Adam's Canadian 13B Rotary 818-SR Build

[Scargo]

I used a Mishimoto block mounted sandwich plate with a thermostat built in.

Wayne,
Is it this one?
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I just saw this, for the BRZ, which would space the fittings farther away from the timing covers.
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My Canton setup:
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The Canton sits taller than any other products I know of, hence it allows fittings to hug the timing cover and be routed up the front, away from the exhaust.
I was just helping a friend build a motor and he has a two-way sandwich plate (that retains the filter mounting position). Two-way in that fittings can be on the side or on the top (as shown). I realized he could not run his oil lines like I do. He ran his fittings and hoses off the top, as shown. Either way you have to go over the exhaust at some point to get to a place for the oil cooler, etc. This spring he had one of his wrapped hoses burst, spin him out and cause an oil fire. His setup is like this:
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Now I see that it is possible to buy a spacer and use the Mishimoto part you are suggesting, with the internal thermostat. This spacer may not be available separately as it is part of a Mishimoto kit.
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However, the spacing of the Canton unit is near perfect in that fittings barely clear the covers and stay as far away from the headers as possible. Further spacing would move the hoses closer to the exhaust. The Canton part I use does not have an internal thermostatic bypass valve and they do not offer one with an internal thermostatic bypass valve!
Mocal makes a bunch of adapters with internal thermostats, that I'm guessing you sell, but I don't know if they stand any taller.

[Wayne Presley]

Wayne,
Is it this one?
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Yes it is