external oil cooler for C4
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From: Effingham Illinois
cooler-pictures
Where did the lines go after you went around the header do you have the pictures of where the lines went all the way to the front? I saw other peoples pictures of running down the side of the oil pan rail and under the PS pulley that is scary!
Can you post the way you did yours? Don't get me wrong I am not slammin anyone that's not cool I don't wnt to put the hoses that close to that spinnin pulley! Thanks for your help!
Can you post the way you did yours? Don't get me wrong I am not slammin anyone that's not cool I don't wnt to put the hoses that close to that spinnin pulley! Thanks for your help!
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Where did the lines go after you went around the header do you have the pictures of where the lines went all the way to the front? I saw other peoples pictures of running down the side of the oil pan rail and under the PS pulley that is scary! Can you post the way you did yours? Don't get me wrong I am not slammin anyone that's not cool I don't wnt to put the hoses that close to that spinnin pulley! Thanks for your help!
Can you post the way you did yours? Don't get me wrong I am not slammin anyone that's not cool I don't wnt to put the hoses that close to that spinnin pulley! Thanks for your help!Brian
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Starting from below and looking up at the engine, there is about 2" between headers and cooler lines
From above looking down next to the engine by the steering shaft
The cooler lines run up over the front cross member and then pass between the radiator shroud and the frame into the head light bucket area, no way to get a good picture in that area.
From above looking down into the head light bucket area
From in front looking at the cooler and the lines coming out from the head light bucket area
This set up has worked well for me. Hope this helps a little.
Brian
From above looking down next to the engine by the steering shaft
The cooler lines run up over the front cross member and then pass between the radiator shroud and the frame into the head light bucket area, no way to get a good picture in that area.
From above looking down into the head light bucket area
From in front looking at the cooler and the lines coming out from the head light bucket area
This set up has worked well for me. Hope this helps a little.
Brian
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Starting from below and looking up at the engine, there is about 2" between headers and cooler lines
From above looking down next to the engine by the steering shaft
The cooler lines run up over the front cross member and then pass between the radiator shroud and the frame into the head light bucket area, no way to get a good picture in that area.
From above looking down into the head light bucket area
From in front looking at the cooler and the lines coming out from the head light bucket area
This set up has worked well for me. Hope this helps a little.
Brian
From above looking down next to the engine by the steering shaft
The cooler lines run up over the front cross member and then pass between the radiator shroud and the frame into the head light bucket area, no way to get a good picture in that area.
From above looking down into the head light bucket area
From in front looking at the cooler and the lines coming out from the head light bucket area
This set up has worked well for me. Hope this helps a little.
Brian
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cooler
So the lines lay below the alternator and below the pivot point of the upper A-arm,Thanks for all the help and for the great pictures. I have the cooler hung and made brackets similar to how you did it but with the strips laying on edge up and down my cooler mounts are on the back of the coil instead of the top and bottom edge. They also go across from left to right.
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2024 C5 of the Year Winner - Modified
2023 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2022 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11
I used a couple of 1/8"T x 2"W aluminium plates. Bent the ends up, drilled holes for bolts. Drilled holes through the fiberglass radiator shroud and bolted aluminium plates to the radiator shroud. You can see one end of the lower plate in the last picture in the series.
Brian
Brian
Thanks. Anything to hold the top or is it ok without it?
Last edited by Kubs; Mar 10, 2009 at 08:18 AM. Reason: spelling
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C4 Z51 Engine Oil Cooler
If anyone is interested, I have an original C4 Z51 engine oil cooler.
I had planned on installing it on my 85, but never got around to it. It has been wrapped up in plastic sitting on the shelf for almost 20 years now. It is complete and even has the little T fitting and hoses which are so hard to find.
I had planned on installing it on my 85, but never got around to it. It has been wrapped up in plastic sitting on the shelf for almost 20 years now. It is complete and even has the little T fitting and hoses which are so hard to find.
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Went to the Hot Rod Power Tour yesterday in Dayton and my oil hit 230 degrees in @ 80 degree weather. During the stop and go on the interstate it was at 215-225, and if I drive agressivly
it goes over 235.
I'm going to buy a cooler that is smaller than what most are running so I don't have to block it off in the winter, I hope.
I am torn between an inline thermostat or the sandwich adapter thermostat, pros or cons?
TRU-Cool 12 Row Racing Oil Cooler
TRU-Cool® Economy Racing Oil Coolers- 12 Row
New anti-clog design keeps maximum air flow through cooler at all times. Lightweight aluminum alloy is vibration proof. All coolers come with a built-in bracket and a 1/2" NPT fitting. High-tech coolers are so efficient and durable, major NASCAR® teams use them.
Size: 2-3/4" x 11" x 1-1/2"
it goes over 235.I'm going to buy a cooler that is smaller than what most are running so I don't have to block it off in the winter, I hope.
I am torn between an inline thermostat or the sandwich adapter thermostat, pros or cons?
TRU-Cool 12 Row Racing Oil Cooler
TRU-Cool® Economy Racing Oil Coolers- 12 Row
New anti-clog design keeps maximum air flow through cooler at all times. Lightweight aluminum alloy is vibration proof. All coolers come with a built-in bracket and a 1/2" NPT fitting. High-tech coolers are so efficient and durable, major NASCAR® teams use them.
Size: 2-3/4" x 11" x 1-1/2"
