Oil cooler for under $200
07-30-2015, 10:02 AM
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Oil cooler for under $200
I thought i would share my find.
I was in the market for an oil cooler since i noticed the car running on the warm side even with a bigger radiator after 15-18 minutes of HPDE in 95*+ ambient temps. Being that im supercharged i figured an oil cooler will help all around. I had held off because i keep telling myself the car is my street/weekend/ beach day car but its sees more track time and autox than anything else.
I bought the kit on ebay after many emails back and fourth with the vendor i was able to find out that its made in the same factory as another more known cooler and its the same cooler unit and sandwich plate. The lines and fittings differ slightly. I was able to get it shipped for $166. I had left over money for beer and brake clean and i still didnt use all of the $200
I didnt mount it in the the location in front of the radiator because i figured i didnt need anything else blocking air flow since i already have a bigger heat exchanger. I did test fit and with brakets provided would have fit spot on. I modified the brackets the kit came with and shortened a line to fit better.
I opted to mount it in the passenger side of the bumper behind the faux brake duct. Most OEM oil coolers mount there anyway in BMW, mitsubishi and others. Pictures are below.
found on ebay under "s2000 oil cooler 19 row" or just "s2000 oil cooler 19"
I was in the market for an oil cooler since i noticed the car running on the warm side even with a bigger radiator after 15-18 minutes of HPDE in 95*+ ambient temps. Being that im supercharged i figured an oil cooler will help all around. I had held off because i keep telling myself the car is my street/weekend/ beach day car but its sees more track time and autox than anything else.
I bought the kit on ebay after many emails back and fourth with the vendor i was able to find out that its made in the same factory as another more known cooler and its the same cooler unit and sandwich plate. The lines and fittings differ slightly. I was able to get it shipped for $166. I had left over money for beer and brake clean and i still didnt use all of the $200
I didnt mount it in the the location in front of the radiator because i figured i didnt need anything else blocking air flow since i already have a bigger heat exchanger. I did test fit and with brakets provided would have fit spot on. I modified the brackets the kit came with and shortened a line to fit better.
I opted to mount it in the passenger side of the bumper behind the faux brake duct. Most OEM oil coolers mount there anyway in BMW, mitsubishi and others. Pictures are below.
found on ebay under "s2000 oil cooler 19 row" or just "s2000 oil cooler 19"
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keeptrying56 (12-08-2021)
07-30-2015, 11:04 AM
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awesome. i like it 
Anymore details/pictures on the mounting itself? Drilling, points of contact, etc.?
Anymore details/pictures on the mounting itself? Drilling, points of contact, etc.?
07-30-2015, 03:57 PM
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Pretty cool stuff. I found a 48 row for 279 shipped. http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/p.../OilCoolerKits
Might be a smidgen overkill but the price is pretty solid
Might be a smidgen overkill but the price is pretty solid
07-31-2015, 05:20 AM
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07-31-2015, 06:54 AM
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Clean install!
I was looking at the listing on ebay and it appears as though there are threaded plugs on the sandwich plate. Is that a place where you could possibly run an oil temp and oil pressure sensor?
I was looking at the listing on ebay and it appears as though there are threaded plugs on the sandwich plate. Is that a place where you could possibly run an oil temp and oil pressure sensor?
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07-31-2015, 07:05 AM
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Yeah it has two ports presumably for temp and pressure sensors or oil feed for a turbo.
07-31-2015, 07:22 AM
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While you don't NEED front brake ducts, they will greatly increase your brake pad life.
You may also want to consider getting a vented hood or venting your current (or extra stock) hood. Something similar to this:
http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticl...nted-Hood.aspx
There's a little blurb here (about midway down the page) on the effectiveness of the hood:
http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticl...r-Testing.aspx
07-31-2015, 07:22 AM
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While you don't NEED front brake ducts, they will greatly increase your brake pad life.
You may also want to consider getting a vented hood or venting your current (or extra stock) hood. Something similar to this:
http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticl...nted-Hood.aspx
There's a little blurb here (about midway down the page) on the effectiveness of the hood:
http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticl...r-Testing.aspx