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#1: I put the car together FOUR years ago and daily drove it for four years thousands of miles and never had a single issue.
Then, suddenly, a new owner takes it and it's "over heating" ? interesting.
#2: Since I daily'd that car for four years, I know everything about it. I know exactly what it takes to overheat that engine on the highway. It needs to be run hard in 5th gear for 5-30 miles to see the temp gauge start creeping up. Not actually overheating, notice he never said radiator was leaking or blowing smoke or anything like that; its just getting hot and the temp gauge is walking up.
To cotbu: you shouldnt fuck with people like that on the internet, especially noobs. This kid doesnt know anything about cars and he might take you seriously. Theres a video somewhere of him free-revving it in neutral for @#(* sake.
To people with T-28's: This is not a S14 sr20det, this is a 1990 redtop with a T-25 from a 180sx that had 33,000miles when I swapped it into that vehicle with ALL oem equipment. If it does ANYTHING its because the OEM components are not up to the challenge. After cruising for 20 minutes at 80MPH the hot pipe is over 150*F and impossible to touch.
Lets get one more single thing straight: you do NOT run a redtop at 3500rpms continously because it will eat up the engine bearings. This is a 25 year old antique engine. I was able to drive it daily because I babied it and I told the kid that I did and warned him not to beat on it. I dont care if its "getting hot" or not; you dont run a redtop at 3500rpm+ continously on the highway. period. Anyone that disagrees has their own opinion and they can pay for his engine bearings when it develops a rod knock.
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