Teddy
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Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
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Im planning to "track" the Sport this year,
But i have one major concern.
Whilst the car is ok for periods on the road - im worried about a constant trashing for 20mins.
My main concern is oil cooling - is it possible to add an oil cooler to a x16xe or is it even nessisary?
I fancy obviously taking all precacutions to ensure the stability of the engine as its still used as a road car.
Im planning to fit - oil temp and pressure gauges so i can keep an eye on things, is there anything else to think off in the mean time?
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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possibly a cool running stat aswell?
[Edited on 17-07-2006 by jake]
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Corsa E-Tec
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Registered: 4th Feb 04
Location: Stevenage Drives: Leon Cupra
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fit the oil temp sensor and pressure gauge and then monitor the temp and pressure for a few days, maybe take it on a track day or for a fast run and see how it reacts.
if the readings are high or unstable then mocal do some decent oil cooling equipment for the x16xe. m-tech is the site you can get them from.
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Teddy
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Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
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quote:
Originally posted by jake
possibly a cool running stat aswell?
[Edited on 17-07-2006 by jake]
Try finding one for a x16xe i cant see them anywhere.
It could do with one of those now to be honest.
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Dean_W
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Courtenay do stats.
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Corsa E-Tec
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optimum running temp is 98C so the cool running stats are not always a good idea.
muppet sport did some research and found out that there not always good.
maybe adding a second fan to keep the temp at a reasonable level maybe a good idea.
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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water temps wont really be a problem as your getting in enough air to the rad to cool.
oil temps will be getting high if you are nailing it for a while.... but i think your tyres (if road) and brakes (if not decent fluid.pads/discs) will have gone off before it reaches anything to be concerned about.
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
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some info on cool running stats, I decided against one.
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=294374
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