WILL A OIL COOLER FROM A 85 GSL-SE FIT AN 84 GSL


PEDRO

 

Sure.

 

it will fit a 12A or a 13B.

 

yep sure will, you just gotta make your own lines. If you do their chaper than the stock ones anyway, and they look way better. Just get some -10 braided stainless steel hose and some -10AN fittings and your good to go.

 

Can somebody give a quick summary of the oil cooler generations and differences?

I vaguely recall the early models (SA) were the same as the SE design, but I can't find that now. Were they interchangeable?

...and the '86+ gen 2 coolers look similar, but another thread I found said there was something that required modifications to put in an GSL-SE. Are they interchangeable, or how can they be changed to fit?

My 84 GSL-SE fell off the jack stands without the wheels on (I am still kicking myself - totally my fault), and one of the jack stands which slid on its side sliced through the valance, rock shield, dented the cross-frame/support tube and nicked/crushed part the oil cooler. It might be OK, but I want to know just in case I have to replace it.

Thanks,
Brian T. Carter

 

I KNOW THE BIGGEST OIL I KNOW OF IS THE 1S FROM THE REPU. 7ROW

 

As far as front mount oil coolers go the RX-7's go there are three versions:

1) early FB's (and SA's I think)

2) the 84/85 gsl-se

3) series 4/5 oil coolers

They are all different in mounting and connections, but I think they all have the same cooling and thermostat settings. I believe all FB coolers use the same fittings for connection but the nozzles are located at different angles between 1 and 2 above. The FC coolers use banjo bolts which are better but will require custom work to install on a FB.

I'm pretty sure all 84/85 chassis have the mounts for the gsl-se oil cooler. So if you have an 84/85 that is obviously the best way to go.

Search around more info is out there on this subject.

Good luck,

Scott

 

the REPU and Rx4 had an 8 row oil cooler and more square inchage than any 1st gen.

 

so an Rx4 or REPU is better at cooling oil? or just holds more oil?

 

ok well guys where can i get one that will fit an 84 gsl with a 12a


pedro

 

Yes.

 

The REPU/Cosmo and I suppose RX-4 have a couple more rows of fins and one or maybe two more oil tube passages than your typical SA/FB type. So in other words, sure!

 

thats what im buyin lower oil temps and coolant temps loger life and more reliable ponies. isnt it said you should try and keep your oil temps the same as your coolant temps or other way around?

 

Top = RX-7
Bottom = RX-4

 

theyre the same fukin thing

 

actually the rx-4's is a little bigger. not much, but it is bigger.

 

wrong...the bottom has an extra row. so there's total of 8 rows, instead of 7 like the 1st gens'

 

i got an oil cooler off an gslse. If anyone's interested in buying it, PM me.. i'll throw in the pedestal for the oil filter as well.

 

Ah, so it has 8 rows after all. I sort of decided to go with air oil cooler. It's like the one at the top of the pic. I started test fitting it tonight.