oil cooler setup
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oil cooler setup
I recently purchased a prosport oil pressure gauge and the sandwich plate adapter and i am wondering since it has 4 ports on it if i could use stainless lines and run an oil cooler in a loop right there. the 1/8th NPT ports seem kinda small but im not sure how much pressure is necessary or needed to run an oil cooler setup from there.
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thanks again guys for your sound advice
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Universal Aluminum Sandwich Oil Adaptor Filter Cooler Plate Kit AN10 Silver VE4A | eBay
If you can see straight through the section around the middle hole of the adapter it will not flow oil to and back from a cooler. You want it like the one above and not like this:
I don't have time to search for a good thermostatic one right now, but our thread size and pitch for the filter is m20x1.5.
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Most use Mocal.
Also, whether you should use an oil cooler depends upon car use. If it's a street car, an oil cooler often results in the oil not coming up to proper temperature (i.e., you're doing more harm than good). If you're tracking in the heat, an oil cooler is mandatory.
If I were you, I would run what you have, add an oil temperature gauge and then determine whether you should add an oil cooler based upon oil temperature readings.
Also, whether you should use an oil cooler depends upon car use. If it's a street car, an oil cooler often results in the oil not coming up to proper temperature (i.e., you're doing more harm than good). If you're tracking in the heat, an oil cooler is mandatory.
If I were you, I would run what you have, add an oil temperature gauge and then determine whether you should add an oil cooler based upon oil temperature readings.
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Don't spend time and money fixing a problem you don't have. I was having problems. I track my turbo car in the summer heat down here when asphalt surface temp is ~135*F so I was getting temperature creep in the longer sessions.
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I took both pieces to a local hydraulic shop and they made hoses to fit everything in the exact overall length I gave them. And they did it while I waited. I took a garden hose and laid it out along the path I wished the hose to follow to gain an accurate length measurement.
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