Adding an Oil Cooler - capacity

[juno]

Soooooooo, I am about ready to nix the Custom Griffin radiator idea because of the difficulty in mounting a fan between the turbo and twice as thick core. :cry: I was hoping to use it as it is just sooo nice, but I would be forced to remove the PS/stock trans coolers and relocate those and move the mounting brackets, blah, blah, blah.

I want to add a mega oil cooler instead, preferably with braided lines. How big are the engine oil coolers you dudes are using? (oil capacity, btu's, size)
Are bigger ones available? Has anyone used a Cobra style? Any benefit from using a cobra style and the standard size you guys are running and put them in series?

BTW, I want the car to function at moderate boost for long periods, so the extra cooling is critical, especially in SFL.

[fastblackmerc]

I don't use one, but check out http://www.derale.com they have some nice stuff.

[Zack]

I had on on the car and didnt like it cause it took up too much room.
If i was to do it all over, i would buy the Cobra or PI oil filter adapter (with the cooling feature) and run a seperate water tank with heat exchanger and pump for the oil cooler.
A lot of work and $$$, but probably the right route for extended periods of boost.

[sailsmen]

It's easy, mount the a/m trans cooler behind the grill and cut the oem ps cooler off and mount it to the sway bar.

I did this on my car to improve the air flow over the radiator, needed when you drive bumper to bumper @20mph for 1/2 hour in 98*/98%.

[juno]

It's easy, mount the a/m trans cooler behind the grill and cut the oem ps cooler off and mount it to the sway bar.

I did this on my car to improve the air flow over the radiator, needed when you drive bumper to bumper @20mph for 1/2 hour in 98*/98%.

And redo the radiator mounts, and cut and rerun all the tubing as there is less room in that area now with turbo, inlet, outlet hot and inlet,outlet cold, intercooler, oil supply and return lines etc. Yes it is not totally daunting, but adding an oil cooler may be the better method.
:D

[juno]

I had on on the car and didnt like it cause it took up too much room.
If i was to do it all over, i would buy the Cobra or PI oil filter adapter (with the cooling feature) and run a seperate water tank with heat exchanger and pump for the oil cooler.
A lot of work and $$$, but probably the right route for extended periods of boost.

That would seem ideal if I could find the room for the watertank, pump, etc.

Maybe I will wait till everything is in it's permanent place.

[Joe Walsh]

Aeroquip makes an in-line Oil cooler #FBM2194.
It has 1-1/2" water inlet/outlets and splices into your lower radiator hose.
It has -12 male JIC inlet and outlet ports for your oil lines.
Pretty slick set-up...compact too: 16" long x 3" diameter cylinder.

www.aeroquip.com

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[sailsmen]

Sorry I was not clear, it's the one dimensional internet.

In lieu of the Griffen rad I mounted an A/M Trans cooler behind the grill and the p/s cooler to the front sway bar.

This allowed increased air flow and less hot air from the oem p/s/trans hitting the oem radiator and kept my temps in a safe range.:D

W/ a turbo you will probab need more air flow on the rad.

Hope this helps.

[juno]

If I were to pull out the trans/pscooler it would gain me the room, but I would have to figure out how to mount the radiator. The bottom legs are fixed and the top is fixed. I may be able to mount it at a slight angle by keeping the bottom legs in place and figuring out a way to mount the top arms. Anyone see any issues with this, other then being able to drain the whole thing?

[Loco1234]

I had on on the car and didnt like it cause it took up too much room.
If i was to do it all over, i would buy the Cobra or PI oil filter adapter (with the cooling feature) and run a seperate water tank with heat exchanger and pump for the oil cooler.
A lot of work and $$$, but probably the right route for extended periods of boost.

My future bother in-law works a ford dealership and got me one of those...
I plan to incorperate it into my new engine setup this winter...