coswurv

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Basically im nearing the end of my underside and engine bay resto and i would like to see some pics of how and where you've mounted your oil coolers, the car had one fitted but it was just hung in place so any pics and info would be appreciated.

coswurv

iTrader: (8)

Anyone got any, mainly looking at the bracketry to refit my mocal one ?

RichardPON

left hooker

like the way you are warming your intercooler air temp up ^

Touring Car Spares

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RichardPON

It was a 500 cooler - losing the 8 inches off the bottom corner was going to make next to no difference, bearing in mind it was a track car.

left hooker

what thickness is the cores?

tabetha

Hard to see in the picture but is that cooler on your track car secured to the intercooler to stop it vibrating back and forward ? and fatiguing the alloy brackets over time.
tabetha

Touring Car Spares

iTrader: (6)

Yes, welded on threaded bosses at the bottom and interference fit lugs at the top stop it moving about while still being able to undo it without taking the intercooler out ( as the front chassis member block the top area ) .

tabetha

I've seen some "flapping about in the wind", makes me cringe, only way to do it safely as you have.
tabetha

Mark Shead

Test it and you will see it increases air temp, Bad idea to put something if front of a intercooler.

Mark

Gav Diamond

iTrader: (6)

Are these oil coolers not too big?
I can understand Touring car spares as assume his is on a race car but most of the ones i see on road cars are too big.

I read Rod had to move his as to get oil up to higher temp, Marco's 450bhp 3dr has the oil cooler wrapped in tape most of the year and sure i saw a Escort down at Reyland once with a panel infront of oil cooler to make it run hotter.

I was thinking of just fitting a 13 row cooler and positioning it in a way that can get some air but not in direct air flow as you need oil to get to a certain temp so as to burn off condensation (or i may have mis-read things and be way off)

tabetha

Why not just run a sandwich plate with a stat built in, that's what I do.
Of course pure physics say putting a hotter surface in front of a cooling surface that cooling surface will be absorbing some heat, just a matter of how much, and if you don't need all the cooling as most don't in this country then there's no problem.
tabetha

TimC

iTrader: (1)

Generally what is an ideal operating temp of engine oil? Ie at what sort of maximum temps does the oil need to start to be getting cooled.

Gav Diamond

iTrader: (6)

From what i found on the web between 90-110 degrees
This may not be 100% correct but just what i found with a quick google search