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Originally Posted by ermax
More oil pressure... only Phil has the answer to that. He has a business and keeps his secrets close.
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Originally Posted by Teseo
More pressure = thick oil ?
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Wish we had something we could sell other than an full engine build or an LS swap
Thicker oil helps but only marginally. Run an oil weight that suits your operating temperature. If you're a street guy running at 200F the stock weight or a little heavier is all you need but if you're a track guy running at 280F you better run as high a viscosity as you can find. There is a double edge sword there however as higher viscosity means more heat so you have to manage that also.
I've documented here what oils we run so look back but don't expect but a few psi from oil changes. I will tell you nothing stays in grade like Red Line...nothing!!!!
The solution:
The dilemma is the cost as we offer a solution and it starts at $5300. Clearly that's too much for the FRS/BRZ community as not everyone is buying our engines.
Now a complete bolt on solution I'm sure I could develop for around $5000 but a customer wouldn't have a build motor so you're still going to have to build your motor for 300+ whp.
I was trying to develop at $1500 solution but that didn't work out. It's hard for me to revisit this as I don't have an FA20 BRZ/FRS anymore for extended R&D.
If I could revisit the bolt on solution for $2k realistically how many of you would really be able to afford/justify this? It would really need a proper dry sump tank that is 8 quarts so it's going to have to be in the car and that's a major drawback for most people.