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Originally Posted by 87FCTurboII (Post 12079970)

Agreed, FD owners seem to be a little too sensitive about oil temps. My track day oil temps on a hot day (98F ambient at Road Atlanta last weekend) are in excess of 260F measured at the oil filter. I have R1 dual oil coolers. A cool-down run down the back stretch brings the temps back down to 255, and my gauge doesn't read past 260, so I'm guessing hot laps put the temps in the 270-275 range. The anecdotal evidence suggests I should be terrified about these temps, but the engine seems to survive just fine. Maybe a UOA is in order.

Yep. Anything over 200 or so just starts to hurt power a bit but I could likely run at 250 all day with no bearing issues etc...

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Originally Posted by Tem120 (Post 12080077)

The car looks like its not nearly as loose as it was before .
were you happy with the setup ?

I know the tires were quite old .

or was the car under steering at all ?

from the video's point of view the back end looked very planted .

It still loves to turn in which is great because I have zero patience for a car that pushes. The wing is helping to tie the back end down for sure. I didn't have any huge slides during any of my sessions which is remarkable for me.

I checked the times on the laps in the lapping video I posted and it's pretty cool. 5 1.38s in a row and the car is just jogging along in traffic on old rubber. In other words for an old 93 FD it's no joke :nod:

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Originally Posted by 87FCTurboII (Post 12080149)

Water temps were fairly stable in the 225-230 range.

If you're comfortable with that, then no need to change. I back off if my water temps get to 220, but that's all in personal preference.

Speaking of oil, how often do you change your track car's oil?

Some people seem to change their oil every single track day, which I think is hugely wasteful (especially at Japanese oil prices), so I have to wonder how many track hours actually justifies an oil change. I am lazy and cheap so I try to do it every 2-3 track days for my track car.

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie (Post 12285702)

I agree. I've yet to have bearing issues. I usually go 3 events and then change the oil so call it 6 to 9 track days (i usually run high quality 15 50 synth oil). During that time I'm adding at least 1 quart each weekend as there is some blow by etc.... I top off every other session to keep it between 1/4 and 1/2 way up the dipstick. I have a completely different setup now (bacon oil pan etc...) so we'll see how it does with blow by etc....

My car hasn't been on track since 6/2016. LONG STORY!!! I will do a full write up at some point when I have time.

Currently tracking a 2010 GT3 so don't feel sorry for me LOL........

Nice!! I have been on the look out for a 996 GT3 myself. I saw pictures on Facebook of your car at Elite.