Upgraded turbo to lower temps on track? Versus make more power.

[Backmarker]

Hi folks,

Car is currently stock other than a tune and (soon as I install it) an oil cooler.

I am trying to plan out the mods for the car with three goals in mind:

1) Keep in daily driver reliable
2) Make modestly more power on the street. 400-430
3) Avoid overheating on track under sustained heavy use - 20 minute sessions. No concerns with having a lower power tune for the track. I want to focus on driving not the temp gauge.

So there are some obvious things I need (pads, brake fluid, bigger radiator).

I have two open questions:

1) is there merit in upgrading the turbo to something bigger / more efficient to try and lower on-track temps. Basically for the same power level will a larger turbo help with heat management?

2) I was leaning towards keeping the stock intercooler for now as there is a lot of airflow on track and most people overheating seem to have the PRL intercooler and the reduced air flow as a result.

I would appreciate any perspectives from the tuners / track rats out there. Thank you!

No concerns with spending the $$$ for fuel system upgrades, intercooler, etc. Just want to build it correctly - once

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[Rhorn]

Not a track rat but I don't think changing your turbo alone would cause you to see a noticeable difference by itself. Having an oil cooler and 2 radiators would give you a significant amount of cooling that you'd need to see the lower temps.

There's a few companies that are working an oil cooler kit and as well as a radiator kit so I'd just wait and see what comes out.

 

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