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Originally Posted by Dephective
@ Element Tuning I'm concerned with your findings. I'm very close to pulling the trigger and going for a turbo setup for track days. Of course I will be running an oil cooler before hitting the track, but I won't have a built motor for a while. Most likely will be running between 7-10psi until motor is built (or I build a separate block). If I were to run 10w-30, have an oil cooler, and run a larger radiator core ( probably dual pass ), would this be adequate or would I still have to run an external pump? If I were to run an external pump, how in the hell would I go about doing this while still leaving A/C intact?
The car is daily driven for now, and will remain that way. Living in Florida, A/C is an absolute must lol.
Edit: it's also worth mentioning the turbo will be oil and water cooled. Larger dual-pass radiator, with oil cooler should drastically lower oil temps, no? |
I can only speak from my experience and running Red Line 40w Race oil I had no problems at 335 whp under severe racing conditions while using no oil cooler. The dyno I use does read about 10% low so there is a little wiggle room in that hp figure.
Now my fingers are crossed for my latest attempt at oil pressure control but honestly if we need to go to an external oil pump, I just do not see a way to do it and keep the AC (on a turbocharged car). Now if every turbo kit was identical or a kit was designed around the external oil pump requirement it could probably be done and the AC salvaged.
Thanks,
Phil Grabow