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Originally Posted by ft_sjo
It's pretty obvious that a daily driver doesn't need an oil cooler otherwise the manufacturer would have fitted one. I'm fairly sure they would have spent considerable time driving the vehicle in all conditions in all scenarios all round the world to come to that conclusion.
Surely the question is more over do people need an oil cooler on track? If so then people who have driven their cars on track have already posted up numbers they've seen, however i've only seen one person post up figures that they've actually seen an oil pressure drop. Until more than one person does that then no, in my opinion, I don't think there is a need for an oil cooler.
And for the record, I read your first post quite clearly. It does not state you alternated from 5-7k, it said you kept it over 6k, it didn't mention at what load level. To be technical about it, then yes any load on the engine including a static test is 'load', but it's not the type of load that's going to cause you oil temperature problems.
Bear in mind how inefficient IC engines are. There's a lot of heat to be gotten rid of, and there's a huge difference between 30-40hp on a light static cruise than there is at 150hp+ consistently.
Don't see this as an attack. It's critique and it's healthy to entertain it.  |
Thanks, I am willing to be schooled.
I agree the first post wasn't that specific. I respect your opinion and appreciate your input and YES, definitely this minimal test should NOT tell anyone "go get an oil cooler".
I actually am in your camp. I need more data and info before buying one. My intent on doing this was specifically because there are vendors that say an Oil cooler is needed by everyone. IMHO before logging numbers, I didn't think it was necessary for a DD who drove spirited, liked to floor it often, etc. But, since I am not the oracle
I wanted to see for myself what kind of numbers we were dealing with. I hope this post is just a first step to much more data and way better/more accurate tests to determine if a track car really needs it, including FI cars. :happy0180: