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Originally Posted by hcsi99
X25, Have you ever been able to capture the oil temp you are actually running at the track (since the gauge only goes up to 266), and if so what was it?
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Yes, I did. I talked more about it in my build thread. It got to 280+ degrees in a matter of 4-5 laps, this despite having an upgraded radiator and about 75 degrees ambient temp. Clearly, the OEM heat exchanger unit is limited in capacity, which is why I installed this behemoth. The highest I saw was 289 degrees before I started yet another cool-down lap, but having cool-down laps every 4-5 laps was not amusing at all. In comparison, my C6 Corvette Grand Sport, in stock form, never shot above 270 degrees F, and was usually around 265 degrees during track days no matter how long the session is. My '06 C6 Z06 was similar, but '13 C6 Z06 (which has the same cooling system as Camaro SS) was running a bit hotter, which I remedied by using a Z07-spec aluminum radiator at the time. The same trick (radiator) did not help enough with the Camaro, though.
The DIC reads oil temp correctly until 266 degrees. From there on, the display keeps showing 266 degrees, while the reading I got from OBD II port kept reading higher.