Good question Dan about the oil temps being low.  Mine runs about 150 degrees
now in Michigan.  My cooler is mounted forward on the baffle in front of
cylinder number 2.  Oil temps never get too hot, I'd recommend this location
to anyone still building (idea was suggested by Orin at Lancair years ago).
But I wonder what the oil temp really is.  Seems to me it is different
temperatures throughout the circuit.  Very hot before the cooler, less hot
after the cooler, etc.  I understand the thermistor (?) doesn't open until 180
degrees.  The oil must be going to the cooler since there is no significant
cooling mechanism besides the cooler.  Therefore, the oil must be at least 180
degrees up stream of the cooler.  I'm not sure where we have the temp sensors
located.  So, if all this is true, who cares how cold the oil gets on the
gage?

Regards,
Ed de Chazal