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I may not be the best to answer this as I have a 72 row that hooks from the side. Either way, it's okay to mix a bit of your

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I may not be the best to answer this as I have a 72 row that hooks from the side. Either way, it's okay to mix a bit of your old oil with your new. I would say after a few changes, maybe drain your oil cooler and start fresh.
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I may not be the best to answer this as I have a 72 row that hooks from the side. Either way, it's okay to mix a bit of your old oil with your new. I would say after a few changes, maybe drain your oil cooler and start fresh.
72?! can we see a pic of this? and why such a large oil cooler?
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72?! can we see a pic of this? and why such a large oil cooler?
It's not that large, just twice as wide and skinnier. Same surface area as the 34-row. I have one too
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I never knew there was a 72. You should not have to worry one effen bit about oil temp getting high then.
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I never knew there was a 72. You should not have to worry one effen bit about oil temp getting high then.
I still get limp mode on track on hot days
I'm looking at other ways to increase air flow.
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I'm looking at other ways to increase air flow.
WOW..... I'm a little surprised. How long (time) are you racing on the track? I figured you would get a breather here & there instead of going the whole time you are there.
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WOW..... I'm a little surprised. How long (time) are you racing on the track? I figured you would get a breather here & there instead of going the whole time you are there.
20 minute sessions is typical, sometimes 30 minutes. You're always backing off here and there during the session but the heat just accumulates and by the 15 minute mark it can become too much if it is 90+ degrees ambient.

One of the problems I found is that placing a large oil cooler in front of the radiator reduces airflow to the radiator and creates a high pressure zone that reduces the airflow to both the radiator and the oil cooler. An alternative would be to place 2 smaller oil coolers off to each side in front of each wheel, but that is a lot of oil hose to run and requires some custom fabrication for mounting.
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Please forgive me as the car is pretty dirty in this pic. It's the AE performance Oil Cooler. Works like a champ I might add. It's been 100+ already and I haven't seen it much over 200 idling in traffic.
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