External Oil Cooler, let me see some pictures Options

[tradisrad]

I am going to install my 25 row Earls oil cooler over the 4th of july and I am looking for some more ideas, tip and tricks.

I plan on using a wafer adapter to keep my filter in the stock location. I will also install a thermostat and a fan. I will most likely mount it under the rear trunk.

I'd like to see some pictures of what others have done. Experinces on the wafer adapter vs relocating the oil filter and what thermostats are being used. I've seen the Pelican Article.

thanks
-Rob

[VaccaRabite]

Yes, I felt I needed the fans. I was told by a lot of folks (on World and locally) that I would not get enough airflow w/o fans. The fans keep the air moving through the cooler, and it works very well.

Is a 12inch by 6 inch unit. With the fans and the mounting brackets, its 12" long, 7" tall and 6" deep. I am not sure that I needed the brackets with how I mounted it, but the bracket kit came with rubber isolators to I used them.

Zach

[bugsy0]

Yes, I felt I needed the fans. I was told by a lot of folks (on World and locally) that I would not get enough airflow w/o fans. The fans keep the air moving through the cooler, and it works very well.

Is a 12inch by 6 inch unit. With the fans and the mounting brackets, its 12" long, 7" tall and 6" deep. I am not sure that I needed the brackets with how I mounted it, but the bracket kit came with rubber isolators to I used them.

Zach

Is a vertical mount like this too exposed to the elements? Water and road debris will ruin the electric fan motor and heat exchanger, no? I don't drive in the rain unless I get caught, but I do drive on gravel and am concerned about dirt kicked up by the front wheels. Front mount requires cutting up my car. Are there better alternatives? I'd like to use the Setrab dual fan unit (16"x6"x6") or a Derale (11"x12"x4"). The Derale would have to be mounted parallel to the trunk floor which is not optimal imo.

[realred914]

Yes, I felt I needed the fans. I was told by a lot of folks (on World and locally) that I would not get enough airflow w/o fans. The fans keep the air moving through the cooler, and it works very well.

Is a 12inch by 6 inch unit. With the fans and the mounting brackets, its 12" long, 7" tall and 6" deep. I am not sure that I needed the brackets with how I mounted it, but the bracket kit came with rubber isolators to I used them.

Zach

Is a vertical mount like this too exposed to the elements? Water and road debris will ruin the electric fan motor and heat exchanger, no? I don't drive in the rain unless I get caught, but I do drive on gravel and am concerned about dirt kicked up by the front wheels. Front mount requires cutting up my car. Are there better alternatives? I'd like to use the Setrab dual fan unit (16"x6"x6") or a Derale (11"x12"x4"). The Derale would have to be mounted parallel to the trunk floor which is not optimal imo.

bottm line is tradisrads mounted his 72 plate cooler horizontally a couple inches below the trunk floor. his oil was at nearly 220F prior to that, with the cooler he got a slight reduction in temps, when teh fan kicked on he sees about 180F oil temps.

###this tell me the fan makes a significant cooling contribution

###this tells me the cooler can be mounted horizontally and give a significatn cooling contribution (and it is out of the way of many road debries)

###this tells me the cooler works fine even in the reported low air flow and high temps found above thre transmission.


bottom line is this system works great. no need to risk debries damage by hanging hte cooler down low in the slip stream. no need to run cooler up front.

this is plenty of cooling for a big bore 2 liter motor.




costs: my 96 plate cooler with fan attached cost $170 from Bugformance, this is the Empi brand cooler.

the Hyaden andwich adaptor with built in thermostat cost about $40 (use the Hayden 205 part number) the Derale thermostate switch for fan about $45, and the hose was $9 a foot for AN 10

all told it was about $350 for my install. could have saved about $100 if I had used regular hose and barbed fitting (the barbed fittins come with the cooler and sandwich adaptors)


so you could potnetially do it for about $250.