FC - oil cooler upgrade?
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I'm running a big custom mounted setrab oil cooler with a fan on it and a improved racing thermostat and it works well.
You can also run two stock coolers in parallel :
http://www.negative-camber.org/crisp...c/fcpart28.htm
But first make sure everything is ducted well. You still have the stock undertray right?
You can also run two stock coolers in parallel :
http://www.negative-camber.org/crisp...c/fcpart28.htm
But first make sure everything is ducted well. You still have the stock undertray right?
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I run it liike this, 2 setrab 28row in parallel with ducting infront of them with big openings in the front bumper and venting it out thru louvres in the front fenders via the pictured air channel, the ductings are sealed both against the oil coolers and fenders/bumper. An-10lines with full flow fittings and no oil thermostat. Dual external hp1 sized oil filters and a oil distribution block with direct oil feed to the rotor bearings. 120psi oilpressure.
It will be track proven very soon but ill doubt it wont do its job :-)
It will be track proven very soon but ill doubt it wont do its job :-)
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If you are ONLY considering the oilcooling alone you are right... But if you take aero, watercooling, intercooler, weight, airflow,a thermostat that can fail (like my did, and when i was gonna remove it it was so stuck that the threaded part in the oilcooler cracked) and the part where its actually a 30 year old item that probably got some wear and tear on it affecting its durability.
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I run it liike this, 2 setrab 28row in parallel with ducting infront of them with big openings in the front bumper and venting it out thru louvres in the front fenders via the pictured air channel, the ductings are sealed both against the oil coolers and fenders/bumper. An-10lines with full flow fittings and no oil thermostat. Dual external hp1 sized oil filters and a oil distribution block with direct oil feed to the rotor bearings. 120psi oilpressure. It will be track proven very soon but ill doubt it wont do its job :-)
This is a great setup. I was hoping to do something similar but my intercooler piping is blocking a large portion of this space.
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My issue is limited real estate with a fmic taking up much of the openings in the bumper. I am trying to find a solution that won't require spending on a v-mount setup.
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I run it liike this, 2 setrab 28row in parallel with ducting infront of them with big openings in the front bumper and venting it out thru louvres in the front fenders via the pictured air channel, the ductings are sealed both against the oil coolers and fenders/bumper. An-10lines with full flow fittings and no oil thermostat. Dual external hp1 sized oil filters and a oil distribution block with direct oil feed to the rotor bearings. 120psi oilpressure.
It will be track proven very soon but ill doubt it wont do its job :-)
It will be track proven very soon but ill doubt it wont do its job :-)
That's a negative, unless you meant the cheaper way.
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Im not knocking. I didnt really see his post. Nice set up. But yeah, im running a single FC oil cooler. Water is always 84-86 c. Oil is always a few degree cooler than that. Circuit racing cars around these parts usually weld two together to make one big one, which seems overkill to me. I think the secret to the efficiency on these coolers is the tubes have these "turbulator strips" inside them. There's some scientific principle I forget the name of where the turbulation increases heat conduction. They do tend to crack at the flanges from overtightening though, which is common on a 30yo item. New old stock are dynamite. Good second hand are worth finding.
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