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Vic Santos · 04-01-2010, 05:01 PM

One thing that I don't see mentioned is oil temperature and therefor viscosity and therefor the ability to take load without metal to metal contact. In my SS car I run 11 quarts of oil! At the beginning of a run the oil temperature is about 140F; at the end of a run it is about 160F to 170F; by the time I get back to the pits its about 180F to 190F. If I let the engine sit with the hood open it takes over 1/2 hour to get the temperature back to where I can make another run assuming the is no long trip to staging. When it gets round robin time (not as often as I would like) I have to cool the oil with water or I loose bearings! What will happen when the oil pan is in a snuggie blanket insulating the oil pan! I think diapers will cause MORE engine failures than before especially with the snake oil currently used and the small quantities used in the performanc based classes. The racer looses! My vote is HELL NO!!

This my first posting. The subject just irritated me big time!

04-01-2010, 05:01 PM	#77
Vic Santos Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 27 Likes: 0 Liked 14 Times in 2 Posts	Re: oil retention devices One thing that I don't see mentioned is oil temperature and therefor viscosity and therefor the ability to take load without metal to metal contact. In my SS car I run 11 quarts of oil! At the beginning of a run the oil temperature is about 140F; at the end of a run it is about 160F to 170F; by the time I get back to the pits its about 180F to 190F. If I let the engine sit with the hood open it takes over 1/2 hour to get the temperature back to where I can make another run assuming the is no long trip to staging. When it gets round robin time (not as often as I would like) I have to cool the oil with water or I loose bearings! What will happen when the oil pan is in a snuggie blanket insulating the oil pan! I think diapers will cause MORE engine failures than before especially with the snake oil currently used and the small quantities used in the performanc based classes. The racer looses! My vote is HELL NO!! This my first posting. The subject just irritated me big time!