IloveKaren

I'm driving cross country and wondering how far I can go before letting her cool off , and how long I should let her cool before hitting the road again. (I'm on the interstate so I'm driving relatively fast)

kedar

You don't have to let her cool off at all. You will find that your coolant temps stay low while traveling at speed. I would expect coolant to be in the 190's.

Larry Myers

No need to stop to cool the car. Unless an abnormal condition is causing coolant temperature to rise above normal.

If, for whatever reason, you do stop, gas, pee, soda there is no need for a cooling off period. In fact, the quicker you get back on the interstate the quicker your car's coolant temperature will return to normal after a slight increase as a result of shutting your engine off.

IloveKaren

Really ? That's great. I just drove 8 hours and I'm ready for more.
So.... you think if I go 12 straight hours it's no problem without a cool off ?

torquetube

No cooling regimen required. Highway driving places a light load on the engine, provides abundant airflow, and doesn't put any heat into the brakes.

pewter99

IloveKaren

thanks pal
I'm hittin' the road !!!

EVRose

Power Hawk

Interstate driving is the best type of driving you can do for your Corvette. I have driven mine from KY to NY and from KY to FL with no problems at all. Only stopped for fuel for car and occupants. Never overheated. Enjoy your trip. Save the wave :

owc6

How big is your bladder?

Larry Myers

In my case it's smaller than my gas tank. Didn't used to be but it is now. lol

Tommy D

I make the trip from NJ to Florida twice a year.
If you have the A4 or A6 check the trans temps from time to time. The transmission fluid temperature will get a bit on the hot side if you are driving for a long periods of time or in heavy traffic in very hot weather .

I always check all the fluid temperatures as I drive down you may be surprised at how hot some of the fluids get. Ah least I forget starting at 30 psi in the tries usually gets to approximately 37 psi when we reach the 1/2 way mark.

BTW...... After eight hours in a C6 your feet should be toasty warm as well as the console

ATC399

You are driving mass produced street car designed for daily use...drive it

Twiggs

Confused as to why this is a question to begin with. Did cars back in the day need to cool off if your drove them for long periods?

But I drove from NY to LA in the middle of summer for 16 hour stints, no problems.

cclive

At highway speeds in top gear, the C6 engine is spinning at what could be considered a high idle speed. This is the easiest kind of driving you can do in the car. It is much easier on the car than driving around a city in stop and go traffic.