 914 V8 oil temps on track car, feedback requested |
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| dlee1967 |
 Jul 2 2005, 05:00 PM
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V8Lurker  Group: Members Posts: 540 Joined: 20-February 03 From: Splendora, TX Member No.: 327 Region Association: None  |
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. Any feedback? David Lee in Houston, TX |
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| dlee1967 |
Jul 3 2005, 05:36 PM
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V8Lurker Group: Members Posts: 540 Joined: 20-February 03 From: Splendora, TX Member No.: 327 Region Association: None |
Brett, thank you for the reply. I am concerned not about volume but temperature. The Canton road race pan that I run is designed for 7 quarts and not 5. It is baffled, trap doored and also has kick outs on both sides. Canton does not recommend running less than 7 and with the extra volume in the oil cooler lines and in the cooler, I think that it would be a mistake to tun only 5.
Thank you for your advise on the temp. I am seeing peaks at no more than 240, so I feel that I am in good shape. I have no problems in warming up the extra two quarts of oil before my runs. My Mocal sandwich plate also uses a wax element type thermostat similar to the 911 unit to assure that oil is not making the loop before it is 180 degrees. I also like the synthetics and after another 5 hours or so of running time I will be making the change. DLee |
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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 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:
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dlee1967 Terry, the details are correct apart from I have h... Jul 5 2005, 06:30 AM |
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