Oil Cooler Adapter w/Thermostat

[donjetman]

they also make one wo/thermostat, and a lot of other cool stuff.

https://www.improvedracing.com/low-profile-oil-cooler-thermostat-for-ls-engines.html

 

[Geotrash]

they also make one wo/thermostat, and a lot of other cool stuff.

https://www.improvedracing.com/low-profile-oil-cooler-thermostat-for-ls-engines.html

What do you see as the benefit, Don? I like the AN fittings.

 

[donjetman]

What do you see as the benefit, Don? I like the AN fittings.

If you tow (oil, H2O, ATF gets too hot) and your Yuk didn't come with an oil cooler, this can be part of a oil cooler system install w/#8, #10, or #12 AN lines.

 

[j91z28d1]

improved racing is big on the corvette world. high end but also big money surff. their oil cooler kit for my car is little over 1000$. corvettes have a physical oil temp sensor and for some reason they think if they don't see oil Temps in the range that water boils at, they think condensation is going to build up and their engine fall out of the car or something. the temp sensor is in the sump not the cylinder head where it's hottest, plus there's an pvc system to remove Vapor, but that's why they had to put a t-stat in everything they sell. guys will even remove stock oem oil coolers thinking it's not getting hot enough

 

[Geotrash]

If you tow (oil, H2O), ATF gets too hot) and your Yuk didn't come with an oil cooler, this can be part of a oil cooler system install w/#8, #10, or #12 AN lines.

I get that, but why the thermostat instead of straight through connections?

 

[donjetman]

for the same reasons thermostst is utilized in the coolant system.

 

[donjetman]

improved racing is big on the corvette world. high end but also big money surff. their oil cooler kit for my car is little over 1000$. corvettes have a physical oil temp sensor and for some reason they think if they don't see oil Temps in the range that water boils at, they think condensation is going to build up and their engine fall out of the car or something. the temp sensor is in the sump not the cylinder head where it's hottest, plus there's an pvc system to remove Vapor, but that's why they had to put a t-stat in everything they sell. guys will even remove stock oem oil coolers thinking it's not getting hot enough

I have 3 stock LS powered vehicles. None have an oil cooler. My C5 corvette is the only one with an oil temp sensor, located on the side of the block above the oil filter on the oil cooler bypass. My C5 oil temp runs at 210-220*f . Oil is designed (and tested) to operate (most of the time) at 212*f.

I don't hot rod it or drive aggressively.

 

[j91z28d1]

are you adding this stat block to your c5?

I have seen pics of the oil pressure block with a sensor in it. was never sure if it was oil pressure or not, didn't know they put temp in there. they switched to a in pan level/temp by my year. I'd love to compare the 2 location Temps just out of curiosity.

what kinda cooler does it have, end tank of the radiator or front mount. at some point on the c6's they went from a in radiator oil cooler and a full fan shroud. never really see those guys complain of high Temps. later on the when half/open shroud and front mount like mine and Temps are a constant issue with hard use. went end tank cooler with a dewitts radiator and a c7 brushless fan. I was sick of high oil Temps.

212deg ha, I bet my ls3 idled hotter than that stock when I first got it. one quick pull thru 3rd and it would definitely be above that. I was shocked my first road trip to the mountains in this car. I almost cut the trip short thinking something had to be wrong with the engine to heat the oil so easily.

 

[donjetman]

@j91z28d1

LS1 powered C5 don't come with an oil cooler. My 07 Denali didn't come with a oil cooler.

I mainly use my C5 to drive back and forth in the summer between our Colorado mtn home (Leadville) and our central TX home, 2000 miles round trip, I've done it 6 times since I bought it in early 2023. From 2018 to 2023 we used the Denali to drive back and forth, now only in the winter.

I have no need for for a cooler on my C5 or the Denali.

 

[KidWgn]

improved racing is big on the corvette world. high end but also big money surff. their oil cooler kit for my car is little over 1000$. corvettes have a physical oil temp sensor and for some reason they think if they don't see oil Temps in the range that water boils at, they think condensation is going to build up and their engine fall out of the car or something. the temp sensor is in the sump not the cylinder head where it's hottest, plus there's an pvc system to remove Vapor, but that's why they had to put a t-stat in everything they sell. guys will even remove stock oem oil coolers thinking it's not getting hot enough

This is so true. Water starts to evaporate QUICKLY around 160°. As long as your oil (and ATF) is hanging out above that temp, you'll be fine.