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I`m sick of trawling the net to make up a kit .
Do i need a sanwich plate with a remote stat and if so at what temp
How much pipe do i need and am i better off getting the ends made instaed of jubilee clips
Where does the oil temp sensor connect and how does it work? . will need a female thread on it somewhere .
What size cooler do i need .
Do i need a sanwich plate with a remote stat and if so at what temp
How much pipe do i need and am i better off getting the ends made instaed of jubilee clips
Where does the oil temp sensor connect and how does it work? . will need a female thread on it somewhere .
What size cooler do i need .
Firstly do you really need one ? Look at think automotive, they supply the cooler , sandwich plate, I got my pipe from pirtek, you can get the push on hosetails then secure with clips. I also used a bulkhead grommets to pass the pipes through to the front. Look at the website they have it all. Think mines a 15 row from memory and I didn't fit a temp gauge
Hoofa said:
Firstly do you really need one ? Look at think automotive, they supply the cooler , sandwich plate, I got my pipe from pirtek, you can get the push on hosetails then secure with clips. I also used a bulkhead grommets to pass the pipes through to the front. Look at the website they have it all. Think mines a 15 row from memory and I didn't fit a temp gauge
So you bought the pipe seperate .What are those connectors called .Been on that website ,it`s blown my mind ..
Pupp said:
Why do you think you need an oil cooler? What oil temperatures are you seeing (on what oil), and where/how are you measuring them?
I just want one to go with my high spec ,high powered ,high compression engine .My old MGB with a standard 100hp at the fly had an oil cooler fitted in the 70`s as standard !
Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Friday 28th December 22:44
SILICONEKID340HP said:
Pupp said:
Why do you think you need an oil cooler? What oil temperatures are you seeing (on what oil), and where/how are you measuring them?
I just want one to go with a high spec ,high powered ,high compression engine .My old MGB with a standard 100hp at the fly had an oil cooler fitted as standard !
Discopotatoes said:
SILICONEKID340HP said:
Pupp said:
Why do you think you need an oil cooler? What oil temperatures are you seeing (on what oil), and where/how are you measuring them?
I just want one to go with a high spec ,high powered ,high compression engine .My old MGB with a standard 100hp at the fly had an oil cooler fitted as standard !
Heard it will also keep the engine cooler !
Ok its not got two massive Turbos stuck on it but it`s certainly not standard ..
Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Friday 28th December 23:05
Are you tracking the car? Because if generally road use you won't be working the engine hard enough to warrent a oil cooler, just because your mg had one back way when doesn't mean your chim needs one.....
If you could actually measure the oil temp first that would be a good indication whether a cooler is needed or not.
If you could actually measure the oil temp first that would be a good indication whether a cooler is needed or not.
SILICONEKID340HP said:
Discopotatoes said:
SILICONEKID340HP said:
Pupp said:
Why do you think you need an oil cooler? What oil temperatures are you seeing (on what oil), and where/how are you measuring them?
I just want one to go with a high spec ,high powered ,high compression engine .My old MGB with a standard 100hp at the fly had an oil cooler fitted as standard !
Heard it will also keep the engine cooler !
Ok its not got two massive Turbos stuck on it but it`s certainly not standard ..
Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Friday 28th December 23:05
Not sure why but the second pic is upside down, the sandwich plate I got is a high flow with stat with 3/4" take offs
Edited by Discopotatoes on Friday 28th December 23:42
Edited by Discopotatoes on Friday 28th December 23:44
Run a LR (freelander / rover 75 v6) oil - water cooler and you can use the take offs in the timing cover. Just get LR Discovery pipes (@£25 the pair at paddock) then have the rad ends changed to fit the water/oil cooler and splice that into the swirl pot - rad hose.
You don't need a stat as the coolant will also warm the oil up when cold.
You don't need a stat as the coolant will also warm the oil up when cold.
SILICONEKID340HP said:
My old MGB with a standard 100hp at the fly had an oil cooler fitted in the 70`s as standard !
70's cars *NEEDED* oil coolers as the oils were nowhere near as stable across a wide range of temperatures back then ... modern multigrades really have taken away most of the requirement for that...Phil
I run 2 oil coolers on the tuscan, and about twice as much oil in the tank than the wet sump, on the track we run about 85c oil temp..
i have 2 coolers spare you can have for free if you pick them up, although they might have had some metal through them :-( they look almost brand new but I darent use them I keep meaning to put an axe through them
i have 2 coolers spare you can have for free if you pick them up, although they might have had some metal through them :-( they look almost brand new but I darent use them I keep meaning to put an axe through them
Discopotatoes said:
Not sure why but the second pic is upside down, the sandwich plate I got is a high flow with stat with 3/4" take offs
Edited by Discopotatoes on Friday 28th December 23:42
Edited by Discopotatoes on Friday 28th December 23:44
would not adding a cooler potentially mean having to havee the car remapped ?
From my understanding, which isn't a lot, cars that have been mapped have been done so at operating temperature..... surely by adding a cooler there is poetential to lower operating temp and thus the map would be wrong...... I could be talking b
ks, and happy to be corrected by the more knowledgable, or even just have it confirmed 
From my understanding, which isn't a lot, cars that have been mapped have been done so at operating temperature..... surely by adding a cooler there is poetential to lower operating temp and thus the map would be wrong...... I could be talking b
ks, and happy to be corrected by the more knowledgable, or even just have it confirmed Pupp said:
Discopotatoes said:
Not sure why but the second pic is upside down, the sandwich plate I got is a high flow with stat with 3/4" take offs
Edited by Discopotatoes on Friday 28th December 23:42
Edited by Discopotatoes on Friday 28th December 23:44
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