Hi Guys,
First of all happy Christmas to all.

I am fitting an oil cooler on my yb , Usually used for hillclimbs but will go for some track days next year so i am preparing my Car.

I am using the conventional thermostatic sandwich plate with the outlets that go to an oilcooler, however when removing the original oil/water heat exchanger the sandwich plate sits so deep that it is practically imposible to route the pipes to the cooler . This install is on a Mk2 escort so not much engine bay space. However if i leave the heat exchanger things get much easier. On google i found that evos use a kind of spacer when doing this install.

Would you guys go for a spacer of this kind or else leave all the heat exchanger system and undisturbed water system in place and then add the sandwich plate system to it.
I was also thinking that this might aid the water cooling, which is a good thing for me as my radiator is at the back, and quite critical.

Any suggestions?

Thanks
Cpur
Malta