Is my oil cooler overkill for the street?

bmarcinczyk14

I have the thermostatic. Doesn't 20 minutes seem awfully long to reach 180 during 80 degree weather?

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SouthArk370Z

How long did it take to warm up before you installed the cooler?

I ran an errand a few minutes ago and it took almost 5 minutes to go from 140 (had driven the car earlier today) to 180. Assuming my car is normal, I'd say you're doing well.

Yes, your engine (and rest of the drivetrain) will last longer if you wait for everything to come up to temp but don't be afraid to give it a good romp when it's at 160. You may take 10 miles off the life of a 100k+ engine every time you do it. Just don't do it all the time or for very long.

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bmarcinczyk14

Honestly I never really payed too much attention to how long it took to warm up before the cooler, I just payed attention when it would get to the 220 temp area. I also never use to pay attention to my oil temp gauge before romping on it, only the water temp gauge. After I had my cooler installed I become much more aware that waiting for oil to reach optimum temp is important before letting her rip. It's going to really suck having to wait about 20 minutes during a hot day to get on it, I can't even imagine how long I'll have to wait during a colder day?

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Chuck33079

It seems a little long. With my 34 row, I'm at 180 degrees in 4 miles (5-10 min) at about the same ambient temp in the morning. Granted, I'm not NA so there's a bit of apples-to-oranges going on.

It seems odd, since a very small portion of your oil is going through the core when the thermostat is closed. With the thermostat closed, you should warm up in close to the same time as stock. Is there the chance that you were accidentally sent the non-thermostatic plate?

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bmarcinczyk14

I mean there's always a chance of anything, but the likely hood is very slim I would say. I'm not exactly sure how long it took to get to 180 before the cooler, but I'm assuming it didn't take this long? Plus if I didn't have the thermostatic plate, wouldn't by oil temp normally be really low, rather than becoming stable at around 190ish during normal driving?

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