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Sheet Molded Compound.

This is the material that all C4 Corvettes are made of.

It's similar to fiberglass, but much more durable.

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Re: L98, they run hot.

Subject: Re: L98, they run hot.
by CentralCoaster on 2009/4/7 2:11:52

Quote:

DaleD wrote:

My neighbor is a retired metallurgist who worked at Ford. He said conventional oil cokes around 260*. If you're running 230* at the sensor, you're hotter in other parts. A good argument for synthetic.

Good point.

I should've saved a sample of that Rotella I ran up to 305*F and sent it into Blackstone just for fun.

My system just doesn't cool like it used to. I wonder if it has to do with replacing the 2-row Z51 radiator with a 1-row stock unit. Are the 2-rows are even available anymore?

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