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Oil cooler results Well I finally took the car one a little ride here in S Fl total 120 miles, Fl Turnpike and I95. Port Saint Lucie to DelRay Beach

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Old 06-25-2010, 07:35 PM   #226 (permalink)
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Oil cooler results
Well I finally took the car one a little ride here in S Fl total 120 miles, Fl Turnpike and I95.
Port Saint Lucie to DelRay Beach and back.

To DelRay Outside Air Temp 93 cruising at 80-90 oil temps were at 210. Before oil cooler 220+
Back to PSL Outside Air Temp 86 cruising at 80-90 oil temps 195. Before oil cooler 220+.

Works good for me
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Here are pics of my hose routing. Right, wrong, or indifferent, it was my way of taking into account the motor flexing right, left, up, down, etc. Oh, and I do realize the ties at the end are not recommended; however, I am keeping them anyway as they are only at the very end. So far so good:
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Old 07-07-2010, 09:07 AM   #228 (permalink)
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^^ very good idea for those worried about flex. tons of slack there!
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I just installed mine and noticed a potential issue, though I'm hoping it's minor.

Look at Cab83's 3rd and 4th pictures (and see my pic). The sway bar is just above the lines and is unloaded while on jack stands. When we drop the car to the ground, the ends of the sway bar move up while the middle portion pivots down. This will push down on the lines, depending on your configuration. I'm hoping that loading the suspension in corners or braking doesn't move the sway enough to work the lines loose. The closer you run the lines to the sway hinge, the better off you'll be.

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I didn't like how low the lines were sitting under the sway bar, I ended up running the lines over it by using the left side to run the inlet and right side of the bumper to run the outlet of the oil cooler


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^^ interesting.

I ran mine under the sway bar because the bar twists, it does not go up and down for the most part. And my line runs right next to the mounting point to the frame, so it wont move up or down in that area.

Did this on saturday, I used to get 220-230 on the way home everyday and it was only a 8 mile drive. I was afraid if i wanted to cruise for 20+ miles i'd be way up there so i went ahead and did this.
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^^ interesting.

I ran mine under the sway bar because the bar twists, it does not go up and down for the most part. And my line runs right next to the mounting point to the frame, so it wont move up or down in that area.

Did this on saturday, I used to get 220-230 on the way home everyday and it was only a 8 mile drive. I was afraid if i wanted to cruise for 20+ miles i'd be way up there so i went ahead and did this.
Yup...If the lines are run close to the pivot there is little movement. I just pulled my cooler off yesterday and noticed no issues with the lines. Temps went up 20 degrees to 220 on my drive after..
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Yup...If the lines are run close to the pivot there is little movement. I just pulled my cooler off yesterday and noticed no issues with the lines. Temps went up 20 degrees to 220 on my drive after..
Does my Modshack-sense detect a pending sale of said oil cooler kit?
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Errr...yeah, to my buddy Zpirate...He needs more Modshack Luv...Sorry!
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It's all good. You're cooler is too small for me, anyways.

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Hey modshack

Do you know if the Stillen package (including the other cooler packages) use the same hose routing as yours? I don't envision the SS braided lines can be routed in the hole per Vipor's thread.

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Do you know if the Stillen package (including the other cooler packages) use the same hose routing as yours? I don't envision the SS braided lines can be routed in the hole per Vipor's thread.

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No idea if the hose lengths allow that or not. Plus some use AN8 lines which are smaller and can be routed as Vipor did. The larger AN10 lines may not fit..
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First I gotta say thanks Modshack

And then thanks to all the other input on this thread that helped me put together what I think is a rock solid install.

Decided to go with the stainless steel lines even though the assembly is a little tougher it makes for a lot of piece of mind. Routed the lines over the sway bar and to the driver side. This was done using one 90 fitting and one 45 deg, which allowed the lines to easily clear the sway bar. I didn't like the idea of the lines being that low on the car (crappy roads here).

Results, ECR track day and temps never got above 230.

This is opposed to my first track day being cut short with 280 deg temps.

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I dont even have my 370 yet, but am likely going to do this mod. Was wondering if you used the same mock bracket up top as at the bottom and is there a place to mount the top, such as the lower composite piece used?....and does this mounting setup leave a space between the oil cooler and the rad, or do they touch, in which case I would need some rubber in between?

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