Oil Cooler Line Recommendations
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wankel1988 (12-07-20)
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Living on the North Coast
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I personally did not like the OEM bongo style nor aftermarket ones that used forged 90 degree fittings. I felt that there was too much potential for pressure drops and slight flow restrictions across those style fittings. I made my own lines using swept style fittings. Because I have a/c I has to make mounting bracket extensions to drop the oil cooler down about 1" or so to make room for the taller swept fitting. No clearance issues on the engine side of the lines with the swept fittings. I also used push-on style lines and fittings rather than mess with the braided stainless steel lines. Even though I took a lot of flack about these, they are still fine after 5 driving seasons and no leaks even with the Racing Beat 80-85 PSI street oil pressure regulator and front spring shim kit. As always YMMV.
#5
Sucker for Punishment
OEM will last you a long time. They're not too expensive either. However, aluminum AN fittings are boss and they look great. I wouldn't cheap out though.
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roTAR needz fundZ
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Originally Posted by Rotary Alkymist
OEM will last you a long time. They're not too expensive either. However, aluminum AN fittings are boss and they look great. I wouldn't cheap out though.
#16
Oil cooler line upgrade
So I just wanted to post here because I used this thread to make my choice and get some info about the lines. I went with the banzai lines for $200 high quality, comes with everything you need. Since I was just doing a quick repair to get my car back on the road as it is my daily right now, everything is filthy from the oil spraying everywhere. Only thing I had to do is remove the retainer clips for the trans lines that go to the radiator, other than that wasn't to bad at all. Overall satisfaction with banzai. And I had no issues with ac lines because they were deleted 😁
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