Oil cooler

[mjs48]

I was curious what everyone thinks about running a deck mount oil cooler? How much it actually cools the oil and if anyone does NOT run one, have they ever had any problems?

Thank You

[brad hibbard]

mj,
oil coolers done right are a performance and dependability advantage

oil coolers done wrong can be terminal to your investment

the cooler you use should be a KNOWN clean cooler not one that you flushed out and think that it is clean-----if it EVER was attached to an engine that had a failure it is scrap

the cooler must have ample flow charcteristics and fitting size----dash 12 is best

all lines and fittings need to be be AN high flow fittings----dash 12 is best----never less than 10

adapters for the filter and block need to be high flow as well-----you cannot go wrong with CV stuff in this area-----we sometimes use a Canton sandwich adapter that maintains the filter on the block----When Bill Hendren was alive he often scolded me for using this system because it is somewhat restrictive --so now we do a little port work on the sharp corners and have had no problems but if we could ask Bill he would still say use CV stuff.-----never use low quality (cheap) adapters they just don't flow correctly and will create heat instead of taking heat away.

finally oil level-----you MUST check your oil level with the engine running-----1 quart above the proper oil level and no cooler will keep up with the heat created by the crank running in the oil
this is described on our website under the FAQ heading

when the added weight --expense or work of an oil cooler is not desired we recommend a high flow filter system designed by Joe Gibbs and built by CV products it eliminates the huge restriction at the filter and helps with oil temperatures it sells for around a $100 and the filters are about $20 instead of $10 but it is effective

however
A cooler done correctly is still our recomendation

Brad

https://www.race-1.com

[mjs48]

Brad

Thank you for your reply!

I do have one more question, where would you put the oil temperature sender without a cooler?

Thank You

[brad hibbard]

http://cvproducts.com/ProdDet.aspx?PN=SPIN-OF-2000

I am not to good at adding links but I think I did it this time LOL

Brad

[mjs48]

Brad

Where would you recommend to install the oil temperature sender without the use of an oil cooler?

Thank You

[brad hibbard]

on a 602 there is no where to put a sensor

on a 604 the sensor would go on the left side of the oil pan ----to the rear is a 1/2 npt bung for oil temp sensor

Brad

[sj valley dave]

get hold of Perfconn..he has good pricing and set us up when we were running a wet sump engine in our DLM before we switched to a dry sump set up...he sold us a nice billet CV Products adaptor, remote filter mount for a 2 qt filter and an awesome Seatrab oil cooler that we are still using on our dry sump set up....