oil filter or oil cooler mod, help with what is right way to go Options

[dougcoup]

OK Guys, I am well underway on my 2.8L conversion.
I have not plumbed the car yet but did build a 911 race car before and did not mod the stock oil cooler.

I see on clewett engineering that there is a mod to the stock cooler for 914/6, and also see on smartracing that there is a subsitution plate fixture that allows you to mount an oil filter right there and simply and in /out for my front oil cooler.

Any suggestions on which works best.

Filter right at the engine sounds better than filtering any contaiminates through my oil lines, drysump, accusump oil accumulator and front cooler, but is pricey.

$145 for stock cooler mod, plus I would need remote oil filter +$100
$240 for block off plate w/filter

[blabla914]

ditto what Rich said.

You might also want to go to the Smart Racing Products website. Read what they have to say about oil line size and the use of an inner support coil on the suction side of the pressure pump. Basically their recommendation is -16 with a support coil 3.2L case/pump and smaller. 3.6L case/pump -20 with support coil. Also never heard of an accusump being used with a drysump.

That's quite a bit of welding to convert that oil cooler. I don't want to dis your setup, but wouldn't it have been easier to just weld on a straight male AN and then use a 45 deg AN fitting off of the oil cooler? That's what I did on my car.

Kelly