u/Happy_Ishtar

I've had my 2006 JCW since 2012, and there's no way I'm ever selling it. It was my daily at first, but after a cylinder head failure back in 2016 it was taken off the road for the winter, and it has since been strictly a summer car. I recently finished a full engine rebuild with forged and balanced internals, and the journey continues. It has 248k km on the clock, and I have driven 158k of those.

I know there are ppl who have had their 1st gen's from new, and I truly envy the dedication. They do grow on you.

So I installed this oil cooler when I did a full rebuild with forged and balanced internals. I track the car quite often, and it's only driven during the summer, so I didn't even consider putting a thermostat on it.

I think that might have been a mistake, as it takes over 15min of driving (on the road) before the oil temp hits 90deg C with a length of duct tape covering the grill where the cooler sits. Water temp sits around 90-92deg C and gets there pretty fast.

Anyone else having similar issues with an oil cooler, or is it even an issue? I think an inline thermostat could fit in there somewhe...

It's a bit cheaper than the Link G4X, but how does it compare otherwise? My car is quite modified and I'm currently tuning the stock ecu with Bytetronik, and this route has it's limitations...

https://ecumasterusa.com/products/ecumaster-mini-cooper-r53-emu-black-plug-in-ecu

Anyone who has installed a w/m kit, where did you put the nozzle and why? Obviously after the ic on the horn, but where on it.... I've read that it's best to have the spray 90deg to the airflow, but I've also seen ppl spray towards the intake.

I was thinking of putting it behind the horn (1st pic) rather than on the side (2nd pic). Would be slightly more stealth too...

Can't wait to drive this thing again after a looong hiatus.