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Aluminum Finned Oil and DSG Filter Housings - Worth it or Wasted?

normcaldwell

Go Kart Newbie
Location
Denver, Colorado
Do finned aluminum oil and dsg filter housing replacements reduce fluid temps, or are they just an aftermarket eye candy item?

It would seem to me that the aluminum material itself would be somewhat hotter than the OE composite material, but then the finned sides could dissipate some of the additional heat.
Which then seems like never-mind-doing-this modification.

Anyone have personal experience or info to relay from other's experience?
 

Sandman GTI

Drag Race Newbie
Location
Tennessee USA
I have eye candy.
They are a well made housings.
Fit perfectly.
They likely do dissipate more heat than OE but based on scale likely not a big impact. I think the DSG might add more as it is helping to cool a smaller unit.

Not a big cost but up to you.

Here are a few pics of CTS parts.












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