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scott, enjoyed the video , next time try a longer tunnel like the i 90 lid on mercer island ! also be careful of the tunnel under i 90 at eastgate , police like to set radar trap just as you exit s. side ( unfortunately i found this out the hard way ) dz

 

THAT is one SEXY shot of your Dino!!! I LOVE those cars... and photos like that
are just plain CAR PORN


Jedi

 

Hey Scott,
The car's looking good, as always.

In the ride-along, I noticed that your oil & water temps were equally very low. The cool and close temps might be indicative of a thermostat that's stuck open. By comparison, the water temp on my Tipo E passes 80C before the oil temp begins to register. The same sequence happens on my friend's Tipo M (similar heat exchanger with different internal routing of fluids). As I recall, my 8s & 12s, though sporting coolers vice exchangers, took even longer for the oil to begin to soak up some heat and close the gap.

Now, if you had been driving for any period of time, the water temp would likely have been in the 80+ range with the oil a bit lower during cruise, or higher if ya'd been putting the whip to her. Having said that, here's a possible explanation: You were just cranking up after a lengthy stop...say, to shoot the stills...and the water, having lost its heat more quickly than the oil, was on its way back up to norm, passing the still-cooling-soon-to-be-warming oil in the process. Heck, from the pictures & video, it looks like the OAT was chilly. Regardless, the acqua should have gone right back up to 80/90C.

Yikes, that was almost as entertaining as your far too brief quest for the light at the end of the tunnel! At any rate, both temps caught my eye as illogically low; there's likely a logical explanation.
Cheers,
Coop

 

Good Morning, Scott

I'm still curious about your thermostat. It should close off the majority of circulation, confining the coolant that's in the engine to the engine. Even in cold weather, I would think that your motore would heat that restricted portion of coolant to 82-84C/180-183F, defined in the handbook as the point at which the "thermostatic valve" begins to open. But I could be wrong.

Let's see, your water temp was about 70C/158F and oil was about 65C/149F. It appears that the heat exchanger was & is doing its job.

Oh well, we're kinda spoiled in my neck o' the woods. We operate in a bit of a vacuum, weather-wise. It's always good to hear from you and see your bella macchina(s).
Coop

 

She sounded a bit angry!

 

Kudos to your cooling system (and you) for surviving that thermal gauntlet!
Yes. If all goes well, we will see you in San Diego. 'hope so.
Coop

 

Really really enjoyed the videos! I want a Dino really soon

 

Scott,

Did you convert your bumpers to the non-wrap around kind?

Cool video. Don't have too may tunnels in the Houston area, but I love going through an underpass. Always an awesome sound.

 

Interesting for the car, never realized you Dino was originally a Euro delivery.

As for vids/sounds/etc....., I definitely need to do one, but haven't yet.

Next time I take it out, I will try to accomodate.

 

Like I said, a GT conquers all!

 

this is not in a tunnel but its 8000 revs on each gear
Motor sound ringtones for your mobile phone recorded from cars, motorcycles and aeroplane engines

 

then why are you DINOGTS ?????

 

You know - "been there, done that."

 

scott, actually i am looking for a gt to convert into a pickup truck . dz

 

I've got a 2013 Porsche Turbo 911, Guards Red, that has been converted into a Peterbilt with nice gold pinstriping. I am sure you'd love it! If you just shave the cab a little, I know that it would easily fit in between a couple of your ALFAS. Now THAT is something to hear going through a tunnel!!