do all Rx7s need Thermostats??
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do all Rx7s need Thermostats??
The other day i took out my thermostat, and my car felt a lil faster and it was a lil louder. My temp. guage nidle was right in between cold and hot. I was wouldering if i can keep driving like this. And do All Drag and Racing Rx7s use thermostats in their cars?
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Removing your themostat will not make your car faster or louder. There's no way it possibly could.
Apart from taking ages for the car to warm up, the problem with running without a thermostat is the water circulates much faser (less restriction) so it actually picks up less heat. It reduces the effectiveness of your cooling system. There may be sufficient capacity in the system that that this will be OK on a stock motor, but not in a worked motor generating more heat than normal.
This applies to all motors, rotaries are no different.
Apart from taking ages for the car to warm up, the problem with running without a thermostat is the water circulates much faser (less restriction) so it actually picks up less heat. It reduces the effectiveness of your cooling system. There may be sufficient capacity in the system that that this will be OK on a stock motor, but not in a worked motor generating more heat than normal.
This applies to all motors, rotaries are no different.
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Originally posted by NZConvertible
Removing your themostat will not make your car faster or louder. There's no way it possibly could.
Apart from taking ages for the car to warm up, the problem with running without a thermostat is the water circulates much faser (less restriction) so it actually picks up less heat. It reduces the effectiveness of your cooling system. There may be sufficient capacity in the system that that this will be OK on a stock motor, but not in a worked motor generating more heat than normal.
This applies to all motors, rotaries are no different.
Removing your themostat will not make your car faster or louder. There's no way it possibly could.
Apart from taking ages for the car to warm up, the problem with running without a thermostat is the water circulates much faser (less restriction) so it actually picks up less heat. It reduces the effectiveness of your cooling system. There may be sufficient capacity in the system that that this will be OK on a stock motor, but not in a worked motor generating more heat than normal.
This applies to all motors, rotaries are no different.
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Originally posted by RX-7Impreza
coolant will pick up the same amount of heat no matter how fast it moves. now there is the question of how well it releases it. that probably wouldnt be as efficient.
coolant will pick up the same amount of heat no matter how fast it moves. now there is the question of how well it releases it. that probably wouldnt be as efficient.
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Originally posted by RX-7Impreza
but think, there will always be water contacting the metal, so any heat one particle doesnt pick up, the next one will
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but think, there will always be water contacting the metal, so any heat one particle doesnt pick up, the next one will
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Originally posted by RX-7Impreza
but think, there will always be water contacting the metal, so any heat one particle doesnt pick up, the next one will
but think, there will always be water contacting the metal, so any heat one particle doesnt pick up, the next one will
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Originally posted by RX-7Impreza
well, not neccessarily true. it isnt better for the motor, but coolant will pick up the same amount of heat no matter how fast it moves. now there is the question of how well it releases it. that probably wouldnt be as efficient. i am tired and trying to do physics in my head so dont be offended if i am wrong
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well, not neccessarily true. it isnt better for the motor, but coolant will pick up the same amount of heat no matter how fast it moves. now there is the question of how well it releases it. that probably wouldnt be as efficient. i am tired and trying to do physics in my head so dont be offended if i am wrong
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Here is something to ponder. When a hot thing (let's say, your skin) and a cold thing (air on a chilly day) come in contact, heat is transferred. When the heat is transferred, the differential of temperatures between the two is reduced, and the transfer gets slower. However, if you replace the air with new cold air (wind) the transfer gets faster, hence the famous "wind chill." If you stuck your hand into the hot water and then back out, yes you would not be burned (badly anyway, it might turn red) however this is a poor analogy to the engine situation, because there is always new water to replace the old water, which is not the case in the hand-sticking. A better analogy would be to stick your hand into a STREAM of hot water, and you would find yourself injured in short order. Here's another one, fill up a nice hot bath, and go soak in it. (ahhhh just saying that makes me want to go do it) Sit very still for a while, and get used to it. Now, move your arms and legs a bit. Holy ****! It's hot all of a sudden! The water closest to you gave up some of its heat, and the water in the rest of the tub did not (not the the same degree anyway) it didn't get to move and mix much while you were sitting still, except by convective forces, but now you're stirring it up.
However, there still good reasons to use the thermostat...
1. Takes forever to warm up without it
2. May never actually GET warmed up, which is bad for your motor
3. Less consistent engine temps resulting in stress from increase and decrease of temp under varied conditions
The reason a constant-speed electric pump is good is because at lower rpm's it can flow more water than the engine usually would, and at high engine speeds it does not flow so fast as to cause cavitation, which lowers pump efficiency and can damage the pump's internal surfaces
However, there still good reasons to use the thermostat...
1. Takes forever to warm up without it
2. May never actually GET warmed up, which is bad for your motor
3. Less consistent engine temps resulting in stress from increase and decrease of temp under varied conditions
The reason a constant-speed electric pump is good is because at lower rpm's it can flow more water than the engine usually would, and at high engine speeds it does not flow so fast as to cause cavitation, which lowers pump efficiency and can damage the pump's internal surfaces
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