Subject	Re: Good idea. What about oil temps on the cars that failed?
Posted by	MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) on May 25, 2003 at 7:17 PM
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In Reply To	Good idea. What about oil temps on the cars that failed? posted by Borg79(ON) on May 25, 2003 at 06:54 PM
Message	running 10w40 redline synthetic. Running in 95 degree weather. Oil starvation killed the bearing. Why there is oil starvation and how to improve flow will be the challenge.
Follow Ups	B-Ster dyno and engine malfunction - under_od 17:02:20 05/25/03 well....from what ive gathered - Chris(NJ) 17:08:40 05/25/03 Their weird thing is, the problems are not high HP related - Chip(GinnMotorsports) 17:16:09 05/25/03 Re: Their weird thing is, the problems are not high HP related - under_od 17:53:27 05/25/03 I am betting oil related, these cars have very capable - Chip(GinnMotorsports) 17:58:17 05/25/03 I would tend to disagree. We had a motor built in Austin - Bryan (AKA B-Ster) 20:34:06 05/25/03 I am responding to cooling vs. oil problems, - Chip(GinnMotorsports) 20:49:54 05/25/03 Not correct: Mike and I both have SGP motors. JUN pistons>> - Bryan (AKA B-Ster) 20:30:08 05/25/03 Mike's profile lists JUN pistons. - Chip(GinnMotorsports) 20:56:44 05/25/03 I now know who the other Austin with engine problems is. - Chip(GinnMotorsports) 21:01:10 05/25/03 You are correct; I had the 'Mike's' confused. (n/m) - Bryan (AKA B-Ster) 22:47:55 05/25/03 I'm running 1.3 bar untuned without any problems yet (n/m) - TwinTurboPete 23:17:15 05/25/03 you may have problems after those sport 600's...rofl (n/m) - Fuzznutz 18:22:39 05/25/03 Did I miss something? I think he has 500's ;) (n/m) - Chaaarmndr (NoVA) 18:43:41 05/25/03 yea..he's determined to convince me to get bigger turbos :) (n/m) - Chris(NJ) 18:50:17 05/25/03 I've had no problems due to bearings - Good2Zya 17:25:10 05/25/03 Fred I think he is referring to bearing problems - MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) 18:13:09 05/25/03 He's dyno is 2 years old with old set up,,lol :( (n/m) - ZBlacktt 18:31:28 05/25/03 Well Im conservitive from the standpoint - Good2Zya 18:33:10 05/25/03 In the grand scheme of things you do want to go past it. - Dallas DamonZ 18:54:30 05/25/03 it's the average power that counts, not peak power - Marshall 00:20:09 05/26/03 Re: Fred I think he is referring to bearing problems - under_od 18:47:12 05/25/03 Agreed. Anyone Swain coat their bearings as yet?>> - Bryan (AKA B-Ster) 20:36:44 05/25/03 What bearing caused you grief? (n/m) - MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) 18:15:26 05/25/03 I am betting the VG30DETT has an oiling problem - MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) 18:22:25 05/25/03 If we find a very high capacity pump for the vg30>>> - Borg79(ON) 18:28:44 05/25/03 I found no info on the toga HV racing oil pump. I will - MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) 18:51:18 05/25/03 Good idea. What about oil temps on the cars that failed? - Borg79(ON) 18:54:32 05/25/03 Re: Good idea. What about oil temps on the cars that failed? - MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) 19:17:00 05/25/03 Slotting the crank sounds like a good idea, maby do it to> - Borg79(ON) 19:40:26 05/25/03 Re: Slotting the crank sounds like a good idea, maby do it to> - under_od 21:04:45 05/25/03 I have no knock and have had aftermarket pistons - TwinTurboPete 01:24:46 05/26/03 I also use Mobil 1 15-50 motor oil. (n/m) - TwinTurboPete 05:28:23 05/26/03 I use 15w50 as well. (n/m) - ZHOUND 10:51:36 05/26/03 some power loss but well worth the protection (n/m) - TwinTurboPete 13:03:24 05/26/03 no reliability here either .. I opted to get a new OEM - Slowninja(Delaware) 22:41:41 05/25/03
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