haha over heating

[jason_bet]

ok, so one of my friends has a 98 gst with the following mods-



***Modifications On The Mitsu Eclipse Gs-T***

~Performance~
Garret 50 trim turbo ete 20
Greddy Large Front Mount InterCooler & Piping
Greddy Type-S Blow Off Valve
Crower Rods & Valve Springs
'J&E Pistons
Shaved Valve Cover
Ported, Polished, and Milled Head
K&N Intake
Custom Cold Air Box
3 inch DownPipe
3 inch Greddy Exhaust w/ no cat
Venom High-Flow Fuel Rail
550 Injectors
Walbro Fuel Pump

Phantom Grip Lsd

AEM StandAlone System Management( runs off Laptop)
fuel Pressure Gauge(under hood)
XS boost controller
Blitz Turbo timer(cutom installed in ash tray)
Tein Coil-overs

~ShowLooks~
Enkie 18' 5-spoke RIms
Full Body Kit
Projector headlights
3 guage pillar
Custom Guage Bezzel
Stock Interior Lights replaced with blue and red
2 Mephis 12s
efx amp
*Thats what i can remember right now*

He paid to have it tuned at 20 psi and got it all running perfect.. but it started over heating so he turned it down to 8 psi and its still over heating so he called me.. I know a good amount about dsm's.. but i cant figure this one out.. haha its funny cause i got there and he was telling me that he thinks he needs a bigger radiator! haha i just laughed but any ways he has a new water pump, thermastat, i flushed the fluid and put some new stuff in.. changed the oil and put in purple royle full synthetic... his fan kicks on when it should but its still getting way hot.. any ideas? i dont know much about tunning with the stand alone unit.. but my guess is i need to change somthing..

[blk_srt]

Does the lower hose get sucked flat at all? Could be blockage in the radiator, thats all I can think of at the moment

[SLoe]

Only thing left I can think of mechanically is blown HG, really dirty fins on the rad, or he bought a bad thermostat. His hoses in good shape? Did you look to see if they were collapsing.

[jason_bet]

umm I dont belive so.. I checked all the hoses wile it was running but I will dubble check

[SLoe]

Originally Posted by pr_ricer

Does the lower hose get sucked flat at all? Could be blockage in the radiator, thats all I can think of at the moment

You whore you You always beat me while my slow ass is typing don't you.

[blk_srt]

If it was the head gasket the hoses would have alot of pressure in them at idle within a few seconds of start up so if it does thats probably the problem

[SLoe]

Originally Posted by pr_ricer

If it was the head gasket the hoses would have alot of pressure in them at idle within a few seconds of start up so if it does thats probably the problem

si senor

[jason_bet]

Originally Posted by loeman

Only thing left I can think of mechanically is blown HG, really dirty fins on the rad, or he bought a bad thermostat. His hoses in good shape? Did you look to see if they were collapsing.

yeah there new hoses.. well like 3 months old.. fan and rad are new.. I didnt even consider the head gasket....

[jason_bet]

Originally Posted by pr_ricer

If it was the head gasket the hoses would have alot of pressure in them at idle within a few seconds of start up so if it does thats probably the problem

I will check on that, Thanks

[blk_srt]

if everything is new then it is limited to what it could be, A, blown head gasket, B. Blockage somewhere, or C. Theres air in the system, and probably something else that I'm forgetting

[blk_srt]

Originally Posted by loeman

You whore you You always beat me while my slow ass is typing don't you.

I think I'm about to be labeled AF's biggest whore

[SLoe]

You may not believe this, but I have found the problem sometimes is the cap. Pressurized water has a higher boiling point, so if the cap won't allow pressure to build......then the boiling point is lower.

[jason_bet]

Originally Posted by loeman

You may not believe this, but I have found the problem sometimes is the cap. Pressurized water has a higher boiling point, so if the cap won't allow pressure to build......then the boiling point is lower.

good thought.. I will pressure test it

[SLoe]

Originally Posted by pr_ricer

I think I'm about to be labeled AF's biggest whore

HELL no, Rallysport92 has barely been here a year or so and has like 5-6k posts. HI Rally

[blk_srt]

SHIT!! I completly forgot about that thats probably it