oil coolers

[400R]

i'm about to purchase a trust oil cooler and was wondering what are the advantages/disadvantages of putting one on my car. I realise it has no real performance gain but am putting it on to relieve some of the stress put on the engine(stock)

[GTS-t VSPEC]

The advantages are obvious, it will reduce the running temp of the oil, therefore providing better lubrication of all the engine parts and increasing the lifetime of parts. If your turbo is oil cooled then it will help remove the heat faster and provide better intake temps. The main use of oil coolers is if your doing track work, where they are invaluable.

Only disadvantage I can think off is that some engines need to heat up a bit before they operate properly, so it could take an extra couple of minutes.

I think they are an excellent but will be further down my list of mods, I want more power first.

See'ya:burnout:

[Silver-Arrowz]

A very worthwile investment on the car. Saves you from blowing things or breaking. One downside is more plumbing=more leaks.

[ron]

oil coolers or remote oil filter also give more capacity as well i think

if im not wrong this is a very good thing.

ron

[ed]

Is using a thermostat essential with an oil cooler for the Australian climate's?