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Originally Posted by rice_classic
The heat difference is small, the protection difference could be large but it's your money. However, you still don't know what your pressures are and this is something you really should know before committing to any viscosity oil. It's illogical to potentially sacrifice protection in order run oil a few degrees cooler.
If you haven't gone through Element Tunings findings you may want to. These engines are HORRIBLE at making good pressure with hot oil. Dezoris documented the same thing.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63723 |
I thought same applies to all cars
I've seen this thread but I don't think I can use this as a reference Colin,
why? because it substantially makes more power and torque, and there's a giant turbo sits right next to the peanut size "sandwich plate" and an accusump like a bazooka
and with the sustained high corner G loads, I would be surprised if motor didn't go kaboom.. like we already discussed not all the oils are created equal, ester based 30 weight oils give almost exact protection as the conventional 40 weight oils..
I don't want you to think I just go to track days and drive because I don't
.. I always monitor my temps and take logs and they were within the range last time I checked I just don't recall the numbers, but that doesn't also mean that there are no risks associated with a boosted car of course, I know I am already taking risks by tracking FI but thanks to Subaru for not giving a better motor, those are the risks I am willing to take (instead of driving a very boring car)..and that's the exact reason why I searched for the coolest running FI option and I cannot even imagine how would be my temps with a turbo setup ..especially the turbo setup..
I have been constantly looking for better cooling methods and have a few other things in mind, I will share my findings