How many of you have spent the time or money or both putting a Type 4 cooler in a Type 1 doghouse shroud?
I've heard varying reports from 1 degree difference to 20 degrees or more
I'm also not sure it's worth the work and money since I have a remote cooler with fan which seemed to keep the (extinct) 2014 cool, probably enough (with the stock Type 1 doghouse cooler) to keep the new 2110 cool...
signed...Skeptical
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On a 2110 the stock cooler plus an external cooler/fan should be more than enough. If it isn't the solution isn't adding a type 4 cooler cooler-it's finding out why your engine is overheating......been there. 
Didn't I read somewhere that you have an aluminum block? I recall Pat Downs saying the oil in aluminum blocks run 20 degrees hotter than magnesium. You just may need two external coolers in-line and a type 4 internal cooler not to mention having the engine compartment very well sealed and isolated from your exhaust heat.
No need to mess around just do it and get it over with. No smaller than 96 plate coolers with 1000 cfm fans. Roland Rascon can do the shroud mod for you for the type 4 cooler - just don't mention John built your motor!
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Rusty, suffice it to say, John doesn't agree with Pat's assessment of the aluminum cases and the 20 degrees of heat difference.
I have heard people say the difference is 10', Will.
I have seen personally seen 20 degrees higher temp with a back to back change, magnesium for the high roof aluminum. If oil temp was an issue with the mag, well you now have a bigger problem. If you didn't have an oil temp issue, all is good, it will just be somewhat hotter.
Will - Do it... Do it.
Why don't you put it together with what you've got (type 1 doghouse cooler and auxilliary cooler), Will, and see what happens? You know it's going to run a little hotter with the aluminum case, but the auxilliary cooler and fan may be able to handle it. If it can't, deal with it when the time comes. Al
Al, that's what we're doing. Engine may go in next week, lots of little bits to sort as we go.
Also remember that your oil temperature gauge may not be accurate. I didn't realize that my dash mounted oil temperature gauge was reading low until I compared it to my dipstick temperature gauge. Turns out I was using the wrong sending unit.
While my gauges were at North Hollywood for re-calibration and LED lighting I asked about the wonky oil temperature gauge and was told that my type of dash gauge needed a specific sending unit, which was not what I had on the car.
