07-27-2012, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by B&W_Evader
Did you see any impact to maximum oil temps with this? I keep thinking the water temp gage is rigged so it's non-linear. It seams like it gets up to temp too quick and then it's more rock solid than it should be. I would think keeping the engine block temp more stable would help keep the oil temps down.
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First, you are right, the water temperature meter gauge is NOT linear. Notice that the final dot ( near the middle ) where the temp lit up is when engine temp>= 158F.
The larger radiator does help the oil temp. This is most noticeable when you program the fan so that it turns on sooner than the factory setting at 213F ( I did it at 195F ). It lowers the oil temp down to 5F less than before.
With all of that said, I still recommend a 25 row oil cooler or better since this VVEL engine is running brutally hot and a larger radiator simply will NOT be sufficient to bring the oil temp down to the level that I wanted.
Good luck
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