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Track Junky · #1 07-26-2011, 10:48 AM

Last year on a 104* day I never saw water temps over 200*.Oil temps have never been over 220*

**Flash68** · #2 07-26-2011, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Track Junky

Last year on a 104* day I never saw water temps over 200*.Oil temps have never been over 220*

That sounds like a system that is working well. I am deciding on my oil cooling right now and I think I will be mimicing your setup or very close to it. We have an Earl's cooler that is about 13" x 9" but it is -10AN and I really want to step up to -12AN I think.

Your Mocal thermostat is set at 180*, correct?

Track Junky · #3 07-26-2011, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Flash68

Your Mocal thermostat is set at 180*, correct?

That is correct, oil flow opens to cooler at 180*. The Setrab oil cooler was picked up off of E-Bay from some sort of NASCAR affiliation.

wmhjr · #4 07-26-2011, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Track Junky

Last year on a 104* day I never saw water temps over 200*.Oil temps have never been over 220*

Wow! What engine combo?

I'm also assuming that the -12 lines, etc plumb into what are effectively 1/2" NPT fittings on the filter adapter and the engine adapter?

Track Junky · #5 07-26-2011, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by wmhjr

Wow! What engine combo?

I'm also assuming that the -12 lines, etc plumb into what are effectively 1/2" NPT fittings on the filter adapter and the engine adapter?

I'm running an aluminum PBM small block 427. Dynoed at 620 hp at 6500 and 550 torque at 5000.

The System One billet block adaptor comes with male -12 AN fittings built into them

Either way, I still recommend you add a fan to your oil cooler with 300* oil temps.