NewbVetteGuy
Well-Known Member
Does anyone have any insights into the typical range of coorelation between oil temps and coolant temps in a typical SBC?
I know that coolant temps tend to be highly coorelated to thermostat temp+ambient air temp+radiator efficency and oil temps are coorelated to load / hp being produced, but all the guidance on not running < a 180deg F thermostat to help ensure your oil temps get high enough to cook off any water, seems to indicate that the coolant and oil temps are very much coorelated.
I just haven't found any data to back that up that could clearly make a data-driven case that you really shouldn't be running anything lower than a 180F thermostat, because you're unlikely to get your oil up to 210F.
-I've been searching for it, but my search kung-fu has failed on this...
Adam
I know that coolant temps tend to be highly coorelated to thermostat temp+ambient air temp+radiator efficency and oil temps are coorelated to load / hp being produced, but all the guidance on not running < a 180deg F thermostat to help ensure your oil temps get high enough to cook off any water, seems to indicate that the coolant and oil temps are very much coorelated.
I just haven't found any data to back that up that could clearly make a data-driven case that you really shouldn't be running anything lower than a 180F thermostat, because you're unlikely to get your oil up to 210F.
-I've been searching for it, but my search kung-fu has failed on this...
Adam