What Color Is Too Hot

ace2600 · 09-30-2001, 01:35 PM

Well Im looking at some Mustangs and I am looking at white, black, or red. I like black a lot, but living in Houston, Texas will the darker color increase the probalitlty of my engine over heating (especially if I am pushing the engine hard like mid day).

Thank you,
Ace

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The future owner of a 95 Mustang GT

joe4speed · 09-30-2001, 04:26 PM

I don't think the color of your car will have much to do with how hot it runs.

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Joe! 1988 GT, 167,000 miles!!! 13.58@105mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:www.joe4speed.com
99 Ninja ZX-6R:10.32@135mph!
1993 Olds Eighty Eight LSS 16.40@88.8mph

Mr 5 0 · 09-30-2001, 04:30 PM

Don't worry about it.

Yes, black will hold the heat a bit more than white or even red but it shouldn't have any noticable effect on your car's cooling ability.

To eliminate cooling problems, be sure you're running a well-functioning cooling system; clean radiator (sized properly), good hoses, high-functioning fan and water pump, 180 or 192 degree thermostat, non-slipping serpentine belt, 60/40 water/coolant mixture and a bottle of Water Wetter and you should be fine, even on those hot Texas days.

ace2600 · 09-30-2001, 04:53 PM

Great I am hoping for black, but I will get what ever has the best deal.
Thanks again!
-Ace

todd95GT · 09-30-2001, 05:25 PM

I went from a white stang to a black 95 GT. Keep the windows dinted and get a windshield screen for when you're not in it, and it won't be that bad at all. I'm in South Florida which is a lot like Hell, except hell is cooler in the summer. And I don't think it's that bad. (oh...and black also takes longer to acquire a reading from a police laser unit...hehehehe, insider secret...sssssshhhhh).

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Todd
1995 GT/T-5
Pulleys; 65 mm TB; Flowmaster cat-back; Mac off road H-pipe; FMS aluminum driveshaft; short-throw shifter; HD clutch; Cobra R's; Cobra front and wing

09-30-2001, 01:35 PM	#1
ace2600 Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 33	What Color Is Too Hot Well Im looking at some Mustangs and I am looking at white, black, or red. I like black a lot, but living in Houston, Texas will the darker color increase the probalitlty of my engine over heating (especially if I am pushing the engine hard like mid day). Thank you, Ace ------------------ The future owner of a 95 Mustang GT

09-30-2001, 04:26 PM	#2
joe4speed He said Member...heh, heh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jupiter, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 3,718	I don't think the color of your car will have much to do with how hot it runs. ------------------ Joe! 1988 GT, 167,000 miles!!! 13.58@105mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:www.joe4speed.com 99 Ninja ZX-6R:10.32@135mph! 1993 Olds Eighty Eight LSS 16.40@88.8mph

09-30-2001, 04:30 PM	#3
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	Don't worry about it. Yes, black will hold the heat a bit more than white or even red but it shouldn't have any noticable effect on your car's cooling ability. To eliminate cooling problems, be sure you're running a well-functioning cooling system; clean radiator (sized properly), good hoses, high-functioning fan and water pump, 180 or 192 degree thermostat, non-slipping serpentine belt, 60/40 water/coolant mixture and a bottle of Water Wetter and you should be fine, even on those hot Texas days.

09-30-2001, 04:53 PM	#4
ace2600 Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 33	Great I am hoping for black, but I will get what ever has the best deal. Thanks again! -Ace

09-30-2001, 05:25 PM	#5
todd95GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA Posts: 191	I went from a white stang to a black 95 GT. Keep the windows dinted and get a windshield screen for when you're not in it, and it won't be that bad at all. I'm in South Florida which is a lot like Hell, except hell is cooler in the summer. And I don't think it's that bad. (oh...and black also takes longer to acquire a reading from a police laser unit...hehehehe, insider secret...sssssshhhhh). ------------------ Todd 1995 GT/T-5 Pulleys; 65 mm TB; Flowmaster cat-back; Mac off road H-pipe; FMS aluminum driveshaft; short-throw shifter; HD clutch; Cobra R's; Cobra front and wing