well, i finished installing the oil cooler kit I have posted that I may make available. It clearly worked, but I am still going to work through some issues. I ended up mounting the oil cooler behind the bumper, so there is no direct airflow. However, even under severe racing condtions, it was only at 230-240, straight up. On the freeway, where I would see 240+, I now see just over 200. Something to note about that temp reading is where it is measured. A lot of people complain that we see way to high of temps. However, most applications measure the oil temperature in the oil pan. Our temp senders measure the temp after the oil pump, in the oil filter housing. This alone will generate higher readings. So our 290 degree readings on the track may relate to 10-30 degrees cooler if we were measuring it in the oil pan.....Some food for though. I am going to try the Mocal oil cooler to see if it is skinnier than the Setrab I currently have,(setrab won't fit btw the powersteering cooler and the front bumper). I am also going to try a different setup on the lines I fabbed to the existing BMW line. And lastly, I do not like the JTD distribution block. There are only two postions that the existing senders can be mounted, and it is at the limit of the wires heading to them. I am looking into a simple T available from a warehouse that carries the proper metric sizes. And along with that, I believe it will be better to put the VANOS line on the front hole, and the oil dist. block on the back hole. So there is still some issues I want to work out. The setup works great and has no leaks, but I am looking for that 100% BMW/professional look. That means also trying to source the same lines they use. If anyone has any leads on those hoses, I would appreciate it. -Bob
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