ET difference w/ less oil

[Jeff Lee]

Originally Posted by gmonde

once the engine is warmed up in the beginning of the day i cool it till the needle sits on the peg,,,start it and coast it up to the staging lanes,,,try to stage at the coolest temp (140 is the normal temp as the tree drops) 160 at the end 1320,,,,,the cooler the better gmonde

Way too hot!

[gmonde]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

Way too hot!

yea i know,, i am working on cooling performance over the winter,,,,,its tough when you are pitted on the return road at atco and have to drive the road coarse to get to the staging lanes and hope they are moving slow ,,,,,i guess i will have to show up on monday before the race to get a good spot gmonde

[Rod Greene]

Youngblood makes a cooling device that will cool the car down to 50 degrees in the staging lanes with no spillage. It is called the cool one. It is great for quick cooldowns in the late rounds or cooling in the staginging lanes before a heads up or record run. Ck it out on his website Advancedclutches.com or call him 208-880-6214

[Ed Wright]

Allan Patterson is going to be selling a slick unit in time for Christmas. Check his website. I saw one at Memphis. Pretty slick.

[Rod Greene]

Rob will have his cooling unit at Vegas. Look him up in the pits. Less expensive and excellent quality like all his products.

[Dick Butler]

Two Comments. If you use an Accusump it is a resevoir for an extra oil supply so when you make the run IF pan volume doesnt cover the pickup the accusump begins to support the pressure in the system to what ever you set the pressure. It is good for slowing down also as it supplies while the oil is draining back.
I noticed .05 or more when Accusump open with regular oil. Thin oil extra et.gains.
If you have an electric fan and water pump take an extra battery with a wiring harness to the lanes. Hook it into the circuit while you are waiting to run and it will cool the water while you wait. This is especially good if you wet the radiator like the "old days"

[Jeff Lee]

Originally Posted by gmonde

yea i know,, i am working on cooling performance over the winter,,,,,its tough when you are pitted on the return road at atco and have to drive the road coarse to get to the staging lanes and hope they are moving slow ,,,,,i guess i will have to show up on monday before the race to get a good spot gmonde

Send me a box and pay for shipping and you can have my old AMX 2-core radiator. It's been coated to expel heat. I think you can see it in the picture section of this forum. It was never a problem to use nothing but the fan & water pump in Arizona to get below 80 degrees; at least on cooler days. I always cycle the water pump then fan until cool, uses less amps and cools faster that way. I like to see no more than 100 as I pull up to the water box. If it shows 120 on the gauge, I'm not happy. I've gone to aluminum as allowed in SS class.

Do check out the "Cool One" as noted by Rod Green. Hurry as pricing is going up $100 soon. If you want one, let me know and I'll try my best to make sure the price is locked at the current price.
Jeff

[rayfin]

I thought Grumpy Jenkins always said a hot engine builds more HP?

[Billy Nees]

In an "ideal" situation you would want the shortblock and the combustion chambers hot and icicles hanging on the intake!

[Jeff Lee]

Originally Posted by rayfin

I thought Grumpy Jenkins always said a hot engine builds more HP?

I think when Grumpy was quoted oil was typically on the 20-50w range for race engines.
Now 0w is not uncommon.