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    The Goods On Oils

    in General Maintenance

    Posted

    I didn't have an oil temp gauge at that stage, I was going off my lol pressure gauge

    0 bar blips with clutch in, 0.5-1bar at idle. Wouldn't climb over 3bar on load.

    Happened every session and had to either do cool down laps all the time or come in to pits until it was cool enough to maintain decent pressure.

    Was just really annoying

    The Goods On Oils

    in General Maintenance

    Posted · Edited by Alexro

    I'm coming up to my change soon and wanted to get a few opinions

    Car is an s15 with stock sr20 bottom end. Makes 250kw on 98, it's not a daily so it generally gets a beating when it's taken out.

    I tried ten tenths 10/40 and I found the pressure was not stable at all with temp changes. I would thin it out after 5-6 laps at sandown, every session, as well as on mountain runs which put me off. It also caused premature wear of my vct sprocket and had it fail in the matter of months. So I binned the oil after a few friends had issues with the ten tenths also.

    Added morose extended and baffled sump with new oil - castrol edge 10/60

    it's been superb in terms of pressure consistency and have no issues with it what so ever (street and track)

    I now have an oil cooler that I want to add on but I'm thinking whether to switch to a lower viscosity oil as the overall temps will drop once it's on.

    Trust thermostatic 13 row cooler -10 lines

    Current oil capacity is 6L ... Plus 0.5-1 more for the cooler and filter relocation.

    Running oil temps without cooler is 70-80deg , and have only been able to see 95deg on hard mountain runs / hill climb events

    Haven't done a proper track day with castrol edge yet

    Wondering if there is a benefit in going with a lower viscosity oil , and which one?

    And if the oil cooler addition will reduce overal pressure in the system? And how that will affect oil choice

    Thanks !

    Set Of Work Meister S1 3p 18x9 +20 (vic)

    in For Sale (Private Car Parts and Accessories)

    Posted · Edited by Alexro

    Work Meister S1 3 piece
    18x9+20 all round

    5x114.3
    Low disc, for maximum dish
    Comes with tyres
    Minor gutter rash on 2 of the wheels
    $2500
    South east melbourne or can meet somewhere

    Willing to pack and post, at buyers expense

    Previous owner cleared his brakes on an evo 5 , my fronts needed 10mm spacer to clear evo 9 brembos on an s15 with custom dog leg setup (probably due to the dogleg setup)

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    Interested In An S15

    in General Automotive Discussion

    Posted

    A couple of good posts above about adm being generally in a lot better condition than jdm models.

    I recently spent about 2 months looking for one and bought an adm model with awesome mods for a reasonable price. Saw too many busted jdm models .. My tip .. Check the chassis rails all the time lol

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