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I want to remove the stock rev 3 cooler as it fouls on my new manifold, and I don't want to modify the manifold!
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I'm only looking a kit as I want to get it all sorted asap.
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Ta
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mark239 wrote:Is there a rev 3 remote oil cooler kit out of the box anywhere?
I want to remove the stock rev 3 cooler as it fouls on my new manifold, and I don't want to modify the manifold!
I'm only looking a kit as I want to get it all sorted asap.![]()
Ta
shinny wrote:Removing the stock oil cooler might be a bad idea, as it helps the oil warm up initially.![]()
(OK, just saw why you want to remove it)
If you do get an external kit, make sure you get decent braided hose connections I broke down 3 times with rubber hoses(that someone on here sold me as a
"kit") popping off and spewing oil everywhere.
Also, it's easy to over-cool the oil, so get a thermostat in the system for sure.
See here for the system I made to fit where the SMIC previously was: http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=174796
Even with my thermostatic sandwhich plate, the oil is barely warm enough and sits about 83°C on an motorway cruise where previously it would have been 110°C(or more on a hot summer's day).
I only fitted the cooler because oil temps on the Nurburgring were pushing 130°C which was a bit higher than I was happy with, given a mineral oil would start breaking down at that point.
However opinion varies and I think I'm probably now at too cold rather than too hot.
bobhatton wrote:Oil should be at 120c to 150c.180c is as high as it should go and no lower than 110c