Coolant & Oil temperatures

WE3RX7 · 07-07-2013, 08:14 AM

I'm really confused. Are you installing a new coolant radiator in place of the OEM one? Or - are you installing a new oil cooler in the center inlet thus removing the driver's side oil cooler?

Is your car auto or manual?

I understand that you "race" down mountain roads and that your car gets hot, but by your own admission you just bought digital gauges to view the temperatures of both oil and coolant. This means currently you're relying on the factory gauges which is a terribly bad idea. If any of your temp gauges are reading more than "normal" or slightly less than half way in an RX8, you've probably already cooked something and no amount of additional/larger coolers is going to solve that problem.

07-07-2013, 08:14 AM	#10
WE3RX7 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: VA Posts: 1,812 Rep Power: 19	I'm really confused. Are you installing a new coolant radiator in place of the OEM one? Or - are you installing a new oil cooler in the center inlet thus removing the driver's side oil cooler? Is your car auto or manual? I understand that you "race" down mountain roads and that your car gets hot, but by your own admission you just bought digital gauges to view the temperatures of both oil and coolant. This means currently you're relying on the factory gauges which is a terribly bad idea. If any of your temp gauges are reading more than "normal" or slightly less than half way in an RX8, you've probably already cooked something and no amount of additional/larger coolers is going to solve that problem.