Wow!
Some people had asked me for a detailed description before, and here it is, all in one page!
I can only add that it feels oh, so sweet!
The only addition to that is the Oil cooler now in a different location (a-la Sean_B), bigger and just below the radiator and the front undertray has been changed to one without holes (becuse the cooler is not in the previous location anymore).
Jim will be installing the second iteration of the exhaust this weekend. But then it will take a few weeks to finish the fuel pump, trumpets, gauge installation and mapping to do, since I’m off for a couple of weeks holidays.
Do you run a oil/water cooler as well as the standard air/oil one or is the standard one ok on its own now its been moved. My oil goes black within about 1000 miles normally(down to overheating i presume?.)
The only addition to that is the Oil cooler now in a different location (a-la Sean_B), bigger and just below the radiator
Do you run a oil/water cooler as well as the standard air/oil one or is the standard one ok on its own now its been moved. My oil goes black within about 1000 miles normally(down to overheating i presume?.)
The black oil is most likely due to blowby. Nothing you can do about it apart from changing the oil frequently and when trebuild time comes, go for good liners, like the Chromoduro ones (or the full 1.9 or 2.0 kit)
Yeah I spoke to DVA about a rebuild, was about �900 extra to go to 1.9 so will probably do that. Just curious why enlarge the air/oil cooler is it not easier/cheaper & better to change over to a water/oil cooler and ditch the original?.
Do you run a oil/water cooler as well as the standard air/oil one or is the standard one ok on its own now its been moved. My oil goes black within about 1000 miles normally(down to overheating i presume?.)
The black oil is most likely due to blowby. Nothing you can do about it apart from changing the oil frequently and when trebuild time comes, go for good liners, like the Chromoduro ones (or the full 1.9 or 2.0 kit)
Well, that’s one idea, but the other is that W/O coolers don’t give you good control over temp.
Speak to Plans MS, they did several tests and decided to stay with air/oil cooling.
Good references from many serious people.
I guess a properly matched system would, but then who assures me that for my particular engine the fixed water temp-oil temp relationship will be ideal? and to change that (if it wasn’t) you have to change the intercooler, no way to adjust it.
Also, it’s another thing to go wrong.
Don’t know, speak to Plans, they have a few ideas on why the air/oil cooler is better. That’s what they use in their race car as well.
We have the plumbing already. Might as well use it, no?
I guess a properly matched system would, but then who assures me that for my particular engine the fixed water temp-oil temp relationship will be ideal? and to change that (if it wasn’t) you have to change the intercooler, no way to adjust it.
Also, it’s another thing to go wrong.
Don’t know, speak to Plans, they have a few ideas on why the air/oil cooler is better. That’s what they use in their race car as well.
We have the plumbing already. Might as well use it, no?
I would have thought MOCAL would be able to advise on the correct size of Laminova for a given application. A water oil cooler has an advantage in that the hotter the oil gets the more efficent it becomes. Same applies to an air oil cooler but, it requires an additional variable - airflow. Also a water oil cooler keeps working when you come off the track. My new engine features both retaining the Honda water oil cooler and in addition an air oil cooler with thermostat in the right hand air intake. Also fitted a remote CM oil filter, no by-pass valve, synthetic media goes down to 8 micron. Finally also fitted a SPA dual oil pressure/temp gauge. Probably an over reaction to my engine blow up but…
Any chance of seeing you at Zandvoort on the 13th of August with a few of the other Scottish Elises… or Spa in October - thought you were going to be there Sean only 9 places left…
Any chance of seeing you at Zandvoort on the 13th of August with a few of the other Scottish Elises… or Spa in October - thought you were going to be there Sean only 9 places left…
Won’t be able to go. Starting a new job but incidentally got those first two weeks in August respected as I had a holiday booked with the family to Italy.
Will be riding my bike there instead
Will be very busy starting the new job, but will try to do some of the closer trackdays, weekends if possible. Never been to Zandvoort, Spa or the Ring.
Someday…