DIY Dual Oil Coolers
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Sorry man, you know how you aim to do 1 thing, but then you notice a bunch of other things that need to be done as well..... well, that's what happened and I ended up swapping my turbos for some BNR Stage III's, pulling off my front subframe to clean everything up and replace the oil pan, making brackets for custom intercooler and radiator for v-mount setup, etc.
So, no, I haven't mounted the oil thermostat yet, but I will do it very soon.
So, no, I haven't mounted the oil thermostat yet, but I will do it very soon.
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Also, I'd like to point out that I'm NOT saving HUGE amounts of money by putting this together myself as opposed to buying one of the dual oil kits offered out there, I just felt like doing it myself. And I realize that my pictures aren't the best so if you want to see better pics, let me know and I'll see what I can do.
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Thanks, I hope to see the finished set up soon as well! I've been doing so many things to the FD all at once so I haven't finished the oil cooler lines yet. I'm just finishing up the mounts for my v-mount radiator. Still have to do the mounts for my intercooler. Wish I had a TIG welder and knew how to weld.....
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Thanks, I hope to see the finished set up soon as well! I've been doing so many things to the FD all at once so I haven't finished the oil cooler lines yet. I'm just finishing up the mounts for my v-mount radiator. Still have to do the mounts for my intercooler. Wish I had a TIG welder and knew how to weld.....
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dogg me too. im thinkin about going to el camino next semester and takin a welding class just to learn. im in a middle of a crazy build right now too. cars completely apart and motors out! so you know what that means??? plenty of things to clean up!!!!!good luck with your build.
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No prob, but please make sure you go over which fittings you need and what not before you order. Not everybody's setup is going to be exactly the same. I actually changed my mind afterwards about how I wanted the Mocal oil thermostat to connect to the front of the engine, I just ended up using a 90 degree -10AN female to -10AN female for that one. It connects to a 18mm to -10AN male adapter.