Oil cooler. One or two? Closing off - one or both?

[stopintime]

It's a hard life for a tuned two valver in climates ranging from struggling to get above "Lo" in the 40's to trackdays in the 100's.

I've been thinking about blocking it off in cold weather, but I'm too lazy to bother if it's not a simple knob or switch.

There's the larger cooler alternative for hot weather, but I was thinking about two stock coolers - one or both with some sort of cut-off....

Ideas?

[He Man]

NCR makes a larger oil cooler. You can buy a grill for it and then do what i do. tape it off. works pretty well, sometimes it will take 20 minutes to get it to read 120, and it wont go over 150.

but i also swap to 00 oil too.

[Heath]

This winter I am going to try putting some foil tape over it to get some warmer temps. I am thinking one 3" strip down the center will do the trick.  If that doesn't work then some 1" wide strips and just peel away until I can find a good balance.
During the summer my temps are just fine in our > 100°F  heat.

[Speeddog]

The dual stock cooler approach has been around for a long time.
Possibly the cheapest way to go.

In the past, there were thermostat valves available, they attached at the engine, and the stock( or shorter?) lines attached to it.

I would think a moderately talented seamstress could sew up a nice cover with velcro straps.

[Triple J]

The old MTS was famous for never getting out of 'Lo' in cold weather.

I would just place black ductape over the front of my oil cooler in the winter. It worked very well, and you didn't really notice it since the cooler was black.

[stopintime]

In the past, there were thermostat valves available, they attached at the engine, and the stock( or shorter?) lines attached to it.

, but no longer?

I'm actually more worried about the high temps over a high revving Alp pass or during a long warm track day.
(my 50'K heads are warped from this and when/if I replace them I would like to avoid it in the future)

Any oil line petcocks available? (for a second cooler)

[Speeddog]

Previous thread:
http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=34525.0

And the thermostat referenced there:
http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/product/1559/Mocal_Remote_Oil_Thermostat





Unfortunately, it's rather large and not very handsome.

[Slide Panda]

I go high class and use HEAVY DUTY al foil on mine when it's cold. Allows for infinite adjustments by tearing bits off

[stopintime]

I'll check out mounting options for a second cooler, maybe an S4R under the head.
A dual set up with one or two valves means a lot of plumbing 

JAGG has one manual and one automatic  http://www.jagg.com/by-pass.htm

The plumbing would be less ugly with only one larger cooler and an automatic thermostat/by-pass valve.

[Speeddog]

My concern with those is that they're set up for hose clamps.

Here's a bit better one, it's got threaded ports to put fittings in:
https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=1228

[stopintime]

^^ damn, that's ugly! Cool 

Hose clamps no good for this?

[stopintime]

Is that a lower inpsection cover w cooler mount from a MH900?

[Speeddog]

Hose clamps apparently were good enough for Evoluzione.  Here's their kit for the Aprilia RSVR:
~~~SNIP~~~

And yet you used steel AN fittings. 

[stopintime]

Anyone know about Febur dealers? Or I could go for a SC Project cooler...

[corey]

what about just getting a larger cooler for hot days, and fitting some on/off valves before the lines at the engine?
something like this might work... but looks like it would block the other fitting :/