I'm driving home from Texas to Vermont in the next week or so and I was wondering a couple of things. I've searched on the topic and found some inciteful information but I was looking for some more specific answers. I'll be more or less going 70 the whole way home (no need for a blue light special). My question is:

How long should I let my car cool down when I go to get gas (apx. every 3 hours or 200 miles) , or should I even let it cool down during rest stops?

How long should I let it cool down at night when I'm done driving for the day?

What is the max miles / hours that I should drive a day?

I've done this trip 3 times before but this is the first time that I will be driving the car with the turbo on it. I've driven on a few 2-3 hr trips but this will be the longest by far. Thanks for the input.

Setup:

Stock D16y7
HF/ T25
Crome Tuned
RC 440's
Greddy BOV
JRC 6" Intercooler
Stock single core radiator

 

I wouldn't worry about it that much man, you will be fine. I wouldn't let it cool down anymore than normal. If your getting on it hard then cool it down more. If you had a 1000 dollar ball bearing turbo I would worry about cool down, but not with a $100 T25 turbo.

 

your car should be fine, just bring hand tools and extra oil and water.

 

There isn't really a maximum mileage or hours you should drive a day. I do a couple 9 hour (620 mile) trips every quarter while in school here (it sucks having a girlfriend go to a different college than you haha).....and I've probably made 15+ of those trips. The car/turbo is completely fine after them too.

Just let the car cool for like 2 minutes when stopping for gas if you've driven it for a long time on the highway. I like the practice of: City: 1-1.5 minutes cooling Highway: 2-2.5 minutes. It's up to you and it also comes down to partly a personal belief.

 

I drove mine cross country, I just drove it normally and didn't have any problems. My trip was from South Carolina to Ohio to St. Louis to El Paso. I replaced an axle seal in St. Louis, but that was just normal wear and tear.

Larry

 

^^^Agreed.

You shouldn't have any big problems. Just make sure you've got plenty of water and some extra oil just in case, other than that a cell phone and hand tools are your best friend!!

Good luck!

 

Awesome input from everybody, I really appreciate it. Premium gasoline is gonna rape me though. =P

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ibiza &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">^^^Agreed.

You shouldn't have any big problems. Just make sure you've got plenty of water and some extra oil just in case, other than that a cell phone and hand tools are your best friend!!

Good luck!</TD></TR></TABLE>

^^^Definitely agree. I always make sure I have plenty of battery or a power charger for the phone. I also keep tabs on the coolant and make sure I have 1 or 2 quarts of oil with me (orrrr just buy them on the road). And when I'm really worried (after I break something haha), I'll take all my tools including a jack

 

as long as the tune is good and ur a/f ratios r good you should be golden....always have a working cell phone for road trips....

PS....2WAY RADIOS KICK *** TO MESS WITH TRUCKERS

 

Sweet, it's rare to find a fellow vermonter around here.

Good luck with the trip.