GT_350
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Hello
I was at the racetrack in Monza last week and had some thermal problems.
Oil and differential temperature have become very high.
On all the trackdays I've been to so far, I've never had big temperature problems.
It may well be that Monza is a bit different. The track is called "The Temple Of Speed".
You have 4x very fast sections! I have never had that on any other race track until now.
To get an idea:
-Segment 1: 155 mph --> braking to 34 mph
-Segment 2: 136 mph --> braking to 50 mph
-Segment 3: 140 mph --> braking to 64 mph
-Segment 4: 143 mph --> braking to 65 mph
Video:
The oil temperature after 4-5 laps was already at 278 °F.
Diefferential temperature up to 291 °F.
(Weather was 86-90 °F).
Is it possible that the GT350 heats up so much after a few laps with warm weather and so many high speed segments?
I also noticed that the temperature of the differential did not drop much even with 3-4 "cool down" laps, only about 50 °F.
I got the "wrench warning light" on the display after some time.
However, I don't know if it was because of the high temperatures (oil & differential) or because my clutch was slowly at the end.
After the display message, i went to the pit-lane and turn off the car. I tried to read the error code, but it didn't show any.
Later I started the car again, but the message did not come up.
(The clutch needs to be changed. It no longer "grips" properly and has been smelling in the last few laps.
Has 37'300 miles, and will be changed next).
Car:
2016 - Shelby GT350 Track Pack
Engine Mods: JLT CAI with adapted software
I was at the racetrack in Monza last week and had some thermal problems.
Oil and differential temperature have become very high.
On all the trackdays I've been to so far, I've never had big temperature problems.
It may well be that Monza is a bit different. The track is called "The Temple Of Speed".
You have 4x very fast sections! I have never had that on any other race track until now.
To get an idea:
-Segment 1: 155 mph --> braking to 34 mph
-Segment 2: 136 mph --> braking to 50 mph
-Segment 3: 140 mph --> braking to 64 mph
-Segment 4: 143 mph --> braking to 65 mph
Video:
The oil temperature after 4-5 laps was already at 278 °F.
Diefferential temperature up to 291 °F.
(Weather was 86-90 °F).
Is it possible that the GT350 heats up so much after a few laps with warm weather and so many high speed segments?
I also noticed that the temperature of the differential did not drop much even with 3-4 "cool down" laps, only about 50 °F.
I got the "wrench warning light" on the display after some time.
However, I don't know if it was because of the high temperatures (oil & differential) or because my clutch was slowly at the end.
After the display message, i went to the pit-lane and turn off the car. I tried to read the error code, but it didn't show any.
Later I started the car again, but the message did not come up.
(The clutch needs to be changed. It no longer "grips" properly and has been smelling in the last few laps.
Has 37'300 miles, and will be changed next).
Car:
2016 - Shelby GT350 Track Pack
Engine Mods: JLT CAI with adapted software
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