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Old 05-30-2010, 12:11 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech View Post
My bone stock Maxima barely gets to 190 degrees on a 90 degree day (while driving conservatively mind you) and I suspect allowing it to get to 210 wouldn't hurt anything.
But remember you have to design for worst case. I bet the temps you see are driving on fairly level roads. You'll generate a lot more heat when you're e.g. climbing 4000 vertical ft at a 6% or steeper grade.
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