Doivi Clarkinen Wrote:
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>
>
> > I don't have any spare Lotus bolts/nuts
> laying
> > around either
> >
>
> Don't recall saying I used any Lotus bolts. Just
> the stock Subaru bolt welded to the bolt that came
> with the sandwich plate. Not really that
> difficult.
> >
not you, that was the key ingredient of Dave Coleman's $15 'Lemon' oil cooler (See his above post)

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Jon Burke - KI6LSW
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Do It Sidewayz Wrote:
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> Ditch the factory "oil warmer", and cap off the
> lines. Get a mocal sandwich plate/thermostat,
> and run -10AN lines!

> Chris


Is there some secondary reason why the factory oil/water cooler is no good (like the water lines cause problems or something) or do you just not like oil/water heat exchangers?

The only time I've ever measured back-to-back with and without an oil/water sandwich cooler, I was shocked how effective it was. It really does help. The oil SHOULD be warmer than the coolant, so there's no harm keeping it there. The fact that it warms the oil faster on startup is also beneficial.

-Dave

i think the factory type thing works well in street applications, and keeps the temps at a constant level.

yet when racing, and temps are at there maximum, it doesn't do a good enough job, and these things really need an external cooler.

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Chris

I completely agree, but why remove the OE part? Just run both. Then you don't need as big an external cooler.

-D

eyesoreracing Wrote:
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> I completely agree, but why remove the OE part?
> Just run both. Then you don't need as big an
> external cooler.
>
> -D


Then you would need to cut a hole in the skidplate for the oil filter to stick down through. Probably not a good idea. With the GM V-6 oil filter I ended up using that would have been the case. The Subaru filter is a tiny little thing.

Doivi Clarkinen Wrote:
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> eyesoreracing Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I completely agree, but why remove the OE
> part?
> > Just run both. Then you don't need as big an
> > external cooler.
> >
> > -D
>
>
> Then you would need to cut a hole in the skidplate
> for the oil filter to stick down through. Probably
> not a good idea. With the GM V-6 oil filter I
> ended up using that would have been the case. The
> Subaru filter is a tiny little thing.


Exactly. I did the same as you but had to have 3! spacers machined before the fittings would clear the timing cover.

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Gone fishing

Doivi Clarkinen Wrote:
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> eyesoreracing Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I completely agree, but why remove the OE
> part?
> > Just run both. Then you don't need as big an
> > external cooler.
> >
> > -D
>
>
> Then you would need to cut a hole in the skidplate
> for the oil filter to stick down through. Probably
> not a good idea. With the GM V-6 oil filter I
> ended up using that would have been the case. The
> Subaru filter is a tiny little thing.


Geeeze Dave just weld on some reinforcment to the filter can. 3/16 would work.

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Doivi Clarkinen Wrote:
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> eyesoreracing Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I completely agree, but why remove the OE
> part?
> > Just run both. Then you don't need as big an
> > external cooler.
> >
> > -D
>
>
> Then you would need to cut a hole in the skidplate
> for the oil filter to stick down through. Probably
> not a good idea. With the GM V-6 oil filter I
> ended up using that would have been the case. The
> Subaru filter is a tiny little thing.

There's the secondary reason I was looking for...

-Dave