ok on my prelude 1993 with f22a1

Ebay header 2.5 collector
2.5 mandrel bent exhaust no cat
Cold air intake AEM

Problem: Car runs way to hot in stop and go traffic
3/4 on my dash gauge.

solution: replaced water pump/timing belt
replaced radiator. and hoses.
bought new cooling fans.
put a heat wrap around exhaust
replaced therm
new after market gauge for temp.
200-220 seems too hot for my liking

still runs at 1/2 on open road 3/4 in city driving
anyone got some ideas? i've spent about 250$ and have had no luck

my buddy's prelude doesn't ever run past 1/2 on his gauge and he has similar mods exhaust and intake.

whats causing this? is it too hot? i searched for temp.'s cam up with nothing.

not throwing a check engine light!

 

Replace OEM heat shield?

Maybe that cheap (inexpensive), thin gauge, ebay header creates a ton of heat under the hood.

 

OEM heat shield...

thin metal sheet bolted around stock manifold?

 

Operating temperature for most engines is ~195*F-220*F

 

so 220-230 is just it being in stop and go traffic nothing to worry about?

 

Have you checked or changed the thermostat?

 

Yeah, if it fits. Air is a better insulator than whatever you might be able to wrap around it the tubes. Is the header ceramic coated? Likely not but I thought I'd ask.

 

do that if u havent. check ur fans make sure there coming on. pressure check ur radiator cap

 

are you sure the sending unit is functioning properly? does the temp go down almost immediately after you start moving in stop and go traffic?