Another Oil Pressure Question

[tricstar]

I'm about to hook up a oil cooler which I already have, it has -12 fittings and hose and -12 size in and out of the cooler, however the only sandwich plate adaptor I can find only has -10 so I would need to step it down with adaptors,

my question is, will that increase my oil pressure, by stepping down to -10 at the sandwich plate, ?

the feeds on the sandwich plate don't look that big, just a bit worried about the flow,, like the guy in the post below I already have highish oil pressure,,

what brands sandwich plates and where have you got them from?? one of the only ones I've found without a whole kit is earls, through enzed, any good ??

ok that was a few questions any advise apreciated... cheers

[Shane_954]

You can buy speedflow 1/2inch bsb to -12 adaptors to fit your earls sandwich plate. Only problem is the fittings end up too close to each other and need the corners taken off them to tighten them up.

[tricstar]

that dosn't sound ideal..

so is -10 in and out of the sandwichplate enough flow ? is that what everyone else uses ??

[Moodles2]

My oil cooler is all -10 fittings (oil cooler core, sandwich plate, block mount, braided hose etc)

[SECURITY]

as long as the inlet is the same size of the outlet, the pressure wont change. with bigger fittings all you're changing is the flow.

keep in mind you are cooling your oil - so your oil pressure will definitely increase. fab up a plate to cover your oil cooler core so it isnt cooling your oil when its not needed.

[tricstar]

as long as the inlet is the same size of the outlet, the pressure wont change. with bigger fittings all you're changing is the flow.

keep in mind you are cooling your oil - so your oil pressure will definitely increase. fab up a plate to cover your oil cooler core so it isnt cooling your oil when its not needed.

if I put the cooler between the intercooler and the radiator, then put a cover plate on it, it will block nearly half my radiator ? that wouldn't be good would it ??

[snozzle]

get a thermostat in the system, this will allow ur engine oil to increase asap which is what u want but then keep it at that temp by openining and closing depending on the temp of the oil resulting in much more accurate oil temp just like your radiator

i think thats very important as most people will tell you most of the engine wear and tear occurs when the oil is cold, minimising this will increase reliability in the long run

[SECURITY]

^^ much better suggestion, although much more expensive.

[tricstar]

yeah I'll be getting one of the sandwich plates with a thermostat in it ..

[jarrod83]

are there any good sandwhich plates with thermostats that are reasonably priced?

[gotRICE?]

are there any good sandwhich plates with thermostats that are reasonably priced?

I dont think the Greddy one is too expensive. And it has slots for oil press/temp gauges too.

[-_-StRyDeR-_-]

got a link to these items please?