7117race

Makes getting to work that much more enjoyable, Beat my best times and splits!

abwc

For discovering that oil temperature readout lags behind real-time by ~30 seconds.

Or, should I say, it takes 30 seconds to see the impact of full-throttle blasts on oil temperature.

I found this to be handy during break-in.

ny bruin

Not the intention of the timer, but it captures the spirit! :-)

FSC

What is the optimum oil temperature when the engine is warmed up?

abwc

Based on the Owner's manual, you aren't even supposed to BOTHER checking the oil level unless the oil is 190F or greater.

I use 190F, therefore, as the green light to STOMP on it.

During break-in, I watched oil temps like a hawk, comparing them to ambient temperatures and engine load. From that, I decided that 230F was probably the highest you wanted to see before giving the motor a cool-down period.

It's pretty easy to get the oil temp into the high 240s and 250s, such as when ascending a mountain pass at full-chat, but I don't think you want your motor to see that kind of internal temperature until after the break-in is done.

Once it is, I don't think the car cares, because there is no such thing as an "oil temperature warning".

craiglieberman

On my Bullrun this year, there were several occassions where we were doing 160+ indicated.

I think the highest temps we saw were in the 230's.

That was with 3 people in the car, pegged, across the desert with 110 degree ambient temperatures at better than 3,000 ft above sea level.

No issues.

Evil Buddha

My car runs about 190 to 210+ or - a few when warm. 220 to 230 if I'm pushing the car hard.