[Tom Goldman]

Since I have involvement with both S/SS cars and .90/ Bracket cars ,I have a few points to make............I've run a diaper on my SG car for the last 6 years , I can tell you oil temp is not an issue,but cooling the car between rounds is. .....When the hot lapping starts ,I'm lucky to get the coolant below 160 deg..The oil temp stays around 180, which is where I want it. [btw ,I run 5w30 ,not 50w] ..look at any of the racing oil sites ,or ask someone who spends a lot of time on a dyno ,You'll find the optimal temp for oil is 180 to 200 deg.........Is the diaper a pain to work around at the track, you bet! ..............does it drag on the ground in the pits or on a wheelie ,you bet......Do I want to put on on my Stocker [ or any of the S/SS cars I work on ?] ,No Way.,even tho having one probably saved my SG car a few years ago..............I will say this, I think ATF leaks are a far bigger problem than the ocasional oil down from a S/SS car. ...........That's a problem that can be corrected with a $30 puke tank , [ and I wont have ATF dripping on my head when I work on cars with Metric 200's ]...............Tom