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Originally Posted by STONE SS
That would be sweet! Next time I am up in the NW maybe we can get together. Not sure when that will be, but I try to get up there at least once a year. Also I really like the way the car looks now with all the aero. The wheel gap looked off before, but the aero really completes the look. Congrats on getting everything done!
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Thank you! Between the GM restrictions and kits not being available, it took a lot more time than it should. Well, it's all behind us now.
I have been working on the supercharged Miata project for the last few months while waiting for the Camaro's aero parts, and I've learned a lot about how to improve cooling. I'm now wondering if I should make a few changes on the Camaro, too:
- Winter project idea: The coolant is not taxed at all with the larger radiator and the oil cooler not using coolant. It goes below 200 at the track when I let go of gas in a blink of an eye, and this is with 50/50 coolant/water. As a winter project, I'm wondering if I should consider adding the OEM cooler back and rerouting the aftermarket oil cooler through an oil filter sandwich. When they work together, I think I could get to have a car with cooling enough for even 100 degrees F track days!
- I could not drive the car much this weekend due to rain (after a long run of dry days), but during my tests, I could easily see that the oil cooler does not do any serious engagement before 220 degrees F or so. It currently has a 212 degrees F thermostat, and I already have a 180 degrees F thermostat in hand. I think I should do the switch. 180 degrees F thermostat would probably stabilize around 190s at the street, and I'm sure a spirited run every once in a while would easily let the oil exceed the 212 degrees F required to get rid of contaminants anyway. The lower temp thermostat might also increase the flow.
- I also still see a very little amount of leak from where the oil cooler adapter attaches to the engine block. Changing the thermostat would be a nice opportunity to replace the O-rings, too. I hate that we only have 2 bolts holding the adapter in place, compared with 10 bolts that surround the OEM unit.
What do you guys think? These are all minor things, but I'd love to have it perfect. I'm thinking about doing the oil cooler thermostat change today, before tomorrow's track day.