I have a 2013 FRS I plan to track it a bit and I'm trying to determine if I need an oil cooler for the car. The car takes 0w-20 stock and oil temps hit 212ish in heavy traffic and 220 if I'm ragging on the car. In Houston heat, folks are seeing 260-270 at the track with no cooler.
I was planning to run amsoil 0w-20 and change it after an event. Can that oil handle 260-270 for a track weekend? Should I run a 0w-30? I'm not sure at what point a cooler is necessary as I know engines run hotter now and I'm not sure what amsoil can take before breaking down.
I've done some reading on flashpoints but I don't think that is the stat I should be concerned with. I tried searching on the forum for threads on temps but wasn't getting good results
I was planning to run amsoil 0w-20 and change it after an event. Can that oil handle 260-270 for a track weekend? Should I run a 0w-30? I'm not sure at what point a cooler is necessary as I know engines run hotter now and I'm not sure what amsoil can take before breaking down.
I've done some reading on flashpoints but I don't think that is the stat I should be concerned with. I tried searching on the forum for threads on temps but wasn't getting good results