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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 12:27 PM
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It looks shiny.....



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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 12:41 PM
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lol, the add calls it by several different things throughout the entire add.

Where do you plan to mount it? How are you going to mount it? If you are using it for engine oil, you'll need a thermostat. You'll need to make sure it's rated for the pressure it will be used for as well.
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 12:44 PM
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lol, In the title says 30 row cooler and in description says 19 row. Also says it is silver than says it is black.


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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 03:03 PM
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It looks like an earls/mocal style cooler. I'm not sure I would trust that to hold the life blood of my car though. But it may be just as good as a name brand cooler just not labeled.

There are a bunch of DIY "cheap" oil cooler threads out there. Here are two that stick out in my mind. If you haven't seen these threads you may find them useful Of course you have the option of buying a kit that has all the components for you, but it sounds like you're more of the DIY type.

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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 03:07 PM
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Have you look in Summit Racing?
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 04:01 PM
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I sourced mine through Summit Racing.....
Buying a upgraded oil cooler is only "part" of your budget.
You will spend a lot on fittings, hoses, and a thermostat(depending if you live in a cold or warm climate).
Then you will have to buy aluminum bar to make custom mounting brackets.
I have a list of parts if you are interested.....(pm me)
or you can buy the whole kit as mentioned above.
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by moosejaw
I sourced mine through Summit Racing.....
Buying a upgraded oil cooler is only "part" of your budget.
You will spend a lot on fittings, hoses, and a thermostat(depending if you live in a cold or warm climate).
Then you will have to buy aluminum bar to make custom mounting brackets.
I have a list of parts if you are interested.....(pm me)
or you can buy the whole kit as mentioned above.
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Are you tracking the car? OEM coolers are plentiful and work very well. The cooler you posted will require a thermostat, the OEM ones are built in. I put up a WTB thread for a R1 passenger and picked up one in good condition for $80 with brackets. I purchased the R1 duct from Malloyl. From there, I used AN fittings for both coolers. My oil temps are nice and cool continually. No designing brackets or ducts.... perfect fitment.

My build thread has a part list & pics. Unless your building a track monster, I would consider this route. Money could also be saved by using the OEM R1 lines.
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 07:58 PM
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and predict that if you put those ebay oil coolers on your car, you will end up regretting it

Get some setrabs. Do it right. Cough up the cash for a proven setup or end up spending more buy buying a crappy setup and possibly a rebuild.

If you can't live with $800 + for a track level setup, then at least get dual OEM coolers and hardlines, these can be had for $300 or less.
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 10:51 PM
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I am not using this for road racing as the car is is my daily driver. I am just trying to make the car drive as cool as possible. I have had good luck with some ebay parts on a 500HP MR2 and I had a CX racing radiator and oil coolers. They worked great and had no issues.

I have a spare pass side oil cooler and i am only missing the lines. I just wanted to build a kit myself. I have a hose hardware store that sell all those parts. I used them back in the day when making a dual feel fuel rail for my MR2. I mean an oil cooler is just an oil cooler, as long as it doesnt leak then its good, or am i wrong?

I didnt know that I needed a thermostat for the oil. What is the reason for this?

Take a look at the links below and let me know what you guys think.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Unive...Q5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CXRac...Q5fAccessories
because your coolant and oil temps may never get to operating temperature. well your coolant probably will, but your oil will stay too cold.
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by twinsinside
I'm going to go out on a limb here and predict that if you put those ebay oil coolers on your car, you will end up regretting it

Get some setrabs. Do it right. Cough up the cash for a proven setup or end up spending more buy buying a crappy setup and possibly a rebuild.

If you can't live with $800 + for a track level setup, then at least get dual OEM coolers and hardlines, these can be had for $300 or less.

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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 11:54 PM
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I just got a set of duals for $200. I may send them out to be refurbished. It will cost about $300. So for $500 I will have nice set of stock duals. Good enough for me.
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