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> 3.2 in a 914, CHT times 2?
NARP74
post Oct 29 2022, 09:04 AM
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The car I bought a little while ago had a 3.2 in it with stock FI and engine mgmt. That includes a CHT for the computer. At the last minute, the selling agent I was buying the car from decided to put in a center console with a CHT gauge. He did not have anything to drive the gauge so they hooked up a real fast solution just to get the gauge running. See the pic...

The problem is that where and how it is located, it pretty much just reads 0 or 350, nothing else. It never reads lower, never cools off. It is right by the exhaust manifold. The 3.2 has a built in CHT. Can I buy a new temp ring and tie it in under the factory CHT on cyl 3 like the factory? Is there room under the plugs on a 3.2 for the CHT ring like it would be hooked up on a 4 cyl? I have not looked into the plug area to see if there is any room. I don't think I can split the output of the factory CHT or it will change the resistance, I am guessing.

What have others done to feed a CHT gauge on a 3.2?
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Justinp71
post Oct 31 2022, 04:34 PM
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Is there a benefit to running a CHT and Oil temp on a six? I've always just seen oil temp as the main unit to monitor. Try to keep the oil temp under 210f on the regular, but I think up to 240 is ok.

I guess it would catch if you were running lean but the oil system was still able to keep you cool?
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post Oct 31 2022, 04:53 PM
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QUOTE(Justinp71 @ Oct 31 2022, 04:34 PM) *

Is there a benefit to running a CHT and Oil temp on a six? I've always just seen oil temp as the main unit to monitor. Try to keep the oil temp under 210f on the regular, but I think up to 240 is ok.

I guess it would catch if you were running lean but the oil system was still able to keep you cool?

Probably the more is better category. The car came with just about every gauge you can cram in to tight spaces. A few were not hooked up or I doubted their readings like this one, then I started to look into it. Definitely needs a better solution.
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