Anyone have a specific cool down procedure for their cars...especially after a hard run?

I usually leave the car on, in neutral for a few mins, with the heater on high. I also try not to use the e-brake, or atleast put it on lightly.

 

Sounds good to me. When i get home i open my hood for a couple hours...i hate the idea of heat just sitting in the engine bay.

 

eh.....i just turn it off....let it sit...its a car damnit! its meant to be used and abused.

 

run hard and hang up wet. thats what i do....at least on the street.

 

hehe "drive hard, put away wet" >> this is why every Acura service rep gives gs-r and type-r owners the evil eye when they bring the car in for warranty work hahaha

popping the hood is good too...

edit\\\ just never drive with the hood popped... that = cracked radiator (top) and incorrect airflow (could unevenly cool engine).


[Modified by Tweakmeister, 6:32 AM 7/26/2002]

 

I warm her up for a good 5 minutes, longer in the Winter.

I cool her down for at least 3 minutes, even in the Winter

Jason-
who burns no oil, even at the track

 

and I guess you have a nice oil leak (seepage) between the head and the block just above the block stamp...


Will
-who has no such leak but has seen many "B" series motors with that leak

 

I don't warm up or cool down and I don't burn oil either.

 

...yet


[Modified by Jason Franza, 8:59 AM 7/26/2002]

 

I run hard, then as I get within 3 miles from my house, I drive granny-style... then, once I get home, I let it idle for ~5 minutes with high heat.

 

Have a fan blowing at the front facia and open up the hood after hot laps...that's what RTR guys do. For me....I would put high heat, open hood (just release the latch and drive around slowly without braking to cool the brakes as well. Smetimes I en turn on the AC because that activates the fan immediatly. I am considering buying one of those Mugen fan switch that activates the fan at lower tempertures.

After 5 minutes or so, I'll just put in gears and let it sit. When simply driving home, I hardly do any cool down process.





[Modified by nEoMuGen, 9:40 AM 7/26/2002]

 

I usually will turn the AC on when I want to cool down the engine espically when there's no strong wind blow into the car( like in AutoX ). With the AC(and the fan) on, the coolant temp. can drop from 205 *F to 185 *F even the car is not moving.....I do these all the time when I'm waiting on the line in autoX.

 

Auto-start the car while brushing teeth...warm car up for 5 minutes before leaving...when I arrive I stop and turn on the "turbo-timer" to continue car running for 2 additional minutes. If I have been on the track I will pop the hood and let the car idle for a couple of minutes...leaving the hood popped until I am ready for the next session.

Austin

 

NA baby!!!
1. just turn it off. 2 pop the hood up. 3. Get out of Garage 4. Go in and enjoy AC in the house.