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Tyler Townsley · 08-26-2008

Couple of things to remember.
1. The oil cooler has a thermostat that does not open until 230 degrees so unless you reach that temp or have the thermo changed it does not matter what you do to the cooler.

2. The stock radiator/thermostat system is not friendly to rpms in excess of 5800 as it bypasses the radiator and puts it right back into the block. It starts to close it down at 5200 rpm. So it does not matter if you change the radiator you also have to do something about the thermostat and bypass. So shifting at the lower rpms in a stock engine is a good idea.

I would check to see if your beam plate bolts are tight. The tip off is if your gearshift lever raises under acceleration, if so time for a beam plate.

Tyler

08-26-2008	#19
Tyler Townsley Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nichols, FL Posts: 611	Re: track day problems, 4th to 5th Couple of things to remember. 1. The oil cooler has a thermostat that does not open until 230 degrees so unless you reach that temp or have the thermo changed it does not matter what you do to the cooler. 2. The stock radiator/thermostat system is not friendly to rpms in excess of 5800 as it bypasses the radiator and puts it right back into the block. It starts to close it down at 5200 rpm. So it does not matter if you change the radiator you also have to do something about the thermostat and bypass. So shifting at the lower rpms in a stock engine is a good idea. I would check to see if your beam plate bolts are tight. The tip off is if your gearshift lever raises under acceleration, if so time for a beam plate. Tyler Last edited by Tyler Townsley; 08-26-2008 at 09:16 AM.