Oil cooler?
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I am still collecting parts to Turbo my NA, and saving for megasquirt..... and i noticed it seems there is not alot of info on oil coolers in this forum. i see FM sells them, but they dont seem to be very common.
What is your opinion of them.
I know that just about Every saab from present to roughly 1978 had some form of oil cooler, and they were anywhere from 285hp to 120 hp... so i assume it is nessesary!
What is your opinion of them.
I know that just about Every saab from present to roughly 1978 had some form of oil cooler, and they were anywhere from 285hp to 120 hp... so i assume it is nessesary!
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We have a good oil cooler done. Just not the "kit" to go with it.
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It's called an NPT plug, I have one in there now after putting the sensor in the sandwich plate post cooler. Neither the plug or sensor ever leaked with a little teflon goo. A spade connector 2" from the sensor makes oil changes easier.
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If you're "Not" comment was just referring to the obviousness and commonality of my suggestion and not it's supposed stupidness, ignore everything between the asterisks.
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It's called an NPT plug, I have one in there now after putting the sensor in the sandwich plate post cooler. Neither the plug or sensor ever leaked with a little teflon goo. A spade connector 2" from the sensor makes oil changes easier.
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If you're "Not" comment was just referring to the obviousness and commonality of my suggestion and not it's supposed stupidness, ignore everything between the asterisks.
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Way too cold. You need oil temps to be over 212F. What you're looking for a is stabilized oil temp above that. Oil weight and quality/type also enter into the equation. I've said it before, but I know several production racers that have done multiple seasons running minimum 3 hour races with 300F+ oil temps (the original Mobil 1) on LS engines- no failures. Not to say that's an ideal temp, but with a good oil it's not going to blow up your engine. Those LS engines made good power at that oil temp.
To the OP- there's a load of oil cooler info on this site, so I'm not sure what you searched for. Try oil cooler.
To the OP- there's a load of oil cooler info on this site, so I'm not sure what you searched for. Try oil cooler.
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Way too cold. You need oil temps to be over 212F. What you're looking for a is stabilized oil temp above that. Oil weight and quality/type also enter into the equation. I've said it before, but I know several production racers that have done multiple seasons running minimum 3 hour races with 300F+ oil temps (the original Mobil 1) on LS engines- no failures. Not to say that's an ideal temp, but with a good oil it's not going to blow up your engine. Those LS engines made good power at that oil temp.
To the OP- there's a load of oil cooler info on this site, so I'm not sure what you searched for. Try oil cooler.
To the OP- there's a load of oil cooler info on this site, so I'm not sure what you searched for. Try oil cooler.
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