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rabenne
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Very good points, Ludachris! I have never done any on-track driving (although its been a dream of mine for long time)... so I could probably get away with doing less than a lot of guys on here, like yourself.
I am also in Wisconsin where we rarely see the high 80s so that plays a part as well.
I've been monitoring my oil temps when I cruise and make pulls to ensure the way I am using the car doesn't result in high temps (because I have no oil cooler). The highest I have seen it get after several pulls was 203°F and it cools back down to 150-ish while cruising. Turns out the big aluminum pan does an okay imitation of a cooling fin when it gets some air moving past it. I wont add a cooler until I see higher temps than that, and hopefully wont have to vent the hood, but ducting is going to happen either way.
I am also in Wisconsin where we rarely see the high 80s so that plays a part as well.
I've been monitoring my oil temps when I cruise and make pulls to ensure the way I am using the car doesn't result in high temps (because I have no oil cooler). The highest I have seen it get after several pulls was 203°F and it cools back down to 150-ish while cruising. Turns out the big aluminum pan does an okay imitation of a cooling fin when it gets some air moving past it. I wont add a cooler until I see higher temps than that, and hopefully wont have to vent the hood, but ducting is going to happen either way.