Is my oil cooler overkill for the street?

bmarcinczyk14

The thermo sandwich plate is the piece the oil filter screws onto, correct? So if my kit came with a thermo sandwich plate, its basically a requirement for it to be installed, correct?

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SouthArk370Z

Not all plates are thermostatic. You will definitely have an adapter plate but it may or may not have a thermostat. There may be some markings on the plate (eg, model number) that would tell you if it has a thermo or not.

A Q&D test would be to feel the lines going to the cooler as the engine warms up. If the hoses warm up at a more-or-less constant rate, you have no thermo. If they stay fairly cool and then warm up suddenly when the oil temp gets close to the thermo setting, you have a thermo. Not fool-proof but worth a try.

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