norcoforever Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 having recently built my D8T i did a very gentle test run with a bit of wot and some general driving about since then i proceeded to test it on tarmac by doing hard acceleration and heavy braking (constantly) and motor temps shot through the roof, what is the correct way to test for gearing, is it high speed runs with as little braking as possible or??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 No, not really, I do it the way you did it, continuous speed runs with heavy braking. However, it does depend what you intend doing with the car. I find that when I'm at a meet, and the chasing and racing starts, the best set-up is the one that was proven through the speed run/braking method. If you've Ragged it silly like this, then it shouldn't cook under any circumstances. However, for actual racing, you can run hotter as the car should only be on the track for five or six minutes. Dunno if this is helping. What were the temps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcoforever Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 What were the temps? after ten minutes of wot and heavy braking non stop i was seeing 65-70 degrees c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Them temps are fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcoforever Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 Them temps are fine i thought around 50 was ideal? also surely if i can get it to that temp in 10 minutes by the end of a full pack it would be toast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Job done then. After ten minutes, it's unlikely to climb any higher. I'd go again, but once it reaches 70C, test the motor temp after each run. It should keep a steady temp all the way to LVC. The ambient temps are dropping off now, so you'll need to be careful next year. Might need to lower the gearing a bit once the temps warm up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Tekin say you are safe to go up to 180oF which is over 80oC, think you reading to much into all this, end of the day a Truggy is a heavy beast and hard on electrics, my 8ight T used to always run in the low 70s and I wasn't bothered at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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