LS7 engine temps?
LS7 engine temps? Hey guys I got a friend with a 07 zo6 that he takes on a road course, and his engine temps seem alittle high. He's see 235 degrees F, sometimes 240. Does anyone think this is a little high? Hes running a Ron Davis radiator and 2 external oil coolers. Do ls7's run a littler hotter than the rest of the ls series motors? Any info would help.
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Water or oil temp. ?
On a road course I see:
water temp. ~ 230 F
oil temp. ~ 262 F
Your friend may be winding the engine out to red-line. Really, there's no need to always shift @ ~ 7000 rpm.
On a road course I see:
water temp. ~ 230 F
oil temp. ~ 262 F
Your friend may be winding the engine out to red-line. Really, there's no need to always shift @ ~ 7000 rpm.
Last edited by trumperZ06; Feb 22, 2008 at 07:18 PM.
The water temps range from 230-240, the oil temps get up to 300 with the two external oil coolers. I was just wondering if its common to see these temps with the ls7 on a road course.
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My 408 would get up to 270+ when I would get on it pretty good around town. I put a 36 pass oil cooler in and temps now stay below 200 unless I really get on it hard. I think alot of our cars have have oil temp problems but guys just aren't aware of it.
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My 01 Z06 would see ~ 278 F oil temp. @ Road Atlanta & VIR... running hard. Never needed an oil cooler
My 04 Z06 went up to ~ 304 F @ little Taledega in April... we put the combo radiator/oil cooler on. Dropped the oil temp. down to < 265 F.
My 07 Z06 currenty sees ~ 262 F oil temp. @ both VIR & Road Atlanta in July.
My 04 Z06 went up to ~ 304 F @ little Taledega in April... we put the combo radiator/oil cooler on. Dropped the oil temp. down to < 265 F.
My 07 Z06 currenty sees ~ 262 F oil temp. @ both VIR & Road Atlanta in July.
Last edited by trumperZ06; Feb 22, 2008 at 08:46 PM.
My 01 Z06 would see ~ 278 F oil temp. @ Road Atlanta & VIR... running hard. Never needed an oil cooler
My 04 Z06 went up to ~ 304 F @ little Taledega in April... we put the combo radiator/oil cooler on. Dropped the oil temp. down to < 265 F.
My 07 Z06 currenty sees ~ 262 F oil temp. @ both VIR & Road Atlanta in July.
My 04 Z06 went up to ~ 304 F @ little Taledega in April... we put the combo radiator/oil cooler on. Dropped the oil temp. down to < 265 F.
My 07 Z06 currenty sees ~ 262 F oil temp. @ both VIR & Road Atlanta in July.
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Verdad Gallardo Even when my oil temps sky rocketed, I don't think my coolant temps went over 215-220. As I recalll, the issue was that the coolant alone just could not remove the heat from the oil, so I figured an oil cooler was the only answer. I bought a laser temp gauge that really gave me an accurate idea of the engine temps. Scary
Get those oil temps down. Aluminium blocks + heat = dissaster
those clearences are shifting and with the viscosity change in the oil could cause problems.
you could mic out a clearence and just by holding the part or instrument you can sway .0005 and thats with hand temp
those clearences are shifting and with the viscosity change in the oil could cause problems.
you could mic out a clearence and just by holding the part or instrument you can sway .0005 and thats with hand temp
