Doug,
Here are a couple of photos of my SPF engine compartment after I added the Beaumont remote
oil filter adapter with the manual flow adjustment to the
oil cooler. I also changed from AN10 to AN12 lines for better flow.
With air temps below 40 degrees, you will not get your
oil up to full temp. There are some good comments here that go into the reasons in better depth than me, but it will not happen. The Beaumont unit DOES allow me to get my oil up to temp in the cooler Spring and Fall mornings (44 degrees air temp this morning), so there is a big gain for me.
As I said in so many words earlier, to each his own. My SPF is a big investment for me (8 years of payments coming to an end in 2 months :-), just as many of the builds here are huge investments of money AND time. I choose to drive mine pretty much every day, year round. It's a great experience every time I fire it up. Doesn't matter if it is July or December, the thrill of driving my Superformance MKIII is still there just as it was the first day I got it.
My SPF has a hard earned "patina" that some may not choose for their Cobra. Your choice. Just enjoy it while you can!
Jim Kellogg
Breesport, NY