Oil Cooler

[Heath.]

hey guys. this is only a thought as of now. BUT would something like this..

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GODSPEED-ALUMINUM-19-ROW-ENGINE-OIL-LINE-COOLER-KIT-RELOCATION-PERFORMANCE-JDM-/280780311858?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item415fcf8d32#ht_2624wt_1195

 

(sorry this stupid mac would just copy the pic)

 

but anyway the idea is to to get an oil cooler to sit out the front of my bar. so its "fully sick" but I'm only running a 4kc so it wont do any good and is only for the look but as i said. its only and idea. any help would be greatly appreciated

[Crowie55]

You're honestly going to be fined the second a cop views one of those. I get the whole smashed up car with a cooler hanging out the front but just ask yourself "Is it worth it?"

[Heath.]

You're honestly going to be fined the second a cop views one of those. I get the whole smashed up car with a cooler hanging out the front but just ask yourself "Is it worth it?"

 

 

 

oh no sh#t.... i didnt know it wasnt legal! D: that sucks man. is there anyway to have it so it is legal? like at all....

[towe001]

Having an oil cooler is legal, as long as its protected from getting damaged (eg - behind the grill and next to the radiator or behind the radiator).

 

But you'll need a thermostatic valve to stop the oil from flowing into the cooler when its cold or below temperature.

 

 

 

The only option you have of being able to stick the cooler out the front is of not having it connected up. But you'll still be getting attention from the rozza's

[JRADSTRX]

Whats the reasonin for the thermostatic valve may i ask? Or is the only relavent to street use cars and not track cars where you would intentionally warm the car up to full operating temp before drivin?

[towe001]

Whats the reasonin for the thermostatic valve may i ask?

 

The valve does the same thing as the thermostat in the radiator

to stop the oil/coolant from flowing into the cooler/radiator when its cold or below temperature.

Or is the only relavent to street use cars and not track cars where you would intentionally warm the car up to full operating temp before drivin?

You'll still need the valve in the race car, otherwise the oil will never get up to temp. Unless you do the same thing as what they do with the big dollar race cars and heat the oil/coolant up to temp before starting the motor.

[GJM85]

You don't actually want an oil cooler for any other reason than to appear to have an intercooler? That is perhaps the most RICE thing I have heard. :rolls:

Edited December 6, 2011 by GJM85

[Heath.]

You don't actually want an oil cooler for any other reason than to appear to have an intercooler? That is perhaps the most RICE thing I have heard. :rolls:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

haha no mate. i wanted one cause i wanted an oil cooler. if i wanted it to look like an intercooler id buy a turbo.

[styler]

Oil coolers are for racing conditions where the oil will overheat, unlikely on a street car

in fact it would probably stop the oil reaching operating temp as explained above...

If it leaks or ruptures it's not going to be good either but hey it is a popular

Bosozoku Style thing so it does get done a bit on street cars.

[BUZ440]

I run an oil cooler on mine and they are legal,

 

They do serve a purpose and are a great peice of mind to ensure what ever you intend to run the car for, knowing that its there is one less thing to worry about, street or race

 

Mine is a 10 row unit and it tucked away under the beaver panel, but is angled to pickup airflow, also is great with an oil fiter relocation kit

 

some people have the radiator and oil cooler lookin as one unit and is neater

 

*edit, you can see it in my avatar

Edited December 9, 2011 by NISROLA

[towe001]

I had one on my old twincam '82 seca factory fitted.

You'll also find that most turbo vehicles will have one as well.

 

Moving away from engine oil coolers a typical vehicle with an automatic transmission will have a transmission cooler, aka oil cooler. But most times it'll be inside the bottom end cap of the radiator to help to get the trans fluid up to temp. Unless the vechile does a lot of towing, etc, it'll have an external one fitted.

 

You just can't have it sitting out the front in the open waiting for something to punch a hole in so it can dump all the oil or trans fluid onto the road and cause a road hazard.

[wagn]

i want to run an oil cooler on my 4k once its built if it needs it, i have an oil temp gauge to go in the car see i'll what temps it runs and then put a cooler on if its needed

[Boosted]

Wouldn't build a racecar without an external oil cooler. No need for the thermatic valve, though they are a nice thing. It'll have no problems heating up, even on a roadcar.

 

External heating of big dollar race motors is an internal tolerance thing, even with the massive coolers they have, they'd be up to temp by the end of the warm up lap regardless.

[Heath.]

well i personaly would still really like one. but with reading what you guys have said. behind the bever would be a prime spot cheers mate. but is it still all sweet running my little sneaky oil cooler and just take my front bar off... ?

[altezzaclub]

First you would need an oil temperature guage to see if your oil is getting hot enough to need to be cooled.

 

There are negatives to having one- The pump has to push the oil a lot further and will have to work harder. You would need a thermostat in there or the oil may be too cold when it gets back to the motor, so its like running on 'cold' all the time with the oil very viscous. With the thermostat in you might find it only drops the oil temp a couple of degrees, so a ot of work and potential trouble when you could just fin the sump.

 

If you had a modifid car that you raced then it would be a good idea, but I figure a stock 4K is in no danger of overheating the oil!