Factory supplied.
Oil cooler
Melting Slicks
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From: Burning Jet-A
Actually have been thinking this would be the ticket for my C3 L88 clone. The block has fittings already, so using them seems to make sense. And factually a ten percent increase in cooling capacity would be perfect if I could get it. Has anyone done a really clean installation they want to share?
Drifting
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From: Orlando Florida
Actually have been thinking this would be the ticket for my C3 L88 clone. The block has fittings already, so using them seems to make sense. And factually a ten percent increase in cooling capacity would be perfect if I could get it. Has anyone done a really clean installation they want to share?
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From: Lantana TX
There is a loss to the engine. Its in the form or oil pressure drop across the cooler, plumbing, and hardware or unfiltered oil.
1st place oil goes after leaving the oil pump is to the filter, then to the oil galleys within the block.
Most add-on type oil coolers intecept the flow of oil after it leaves the filter and before it goes to the oil galleys.
The oil pressure at the galleys is lower coming from an add-on cooler than if no cooler were installed unless the oil filter bypass valve is opening.
Installing one of these add-on type oil coolers could cause some or all the oil to bypass the filter and cooler by opening or partially opening the bypass valve.
If this is going on, you'll never see the pressure drop on your oil gauge and you'll be running unfiltered oil through the engine.
1st place oil goes after leaving the oil pump is to the filter, then to the oil galleys within the block.
Most add-on type oil coolers intecept the flow of oil after it leaves the filter and before it goes to the oil galleys.
The oil pressure at the galleys is lower coming from an add-on cooler than if no cooler were installed unless the oil filter bypass valve is opening.
Installing one of these add-on type oil coolers could cause some or all the oil to bypass the filter and cooler by opening or partially opening the bypass valve.
If this is going on, you'll never see the pressure drop on your oil gauge and you'll be running unfiltered oil through the engine.
The oil pressure is insignificant and I don't want to beat every acpect of this idea to death becasue it would never end. I have a high volume oil pump and loosing 1 lb is not going to kill me or the engine that is even if it is a 1 lb loss at that.
This will also never cause all the oil to bypass the filter. If this had any truth to it they would have never sold an oil cooler in the history of autos. I an not 100% sure, but I do not think any of the oil would ever bypass the filter.
I don't want to sound harse, but if I did sorry.
Le Mans Master
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From: Silver City NM
St. Jude Donor '05-'07
Actually have been thinking this would be the ticket for my C3 L88 clone. The block has fittings already, so using them seems to make sense. And factually a ten percent increase in cooling capacity would be perfect if I could get it. Has anyone done a really clean installation they want to share?
Someone refresh my memory, but I don't think any L-88 cars had them from the factory. Possibly as a dealer-installed item or for race-only cars.
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From: Lantana TX
That is a nice hood I had to make mine. Also you live in my area and I have had many people think they saw me in my vette when I think it must have been you.
I don't think the oil cooler is needed here but if it makes you feel better fine. A better oil might be a better way to spend you money though, somthing with a good heat dispersante (I am not talking about mobil 1 or others that spend more $$ on ads than R&D)
I don't think the oil cooler is needed here but if it makes you feel better fine. A better oil might be a better way to spend you money though, somthing with a good heat dispersante (I am not talking about mobil 1 or others that spend more $$ on ads than R&D)
You are very close and should get together with a few other C3's soon some where.
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This is not always true, lots of engines have piston squirters, they cool the pistons. The heat would otherwise be transferred into (mostly) the top ring and dispersed via the cyl wall into the coolant. If you don't have the squirters you don't loose this heat just like that.
It should not be used as a primary, but if it can cool the oil by 20 deg or so it has to cool the engine to a certain point. Now I am not saying it will cool the engine by 20 deg, but maybe 10 or so?
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