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Old 05-26-2018, 10:08 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by Clipdat View Post
What was the ambient temp?

When I got to the track it was early, but my session wasn't starting until 10:30AM. By that time it had gotten to 92F outside, and by the end of the 3 laps it'd risen to 94F. By the time I left the track and headed home is was up to 95F. High today is 97F.


Ambient last session was 82F and I peaked 258F on the oil temp, average of 256F. If I'd done ~30 laps like before, I probably would have seen peaks well into the 270s the way it was behaving, which is critical imo. I wasn't willing to risk a rod bearing failure.
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