Hey all,
I took my car to its first track day at BIR earlier this week and had issues keeping my oil temps in check. I already have a fbm oil cooler and radiator (full mods list here:
https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140753)
I was wondering what the next steps are that I could take for better oil cooling?
Ambient temp was about 80F, oil temps would rise up to about 250-260F on hot laps before I would slow down and let things cool off. I could only do about 2 hot laps before things got too hot. I also had installed an oil pressure gauge and was seeing like 30psi at redline when hot. When the oil cooled down back to around 210F I would see like 65psi at redline. I was using Castrol Edge 5w-40. Coolant temps remained in check the entire time.
The cooler sits right behind the passenger fog light and just doesnt see much air movement. The intercooler piping runs like right in front of it too so ducting from the main vent doesnt seem like a possible option. So the options I'm considering are: removing the fog light, wiring a fan to the cooler, getting a hood vent (thinking driveway labs), or going with the JR dual rad/oil cooler so it picks up air from the front.
What would you suggest?
Not my car but this is where the cooler sits
