VR6 Oil Cooler

[MattyT]

In terms of oil temps, whats good and whats bad?

Is 80 a nice stable operating temp? What is too low? What is too high?

[The_Hawk]

You know I'm still looking at these. The sandwich plate is a "Mocal thermostatic sandwich plate", I have seen generics, but everywhere I look the VR6 one is always the same Mocal VR6 version of this plate.

The rest of the kit looks decidedly off the shelf pipe, barbs and heat exchanger. I assume all these parts can be bought off the shelf of just about anywhere... but the qustion is, does anyone in Australia sell the Mocal part I'm looking for, or is it something to be imported?

Being a VR6 and all I think it's questionable if the sandwich plate needs to be thermostatic since the thing runs so hot anyway. This comes from wondering if there was another option available that could be adapted to the VR6. I have heard tell a beetle part may very well fit and do this... Does anyone have any knowledge in this area?