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Originally Posted by ermax
No changes to the oil system have been made. All that has changed is they addressed their overuse of packing. There is an engine builder (Element Tuning) who builds race engines who has a top secret solution to the oil pressure issues that does NOT involve a larger oil pump. They have confirmed that they still see terrible pressure even on 2017s. They aren't talking about typically daily drivers though. They are talking about track cars where oil temps creep. The problem is even on public roads you can get your temps up high enough that pressure drops to unsafe for redline levels. I just don't find that acceptable. This isn't a Civic or Accord. It's a sports car. They should have shipped with an oil cooler or just a better oil system overall.
Here are some interesting threads about oiling:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63723
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131419 |
OK I will back pedal a bit based on what you wrote this time. Yes pressure at temperature could be a problem. A cooler will help that. Unfortunately they have to draw the line someplace. They didn't build a street legal race car they built a street car that can be tracked. If tracking that heavy that oil temperature is an issue then you have loads of options in the aftermarket.