Unless you are adding more cooling capacity as well (i.e. better radiator, more airflow through the radiator etc.) I would expect your average temperatures to be similar to before the reroute.
The changes that you mention will have benefits (i.e. cooler head, less heat into the inlet, more even temperature distribution (including better cooling of cyl #4)) but unless you add a cooler to the oil system I would expect oil temps and piston temperatures to be higher. SB:>since I don’t yet have an oil temp gauge, I don’t know what my oil temps are. Thoughts? I am going to bet that your oil temps were higher than your 225 water. Eric Schieb Electron Speed Shaun Bogan wrote: > > Yep. That was my hunch. I’d hope that my oil temps are not exceeding > the coolant temps. Hopefully I’ll be down around 200-215 on the track now. > > Shaun > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Keith Tanner > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 05, 2008 10:28 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: Stock oil cooler > > My suspicion is that the stock oil "cooler" is actually there to aid > the oil in coming up to temperature more quickly. The coolant reaches > operating temperature before the oil does. > > Keith Tanner > Flyin' Miata > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.flyinmiata.com <http://www.flyinmiata.com/> > 1-800-FLY-MX5s (orders) > 1-970-464-5600 (tech) > 2008 FM Open House: August 14-17 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Shaun Bogan > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 05, 2008 8:04 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Stock oil cooler > > Does anyone know how much cooling the stock oil cooler actually > does? I’m in the process of wrapping up a cooling system re-route > and had decided to disconnect the stock oil cooler/throttle body > heater circuit. Given that I was seeing 225 degree coolant temps > on the track pretty regularly, I’d think that the oil cooler would > be doing more heating than cooling. However, since I don’t yet > have an oil temp gauge, I don’t know what my oil temps are. Thoughts? > > Thanks! > > Shaun > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
