is he crashed the car again. This time on the track.
     
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    #1489 MCS02, Sep 18, 2016
    Ok I hope it a 50in TV in his garage and I really hope he did not wreak he Mini.
     
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    #1490 ScottinBend, Sep 19, 2016
    I hope he didn't crash his body...........
     
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    #1491 Dave.0, Sep 19, 2016
    Last word was he is completely ok, which matters most and just the GPness is a little messed up.
     
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    #1492 MCS02, Sep 19, 2016
    Glad he is ok! GPness can be straightened
     
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    #1493 cct1, Sep 20, 2016
    He's fine, the gpness has Peyronie's disease now, but then again so does Bill Clinton and he's still in circulation.
     
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