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Tofudrift
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Anyone know what this is/does (Can't find it on the FSM)? It sits above the oil filter and has coolant running through it. Just wondering if I can bypass this or if it's really important


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ard
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that's the stock oil "cooler" - it normalizes oil temp. not very effective.
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^ Exactly what he said.
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Tofudrift
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Awesome! Thanks guys for the quick reply! Guess I'll just leave it hooked up then.
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you can upgrade it with better flowing one there pretty easy to install
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