Recent content by Sirbrillo

Originally Posted By: GutsyGecko Sounds to me like you will be flying blind until you bite the bullet and install oil temp/pressure gauges first. Pressure being the most important. Either that, or just drop in a 0w-30 and sleep well at night. I'm not claiming to know more than the engineers, but...

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8 Originally Posted By: Sirbrillo He was running a fairly big intercooler (19 row vs. my 13). After rereading his post i don't think he was tracking the car at the time he tested his pressures which has me more concerned as viscosity would fall even lower as the oil...

Originally Posted By: GutsyGecko Don't worry about it. 60 psi at 250F is a rediculous amount of oil flow. I have managed to get my oil to just shy of 300F, with a 50wt oil, turning 6000 rpm for minutes at a time. My engine still runs. The guy on our forums that prompted me to think about the...

STi and TRD would still have formal recommendations for race teams on the correct oil weight irrespective of warranty issues.

Thanks I didn't realize 5w-30 was more stable than 0w-30.

In no way trying to engage in guess work, problem is that I won't really know how hot the the temps will be until I get the car out on the track with the cooler. As a relative novice, I'm not going to be balls out 10/10ths out there so I'm guessing based on the outside temps here in Nov and...

I'm also open to suggestions for a accurate electronic oil pressure guage that is less than $100. The mechanical one i'm using is ok for testing but I don't want it mounted in the car.

I've been told that Subi recommends a heavier weight oil for track duty but I've yet to see definitive confirmation of that.

I have a 2013 Scion FR-S which I drive mostly as a daily but I intend to use for auto-x and HPDE upon occasion. The car takes 0W-20 stock from the factory, and as they cars run hot (and I live in Houston) I use both amsoil 0W-20 and a 13 row custom setrab oil cooler (thermostatically...

with the comments thus far I'm thinking ill hold off on the cooler for now and test the car at the track first. given what I'm reading, under what conditions would you want a oil cooler? It doesn't seem like HPDE events would ever push the oil beyond its limits. Are they just for true racing?

How stout is amsoil vs redline and motul? The HTHS of their 0w20 is 2.8

I'm open to suggestions for a thermostatic oil cooler kit that is cheap, doing it right piecemeal came out to $500 once I ordered all the parts but that was name brand stuff

There seems to be some controversy on the FRS forums for the need for a cooler in terms of engine safety. Of course lower is better, and the engine appears to reduce power when oil temps go over 225, but if your not truly racing the car and change the oil after each weekend, I'm not sure the 700...

I have a 2013 FRS I plan to track it a bit and I'm trying to determine if I need an oil cooler for the car. The car takes 0w-20 stock and oil temps hit 212ish in heavy traffic and 220 if I'm ragging on the car. In Houston heat, folks are seeing 260-270 at the track with no cooler. I was...