oil cooler kit for around 150$ with thermostat and gauge ports!

[suprastupid]

Been doing some research and just thought I'd share. I pieced together a decent oil cooler kit with a thermostat for around 150$ Parts were ordered from jegs and a 56$ shipped cx racing 19row oil cooler was bought from ebay. Here is the parts list to make it easy in the list is included 2 adapters for gauge ports/turbo feed line.

from jegs.com

Thermostatic Sandwich Adapter
Part Number # 555-51712 x1 22.99

-8 AN Male to 3/8'' NPT
Part Number # 555-100525 x2 17.98

10ft -8an Push-Loc Hose
Part Number # 555-102121 x1 27.99

-8an Straight Push-Loc Hose End
Part Number # 555-100052 x4 19.96

From ebay.com
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/UNIV...dZp5197Q2em7QQitemZ140474866996#ht_4844wt_768

 

[SiberianDVM]

Thanks for this post. I just used the info to order some parts for an oil cooler. I have been procrastinating trying to figure out what I needed and this helped a lot.

 

[Pyro15D]

For that price, everyone should upgrade their oil cooler system.

 

[suprarx7nut]

That does seem like a cheap solution, but be aware that you are trusting the livelihood of your engine to a super cheap, cast aluminum sandwich adapter and a CX Racing cooler.

If that adapter fails or if the cheap ebay cooler springs a leak you could earn yourself a full engine rebuild. At that point the $200 you saved by avoiding the nice, proven billet adapters and name brand coolers will seem like nothing.

Cost savings are fine, but be careful skimping on parts as critical as this...

 

[Pyro15D]

In that case, I guess make damn sure your oil pressure gauge works!

 

[hvyman]

Better to use at least -10 as well as this is all the oil that is supplying your engine best to have a enough flow through the hoses.

 

[Pyro15D]

I always thought the way those thermostatic oil coolers worked was by allowing a varying percentage of the oil to flow through the oil cooler. I could be wrong though. Anyway, yeah I agree on the -10 though. Better to have excess capacity when our motors need as much help with oiling as possible.

 

[hvyman]

It should be 90/10 split. this way the oil in the cooler is up to temp before it goes into the hot engine.

 

[Pyro15D]

Makes sense. I'm still running the stock cooler on my car. I don't like it, but I live in a cold part of the US. I will upgrade if I move my car with me to Texas.

 

[SiberianDVM]

OK, I changed the order to a similar cooler but with AN 10 fittings. JEGS was too quick off the mark to ship, so I will have to return the AN 8 stuff for AN 10 stuff.

 

[Jay C]

I was looking at putting an oil kit together but both of the companies I was looking at Canton and B&M seem to use 1/2 NPT which is equivalent to 8AN. If that is not good which oil coolers are people using that are reliable and have a 10AN in/out?

 

[seoul4korea]

I was looking at putting an oil kit together but both of the companies I was looking at Canton and B&M seem to use 1/2 NPT which is equivalent to 8AN. If that is not good which oil coolers are people using that are reliable and have a 10AN in/out?

Why not just get a 1\2 not to -10 an fitting, or are you looking for a -10 size cooler

 

[Bmettie]

If the fittings are only 3/8 on the plate then that will be your weakest link as far as flow. 3/8 = -6an