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Old 05-29-2012, 02:43 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by DCNISMO View Post
It makes sure the oil gets warmed up before it goes to the core, you only need this in a cold or temperate climate. I have the Z1 25 row cooler and beating on the car today in MD in 90 degree heat I only got a max oil temp of 200. Without the cooler it would have hit 230 to 240.
thats not a completely true statement, oil does flow through the cooler just at a slower less pace than when it opens. the pin in fact never does completely stop the oil from flowing through the cooler.
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