My GTM 34 Row oil Cooler Pics

SPOHN

Here is my install pics of my oil cooer. I choose the 34 row due to hot Georgia weather. I will be doing lots of spirted driving and a couple of track days. The install was pretty easy. Even though it didn't come with instructions. I had searched lots of threads here to get a great idea.

I mocked up everything first to see how it fits.. Took it apart and began to install. The cooler was a little different from the pics I've seen on GTM threads. Due to mine was a bigger cooler. I had to trim out as little area on the middle bracing on the car to make the L shaped bracket fit flush that holds the upper left side of the cooler to the middle bracing. I filled the cooler up with oil first. Basically a hole quart. I then ran the lines the best way I felt. There was more slack than I thought there would be. But that's fine due to engine torquing. Plus I might of could of ran the adapter plate away from the front of the car where the fittings attach. I also bought some 3/4" rubber hose to help keep rubbing down on the braided hose where it rubs on parts of the frame and plastic trim pieces. The sandwich adapter was pretty much simply threaded on and tighten down. The car ended up taking 6 and 1/2 quarts of oil with the lines and all. So far no leaks. I did use locktite on all fiitings.

The cooler defiantly works. At 60 degrees and crusing it was at 160. So I will have to make a block off plate I've seen in modshacks DIY thread. But at the same temp taking the car to red line threw several gears nad traveling about a 1/4 of a mile. It came up to 180. So here are some pics. Enjoy.

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red6spd

Clean install. An oil cooler is on my list of mods, probably by the end of next month. Oh and is it normal for the kit to not come with instructions???

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2010 Base+Sport 6spd: Stillen G3, FI Non-Resonated CBE, FI Non-Resonated Test Pipes, UpRev Tuned, Custom 24R Oil Cooler, JDM Rear Fog-OEM Harness.
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SPOHN

Thanks. Yea I know. Just thought I'd throw that in there.

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spearfish25

I'd suggest doing the cooler cover my way:
DIY: Oil Cooler Cover

It's very easy to install and remove, and there aren't any bolts/wing-nuts to drop.

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SPOHN

Thanks man. I defiantly like that idea.

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SPOHN

Hey spearfish. It looks (not positive) as you covered the hole cooler itself. Is that what you did? I've seen some others mention they covered 1/3 of the cooler. I have the 34 row and some of it is already behind the crash bar. Or what do you recommend?

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spearfish25

I cover the whole cooler since it's so damn cold in Chicago.

The beauty of the velcro is you can cover as much or as little as you want. In your situation, I'd make a cover that fits the whole cooler and then cut it in half horizontally. If it's hot out, take it all off. If it's mildly cool and your temps aren't coming up, cover half. If it's really cold, put both halves on.

Or you can just start with a full cover on or off and see how it goes. You have options!

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SPOHN

Thanks. Great ideas.

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