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Old 06-21-2018, 08:08 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Turbo View Post
I'm asking about oil weight because I had read about ppl having trouble with oil pressure under 2 situations with these cars, once the oil was hot:

1) Difficulty maintaining at least 10psi oil pressure at idle; and

2) pressure dropping at high RPM on track.


Are these not problems with these cars? And are they not exasperated when you're running a turbo?


What I don't know, is what kind of oil temps these guys were running when experiencing those problems.



So - what is the safe temp range? And at what temp should I be immediately pulling into the pits?

I will be running full synthetic - either Mobil 1 or Royal Purple.
If your pil cooler can keep oil temps below about 115C you should be ok . With low viscosity oils

Most guys with FI usually run 5w30 or 0w30 or 5w40 0w40
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