sr20 water temp question???

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madBOOSTED
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Hey everyone,

I have a 98 240 with a s13 sr20det in it, i was just wondering what my water temp should be running at?just wanna make sure mine isnt running too high.

thanks!


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you can change the water temp settings. When you run electric fans you can get a variety of different probes that will cut your fans on at different temps. Are you running a stock temp sensor with stock fans?

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well i have it running by a switch for now but when i turn the car on i just leave it on but im gonna get a temp sensor to run it off of that.

but what i mean is the actual temp like mines usually 170-180 F when im driving and 190-200 when im pushing it. just want to make that thats okai

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Those temps are alright. Back off if you hit 220 deg.

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okai thanks i was just trying to make sure im brand new to the sr

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how many fans and what radiator are you running?


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