Oil Cooler Mod
01-10-03, 07:09 PM
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Oil Cooler Mod
Has anyone rugged an electric fan to the oil cooler?
Seems like a good idea as the oil carries a third of the cooling. Any reason why this might not be a good idea?
thanks in advance,
Hakan
Seems like a good idea as the oil carries a third of the cooling. Any reason why this might not be a good idea?
thanks in advance,
Hakan
01-10-03, 07:37 PM
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If you have that fan (not all models came w/ it). But I suppose it would work. But you would really need to look into upgrade the alt if you have both a e-fan and an oil cooler fan going. Thats atleast 30amps right there.
01-10-03, 07:52 PM
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With regards to electric fans, an alternator upgrade probably won't be necesarry. very few of them will draw 50 amps. The 16" black magic fan only draws 13.9 volts...
01-10-03, 08:45 PM
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The stock alt is pretty weak. My e-fan uses 20 amps. I would think I could find one that uses about 10-15 for the oil cooler. However, I will put money on the fact the head lights WILL dim when all that **** turns on. It doesnt take much to use the extra power with aftermarket stuff.
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01-10-03, 11:54 PM
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i saw a dual oil cooler on summit (one for engine oil, other for tranny fluid (AT tranny)) Its a one piece design, looks like a really big oil cooler, except theres 2 separate ones in one. I was thinking of getting this, mount it somewhere by the tranny. splice into the Turbo oil lines into one side of the oil cooler (for cooler oil for turbo), and the other side would be for fuel, for maximum fuel consumption, then hook up the stock fan onto it. it was only 90 i think and came with oil filter relocation and all kinds of other ****.
01-11-03, 09:05 AM
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Originally posted by RexRyder
i saw a dual oil cooler on summit (one for engine oil, other for tranny fluid (AT tranny)) Its a one piece design, looks like a really big oil cooler, except theres 2 separate ones in one. I was thinking of getting this, mount it somewhere by the tranny. splice into the Turbo oil lines into one side of the oil cooler (for cooler oil for turbo), and the other side would be for fuel, for maximum fuel consumption, then hook up the stock fan onto it. it was only 90 i think and came with oil filter relocation and all kinds of other ****.
i saw a dual oil cooler on summit (one for engine oil, other for tranny fluid (AT tranny)) Its a one piece design, looks like a really big oil cooler, except theres 2 separate ones in one. I was thinking of getting this, mount it somewhere by the tranny. splice into the Turbo oil lines into one side of the oil cooler (for cooler oil for turbo), and the other side would be for fuel, for maximum fuel consumption, then hook up the stock fan onto it. it was only 90 i think and came with oil filter relocation and all kinds of other ****.
As to the original poster, the stock fan shroud already provides ducting to the oil cooler, so extra fans are not necessary. If you go to an electric fan, you should provide a proper shroud.
01-12-03, 04:55 AM
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Re: Oil Cooler Mod
Originally posted by Hamza734
Has anyone rugged an electric fan to the oil cooler?
Seems like a good idea as the oil carries a third of the cooling. Any reason why this might not be a good idea?
Has anyone rugged an electric fan to the oil cooler?
Seems like a good idea as the oil carries a third of the cooling. Any reason why this might not be a good idea?
01-12-03, 10:16 AM
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Ok, as Aaron Cake mentioned, "the stock fan shroud already provides ducting to the oil cooler, so extra fans are not necessary". Saying you are running an electric fan, should you run another fan(s) on the oil cooler? Or should you try to find a way to use the stock shroud with the E fan?
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It would be better to build a duct for your electric fan that covers the entire rad. That way, it also takes care of the oil cooler as well (as in the stock setup).
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Originally posted by Aaron Cake
It would be better to build a duct for your electric fan that covers the entire rad. That way, it also takes care of the oil cooler as well (as in the stock setup).
It would be better to build a duct for your electric fan that covers the entire rad. That way, it also takes care of the oil cooler as well (as in the stock setup).
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