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<x-charset iso-8859-1>unfortunately i do not have my gauges installed yet either, but as of right now i have a mesa 96 plate oil cooler with a 12" electric fan that is on at all times (heh haven't installed the switch witch activates the fan when the oil reaches 180 degrees farenheit) as well as the stock oil cooler (heh haven't installed the switch witch activates the fan when the oil reaches 180 degrees farenheit), and i was already considering offsetting my decklid, and as soon as i find 1600 bux (i'm canadian) i will buy a porsche fan but i still gotta pay off the rest of this motor as is :( (it was worth every freaking penny i tells ya) . but as far as the firewall im still kind of skeptical, will the stainless steel buy itself absorb all teh heat and stop it from going into the cabin ? you put no kind of heat insulating material on the side facing the engine ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Constable" <James.Constable@au.logical.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 6:30 PM Subject: Re: [T3] new 2110 is fun but HOT! > I had that problem Jordan, I'm running a 2275 with Superflow heads. Are you > refering to cabin temps, engine bay temps, or engine temps? > To seal of the cabin, I used 1mm stainless steel. It's strong and looks > fantastic. Take out the cardboard "firewall" behind the back seat, and use > it as a template. The new one will then slot straight in. Seal it with lots > of silicon to avoid having steel on steel. Mine is noisey, but I love > hearing all the engine noises. > I also found that by removing the origional firewall, and having the twin > webbers 44 IDFs above the deck, the temperaures in the engine bay became > excessive. This was partly due to an issue with oil cooling. When driving > the car, I was getting temperatures around 50C in the engine bay. When I > stopped, this would get up to 75C. I had to seal off the bay and offset the > decklid to get cool air for the carbs. This resulted in running temps around > 30c in the engine bay, and parking temps around 45C. > With engine temps, I ended up with a porsche fan cooling system, and a kymco > super cooler. Works a treat. > Purchase temp sensors. I should have done that initally. Cylinder heads > temps, oil temps and the cheapest, engine bay temps. For the engine bay I > used a digital house, inside/outside gauge for about $10 from Radioshack. I > can monitor all changes I make and ascertain if it makes a monitorable > difference to temperatures. > Cheers, > James C. > 66 Fastback, 2275, superflow heads, the works. > <div><font face=arial size=1 color=#808080>Scanning of this message and addition of this footer is performed by SurfControl SuperScout Email Filter software.</font></div> > > > ------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ </x-charset>