Re: Any street/strip guys track their oil temperature?
[Re: BradH]
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09/15/11 03:04 PM
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I can only offer my oil temps (sensor in the oil pan) from race only (trailer to/from the track). 130-150 F normal. It is hard to get it above that. My car doesn't see high water temps (which warms the oil), stage at 160-170 water, back to the pits 170. So it takes round robin racing to get the oil past 150, and even then not much. I recall a recent racing post on this on DRR.com bracket talk. http://drr.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/80760912/m/1577011706
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Re: Any street/strip guys track their oil temperature?
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... the oil pressure gauge is also a temp gauge.
Ummmm... yes... and no. In that scenario, it's really more of a "Go / No Go" gauge.
I'm interested in knowing actual temp reading under different operating conditions. One of the other things I posted recently was questioning how people determine the proper oil viscosity to run; oil temps & bearing clearance were a couple of the factors that came up; I only know the bearing clearance at this point.
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Re: Any street/strip guys track their oil temperature?
[Re: 440Jim]
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I can only offer my oil temps (sensor in the oil pan) from race only (trailer to/from the track).
130-150 F normal. It is hard to get it above that. My car doesn't see high water temps (which warms the oil), stage at 160-170 water, back to the pits 170. So it takes round robin racing to get the oil past 150, and even then not much.
I recall a recent racing post on this on DRR.com bracket talk. http://drr.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/80760912/m/1577011706
Drag race oil temps will be below our typical water temps in most typical drag race cars such as ours. The race is short, the water heats up fast, because of its wider exposed surface areas. The oil path has a ton less exposed surface area, so it gets heated at a lessor rate.
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Re: Any street/strip guys track their oil temperature?
[Re: BradH]
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09/17/11 01:19 AM
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My oil temp sender is in the rear of the block(400/440 blocks) in the crossover passage so it may end up being influence by the block temps As already said it takes quite a while, even with 5W20 WT dino oil, for the oil temps to catch up with the coolant temps, it also cools down a lot faster than the coolant when shut off. My oil temps will come close to the coolant temps here in central Oregon in the summers when driving it slow in traffic, I have seen 180 to 215 F oil temps when the coolant temps. where close to that I run a six quart stock steel 1970/71 street Hemi pan, it does not stick down under the K member so it is not getting a lot of air flow aroud it at speeds or idling Solid roller cam and lifters real loose(.0035+) rod and main bearing clearances along with .002+ lifter to lifter galley clearances IHTHs
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Re: Any street/strip guys track their oil temperature?
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We have one in the Camaro. The highest I have ever seen it was 235-240 during extended street driving. Water temp rarely gets over 180-190. After extended periods of driving, like on the highway and then hitting stop and go traffic is when the oil has seen 240ish. Normally it is in the 210-220 range. The reason we have one is the block is partially filled and were concerned about oil temps. At this point it rarely gets looked at. I also have an oil cooler on it and going down the road it is usually 10-15 degrees above the coolant temp once warmed up.
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Re: Any street/strip guys track their oil temperature?
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My oil temp sender is in the rear of the block(400/440 blocks) in the crossover passage...
Do you mean in one of the two 1/8" NPT passages on the back of the block where the factory oil pressure sending unit also goes? I was debating that location vs. in the oil pan itself for different reasons.
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Re: Any street/strip guys track their oil temperature?
[Re: BradH]
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My oil temp sender is in the rear of the block(400/440 blocks) in the crossover passage...
Do you mean in one of the two 1/8" NPT passages on the back of the block where the factory oil pressure sending unit also goes? I was debating that location vs. in the oil pan itself for different reasons.
You dont want to take a reading from the sending unit area... that area doesnt flow(you want it in the pan or in a area that flows)
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Re: Any street/strip guys track their oil temperature?
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My airplane oil cooler had a 190 F thermostat, the oil ran 190 to 195 F all the time,within 5 minutes after start up. That help keep the moisture out as long as the flight was 20 minutes or more I did one warm up flight for under 20 minutes to change the oil and filter, the oil analyse test came back with high moisture conent I never changed the oil with less than 20 minutes of flying time to warm it up after that, never had high moisture content again after that either
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