[Fot] Oil cooler yes or no?

[Kas Kastner]

Oil temp of 220 degree F is ideal.

*Never be beaten by equipment.*

On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 12:40 PM, Brian Schirano <bschirano at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I think it's common / best practice to run the oil coolers, I don't think
> I know anyone without one.
>
> But what kind of oil temps does everyone see? I heard 250  from someone, I
> think I am seeing 230-240-250 in the GT which gets run harder. Summer
> ambient temps in the NE around 80
>
> 26A GT6+, 28 TR6
> Brian Schirano
> 585-305-0349 Cell
> BSchirano at yahoo.com
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> ------------------------------
> *From:* Charly Mitchel <charly at mitchelplumbing.com>
> *To:* Steven Belfer <steve at artwithcars.com>; FOT Triumph <
> fot at autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Monday, February 8, 2016 3:21 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Fot] Oil cooler yes or no?
>
> I run an oil cooler on my six and have a cover over it on cooler days. I'm
> in the NW where it rarely hits 90°.
>
> Charly Mitchel
> TR6 #44
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven Belfer" <steve at artwithcars.com>
> To: "FOT Triumph" <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2016 9:42 AM
> 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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