 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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| andys |
Jul 3 2005, 10:54 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 21-May 03 From: Valencia, CA Member No.: 721 Region Association: None 
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Brett, If this is for a track car, then I would strongly caution against your recommendation. Most Chevy roadracers run more oil, rather than less, to curb starvation in the corners. DLee, A good roadrace add-on is an Accusump. It will give you that extra insurance against a cornering induced sudden drop in oil pressure that will surely damage a motor in a heartbeat. If you're confident with your existing Canton pan, then great. I would however, keep a close eye on your oil pressure guage at your first track day just to be sure you're covered. I will talk to Terry Stewart. He owns the 500HP 383 914 (a track car with license plates!) seen at the '05 WCC. He installed an oil cooler with fan. He's had it on the track a number of times, so he's sure to know the temps he was running. BTW, he added an Accusump after finding his roadrace pan wasn't enough, and even then he had some minor issues. I advised he add an extra quart of oil, and his problems disappeared. Andy |
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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 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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