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Originally Posted by Calum
@ Ninjaneer What do you recommend for a thermostat temperature? The 185 deg F that Mocal offers seems low to me. |
It depends on the application, but 180-185 deg is pretty much the standard for oil thermostats. If you are in a colder climate or find your car is taking too long to get to proper oil temp, I might use a 95c/203F thermostat. Mocal offers a high temp thermostat for about $10-15 extra. I live in the south and find the standard Mocal thermostat keeps me in a good range and allows quick oil warm up. Keep in mind, it is simply going to take longer for your oil to get up to ideal temp with an oil cooler, even with a thermostat installed. The thermostats actually allow a small amount of bypass even below 180F. This keeps air bubbles out of the oil path. You don't want a on/off thermostat to send an air bubble through every time it kicks in.