does any body know the internal diameter of the oil cooler hoses that go into the radiator? an with regards to fitting an 8 row cooler what height it should be whether it should be higher than the sump, lower than the sump or the same.....
An 8 row will in most cases lower your oil pressure by about 0.5 Bar. The standard in rad one works fine for road or track as long as the revs are kept under 7400RPM.
I plan on fitting mine down where the carbon canister is and use the fog light hole for airflow or a duct across from the side of the intercooler, as for the pipe internal diameter it's 3/8" as far as I'm aware.
Don't forget to check your oil pressure if fitting a cooler that will lower the pressure.
ah good advice, its only a thought really as my radiator has burst in the heat, i have a good rad with no cooler and acces to external coolers so was curious ;)
I use the fog light ducts for brake cooling so mounted mine in the middle
I had some pipes made up at a local Hydraulics place
then went 1 step further and removed to oil stat and housing.
[QUOTE=JT;804794]I use the fog light ducts for brake cooling so mounted mine in the middle
I had some pipes made up at a local Hydraulics place
then went 1 step further and removed to oil stat and housing.
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Nice touch JT, hope you remembered to put the filter back before firing it up though...;)
[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;804815]Nice touch JT, hope you remembered to put the filter back before firing it up though...;)[/QUOTE] very good! lol my filter is remote. :B_thumb:
what blanks the original filter mount seen in the bottom of the picture JT ??
[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;804834]what blanks the original filter mount seen in the bottom of the picture JT ??
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Just pulling your leg mate. :)
The oil filter goes in the standard position and would probably explain why it still works, unlike anything else on the car. lol
I removed my oil/water heat exchanger in favour of a mocal thermostatic plate and cooler up front of the intercooler (pictures in my project thread somewhere). As I have a oil cooled turbo the oil was getting very hot but now stays around 90-95* and my pressure has increased slightly (+0.1-0.2bar) rather than decrease.
[QUOTE=JT;804884]Just pulling your leg mate. :) The oil filter goes in the standard position and would probably explain why it still works, unlike anything else on the car. lol[/QUOTE] I see, when you meant "remote oil filter" it is a bit like your remote front wheels... no longer attached to the car...lol
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I'd thought about the central position for my cooler but I'm favouring mounting it in the area of the carbon canister (now deleted) as I don't want to place a heat source in front of the I.C. as the car is only doing very short sprints up a dragstrip or hillclimb for the majority of my sport thus it would be quite hot in my eyes with all the standing time and not much cooling is going to happen in 14 seconds and the run is then over, obviously the oil will be cooling nicely on the run back to the paddock after the stresses of the previous few seconds, but I need and instant chill to the cooler so leaving it with a clear cool air passage is my way forward, if it where for circuit use then I'd probably go for the central position.
[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;804958]I'd thought about the central position for my cooler but I'm favouring mounting it in the area of the carbon canister (now deleted) as I don't want to place a heat source in front of the I.C. as the car is only doing very short sprints up a dragstrip or hillclimb for the majority of my sport thus it would be quite hot in my eyes with all the standing time and not much cooling is going to happen in 14 seconds and the run is then over, obviously the oil will be cooling nicely on the run back to the paddock after the stresses of the previous few seconds, but I need and instant chill to the cooler so leaving it with a clear cool air passage is my way forward, if it where for circuit use then I'd probably go for the central position.[/QUOTE] I understand that and i too was a little worried about placement up front, however after monitoring inlet temps pre and post i/c i found no difference with it fitted upfront. I can imagine that would be different after sitting in the staging lanes for a while though.
You're all wrong, the oil cooler should be on the roof :)
[QUOTE=claymore;804968]You're all wrong, the oil cooler should be on the roof :)
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Does the Vauxhall sticker help with ACTs too? ;)
[QUOTE=claymore;804968]You're all wrong, the oil cooler should be on the roof :)
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we all know you have to be different...lol
[QUOTE=martin_r_smith;804965]I understand that and i too was a little worried about placement up front, however after monitoring inlet temps pre and post i/c i found no difference with it fitted upfront. I can imagine that would be different after sitting in the staging lanes for a while though.[/QUOTE]
interesting to hear this, how much difference do you notice if the car is hot and stood for a while to when you start moving again and how quick does it drop Martin..?