After my engine rebuild i've noticed that my engine likes being hot. At first everyone said.. it's breaking friction, so i waited. It doesn't seem to be quite as hot, but now it's got 2500 miles on it. The excess friction should be gone by now, right?


97' Eclipse RS (kinda)

Present mods:
HRC stage III turbo kit (12 psi street, 25 psi track)
HKS 2 1/2" cat back exhaust w/burnt cat
16" wheels w/Yokohomo tires (215/40)
420A engine w/ tooled crank, billet crower rods, and 8.5:1 JE pistons
Head ported and polished, 3 angled valve job
Power-stop brakes w/axis pads
Ebachi Pro lowering kit (1.8")
MSD DIS-2 ignition system w/turbo retard

Near Future:
Stand-alone fuel system
550cc injectors, and fuel rail
TEC III fuel/ecu system
17” Hart racing wheels
KYB AGX struts, w/ upgraded anti sway bars
Rear brake conversion (front to rear, Brembo in front)

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Do GST's and GSX's have a different radiator? If so, maybe the addition of the turbo has affected the efficiency of your cooling system. Just an idea.

Also, if you have a front mount intercooler, it could couse the engine to run a little hotter.

How do you know it is hot? Do you mean EGT's or water temp?

I'm getting the temp off of the water gauge. I had the turbo kit on for about 1 month prior to the engine being rebuilt, and there was NO sign of overheating ever. Not to mention that it was 80+ deg then, and 40- now. Does anyone else have this problem after a rebuild?

im not saying that this is a permanent fix...but I have a Shelby Dakota with a factory 318 in it...in '89 they only made V6s hence it has a small radiator. What i think will help till you figure out exactly whats up is adding a wetting agent to your coolant.It may knock about 10 degrees off of your temp and give you some time to think it out. It helped with my truck
Hellhound

wo0t!
water wetter alert

Yeah you could put a mixture of Dex-Cool and Watter-Wetter and that should help if not... may be time for a new radiator (Fluidyne)

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Go to howellautomotive.com and buy the neon 160 degree thermostat. The best 20 bucks i've spent.

also make sure you do not have a leaking radiator cap and/or thermostat housing gasket. It was causing my temp to go up here and there before...