Hayden / Napa / Summit oil cooler kit. Anyone?

Unclemeaty

EDIT Note: Since installing this kit, everything seems GREAT. Please make sure if you want to try this yourself to please read through this entire thread. Theres stuff added to this every so often. The latest addition is important enough to post up first. If you are going to buy/try this kit, sincerely think about picking up 4 of the following T-Bolt style hose clamps:

Mikalor 19-21mm T-Bolt Clamp

http://www.amazon.com/Mikalor-301902...9176500&sr=8-1




Hey all,

The other day I was going through my local Napa store, and asked the counter for advice on Oil Coolers for my car. The guy showed me several in his computer system, and he had one in stock. Here it is:

Store Locator | NAPA Online



The oil cooler kit is "Made in the USA"

From Napa:
From Summit:

My first thought was this oil cooler was designed for SAE and non-metric vehicles, so I asked to take a look at the kit they had in stock. For one, the sandwich plate IS of thermostatic design, and the kit DOES include the 20mm sandwitch adapter to thread onto a 370z. The included ~12 feet of rubber hose didnt look like it was rated for oil, so I wrote down the number and did my reasearch - The host itself IS rated for oil, at 300PSI peak pressure. That being said, it might be better to eventually get at least -8 AN hose/fittings as I dont trust the host-barb fittings and rubber for years and years.

Summit.com sells the same kit as Napa, and it is even LESS expensive. Napa wants $139, Summit wants $96.

Hayden Automotive 459 - Hayden Fluid Coolers - Overview - SummitRacing.com

Anybody try using one of these? I know its of 'fin' type but so is our power steering cooler.

I'm very tempted to give it a try...