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32godzilla Proficient

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Has anybody put an oil temperature gauge on their 260RS? Pretty disappointed that Autech hasn't fitted them as all GTR's had them. I had my mechanic look for the sandwich plate that I've been told they're connected to and he says there isn't one. I would've thought being an R33 GTR motor that it would be there?

Also, while on topic - was thinking of fitting an oil cooler with remote oil filter and hooking up a gauge to that somewhere, anyone done this as well? Rough price and place to position it?

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KiwiRS4T Grand Master

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I was thinking the same - remote filter and oil cooler (about $300 but you can pay much more) and fit oil temp and pressure guage. Don't know where yet but be warned some people have fitted them where they get in the way for changing fuel filter or fitting MC stopper.

lachlanw Veteran

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they dont have a sandwhich plate from factory . it will be screwed into the housing you screw oil filter into . mine has a sensor screwed into it from factory even tho i didnt get oil temp or pressure gauge from factory

BensDR30 Experienced

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I'm running an in-line sender on my Z - the sandwich plate I have is purely there for cooling fittings, not a temp probe. If you do fit a cooler, be sure to fit a thermostat that allows core bypass (but doesn't enforce it) when the oil is cold. The oil should run warmer than the coolant, and cold oil equals excessive wear.

I'm not sure if the remote filter mounts have a fitting that can be used for a temp probe or not.

66yostagea Grand Master

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I sent some details of my set up to Robert & Craig. Who has oil temp gauges and what temps do you get.

Just pottering around it gets to 80C, but a quick squirt up the hill and it goes to about 120C and takes a fair while to cool back to 80. ATM I dont have a cooler. It gets pretty cold here in winter so did not want the temp to stay too low. Maybe as

BensDR says fit a thermostat, but that seems a lot of work for a daily drive?

Tangles Grand Master

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Ive got the new sandwich plate setup ready to go.

its a plate that feeds oil in/out, has oil filter on it, and oil temp and oil pressure guage fittings.

so I bought a single-din 3-guage panel with oil temperature, oil pressure, and boost.

will fit this up as a secondary oil filter near the turbo, and run the wiring/piping thru the firewall to the DIN panel

but, got to save up as same time will replace the heater core.

so, next job for the tuners:

* install heater core

* install DIN-panel guage setup for boost, oil temp & oil pressure

* install secondary oil filter sandwich plate at turbo-to-block point

* install 4-pot piston caliper Panoz billett aluminium front brakes

* slot in Willwood racing pads

* wire up AEM F-IC/8 piggyback ecu to control air:fuel ratio, ignition timing & injector duty

* install 6x S15 450cc injectors

* tune for 260rwkw via $100 Dell latitude 640 laptop, running full Nissan Consult & AEM F/IC programme

* 1071 tunable points.... wow

32godzilla Proficient

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Thanks for the responses guys... any idea how much for an oil cooler and relocation kit fitted? Would do it myself but it's so damn tight in there I'd rather leave the skin on my knuckles! And good idea on the bypass for the oil - no point in cooling cold oil!

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