01-04-2018, 08:36 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: PVE,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 289 FIA #2027, 65' 289" PS wheels
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oil cooler and thermostat
  Akim,
I had a cooler installed without filter...it would take forever for the oil temp to approach 160+. In traffic it would come up to 180, and as soon as the car was moving it would drop drastically.
At the track temp would come up through a series of turns and half way down the front straight temp would totally disappear.
The CANTON thermostat I installed does a pretty good of job of increasing the speed of the oil to up from cold and RETAIN the heat when the car is moving.
In retrospect the car had no need for a oil cooler. The engine is at ~11 to 1 compression, dynoed at 350 hp and 355 torque at 6000 rpm. It does not generate enough heat to really need a cooler.
The remote filter was from ERA...mounts on the front of the left cylinder head. ERA supplied the aluminum plate that bolts to the head.
Three pictures on my Club Cobra page of the CANTON thermostat installation. It is totally out of the way on the FRONT of the crossmember.
Pete Munroe Gallery - Club Cobra Photo Gallery
Trying to post the three photos without much luck...too small or too big... 
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ERA 289 #2027
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