Well thanks for all of the input.
Shawn, I've been meaning to ask you, have you had a chance to call base billeting to see if you can stay there for the race this summer????
masraum, that link you provided was pretty cool... *(no pun intended)*... I never thought of using fiberglass mat to make a shroud so to speak.
Very clever.
GeorgeM,
I LOVE YOUR CARS COLOR!
Other than silver, I'd love to have my car painted that color of green. Beaaauuuuutiful...
David, thanks for the alternative view.
Frankly put. I am tired of worrying about oil temps.
After my rebuild, I took the car out on a 10 mile hop on the interstate. This was last September so it was definately hot out ~100deg or so. By the time I got off the interstate the oil temp was a bit past the half way mark on my gauge. (the CO might have been running a bit lean b/c I haven't had it adjusted yet..this may have influenced the temps a bit)
This in my mind is unacceptable.
I have been led to believe that operating temps between 190 to 200deg is ideal.
If my car is running at 260, I think it would be a little too hopeful to think that one cooler is going to drop my temps that dramatically.
I do understand the importance of airflow. The carrera cooler I bought is coming to me with all of the sheet metal that the factory used to direct the air so hopefully that will help.
You are right, I'm no racer and this is no race car. But I'll be damned if I'm going to limit the life expectancy of my motor by running it too hot. Especially if adding an extra cooler, abiet overkill, isn't really hurting anything.
Thanks for all of the views!