Oil Cooler recommendation

[Perry]

Hello pplz,

I'm starting another thread here about the oil cooler topic, well basically can anyone recommend different size oil cooler with different application, I remember tinkerbell was using a ebay one stating it didnt work that well on the track with a 2-3 hard laps.

Well basically its for a worked b18cR, how many role oil cooler should i get for occasion track use and daily driving?

Cheers
Perry

[noodleman]

trust 10 row...they have kits for dc2

[Jingers]

the earls kits that they had a group buy on crsx before would be fine too. Plenty of exeperience with the kit too interms of mounting locations hardware needed. I would go the earls. Track tested too and proved to reduce temp.

[Perry]

you recong a 10 row will be ok because my setup is a high reving motor and i was plannin to go very hard on the track i was recommended going 19 row, what you think?

[tofuR]

the group buy that we did ..
we used 16 row

personally i think 10 row is too little ..
16 is really good ..

[Perry]

the group buy that we did ..
we used 16 row

personally i think 10 row is too little ..
16 is really good ..

how much was from the group buy? and how much is normally without the group buy?

[vtml]

10 row is stretching it, I have the Trust one and I would want to upgrade it eventually. You might need to find a way to increase your oil pressure though.

[fueltank]

I agree. If you track it. 10 rows is definately not enough.
16 is good compromise between track and street. If you mainly track the car then perhaps 25 row would be better.

[00dc2]

cant you get a thinner hose to keep the oil pressure up? tinkerbell said something about that when he installed his...

[air23box]

how about dc5s? any good ones for dc5s?

[noodleman]

^arc make kits for dc5....hella expensive though

also k-one makes kit for dc5 and it's about $1500

[kavehman]

Out of curiosity, with the group buy, did you guys get sandwich plates with the thermostat in them to only run oil through the cooler when it reaches operating temp ?

[tinkerbell]

no t.stat was included AFAIK in the GB

if tracking car - use 19 row as minimum IMO

[Noel]

Note, this is an EK ... Not a DC2/5. Comments on those models not applicable in consideration of aerodynamics, bumper design and what is available. Routing excessive longer lines, wrong mounting point/positions, the number of rows on cooling plate all matter. More does not equal to better. This isn't displacement or horsepower/torque.

[tinkerbell]

...but the comments do provide a very good basis for decision making.