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Old 07-26-2014, 04:54 PM   #1698
TrogDor the Burninator
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Originally Posted by becauseracecar1 View Post
I live Florida and I do 1 track day a month. My car is 100% stock(except for race pads on track day). Do I need an oil cooler? Thank you!!
On track days session 1 and 2 are always my fastest times, even though I may not have my best laps. You can feel the engine start pulling timing at the end of a 20 minute session because the oil temps are so high. Here in the Midwest, many of our track days are in the heat, and the car feels a bit sluggish in the afternoon. Again, I feel like this is from high oil temps. I haven't logged my oil temps via Torque yet, because my phone is usually running Harry's Lap Timer Petrolhead instead.

Since NASA doesn't add points for aftermarket oil coolers, I think it's a great addition. I haven't selected one just yet, but it's an upgrade I'll be making as soon as I get my custom tune.

As for a transmission cooler, again a no point mod in NASA, I'm not sure of the benefit or if it is needed. I'm interested to hear what some of the higher profile drivers think about them.
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