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Agreed. My GT6 runs about 220 at full temp in hot weather with an oil cooler=
. My street bmw 135i runs 230.=20
Generally I=E2=80=99ve heard anything over 240 is not beneficial.
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> On Aug 25, 2021, at 1:18 PM, Bob Kramer via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote=
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> I agree that reading is too hot. How is the oil consistency? At 290 it w=
ould be pretty thin. I would add an oil cooler regardless at the earliest o=
pportunity.
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>> On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 11:51 AM dustin nicholson via Fot <fot@autox.team=
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>> Amici,
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>> I'm sorting out a new to me race car and don't like that the oil temperat=
ure gauge reads around 290 degrees. I've never had an oil temp gauge on pre=
vious cars so I'm not sure what's normal (240?) but 290 seems high to me. Y=
es?
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>> More temp info: Air temp is near 100 degrees. Water temp is steady 185 d=
egrees. Big aluminum radiator with electric fan. No oil cooler. Oil temp s=
ensor is in the aluminum finned oil pan. IR temp gun says the outside of th=
e pan is 170 degrees. Maybe the oil temp gauge is wrong? I wouldn't expect=
such a big difference between the outside of the pan and the oil temp.
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>> Engine info: mild engine, stock compression, fast road cam (270 is my gu=
ess), supercharger with the medium size pully, pump gas
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>> Maybe I'm worrying about nothing. I just know that racing in 2 weeks at E=
agles Canyon in Texas is going to be hot and I want to make it through the w=
eekend.
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>> Thanks,
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>> Dusty Nicholson
>> 1955 TR3 #72
>> 1957 TR3 #43
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Agreed. My GT6 runs about 220 at full temp i=
n hot weather with an oil cooler. My street bmw 135i runs 230. <div>Gen=
erally I=E2=80=99ve heard anything over 240 is not beneficial.<br><br><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D=
"cite">On Aug 25, 2021, at 1:18 PM, Bob Kramer via Fot <fot@autox.team.ne=
t> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D=
"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">I agree that reading is too hot. How i=
s the oil consistency? At 290 it would be pretty thin. I wo=
uld add an oil cooler regardless at the earliest opportunity.<div><br clear=3D=
"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmai=
l_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Bob Kramer</div></div></div><br></div></div><b=
r><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, A=
ug 25, 2021 at 11:51 AM dustin nicholson via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:fot@a=
utox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(20=
4,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family:"times new r=
oman","new york",times,serif;font-size:13px"><div dir=3D"ltr"=
>Amici,</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I'm sorting out a n=
ew to me race car and don't like that the oil temperature gauge reads around=
290 degrees. I've never had an oil temp gauge on previous cars so I'm=
not sure what's normal (240?) but 290 seems high to me. Yes?</div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">More temp info: Air temp is n=
ear 100 degrees. Water temp is steady 185 degrees. Big aluminum r=
adiator with electric fan. No oil cooler. Oil temp sensor is in t=
he aluminum finned oil pan. IR temp gun says the outside of the pan is=
170 degrees. Maybe the oil temp gauge is wrong? I wouldn't expe=
ct such a big difference between the outside of the pan and the oil temp.</d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Engine info: mild engin=
e, stock compression, fast road cam (270 is my guess), supercharger with the=
medium size pully, pump gas</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr=
">Maybe I'm worrying about nothing. I just know that racing in 2 weeks=
at Eagles Canyon in Texas is going to be hot and I want to make it through t=
he weekend.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks,</div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Dusty Nicholson</div><div dir=3D"l=
tr">1955 TR3 #72</div><div dir=3D"ltr">1957 TR3 #43</div></div></div>_______=
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