Andre@Edge

Have you seen high temps when you drive the car hard? Not super high but 220 or so. I still see those temps with the 180 stat. To be sure it was not a faulty part I have changed it, and still I see high temps when driving competitive.

choodock

Since using my Predator to turn my fans on sooner, I run much cooler even with very hard driving.

Before resetting the fans, I would routinely run 215-230.

mopar2ya

Seems like mine has run very consistantly at 215 no matter how hard I am driving it.

jockomikey

Just because the stat opens at 180 doesnt mean the car will run at 180. Maybe its time to look into a be cool radiator, higher volume fans or an external oil cooler. Then again, this engine was design to run hot anyway...

Andre@Edge

The more I research the more i start to wonder about the gauge.

choodock,
what menu, or where did you find a fan reset on the diablo? It might be just what I need.

Andre

Andre@Edge

You were spot on Choodock! I set the fans lower and it now runs right where I want it. Thanks for the tip!

73Challenger

HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO LOWER THE FANS FOR THE SMALLER 5.7 HEMI MOTOR?

Cuda340

The SRT engineers have stated that it is common for a 6.1 to operate at up to 240 degrees.

choodock

True, but it runs so much better closer to 200. My normal operating range now is probably 195-205.

Andre@Edge

I now run between 185-195 and am happy with that. It was not the high temp, but the fear of going even higher. The more I pushed the car the higher the temp ran. Now I reset the fans and it runs without always climbing.