What should sr20 coolant temperature run? 210 degrees on hot day normal?

[mackdaddy240]

My sr20 ran about 170 this winter and I upgraded to a gt28rs this summer and now it runs 200 to 210 degrees on warm days. Whats the normal temp and what is the thermostat set at on a sentra sr20 thermostat? Thats what I'm using and I'm wondering if its set high like 190 or somthing.

[9240sx]

You running a front mount intercooler.???That will make your water temps go wayyyy up..But yeah 210's alittle hot..But still far from overheating..Its been hitting almost 100 were i live..And my car's water temp as got up to 200F when i run it hard..Normal driving it will stay around 185F-190F but i do have a Nismo thermostat,And a 80/20 water coolent mix with Redline water wetter..Just keep a close eye on your water temp gauge..You can go up to 220F and still be fine..Just dont let it go any higher then that..

[mackdaddy240]

thanks for the info, yeah I'm running front mount, but I have 2 electric fans and a new copper/plastic radiator so I figured it would be around 180 tops on the highway......

[180fan]

84 degrees celcius, aint too bad. It's a bit early in the morning and I'm still a bit dazed but the stock thermo should be opening just a hair below 80 degrees C. I wouldn't sweat it too much.

[NoOneBetter]

mine is around 180 with Nismo thermostat, Koyo radiator, electric fans, and fmic.

[mackdaddy240]

180 sounds much better I'm thinking of buying a nismo thermostat. Or maybe drilling a few holes in the one I have now.

[wildacexxx]

sorry to bring this thread back but isnt the normal operating temp for a sr around 190-200 degrees? running at 180 degrees sounds like too low

[DRIFTINIZ]

i've got koyo alum. radiator.....14in permacool fan....and fmic......i'm at around 150 F......any thoughts????

[wildacexxx]

are u rnning the fans all the time?

[DRIFTINIZ]

are u rnning the fans all the time?

YEA......forgot about that.....my fan is constantly blowing HELLA air through the engine bay

[dustyk]

I think the temperature readings that you get from aftermarket water temp gauge differs substantially depending on where you place the sensor. I run an aftermarket probe in the upper radiator pipe since at this point is where the hot coolant comes out of the motor. My friend has a nismo one that goes where the stock temperature gauge is and his gauge reads a lot lower than mine since the stock temp gauge is located right where the coolant comes back after passing through the radiator.

[Kenrik]

Nismo thermostat is 147degrees... having the FMIC etc.. makes it run hotter.

170-190 is where you should really be.

[wildacexxx]

after a normal drive i go up to 188. if i push it i have seen it go up to 196. this is according to my techtom that reads the temp from the consul port.
Modified by wildacexxx at 7:31 PM 8/15/2006