installed something today, pic |
installed something today, pic |
Aug 11, 2005 - 11:46 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '04 From Newport, RI Currently Offline Reputation: 63 (99%) |
Manny (presure2) and I put in an oil cooler today. I know it is close to useless on an n/a engine but we had nothing better to do in the 95 degree heat.
my reasons why... 1 the 5s/3s have them stock (water to oil), and the euro STs have them stock (air to oil), so why not do it to mine. 2 oil is the life blood of the engine, I want to take care of it. 3 if/when I do decide to swap (probably Silvertop) it will be a nice add on. comments ? -------------------- |
Aug 12, 2005 - 3:10 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 17, '05 From Auckland, New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Beware fitting oil coolers 'just because you think you need one'. Firest step would be to monitor oil temp. If the temp is too high, then consider using a high quality oil and then a cooler. If you do fit a cooler, then I'd recommend a waxstat too. It may be hot now, but in the winter, the oil will take much longer to heat up and may not even reach its optimum operating temp.
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