vette427-sbc
03-18-2012, 06:52 PM
Just did a major oiling system overhaul to get my car ready for RTTS and I did my initial shakedown run today... One of the things I changed was the oil temp sender location. Previously, I had it in the port right above the oil filter. When I beat on the car hard, I could get my oil temps to climb right up to 240*+.
I did the same run as I did to get those previous readings, and I could barely get the temps up to 200* with the sender in the pan
Heres what I changed:
Switched from a high volume/high pressure pump to high pressure standard volume.
Changed oil from 10/40 Valvoline conventional to Mobile 1 5/30 synthetic
Temp sender location is now in the oil pan with a 140-300* gauge vs my old 100-250* gauge
The canton pan has a port on top of the kickout for a temp sensor. I plugged that and put the sensor in the side of the kickout hoping it would be completely covered in oil there. I am still not totally convinced that it is completely covered in oil since it is still close to the top of the kickout. Would that be causing a lower temp reading?
The Canton RR pan is a very nice piece, and fits well. I was able to get it to drop oil pressure one time under extreme braking and a quick turn after an opposite highspeed sweeper though. Couldnt get the oil pressure to budge under any other "spirited" driving conditions. We will see how it does on the Auto-X and road course in a few weeks.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2012/03/31c1c6b7-1.jpg
I bought this thinking I was definitely going to need a cooler, but if my gauge is correct, I might not need it. It sure is nice though...
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2012/03/1e5d0890-1.jpg
I did the same run as I did to get those previous readings, and I could barely get the temps up to 200* with the sender in the pan
Heres what I changed:
Switched from a high volume/high pressure pump to high pressure standard volume.
Changed oil from 10/40 Valvoline conventional to Mobile 1 5/30 synthetic
Temp sender location is now in the oil pan with a 140-300* gauge vs my old 100-250* gauge
The canton pan has a port on top of the kickout for a temp sensor. I plugged that and put the sensor in the side of the kickout hoping it would be completely covered in oil there. I am still not totally convinced that it is completely covered in oil since it is still close to the top of the kickout. Would that be causing a lower temp reading?
The Canton RR pan is a very nice piece, and fits well. I was able to get it to drop oil pressure one time under extreme braking and a quick turn after an opposite highspeed sweeper though. Couldnt get the oil pressure to budge under any other "spirited" driving conditions. We will see how it does on the Auto-X and road course in a few weeks.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2012/03/31c1c6b7-1.jpg
I bought this thinking I was definitely going to need a cooler, but if my gauge is correct, I might not need it. It sure is nice though...
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2012/03/1e5d0890-1.jpg