Oil cooler..........round two, AKA fun with foam! Options

[East coaster]

So after a little brainstorming on an oil cooler layout, I figured I better actually do it.

Started out by figuring out the mounting of the cooler itself. It's a very large (4 x 24 fin area) and I think a good fit for a 3.6 since it doesn't have an engine mounted cooler. I started by cutting sections out of the front support tray for clearance and then re-boxing the area to keep the shelf rigid and serve as a mounting point for the front of the cooler.

Here's a pic of the cut outs...........

[East coaster]

Front mounted -12 cooler/thermo, yes, that was the plan.

Enlighten me on why that's a problem? This is going to be a street car if that has any bearing. I do have a -16 line from the oil tank to the engine. I've asked and researched this and have gotten many differing responses, mostly from people who are not running a 3.6 in a street car. So, I've resorted to taking advice from someone who has built a bunch of 3.6 cars, both street and track. I spoke to Jim Patrick (PMS) about my goals for this car and he convinced me -12 is the way to go.

I'm not discounting the concern you raise, I just would like to understand it? I've not run or even purchased the lines yet so, fill me in??