[Fot] Oil cooler yes or no?

[Jack Wheeler]

Hi Steve.  My experience is yes, you need a cooler.  What is your oil temperature running?  Even with a good 19 row cooler, I had oil temps up around 240 degrees.  I don't think you want it to get much higher than that for an extended period of time (like a full race).  Think of it this way, how much time will it take you to install your cooler now?  How much time (and money) will it cost to rebuild your engine if your oil gets too hot and you spin a rod bearing (or worse)?

Jack


      From: Steven Belfer <steve at artwithcars.com>
 To: FOT Triumph <fot at autox.team.net> 
 Sent: Monday, February 8, 2016 12:42 PM
 Subject: [Fot] Oil cooler yes or no?
   
Do you run an oil cooler on your racing Triumph?

I’m having a tough time getting access to the hoses on the oil cooler adapter plate, it’s such a tight fit and I forgot to attach them before installing the engine.
It’s a huge pain to take off the oil filter plate with the motor installed!

Wondering if the oil cooler is even necessary. I race in California where it is over 90 degrees some of the time.


~STEVE


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