Quote Originally Posted by nijalninja View Post
Thank you very much for the wisdom. At the moment I dont quite know where my plans for this car will end. I am definitely going to track it a bit in the future. The only real reason I was thinking of getting an oil cooler is because of the fact that I dont really know what I want to do with the car, so I am asking all of these questions to help with my future decisions.

Also, is the engine you have N/A, or forced induction, and what internal parts have you changed, if any?
Mine is b18c2, pretty stock just oem rebuild with higher comp Pistons and b18c7 cams. Running about 11.1-11.5 comp (based off online calculators which seem to vary a bit, I didn't cc the chambers and Pistons).

An oil cooler is good insurance, make sure you get some gauges for pressure and temp so you can see what they're actually doing. Your oil pressure may drop slightly but as long as it's above minimum at idle it should be fine, at higher revs you should have well above minimum requirements. Some people shim the oil pump relief spring to increase pressure to compensate, I found I didn't need to.

Looking at that kit it comes with ~4ft hoses, I would think you will need longer than that depending on which way you route them. They need to reach from the back of the block all the way to in front of the radiator.