Hey everyone, I thought I should introduce myself. I'm the other guy behind the scenes working on the '99 Spec oil cooler kit setup, and the soon-to-be-offered 19-row oil cooler setup (for either stock, or 99 setups).


The purpose of offering the option of a dual 19-row setup was two fold: to reduce weight upfront, and reduce the cost to you; while still retaining extremely good cooling efficiency for low to moderately tuned street cars. Additionally, the dual 19-row kits have been designed to be upgradeable to the 25-row setup (should you choose in the future) by simply swapping out the coolers.

The 19-row kit should be more than adequate for most street driven cars. The 25-row kit should be considered for track cars, high horsepower cars, cars in which you soon plan on making significantly more horsepower than stock, or anyone who simply wants the most freakin oil cooling you can easily cram into the nose of an FD



For simplicities sake we will be labeling the dual 19-row kit the "street" kit, and the dual 25-row kit as the "track" kit. We will be dropping the single 25row cooler setup in favor of the dual 19-row Street setup as it allows for twice the airflow as a single cooler, while still being a cheaper option to the Track kit.

Here's a quick teaser shot of the 99 setup (I'll get some "real" pictures up when we have everything ready to go )





A side note and more info on the status 99 Spec setup: The 99 bumper required us to create a new bracket setup which raises the coolers higher and moves them slightly further back, and brings them in closer to the center of the car. This was done to clear the 99 bumper skin, stock 99 undertray, stock brake ducts, and stock 99 fog lights (if you happen to use them). Instead of creating a patch for the stock 93+ kit, we decided to rework them from scratch using new mounting points which necissitated the use of a short banjo bolt on one side of the coolers to clear the headlamp. Long story short, any 99 spec front nose part will now work with this kit (brake duct may need very minor trimming of plastic). Unfortunately, after finally recieving one of the outer brackets from our fabricator, one of the holes was made too large. We are clearing that up with them now but unfortunately this has lead to another delay in the release of the 99 kit. We are trying to work through this as fast as possible... please bear with us

-Heath



Here is a recent report of the effectiveness of the dual 25-row "Track" cooler setup:
During track racing events before the 25-row (stock single oil cooler, with stock ducting), thewird consistently logged temperatures reaching 106-110*C (causing him to stop his session to cool down, before overheating). With the only change being the upgrade to the dual 25-row Track setup (everything else constant), the on track temperatures were lowered to 90-98*C regardless of time on the track (i.e. no overheating, and no time needed to pull off for cool down).


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any idea if the original mounting points or the 99+ mounting points will work better with the Feed front bumper?

 

Carol, I have no idea. If you're using the 93-95 rebar then you can use the original mounts. If you wanted to I could send you a set of both brackets, and you could test fit each. Then send back the set that doesn't fit as good.

-Dan

 

Sounds good, I'll hit you up next month

 

Alrighty we finally got the new mounts corrected and have them on hand. It's time to start taking orders again! Still working on the ducting for the 99 spec coolers though.

-Dan

 

Guys and Gals, I saw this dual oil cooler setup in person not too long ago on my visit to the mighty Sake Bomb Garage, and I was very impressed by both the craftsmanship and the fit and finish. This kit is absolutely top notch and if I start roadracing my FD on a more consistent basis I'm definitely placing an order

 

Are you guys willing to sell the mounting brackets for the passenger side cooler seperately? I have had the Oil cooler (Same brand as you are using) for over a year now but I am not happy with how I mounted it.

I tried pm a few times but didnt get a response.

 

Sorry but we are not selling the mounts separately from the kit.

-Dan

 

quality set from dan.. aka scrub
bought mine this week... even worked well with the custom vmount setup ive got...

 

How much for the 19row kit and where/how do I buy it?

 

You talk to me Depending on how soon you need it, we're going to be running another GB soon if you can wait.

-Dan

 

You've caught my interest

 

I'm trying to get everything finalized by the end of this week

 

+ 1
im interested....im only looking to make 350 to 400whp... do you think the "street kit" will be more than enough to keep temps down?

Also Scrub i notice your in Delaware... is pick up possible to reduce shipping fees?? or is it that much of a difference??

Thanks

 

Actually it's more important to know whether you will be taking the car to the track or not. We have reports of running the 25 row kit on track all day long with no overheating issues, but the 19 row is by no means a meager setup. I would say the rule of thumb is, the 19 row kit should be more than adequate for most driving situations. If you want go WOT all day long then get the 25 . For what its worth, for my (street driven) 13b I have the 19 row, for my 20b I have the 25. -Heath

BTW we are also currently working on ducting for the kits , but we're still in the development phase.

 

Sure if you want to pick up, it will reduce the cost some.

 

Thanks.. 19row it is.....
let me know as soon as everything is done..

 

Dennis, you'll spend more money on gas picking up the oil coolers than on shipping.

Of course, then you wouldn't get to give Dan a hug

 

I only give hugs to you sweetie Rich is right though, shipping to NY shouldn't be more then $15-20

-Dan

 

wtf are you doing up at 7am? lol

 

Ok so $20 takes care of shipping.... But now what do i do about the hug?????
Lol..That sounds perfect, keep me posted

 

I can make an exception, just don't let Rich find out lol

 

New GB thread should be posted later today or tomorrow. Just need to take some sexy pics

 

Sorry for the hold up guys, our schedule's been off a bit. Try to get the new GB posted ASAP. It's worth the wait

-Dan

 

GB on the redesigned kits is now up and running!! please take a LOOK -> CLICK ME (please reply in the new thread only)

We also have a number of products coming that we are currently working on. One product which we will be launching in the next few days is a very affordable, yet extremely high quality DOT SS Brake Line Kit! We have products currently in development ranging from FD audio accessories, to custom FD specific AI injection setups, to FD safety equipment, further cooling tweaks, and so on. Stay tuned in for the latest FD specific parts releases and check out the oil cooler GB.
-Heath