I wouldn't be so worried with the oil temps as long as you're using synthetic oil.
Real track pads make all the difference in the world. The gli is a fairly light car, so you don't need a super aggressive pad choice. Maybe Matt yip can weigh in there. I used hawk dtc70's in my ls1 944, but those would be total overkill for you... Sent from my HTC on the Now Network from Sprint! ----- Reply message ----- From: "Chad Rebuck" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, Jun 24, 2012 12:40 pm Subject: [a2-16v-list] Oil temp / brakes at the track To: "a2-16v" <[email protected]> I took my 16v turbo Jetta to the track yesterday and saw oil temps around 280 nearing the end of the 15 - 20 min sessions. I'm running a full synthetic and also have an external oil cooler. On the highway the temps are about 200 just for reference. My brakes were feeling a bit weak nearing the end of each session and my stomach was feeling uneasy so it was no problem for me to take a break when oil temps got this high. I put about 100 miles on the car at the track and 1/2 the front pads are gone. Brakes are stock except for stainless lines, ate super blue fluid, and minted redbox pads. I may try a set of track pads and new rotors just for track use next time to see if they grab better when hot. Any suggestions on pads to use? I was planning on only swapping front pads/rotors at the track next time (leaving the rear alone). Is that a problem? What oil temp is too high? I could go with a bigger oil cooler if necessary but the coolant temp was between 1/2 and 3/4 on the gauge already so maybe I'd need to beef up the coolant capability too if I wanted to stay on the track longer each session. _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list
