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Vicster · 06-19-2021, 08:28 AM

Hello,
My next engine is a Dart SHP block, it does not have the coolant hose hookup on the side of the block for the stock oil cooler. So I am using the Improved oil cooler adapter with thermostat, I feel it is important to keep oil hot enough to remove water condensation from it.

morepowerjoe · 06-19-2021, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by G8One2

210-212ish is what you want for oil temp, to boil off any water or condensation in the oil.

So if I'm at 210* them I'm OK right?

Trawz · 06-19-2021, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by morepowerjoe

So if I'm at 210* them I'm OK right?

That's perfectly normal.

Here was mine after a 20 minute session on a road course on a 97 degree day:

Vicster · 06-19-2021, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by morepowerjoe

So if I'm at 210* them I'm OK right?

190* to 210* is perfect!

IKILLEDSUPERMAN_ZL1 · 06-19-2021, 05:17 PM

Mine is around 250 to 260 on a 100 degree day but I think the turbo is causing alot of the higher temps.

Vicster · 06-19-2021, 07:19 PM

The top tier synthetic engine oils still work at 320* but tend to thin out. So running a heavier weight oil for track days can help.

TheFlyingBananaSS · 06-19-2021, 07:26 PM

My oil temp gauge is just slightly to the right of the 210 line at normal cruise. I'd like to know that it won't get crazy on me during track days. Then again I was looking at some sweet Ferraris today so who knows lol.

morepowerjoe · 06-20-2021, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by TheFlyingBananaSS

My oil temp gauge is just slightly to the right of the 210 line at normal cruise. I'd like to know that it won't get crazy on me during track days. Then again I was looking at some sweet Ferraris today so who knows lol.

Ferraris? Are you going rogue on us?

TheFlyingBananaSS · 06-20-2021, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by morepowerjoe

Ferraris? Are you going rogue on us?

Haha. The Camaros not going anywhere. I'm giving it to my son.

steve7251 · 06-20-2021, 09:31 AM

I ran a tee off the oil pressure sensor for the turbos then left the stock oil cooler on and switched to a 165 thermostat.

Car Nation Videos · 06-22-2021, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cdb95z28

The Mishi kit is engineered to work with the OE cooler. I tried it without the OE cooler and with an Autometer oil temp gauge I still had high temps. I was tracking the car, so that was an extreme situation.

What oil are you running? 10w40?

Ashen 6.2 · 06-22-2021, 04:59 PM

One of the oil cooler coolant lines was leaking on mine so I deleted the oil cooler while installing a SC recently. Got it tuned last week and noticed my oil temps were in the 240-260 degree range when having some fun with it over the weekend (95 degrees / 65% humidity) Ordered a case of Driven 15w40 oil to try out when it gets here. Will see how that impacts the temps. Anyways, I am just starting to look for another oil cooler as well.

Car Nation Videos · 06-22-2021, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Trawz

That's perfectly normal.

Here was mine after a 20 minute session on a road course on a 97 degree day:

That oil pressure looks low to me, no?

joshnmn · 06-22-2021, 07:45 PM

That’s where mine sits at idle

06-19-2021, 08:28 AM	#15
Vicster 1000hp is NEVER Enough! Drives: 13' ZL1 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Seattle Posts: 662 View My Garage	Dart Block Hello, My next engine is a Dart SHP block, it does not have the coolant hose hookup on the side of the block for the stock oil cooler. So I am using the Improved oil cooler adapter with thermostat, I feel it is important to keep oil hot enough to remove water condensation from it. Last edited by Vicster; 06-26-2021 at 10:13 AM.

06-19-2021, 05:17 PM	#19
IKILLEDSUPERMAN_ZL1 Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Wichita,KS Posts: 603	Mine is around 250 to 260 on a 100 degree day but I think the turbo is causing alot of the higher temps. __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS, 6.0 iron block forged bottom end, Dart heads, BTR intake, Huron twin turbo kit, Summit stage 3 twin turbo cam, Circle D stage 4 6L90, 3800 FTI converter. BMR suspension, Viking coil overs, Fore triple pump fuel system.

06-19-2021, 07:19 PM	#20
Vicster 1000hp is NEVER Enough! Drives: 13' ZL1 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Seattle Posts: 662 View My Garage	Racing temps The top tier synthetic engine oils still work at 320* but tend to thin out. So running a heavier weight oil for track days can help.

06-19-2021, 07:26 PM	#21
TheFlyingBananaSS Evil Genius of Chevrolet Drives: 2017 Z06, 2019 XTS, 2013 SS Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: New York Posts: 3,260	My oil temp gauge is just slightly to the right of the 210 line at normal cruise. I'd like to know that it won't get crazy on me during track days. Then again I was looking at some sweet Ferraris today so who knows lol. __________________ GPI SS2 VVT cam, ECS Novi 1500 supercharger, Corsa Extreme, Detroit Speed and BMR suspension, Circle D triple disc, Melling oil pump, LS2 chain tensioner, ATI 10% UD, DSX E85 kit, High Energy coils, BTR springs, LS2 Lifter trays, Titanium retainers, hardened push rods, FIC 1000 injectors, ZL1 pump, Mighty Mouse catch can, AEM gauges, Tial BOV, Richmond 3.91 gears, Custom gauge bezels, Speed Engineering headers, Stainless Works HF cats, DSX Aux pump, 710rwhp on E85.

06-20-2021, 09:31 AM	#24
steve7251 Drives: 2010 camaro Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: lakeland,fl Posts: 30 View My Garage	Oil temp I ran a tee off the oil pressure sensor for the turbos then left the stock oil cooler on and switched to a 165 thermostat.

06-22-2021, 04:59 PM	#26
Ashen 6.2 Drives: 2014 Camaro Z/SS Join Date: May 2014 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 1,993 View My Garage	One of the oil cooler coolant lines was leaking on mine so I deleted the oil cooler while installing a SC recently. Got it tuned last week and noticed my oil temps were in the 240-260 degree range when having some fun with it over the weekend (95 degrees / 65% humidity) Ordered a case of Driven 15w40 oil to try out when it gets here. Will see how that impacts the temps. Anyways, I am just starting to look for another oil cooler as well. __________________ 2014 Camaro SS L99, Ashen Grey w/Black Leather - Build thread - http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=491561 Mods - GPI 416 w/Custom Grind Cam, Ported Heads & Tuned by Ben, Mag Heartbeat, ZL1 Fuel Pump & DSX Aux Pump, NW 103 TB, FIC 1650's, Alky Meth, Circle D 3600 Triple Disc, RPM 5” CAI, Kooks Headers, Solo Cat Back, Viking Coil Overs & all the BMR Goodies in the rear, Zl1 3.23 Diff, DSS Axles, Gulfcoast Driveshaft, Hendrix Offset Diff Bushings, AFE Solid Subframe Bushings, 875HP/843TQ 5FDP

06-22-2021, 07:45 PM	#28
joshnmn 2&THEHIT Drives: 5th Gen Camaro; 5th Gen Ram 3500 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Garner, NC Posts: 1,012 View My Garage	That’s where mine sits at idle