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Old 10-26-2009, 02:25 PM
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Default Oil Cooler Disconnection

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Originally Posted by fastd View Post
Oh, I see. The bridge just bypasses the oil cooler...

What do you think about the idea of using shut off values at the other end of the lines, i.e. right off of the oil filter housing?
Another way is to fit a double male fitting and joint the lines down in the engine bay tie up and nobody is the wiser, but it doesnt really matter what people think anyway. I am using a Canton T/stat which I think is a better way to go, because it will remain closed for most of your driving, and you dont have to change lines which can introduce contamination into the oil system.

If I was just street driving I wouldnt bother with a cooler at all, I even thought of not having a cooler on this car because of all alloy engine etc but that might be ok on a cool day at the track............!

Rob,

Have you considered a pump with more capacity, of course the downside to that is hp loss, I have just purchased and fitted a higher volume pressure side dry sump pump for my car and geared it down so it just maintains oil pressure at max rpm!
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