Cooling For Long Distance Drive

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  1. modusoperandi

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    Taking a trip out of town to Las Vegas & I'm trying to set my car up maintenance & performance wise to have a headache free trip. Last time I took a trip down that way I was driving my friend's Chevrolet Camaro which was fresh off the lot. Now I'm taking my car but I have a concern of keeping the car at stable temps during the entire drive from California to Vegas. I'm going with a FMIC setup & water methanol injection prior to the trip but I'm considering swapping the radiator for a Koyo one. Not really sure what my options are at this point. At the end of the day as I mentioned before I want the least fuck ups during my trip down that way.

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    I drove from Central Florida to North Caroline with no temp problems and others have made further drives. I really don't think you will have any cooling issues unless you have a lead foot the entire trip.
     
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    No lead foot, I'm very laid back on how much I'm throttling on long distance drives plus I'm topping off on corn before leaving & taking 2 jugs of the stuff with me. I also have a full list of the E85 stations within my near vicinity.

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    You really should be fine.

    This happened to me on my way to Atlanta and it blocked most of my radiator and i saw my temps rise. I had to pull over and remove it. This is like the worse case scenario as to why your running higher temps.
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    I think the problem was parking next to the Honda covered in painters tape. The plastic bag was fine.

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    Most definitely, I just always take precautions prior taking longer trips just to avoid being the guy stuck on the side of the road lol. Damn that's a random thing to catch while on the highway. Good that you noticed the temps rise before any real issues started appearing.

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    I drove from Illinois to Colorado with my speed jammed full with stuff and 3 people when I moved in June. It was 80-95 for most of the ride. No issues. You'll be fine.

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    Actually, the piece that is on the front of my car came off of the Honda next to me, hahaha
     
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    That's not surprising.

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    They wanted to protect their paint job while traveling to Nopi Nationals in Atlanta. A guess going 80+ mph will tear off plastic wrap with painters tap with ease.
     
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    The Speed3 was made for road trips. It will cruise when you want to relax but has the power to pass and not be bullied on the open road. I love it for road trips. I've done a couple of road trips on it already and I've not had any temp issues. I do make a point to stop at the designated rest stops though, which are usually 1-1.5 hours apart here in Texas.
     
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    I take mine all over AZ and it gets a touch warm here. Good AC and I get 25-28 mpg running pretty much stock on Top Tier Premium...I like Costco gas. The nice thing is that I can drive this car fast and still get good mileage. When I take my CX-9 (2015) and cruise at 83mph I get 17 mpg!


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    I went IL to CO straight through to fondle @monkey.bones.007 and I didn't have any issues. And my car is satan so I can promise you'll be fine. Shit I drove it all the way back with a vacuum leak and nothing happened. Just sounded like a jackass every time I pulled over for gas.
     
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    Don't forget you also had much frame rail protector stuck to your car too.

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    That's true! That little fucker held on for dear life. Shit it stayed on all the way until I had to jack my car up and found it was still there.
     
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    Lol thanks for all of the responses guys, just making sure I'm all set properly for my trip. Feel a lot more comfortable knowing other guys have made long drives with no real issues.

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    I dont know if adding all of those things RIGHT before a road trip would be wise. If it aint broke dont break it right before you need it to not mess up.
     
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    Unless the car has a cooling problem it should be fine


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    Plenty of folks, including me, have towed long distances with the 3, NBD. Watch your temp gauge if you're concerned.
     
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    Well right now at the moment my hoses have been coming off under boost for some unexplained reason. I'm seeing the stock clamps are wearing out & no longer holding firm.

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