Oil cooler woes

[hachirokuGTV]

After hooking up the oil cooler I found that the thermostatic adapter is just a little to big and wont seal. Until I find one the right size i'd like to get it up and running. I have another non thermostatic aparter that will work so my question to those in the know (bearing in mind that the health of my engine is at stake). Would it be better to run no oil cooler or an oil cooler with no thermostat?

[Bean]

if you have a gauge have a look at the temps... if it's cooling a tad too much you still have the option to wrap it up or put some cardboard in front of it to limit airflow - that's what we do in winter

[parrot]

Assuming you are running an aftermarket full flow plate from the block, and it isn't a race car, run without an oil cooler. A lot of markets never had it as standard. And those that did had a fairly restrictive factory plate.

Better to have hot oil than cold oil.

[robokill]

holland has oil coolers. Have to say its not that restrictive. Its right infront of the air gaps in the bumper. And trust me you can still get it pretty hot.

Thinik it also depends on which oil u use.

[parrot]

No, I am referring to the take off plate as restrictive, not the cooler matrix.

[4agze]

i run a RX7 FC3S oil cooler for 5 years now never gave me problem and its cheap.

[Gtsi-R]

maybe a stupid re,ark, but with a larger oil cooler, the system needs more oil

how mutch bigger is the Rx7 oil cooler?

[F0Bman]

Wow that RX-7 oil cooler looks great!

[parrot]

Go here and download the catalogue.

http://www.thinkauto.com/

Has lots of technical info on coolers and thermostat setups etc.

[4agze]

Gtsi-R Wrote:maybe a stupid re,ark, but with a larger oil cooler, the system needs more oil

how mutch bigger is the Rx7 oil cooler?

i put 4.25 quarts, my oil temp is always 50-60c even in the track