RS Motorsport :: Classic Speed Restored

For those that race their Escorts, what are your feelings towards oil coolers. Are they really necessary on cars that are doing maximum 10 lap events? We're talking 2L Pinto's here.

My Grp C car originally did, but it will never do 140+ laps around Bathurst again so I'm questioning whether it needs it for sprint events.

Whats are peoples thoughts

Wet sump - Ford alloy

Nev,

For a race car u need to run water temp 70-75 degrees c.

Oil temp need sto be run at 90 to 110 degrees c.

[incidently u dont venture onto track till oil temp is moving up and water is over 40]

U need to have instruments to check temps .

Then after first practice, all will be revealed.

Mine ran close to 130 degrees oil temp without cooler.

Cooler use is 2 fold.

Additional capacity

If cooler mounted correctly can aid in oil surge re delivery, but dont rely only on this.

If oil temp is too low race tape is placed over sections of it.

Whats Dan saying?

What cam u have??

Genes' idea is excellent for a daily driver, but, methinks it will not cool a race car