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hey guys...
quick question...
how hot do b18c itr engines tend to run?
i'm abit of a noob when it comes to honda specific engines and mines running noticably hotter than other engines i've played with.
i'm shifting at 3/3.5k rpm
if i vtec it at 5k it gets ALOT hotter
dont worry. give it hell. where does the needle sit if youre driving hard
temp gauge always sits just below the half way mark...
cept when i start driving it... takes around 5 mins n slowly builds up
on half or just below is normal from my experience with hondas.
when heating issues occure u'll def know........temp climbs fairly steadily to the end .
Doesn't sound right to me.
Standard Honda engines run very cool.
whats a 'standard' honda engine?
b18c jdm?
anyone with a type R wanna go for a cruise n touch their engine rocket cover n lemme know how hot she gets?
it should go up to half way and just sit there.
never have i seen my temp gauge go over the half way mark
Check your thermostat
yeah it goes up half way...
but i'm worried that the engine feels like it'd burn my hand if i leave it there... and that the temp gauge is reading it incorrectly?
Standard honda engine as in not boosted, and no aftermarket ECU and so on.
If your thermostat is fine, i'd agree with what faijai said.
BTW just touching your rocker cover won't help. You'll burn your hand before you can tell any temprature difference :)
my R runs even after a LONG DRIVE using vtec quite heavily around the start of the thermostat so very cool... never have i seen the engine temp go past the .25% mark on my thermo...