The setup I'm trying to put together would sort of be like a v-mount, but with an oil cooler on the bottom instead of a radiator. With that in mind, I could use some advice on which oil cooler to use since it's going to be the most expensive part of the whole setup.

The stock cooler is:
10 x 6 x 2.5

For random comparison a 2nd gen cooler is:
22.5 x 4.5 x 2

The massive upgrades i'm looking at are:
Earl's: 18.5 x 7 x 2 ($343) 60 row


Fluidyne: 21 x 5.875 x 3 ($330) 12 row



The earl's is a 60 row, the fluidyne is a 12 row. That seems like a monster difference. How big a deal is that?

I think the fluidyne will fit the space better but the Earl's outlets are better positioned for what I'm doing. I'm assuming either would be ok since they're both huge upgrades from my beatup stocker. thanks

 

The Earl's should offer significantly more cooling performance.....it just has more surface area to work with. Are you doing the "twin radiators in the oil cooler locations" mod?

 

So you would say surface area is more important than thickness? The surface areas are actually only 6 sq/in (129 v 123 v 60 stock ) different in favor of the earl's and the fluidyne is 50% thicker. But I'm wondering how big a factor the number of rows is. They both have their advantages for fitment.

And yes, you guessed it. I met the forum member who's been running it for a year or two and took a ton of pics. I need some silicone reducer bend couplers for the cooling lines and apparently no one in the US has them. While i'm waiting on that i'm going to do the oil coolers and stuff the PS and AC equipment somewhere...

 

The whole point of "cooling rows" is to generate additional square area...it's not a simple matter of LxW, it is the actual surface of the cooler -- the Earl's is far superior here. Thickness only effects pressure drop which is not a real problem for oil flow.

 

Ok, that makes sense to me. The shorter fluidyne would of taken up less room vertically which is nice, but the earl's will hook up and mount easier. thanks for the helpful input rynberg...again!