Another 6 external oil cooler thread, Yes I have been reading build threads Options

[nditiz1]

Ok so the temps in the 6 are not what I'd like them to be. Could it be tuning maybe, but the 2.4 is running pretty good and the WB says I'm on the rich side.

I purchased a Mocal t stat. I had already purchased a stock 911 one, but it's bulky so I think I'll sell it.

Why do some run the lines up the passenger and some up the driver? Is it because the cooler up front only goes one-way? Just preference?

Where is the best mounting spot? Pics would be helpful. Andy put his inside the chassis. I'm looking for a more general mounting spot. Can it be installed up in the frunk as I have seen on others? What's the drawback there?

Thanks and sorry in advance for the millionth ask. I might do something similar to tomeric, but was just curious about these other things first.

[Superhawk996]

Just can't figure out for the life of me why there is this constant quest to try to keep oil at 180 F. 180 F isn't even a good temperature to run the oil -- at (too cool).

Do you realize that if you're driving a modern ICE engine (particularly one with turbos and direct injection) that you're not running 180 F oil? If its not desirable and/or possible to be done with a modern water pumper, I'd love to hear the logic behind how/why it is to be done on an air cooled engine.

Just sayin' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)

Likewise, with respect to oil pressure, if you don't like the 10 psi / 1000 rpm's baseline, what are you wanting to see?

[nditiz1]

Just can't figure out for the life of me why there is this constant quest to try to keep oil at 180 F. 180 F isn't even a good temperature to run the oil -- at (too cool).

Do you realize that if you're driving a modern ICE engine (particularly one with turbos and direct injection) that you're not running 180 F oil? If its not desirable and/or possible to be done with a modern water pumper, I'd love to hear the logic behind how/why it is to be done on an air cooled engine.

Just sayin' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)

Likewise, with respect to oil pressure, if you don't like the 10 psi / 1000 rpm's baseline, what are you wanting to see?

Great points Phil. I think some of the stress I'm feeling is because this engine is new to me and I just got the car back on the road. With the SC engine which was also new to me. I have had a few years in some hot temps and I think it once got up to 230. After I installed SSI it has never gone up there since. It is rock solid drive all day in 90 plus weather.

With this engine I would imagine a simple drive to be somewhere around the same. I did not like seeing the temps creep up as I drove it more. The temp gauge was heading towards the 120C mark from the 100C. While that is still not super stressful, highway driving cruising at 80mph was causing the temps to go up. I want to see temps go up sitting in traffic on a 95 degree day not blasting down the highway with cool air 70f. This makes me think as the engine got hotter is was not able to shed the heat. My fear is that it would keep going up. With that pressure going down. I think there was a time at 4k that I was under 3 bar so it is borderline with the rule of thumb 10:1000. I would like pressures to be 1bar:1k when hot, temp>210f

To mlinder- I will check with the gun on the filter and the bottom case. I was using a stock 911 gauge. I swapped out the entire gauge for another and they were still reading the same both the druck and temp. I guess the senders could be inaccurate.