Water Wetter

[mdoyle]

Originally Posted by MONSTERMATT

wtf????

That might seem like a mistake but is probably right, consider the internal clearances, tolerances, oil gallery flow paths, expansion rate for cylinder head to block interface, and any other number of factors will result in a design temperature point.

If you go adding a wiz-bang cooling system that makes the motor run 25?C cooler, you'll gain volumetric efficiency but could cause increased wear.