oil cooler and remote filter

[AndyMac]

hey guys,

I just managed to pickup an earls oil cooler with braided lines and a filter adapter. I have read of a few installs on here and most people seem to use some kind of remote thermostat.

Can someone elaborate a little for me as I want to make sure I set it up right first time.

Thanks in advance.

 

[dumbo]

http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62838

nuff said.

 

[IJ.]

Andy: I used a PermaCool/B&M T Stat for years and have recently upgraded to a Mocal one, it's weel worth the effort to do the Cooler circuit properly.

 

[AndyMac]

sounds good, pretty much all i need to purchase is the thermostat so I will look into that now.

Ian - do you know anywhere local to get a thermostat or should I be looking in the states?

 

[IJ.]

Most of the bigger speed shops stock them Andy, Rocket in Syd VPW down here and so on.

Not sure if anyone local stocks MoCal though as they're a bit exe

 

[AndyMac]

cool, I will have a look around.

whats the associated cost with a B&M unit?

 

[IJ.]

About $80 from VPW.

 

[CyFi6]

Im doing a stock rebuild right now, just wondering if you guys think having the stock filter head and cooler is better than not having it at all? I know it limits max oil pressure, but i dont know how important it is that oil pressure goes above ~40psi anyways.

 

[dumbo]

Im doing a stock rebuild right now, just wondering if you guys think having the stock filter head and cooler is better than not having it at all? I know it limits max oil pressure, but i dont know how important it is that oil pressure goes above ~40psi anyways.

If your spending the money on a proper rebuild. Get a good oiling system, I think even jdub would agree. The stock setup is a joke.Period.

 

[Nick M]

Im doing a stock rebuild right now, just wondering if you guys think having the stock filter head and cooler is better than not having it at all? I know it limits max oil pressure, but i dont know how important it is that oil pressure goes above ~40psi anyways.

I don't understand the first question. If you don't have it at all, then you are running with out a cooler? Like many 7MGEs?

I never liked the pressure relief cooler setup. I changed it for that reason alone, and put the filter where I found convient. I put the adapter on towing eye under the passenger headlight, high enough so it isn't hanging out.

As long as you are doing it, get a newer stacked plate design, larger than OEM. As you will be sending more oil through it with a thermostat. My length and width are the same as OEM for fitment and the bracket, but the core is twice as thick.

 

[CyFi6]

Yeah, im asking if the benefits of higher oil pressure outweigh the benefits of having the stock mediocre oil cooler system

 

[Nick M]

Higher volume, not necessarly pressure. The reading on the gauge will go up when you push more volume through the same displacement.