Show me your custom Oil Cooler/Remote Filter/Thermostat setups

[Rich]

Im researching oil cooler/remote filter/thermostat setups and I am interested to see what other people have come up with in terms of design, layout, brands etc. What are you using, how did you mount it, where did you get your parts, have you used it on the street and/or track. Are you happy with the results? what would you change etc.

My requirements and preferences:

- The system must include an oil cooler. I have already chosen a brand and size, no need to discuss the cooler.
- The system must include a remote filter. undecided
- The system must have a thermostatic bypass for the cooler. undecided
- I would prefer to run -12 lines.

I plan to remove the factory system and run lines directly from the engine block. Trying to decide on the thermostat and remote filter mount is the difficult part. I have found a variety of options available including cast and billet units. I would prefer to have the filter mount and thermostat in one unit for ease of installation, and the requirement for less lines and fittings. However the units I have found are either average quality or have a thermostat that opens at too low a temperature.

Currently I am leaning towards the Canton thermostat which opens at 215F https://www.cantonracingproducts.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=22-480. Sections can be rotated an 90 degree increments for installtion options. Billet brackets can be purchased seperately. It is the most expensive of all the units I have looked at but it is also far superior in quality.

Im interested to see other peoples setups, what parts you went with and why. How you ran all the lines, and are you happy with the overall result.

Thanks.Show me your custom Oil Cooler/Remote Filter/Thermostat setups

[DCIEVE]

Have you considered an off the shelf Jap kit? I went custom purely because there were no off the shelf units designed for my car/engine combination. But imo you can hardly call a spin on block at the engine, a remote filter mount/thermostat, oil cooler and bunch of speedflow fittings 'custom'. An in-line filter would be a nice touch though.

Just avoid the basic newby mistakes such as hooking up the lines backwards on the filter blocks and make sure the filter is before the cooler.

[Buckets]

Not sure if this is what your after... (It's not mine as I'm not going to run a V mount but its pretty similar)

http://www.rotaryextreme.com/oilcooler.html

http://www.rotaryextreme.com/monstervmtwin34.jpg

Looks like this in the car
http://www.rotaryextreme.com/twin25oilcooler_small.jpg

+1 for off the shelf, surely there'd be something that you can just go and buy that will work for you given it's going on a 2JZ (I assume)

[S133LTR]

This is my 2jz set up.. Works but still largely untested.. Universal direction, can be used to send oil to any cooler/filter mount you desire.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l13/KINGDS13/dmk/RAT13%20build/relocfitted.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l13/KINGDS13/dmk/RAT13%20build/reloc1.jpg

I also made adaptors to run a filter straight of the block which is what Im doing atm.

[Rich]

there are a couple of 'off the shelf kits'. I have used one of them before and I didnt like how they mounted the cooler or how they ran the lines so I had to make all new brackets and lines. I also want a larger cooler than those that come with the kits. So if im only going to use half of the kit it doesnt make it worthwhile.

rotor setup is nuts! a little bit over the top for my needs at the moment.

I like the adaptor you made for the block. will have to chat to you more about this ;)

[cplagz]

Not sure how much it applies to 2jz's but an E30 racer did some testing and a 16 row cooler only made 5deg oil temp difference.

[mys1]

Not sure how much it applies to 2jz's but an E30 racer did some testing and a 16 row cooler only made 5deg oil temp difference.

A thermostated setup shouldn't make any difference to running temperature - only it's ability to maintain it