CCV below 55 Degrees?
Originally Posted by semtex
So, having said all that, what is the 'true' CCV switching temperature? i.e., the one with no margin? And what is at risk if one forgets to open up the CCV below this temp? Permanent damage? Or just a temporary degradation in performance until either things warm up again or s/he remembers to open the CCV?
The minimum switching temperature is any temperature that won't allow icing to occur. And this is variable. It is based on the variables of ambient temperature, humiditiy, diving time, driving style and a whole lot of variables that can't be readily predicted.
If you don't want to switch the CCV at 55'F, or don't know how/when, get the Copper Iso Thermal.
The Copper is automatic plug and play. You don't have to consider temperatures or deal with switching a CCV.
Last edited by Hydrazine; Nov 9, 2006 at 05:07 AM.
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Originally Posted by Hydrazine
If you don't want to switch the CCV at 55'F, or don't know how/when, get the Copper Iso Thermal.
The Copper is automatic plug and play. You don't have to consider temperatures or deal with switching a CCV.
The Copper is automatic plug and play. You don't have to consider temperatures or deal with switching a CCV.
Coolant Control Valve. It comes with the Iso-Thermal Plenum Spacers from Motordyne.
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i'm about to install my 5/16 spacer. do i have to install the ccv to get the max performance out of the spacer? what are to pros and cons of the ccv? i also live in an area where it might get down to 30 deg in the morning. if i do install the ccv should i just leave it closed?
In my opinion the CCV doesn't really do much. It CAN, but most of the time you won't need to adjust it and even when you do, you'll forget or be too lazy. I recommend that you don't install the CCV, especially because it requires cutting of a stock hose. As far as operating the CCV goes, it's in the manual that you get with the spacer or mrev2.
Let me post something to update this thread...
I went on a skiing trip, so I traded my dad the Z for his SUV. I forgot to open the CCV, even though it was about 40 degrees F where he lives. Nothing bad happened to the Z in the time that he was driving it. (Maybe letting the engine warm up plays a strong role)
But then again, if the humidity were higher, who knows. I also doubt he went WOT a lot.
I went on a skiing trip, so I traded my dad the Z for his SUV. I forgot to open the CCV, even though it was about 40 degrees F where he lives. Nothing bad happened to the Z in the time that he was driving it. (Maybe letting the engine warm up plays a strong role)
But then again, if the humidity were higher, who knows. I also doubt he went WOT a lot.
Originally Posted by 3hree5ive0ero
+1.. The weather in TX fluctuates constantly so I have been closing/opening the CCV. I'd like to leave it closed until I come very close to the point where it's imperative that I need to open the CCV.
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