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Originally Posted by spicyricecake
Thanks for the tip!
Do you not suggest having an oil cooler or catch can?
I wish there was just a list of supporting mods that are absolutely necessary, and those that are strongly recommended 
Each kit seem to require different parts and that makes it hard to judge what all I need |
Again it's relative to the application of the car and what is important to you. Me personally, I am running one of the liquid cooled Forrester XT joints
Pros: Very affordable, in the neighborhood of $220
Warms oil up quicker, MUCH quicker
It is cooling the oil even when you are at a dead stop (stop and go traffic)
One less heat exchanger mounted up front
Does not tax the oil pump or affect oil pressure in any way
Cons: Not as effective as radiator style coolers in terms of keeping max temps down.
Overall, I think that oil coolers for street driven turbo cars are not "necessary". Some people may throw tomatoes at me, but do your own research and you'll see that modern synthetic oils are perfectly fine at the temps that yours will be at with this setup.
I was running a Crawford Air/Oil Separator but recently removed it because it may have been causing a vacuum leak and allowing boost to leak into the crankcase. I am thinking about seeking out a VTA catch can, people catch a lot of blow by on these cars and the expense is not that much. My system was recirculating so I couldn't really tell how much oil it was catching but the vast majority of guys on here that know what they are doing run catch cans or an AOS of some sort. But at the same time 300 to 400 bucks for a catch can is a huge fucking rip-off. Granted the aftermarket for this car is very pricey....and that is the going rate for a quality system on this platform...five years ago I would have told you to go fuck yourself if you tried to sell me a $400.00 catch can for my old Mr2. But I plan to drive this car until the wheels fall off, so keeping the valves clean is a necessary evil for me.
Another very worthwhile and not bank breaking measure to take is a turbo blanket.