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> 914 V8 oil temps on track car, feedback requested
dlee1967
post Jul 2 2005, 05:00 PM
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I was seeing what I thought to be rather high oil temps on my street/track 305 Chevy powered 914. About 220 degrees-spikes to 240. Now that I installed a new 350, I've added an external oil cooler with thermostatic fan to help the situation, but have not hammered the car yet as we are still breaking it in.

What oil temps are the other V8 guys seeing? I haven't found it necessary to put an external cooler on the wife's street car, but I believe I am pushing it with the track car. My only frame of reference in an old A1 GTI that used to see this same range.

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post Jul 3 2005, 07:07 AM
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Guy, I am running a Melling high volume pump. The oil sender is in the pan. I use a Canton baffled and trap doored road racing pan. (7 quart) The sender is under the oil at all times. It is not in the "splash zone". The pressure take off is at the top of the block for the idiot light and the side of the block near the oil filter housing for the pressure gauge sender.

I don't think that I have a problem as I now have 60psi at full gate when hot and 20 psi at idel when hot. (My wifes street car V8, runs about 70psi at speed and 30 psi when fully hot. She has no cooler. They have the same tolerences on the bearings when built, but I have a wilder cam, valves and heads on the track car) I am weighing the value of the oil cooler. I mounted one with this new motor, but may be able to do without it. It uses a Mocal sandwich adapter and seems to effect pressure, but not too much. I guess I just need to run an event with it and one without to see the true difference.

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dlee1967   914 V8 oil temps on track car   Jul 2 2005, 05:00 PM
914GT   Probably most of us V8 owners don't monitor ou...   Jul 2 2005, 07:04 PM
skline   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/h...   Jul 2 2005, 09:07 PM
dlee1967   Hmmm.....maybe someone with a track car will see t...   Jul 2 2005, 09:16 PM
skline   I dont know about paranoid, but I have always had ...   Jul 2 2005, 09:30 PM
914GT   David I suppose you're already running a high...   Jul 2 2005, 09:58 PM
Brett W   Get rid of that crappy dino oil and throw some Mob...   Jul 2 2005, 10:15 PM
dlee1967   Guy, I am running a Melling high volume pump. The...   Jul 3 2005, 07:07 AM
MecGen   Hey man How about a pic of this sweat ride of you...   Jul 3 2005, 08:25 AM
Andyrew   Oil temps on Chris Julians car (mine isnt monitore...   Jul 3 2005, 12:00 PM
dlee1967   Joe, I thank you for your lengthy reply. My motor...   Jul 3 2005, 01:02 PM
BIGKAT_83   David I have not tracked my car but I do have a oi...   Jul 3 2005, 01:14 PM
Andyrew   Brad said he saw 250 when he rode in Chris's c...   Jul 3 2005, 01:16 PM
dlee1967   Real numbers.............thanks Bob and Andrew. 2...   Jul 3 2005, 01:17 PM
Brett W   How much oil are you running in the pan? If you a...   Jul 3 2005, 03:51 PM
dlee1967   Brett, thank you for the reply. I am concerned no...   Jul 3 2005, 05:36 PM
Brett W   Your good then I wouldn't worry about it until...   Jul 3 2005, 09:06 PM
andys     Jul 3 2005, 10:54 PM
Brett W   The pan design will determine how low he can run t...   Jul 4 2005, 07:19 AM
dlee1967   Andy, the Accusump was a great addition to my road...   Jul 4 2005, 09:17 AM
Terryst1   Ok David: I'm getting some of the details: -...   Jul 4 2005, 10:07 PM
dlee1967   Terry, the details are correct apart from I have h...   Jul 5 2005, 06:30 AM


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