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Originally Posted by ultra
Thread has been very valuable. At this point I'm curious what comes next after combating the heat?
Hypothetically speaking: You've done the suspension, added more grip, stuck on bigger brakes and added boost. End result is one heck of a fast car that runs hot.
So you run down the heat management list: oil cooler goes on first, turbo blankets/shielding (depending on FI setup) then a vented hood. After that maybe a bigger radiator. By this point you've got one heck of a fast car that won't overheat any more.
So now you've solved the heat problems and are able to run tons of laps. You're pulling a TON of Gs lap after lap in a car with no dry sump and which can also experience fuel surge at less than 3/4 of a tank.
I'm N/A and have an JR oil cooler which alone has controlled my temps nicely. I've already decided to stick with lower grip street tires on track though because I was easily pulling over 1.3Gs on R comps at which point fuel surge and oil starvation were beginning to worry me. Throwing FI on top of all that seems suicidal. Higher possibility of catastrophic engine failures and all.
Not meaning to offend anyone - just seems to me that reliably tracking a boosted version of this car is looking like one heck of a deep rabbit hole.
Happy to be educated.
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Good post... I'm actually looking down that hole now. Car makes gobs of power without overheating and has tons of grip. I'm experiencing fuel starvation in certain corners at the track on street tires, and oil starvation is a big question mark.
