Looking foward to DIY im going to replace mine withe engine still in -_-
RX8 performance looks like a good kit for full set with braided steel and coolers in a bundle
still need to look into it more

 

I just recieved that kit from Scott, I will say two things about it so far.

The lead time was slightly longer than I wanted, 8 weeks, but the quality is top notch.

I will post a review of oil temps once I get my car back together, I went with this kit for two reasons.

My components are 10 years old and could use the upgrade, considering the RB lines are 400 ish for an extra 500 you get new coolers too. And the main reason is the external thermostat set at 175 compared to the stock coolers having an internal thermostat at I believe 195-200.

 

sigh.... Lengths people?

 

And you could have put that kit together using top notch parts for half the price..... I have seen a few thing from Scott recently and pretty much all of them have been of poor quality, the rotor shaped reservoir, the oil cooler fan kit, and the oil pan.

What brand cooler does he use in the kits? I bet they are Chinese crap.

 

Look, you can get proper Parker SS JIC fittings (block and hose), Parker Push lock hose, and a good oil thermostat (earl's, Mocal, etc) for about $350.00 or less. Then you can get two decent Long brand or Behr brand oil coolers for another $200.00. Paying $800.00 plus for no name crap is silly. I just got a brand new Behr $350.00 oil cooler on Ebay for $73.00. My $650.00 Fluidyne oil cooler was purchased for about $150.00 or so.

There is no need for SS lines either, they are pain in the ***. There are plenty of options. Hoss-05 just purchased everything needed including tools from Fragola to make custom lines in -4, -6, and -10. and he paid less than that kit from Scott.

My Parker rubber Push Lock hose has been on my car for a couple of years now and it holding us perfectly.

 

yes thats what i was thinking sorry for hyjacking the thread though O.O opps
hope someone gets you the lengths soon
i gota look around sum more cause i see where the lines came from but im looking where they got the coolers from XD

 

SS lines are a must. Cool Factor. j/k.

 

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Don't use push-lock hoses on oil system stuff...seen more than one case of oil spewing all over the track from push-lock fitting that failed

 

Parker push lock? I don't see how that is possible since it's designed for far higher pressures (300psi) and temps than we will ever see. When I did my engine swap I had to cut the lines off and it was a bitch. But I guess if it was really old it would have to fail eventually. There are also other "push lock" hose and fittings out there that are not a Parker product.

 

But, you could also do SS if you want, it would still be far cheaper and a hose shop could do it with crimped ends, etc. Houstonr8er went with nice crimped SS line. I am just not a fan of it or aluminum fittings.

 

I was really thinking of adding the oil thermostat... something like this..



I was thinking that it would get my oil temps to 180 faster then use the coolers in temps over 180.

any thoughts?

 

You could, but the stock thermostats would just be a restriction until the opened fully, it would be better to remove them. You still have the return going up the wrong side of the engine block and you would still have to remove the factory return line.

 

I know the return line is just under the oil filter i think..

 

The kit for my car will include...
Earls 10AN Prolite Hose
Earls 10AN AnoTuff Fittings (same as swivel seal but black)
Earls 18x1.5mm to 10AN Fittings for the block
Earls Thermostat
Earls Fittings for thermostat & coolers
Setrab coolers

That setup wont be cheap... Line retails for $90/10FT & fittings are about $15-25 each, and can surely be done for alot less. I just have accounts with those companies and all the parts sitting around from other projects. So it was a easy choice!

If the 18mm fittings come in I should be able to do the DIY saturday

 

Sorry for reviving a dead thread, but I’m not sorry. The original question was what length to cut the oil cooler hose when custom building the lines. Nobody actually answered the question. It would be very helpful to have that spec right this minute because I’m making my lines right now. If nobody beats me to it, I’ll have the measurements here soon.

 

Not really. I have several sets of OE lines and that could be easily measured.

You failed to recognize the real question; unless you have a very specific reason for doing so, why are you even wasting your resources pursuing this?