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Old 04-22-2011, 03:56 PM
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Do you have the oil cooler hooked up on your SPF? That will have a lot to do with different readings. You really want your oil to get up to 100C to help dissipate contaminates in the oil. I usually see about a 10 degree C difference between my oil and water temps with the oil being the higher, under normal driving conditions. Under track conditions the oil will get a little hotter, but not much. Water temp usually runs 85 - 90 C no matter what the driving conditions are.
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