OneCOLDBIZL272's Custom Oil Cooler Set-Up
06-21-2010, 07:57 PM
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OneCOLDBIZL272's Custom Oil Cooler Set-Up
This is one of the the little mod's out of a few to come that I did to my car, to get my car back to my standards of track ready again.
Cars oil system now contains 8.5qts of oil, and the temps have dropt alot on my build motor set-up.
This system cost me roughly $280-290 to put together.
Blaided lines are -10an
Cars oil system now contains 8.5qts of oil, and the temps have dropt alot on my build motor set-up.
This system cost me roughly $280-290 to put together.
Blaided lines are -10an
06-21-2010, 08:07 PM
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You already told me about this so I was kind of expecting a thread on it.
But, the LSJ already has an oil cooler. Although it does use the engine coolant to cool the oil. But, is it really necessary to go all out and install something like this? Are you doing more than drag racing? Are you doing road racing that is causing you to run much hotter temps than usual?
What kind of temperature drops have you seen?
But, the LSJ already has an oil cooler. Although it does use the engine coolant to cool the oil. But, is it really necessary to go all out and install something like this? Are you doing more than drag racing? Are you doing road racing that is causing you to run much hotter temps than usual?
What kind of temperature drops have you seen?
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06-21-2010, 08:25 PM
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An oil temp cooler strapped to the condenser that gets as hot as the radiator, lowers temps on a car that already has an oil cooler on it?
maybe if this thing didn't already have a system built onto it, it would be useful... or if ralliartist said, if you were running hard on a road course or something... dunno, but i just don't see that lowering temps down, and i would be really curious how it effects your oil pressure.
maybe if this thing didn't already have a system built onto it, it would be useful... or if ralliartist said, if you were running hard on a road course or something... dunno, but i just don't see that lowering temps down, and i would be really curious how it effects your oil pressure.
06-21-2010, 08:31 PM
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IMO it would be better if it was mounted remotely, like on a frame rail or on the crash bumper. If anything, the extra oil in the system will keep temps down.
06-21-2010, 10:31 PM
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I plan on road racing it, there is a 1/2 inch spaced between it and the radiator. And my temps with my motor build were 190-195, I'm not sure if it has to do with my higher compression, but since is done my temp is 180-183, and drop rapidly into the 170-178 when on in the pedal, the reason I located where I did was one, it's in the open part of the top grill for cooling, and two to see it threw the grill.
Temps drop for these reasons that I see I'm running now 8.5 from the stock fill of 6.5qrts. Two I'm using air to cool it not the 180* plus coolant bolted right on the hot motor. It has helped a lot more than I thought it was going to.
Its' spaced a 1/2inch away from the radiator, I have no ac condenser, ac is completely deleted.
Temps drop for these reasons that I see I'm running now 8.5 from the stock fill of 6.5qrts. Two I'm using air to cool it not the 180* plus coolant bolted right on the hot motor. It has helped a lot more than I thought it was going to.
An oil temp cooler strapped to the condenser that gets as hot as the radiator, lowers temps on a car that already has an oil cooler on it?
maybe if this thing didn't already have a system built onto it, it would be useful... or if ralliartist said, if you were running hard on a road course or something... dunno, but i just don't see that lowering temps down, and i would be really curious how it effects your oil pressure.
maybe if this thing didn't already have a system built onto it, it would be useful... or if ralliartist said, if you were running hard on a road course or something... dunno, but i just don't see that lowering temps down, and i would be really curious how it effects your oil pressure.
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06-21-2010, 10:58 PM
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by the way pushing the fittings onto the braided line was a pita. lol
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06-21-2010, 11:04 PM
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no **** wow you are observant i followed the build and it was done different by derik
convetional oil starts to break down at 180 synthetic starts at 190 and the only thing the stock cooler is good for is warming up the oil
convetional oil starts to break down at 180 synthetic starts at 190 and the only thing the stock cooler is good for is warming up the oil
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06-21-2010, 11:10 PM
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I wish I had the time to follow other peoples build like I use to. These days I just don't have the time with everything going on with my car and other stuff in my life, I'm suprised I find the time for my car or this site.
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06-22-2010, 06:12 AM
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I plan on road racing it, there is a 1/2 inch spaced between it and the radiator. And my temps with my motor build were 190-195, I'm not sure if it has to do with my higher compression, but since is done my temp is 180-183, and drop rapidly into the 170-178 when on in the pedal,
06-22-2010, 02:07 PM
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To be honest yes it did, it's bigger than stock, main reason why it helped was for the extra oil the car takes to fill the system 8.5qrts now. this has way better cooling than the factory unit that I'm seeing. The small one is only temp I'm getting an 11"x 11"x 2" when there not on back order from the local race shop near me.
06-22-2010, 03:02 PM
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if it changed it that much, that would be a big no go for me cause dropping down below 180 will close the tstat which means little to no flow of coolant to the turbo.
i just can't believe it made that much of a difference
i just can't believe it made that much of a difference
06-22-2010, 03:56 PM
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Props to you for doing something different OneCOLDBIZL272. And thanks for sharing it with the community. I'm sure this will be a great mod for some of the road racers out there.
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06-22-2010, 05:24 PM
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no im not being ignorant it has more then 1 use it is not just a cooler its main purpose is to get the oil at runing temp faster and to try and keep it at a constant temp to help reduce oil burn off by doing those 2 things you help reduce the emiissions out put of the engine
06-22-2010, 06:44 PM
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where is your turbo coolant tapped into?