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2012-2013 Boss 302 Mustang
Running a bit hot with the supercharger... anyone make a lower thermostat?
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<blockquote data-quote="12C/OBoss" data-source="post: 12492733" data-attributes="member: 122325"><p>copied this from your other thread</p><p></p><p><strong>Quote:</strong></p><p><strong>Originally Posted by guarnibl </strong></p><p><strong>I'm running 15 psi at the moment but it's running hot. very hot. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Going to need a new tstat, extreme duty radiator, new hood, and new front grille to make this thing cool down most likely. Probably meth injection too just to take it down that much further. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Haven't dyno'd it yet -- just mail order tune from Comp Auto. Putting it on dyno soon once it's been dialed in... then will know how much power... but at 15-16 PSI I'm guessing 725 to the rear wheels. I'm on a Whipple 2.3.</strong> </p><p></p><p>first of all you are nuts for running a mail order tune on a Boss or ANY car in fact with forced induction especially 15psi</p><p></p><p>you need at least 75lb injectors, a Boost a pump, and a tune before you will be anywhere near 700 hp on a 2.3 whipple. You need a 2.8 liter blower 8 rib pulleys, 18.5PSI, C16, MAXXED out and not quite safe to make 780+ on these cars. Tracy did 850+ as hers is a 3.6 KB and also race gas.</p><p></p><p>210 is NOT hot on these cars. The temp readout from the PCM is cylinder head temp not actual water temperature. These cars will hit over 250 degrees before limp mode, granted these are not blower cars but its the facts.</p><p></p><p>My car would hit 230-240 during a long pull in 90+ summer heat. Then cruising it would stay between 185-190 with the a/c on and same hot weather. Now I also ran Sunoco purple and 93 50/50 mix as a precaution as it only take one detonation event to make any motor this highly tuned go boom. You gotta pay to play!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Cheap insurance. Now for road racing a Tiger hood, Saleen open grill, C&R race radiator, race intercooler, Lund super safe tune with full fans at 170 degrees, and race gas. But then again to road race my car we were detuned to lowest boost possible on the 2.8 Kenne Bell and the car still made over 630 rwhp and 550 tq. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Other idea would go to return syle fuel system and go E85. MUCH cheaper, safe for those expensive wideband o2 sensors, etc</p><p></p><p></p><p>Again DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR UNTIL IT OS DYNO TUNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="12C/OBoss, post: 12492733, member: 122325"] copied this from your other thread [B]Quote: Originally Posted by guarnibl I'm running 15 psi at the moment but it's running hot. very hot. Going to need a new tstat, extreme duty radiator, new hood, and new front grille to make this thing cool down most likely. Probably meth injection too just to take it down that much further. Haven't dyno'd it yet -- just mail order tune from Comp Auto. Putting it on dyno soon once it's been dialed in... then will know how much power... but at 15-16 PSI I'm guessing 725 to the rear wheels. I'm on a Whipple 2.3.[/B] first of all you are nuts for running a mail order tune on a Boss or ANY car in fact with forced induction especially 15psi you need at least 75lb injectors, a Boost a pump, and a tune before you will be anywhere near 700 hp on a 2.3 whipple. You need a 2.8 liter blower 8 rib pulleys, 18.5PSI, C16, MAXXED out and not quite safe to make 780+ on these cars. Tracy did 850+ as hers is a 3.6 KB and also race gas. 210 is NOT hot on these cars. The temp readout from the PCM is cylinder head temp not actual water temperature. These cars will hit over 250 degrees before limp mode, granted these are not blower cars but its the facts. My car would hit 230-240 during a long pull in 90+ summer heat. Then cruising it would stay between 185-190 with the a/c on and same hot weather. Now I also ran Sunoco purple and 93 50/50 mix as a precaution as it only take one detonation event to make any motor this highly tuned go boom. You gotta pay to play! Cheap insurance. Now for road racing a Tiger hood, Saleen open grill, C&R race radiator, race intercooler, Lund super safe tune with full fans at 170 degrees, and race gas. But then again to road race my car we were detuned to lowest boost possible on the 2.8 Kenne Bell and the car still made over 630 rwhp and 550 tq. Other idea would go to return syle fuel system and go E85. MUCH cheaper, safe for those expensive wideband o2 sensors, etc Again DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR UNTIL IT OS DYNO TUNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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