I am curious to know how many of the regular tracked MR2 cars with Gen 2 engines are running a relocated oil filter kit.  I imagine running one would make it difficult to retain the factory a air conditioner compressor in the usual location.  I understand why these kits are used and would like to here opinions, Pros and Cons.

Aircon and track car don't work together

Aircon and sw20 don't work together ;)

Mine is relocated. It moves the filter away from a very hot part of the engine and you can use a larger filter like the z9. I also have an oil cooler core that is in the same place as the stock intercooler to cool the oil nicely.

^same as Glenn
Alex

Thanks Guys.  Gives me more confidence now.  Alex are you also running without Aircon installed like Glenn?
 
I also know Robk is running remote oil filter but not sure if he has Aircon installed.  I want to see if both are possible on a Gen 2 engine.
 
Also good luck to all attending MTC2017.  Would very much like to have been part of this event.

In my previous SW20 MR2 (heavily modified gen 2 3sgte with A/C) I did run an external oil cooler in the stock intercooler location.
 
In saying that I didn't do a remote filter, I used a GREX/Greddy oil sandwich plate (pictured below) with built in thermostat (plus the regular filter screwed on top. It all fit with the A/C compressor.
 
Is your question around the oil piping coming from such a sandwich plate fouling the A/C compressor?
 
 
 

No A/C for me Richard, it was broken anyway so we ditched it


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Mrskylighter
 
Is your question around the oil piping coming from such a sandwich plate fouling the A/C compressor?
 

Yes.  I discovered the remote oil filter is an Earl's kit that can be seen in this picture.

 
And again here

I would like very much to fit the standard SW20 Air conditioning compressor to this new Gen 2 engine and can see that the dump pipe may be another issue.
 
So next question "Is anyone running air cond with a after market dump pipe"
Main reason I want the compressor is to experiment with getting intake temps down and doing away with an intercooler.
 
 

Richard pretty much all those aftermarket dump pipes (for CT26/CT20b) are designed around avoiding the A/C compressor. You will definitely need to relocate that remote oil filter mount though.
 
That motor looks new, what happened to the old st205 engine?

What ex manifold/turbo setup does that Gen2 engine have? It appears to be the factory cast manifold with I'm guessing a ct20b/ct26