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here is a picture of a similar oil cooler that I have under the house. It has 2 big banjo bolts that go through the lines, my lines are cut very close. but this will give you an idea of it.

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Mike, are you certain it's not the gauge giving you a falsely high reading? 300 seems really high.

FWIW, Jack Harris has long held the notion that the OEM coolers - the things the oil filter mounts to, basically - are well more than enough on B-series engines so equipped. He's kind of a nutjob, but does know his Honda engines. If your motor doesn't have one, perhaps one could be retrofitted?

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Karl S.
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We just got an engine oil cooler from Carquest, not that expensive. We don't have a gauge so do not know how much it dropped the temp. We also have a couple of shop vac hoses directed at the oil pan. We also run Mobil 1 with an extra 1/2 qt added.

For my track Mustang, I have a cooler from BAT in Sarasota, FL. you can pick the sizes. It dropped the oil temps about 20 degrees down to 250-260.

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Mark Barnes
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*93 Reef Blue Mustang LX 5.0 track car
*Grim Reaper Racing V-6 Mustang LeMons/Chump car
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My guess is that Mike is looking for something super, super cheap, or even free, since it's for a Lemons car. I think you can spend unlimited money on a dragon/rotating turret/periscope/whatever to put on the roof of the car as a decoration, but are limited to $500 total for the actual, you know, *car*.

Mike, is it possible to retrofit a transmission cooler from something else, or even an engine cooling radiator? Maybe one of those half-width Honda Civic radiators from an EG?

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Karl S.
2014 Baby, 2014 House, 2013 Ford Focus ST, 2013 BMW 328i, 1994 Mercedes E320
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We got a used oil cooler from Oscar White, complete with non-pressure-rated, unreinforced crappy hose, cheap hose clamps, and the wrong filter. Perfect.

It's pretty small, I'd be surprised if it takes 10-20 degrees off of our indicated temp. Probably not going to help much if the bottom end is smashing itself to pieces, which is my #1 suspected reason for high oil temps.

Anyone want to place odds on whether we exit the race from spun rod bearings or a broken oil cooler line first?

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