ugly but oil cooler is functional

Allis Fields wrote: I like your Idea. Could it be mounted infront on the radiator behind the grill? I was having cooling issues but took out most of the water/orange antifreeze mix. and put in water wetter and just water. Now it don't heat up any more. I was thinking of using a electric fan infront of the radiator to cool down inbetween pulls. Thaught I had enough room.

  I couldnt get the lines bent tight enough without crimping them to go behind the radiator shell/nose . I have no water in the block using oil to cool block.

I like to keep installations clean and neat. It just looks like a after thought to me even though it was in the plan from the start.

how much longer til she pulls, i wanna hear how it does, a video would be awesome

If you use a simple tubing Bender, you can make nice clean, bends, and easily put the cooler behind the grille and not risk getting the tubing snagged, or risk it flapping around loose.

I am sure as you prove it out you will have it perfect, my first thought was DrAllis was helping by hanging a IV bottle.!!!!

I wish I had "fun" problems that showed results

I want to hear it also....!!!!

you will have to cut the bottom of the grill shell to get 3/8 od line up between it plus the inlet/outlets have to be at the top or cooler can trap air and cause cavitation. I could use pipe and 90 degree fittings to get it turned down before going to flare fittings.

Edited by mlpankey - 12 Jul 2010 at 3:44pm

I guess I'd be concerned about how many seconds it takes to establish oil pressure each time the engine is started with a mile of plumbing....I have one of my engines "hard -blocked" and have always felt if I had to make more than three runs at an event I'd drop the oil in a clean jug and refill with cold oil (keep the two jugs and alternate which oil is in the engine). I run stock RPM's and not "open" RPM's so I've never needed to do that.