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[quote][i]Originally posted by Kyle T[/i] Yup but you'll be upset to learn I survived a lunchtime test drive. Car felt fine, brakes a bit uneven because of bedding in new(old) pads and the discs had picked up a bit of rust. Things soon got smoother and braking was absolutely fine, and over 12 miles or so I didn't lose any fluid. The gauge is working fine, pretty happy with it. Oil Temp is reading lower than I expected it to but that probably makes sense, as I'm taking measurement from the sump. My Subaru had it fitted above Cyl3 which runs the hottest on the EJ20 and so got to its 'stable' temp really quite quickly of about 80degrees. It would then rise to maybe 100-105 on track (after cooler, before that it was 120+). With the Exige I did about 4 miles at 40-60 not on boost and just pootling. Temp came up to 50degrees fairly quickly then stayed there. When the road opened up and my faith in brakes grew I got it on boost and did a couple of 'pulls' and the temp came up to 60ish, then when I parked up on the drive it crept up to 65. I then got my laser thermometer out and pointed it at the sump and sure enough showed 64 degrees. I'd read previously that the twin cooler setup on the Exige over-cooled the oil which I never understood as the parts diagrams list the sandwich plate as being thermostatic at 84degrees, so how could it possible over cool?! Obviously I need to get some more miles on it of different driving types to see how it goes. I only really care about the relative measurements anyway. Still, no leaks - car feels OK. Happy days, nothing to do now before track time! [/quote]
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