best way to mount a oil cooler

[blake.]

i was wondering what is the best way to mount an oil cooler.

like this: (stolen from keimeir's build thread)


but i was thinking half the cooler will go to waste as its covered by the bumper, but every one does it?

i like the way motorfix have theirs across the grill on the cream wagon, as its fully exposed to the airflow.



i would like to add one i'm i'm using is a simple tube and fin using the sstd fwdd smallport sandwhich plate(no thermostat) and the drain to the sump.


all help appreciated.

[blake.]

this is like how i was thinking, simmilar sized to mine, mines just not as wide.

[blake.]

and has anyone had aany oil peasure problems with using a oil cooler?

[lolwat]

you going to run thermastat so if only run to the cooler when the oil is actually hot???

[Cerby86]

if he's using the standard sandwich plate then as far as i know it has a pressure valve in it and only flows when a certain pressure is reached, so it doesn't flow all the time.
I've got mine mounted the same as the top picture and i haven't had a problem in two years, though i haven't had a pressure or temp gauge on it.
pretty sure that the ones on the other cars are rx7 coolers.

[blake.]

like this.

[Sam-Q]

isnt that just a spacer?

[blake.]

might copy yours cerby

[Cerby86]

cool, all i did was bolt a piece of flat across the radiator opening and then bolted a couple of bent aluminium flat onto that brace and the lower rad support then bolted the cooler to that. I did look at the rx7 coolers first but i got this other one cheap. to be honest if your not planning on going turbo later I would try and find a rx7 one cos i reckon they look the best

[sundee]

The only flaw in the setup is only half the core is getting direct airflow, the rest is not.
The oil cooler works by "trapping" the relative airflow between the cores via the cooling fins and carrying away excess heat.
if the airflow is blocked then the core really cant do its job because the air cant carry the heat away.

Any cooling device needs to be mounted with direct or ducted airflow straight thru the core for maximum efficiency.