(12-08-2013, 02:01 PM)vlj Wrote: I'd imagine it runs hotter due to the previous owners hair creating an everlasting heat throughout the car
Scotts gti experiences the same issues
it's normal for a DT to heat up pretty quickly when having a hoon - i can be on a motorway, temp sits at 80 (with an aftermarket temp sensor), i can boot it in 5th, play around for a bit, no coal, and it'll happily hit 90/95/ nearly 100, until slowing down, fans on, til it hits idle temps.
When engines compress fuel/air, it creates heat. Heat is a product of compression. When you're accelerating, hard, you compress a hell of a lot more than an idling/cruising car. You can't/won't cool the engine enough on standard rad/fans/intercooling. Heat is inevitable and raising temps by 10*C when on a hoon is not an uncommon thing; if it didn't heat up, that's when i'd be concerned.
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