Z1 Oil Cooler Makes Oil Cooler

wstar · 08-20-2012, 01:09 AM

I did something similar, but I cut out the plastic fins first (well that and I'm using the fangs for brake ducting). I stole the idea from Spohn

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ukmastermind · 08-20-2012, 02:10 PM

Good point, I never considered the risks of the Oil cooler....

I agree that 240-250 is pretty high on the highway but I would have no idea what other "problem" it would be. It's all stock and it revs at abt 3k at that speed and I'm not even hitting it hard, just cruising about 30-40 miles.

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Originally Posted by wstar

Just beware the tradeoffs. Adding the oil lines for the cooler is adding a significant risk. If a line blows off under pressure you're losing all your oil (and your engine) pronto. It's been documented to happen more than once on these boards, things happen! The stock system doesn't really have that risk. I'd highly recommend adding an oil pressure gauge at the same time (preferably one w/ a low-pressure alarm), might alert you in time to save things, unlike the stock low pressure dummy light.

240-250 is a bit nuts with the AC on at 75mph though, in any weather in the US. Definitely not normal, sure you don't have some other problem? I would've guessed you'd hit more like 220-230 max stock in those conditions, assuming you mean just cruising in top gear.

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