Originally Posted by Jpaul26

OP here, I can run through the purchases I've made and the results so far.

I ended up going with the Fan Control Kit and the aftermarket Oil Cooler release sensors. The fan kit definitely helped flow more air through the engine bay sooner, rather than letting the motor get super hot and spend the entire drive fighting a losing battle. The oil coolers helped also by opening up sooner and flowing oil through the radiators in the front on either side of the coolant radiator.

Between those two mods, I saw temps drop.

My oil can still get up to 250F, but after much reading I learned that today's oil handles temperatures well, you WANT oil hot enough to boil out any moisture that could damage your vehicle, and since my car's does live in that upper range anymore (closer to 230s) I call that a win.

Coolant temperatures are also better. I haven't really pushed it in 100 degrees weather yet since getting the oil coolers installed, but the fan kit has kept my coolant temps around the 180-190F which, again, is good enough for me, esp if it can maintain that throughout the summer.

I decided to go with 5W-30 oil and I'll opt to just change it often so I never worry about whether it's breaking down too quickly or not. I don't track my car, just drive it through twisty roads on the weekends and run errands from time to time.

Originally Posted by dmarkmd5

so this thing works with s2? I think you said you need to extend the wiring?

https://www.rx8performance.com/produ...an-control-kit

Originally Posted by dmarkmd5

so this thing works with s2? I think you said you need to extend the wiring?

https://www.rx8performance.com/produ...an-control-kit