Time for new rad please advice
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Pro
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From: abingdon maryland
Time for new rad please advice
I am looking at the dewitt. Should I get the one with the oil and transmission cooler. I have a blown z and it gets pretty hot. should I also upgrade the fans? I called dewitt and they told me it doesn't come with instructions on how to install it. I know the rad is a drop in but what about tapping in for the oil and transmission cooler? This is just a street car.....no heavy track use at all. I have an rx7 for that. thanks in advance.
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From: At the beach in little Rhody
I bought mine with the oil cooler, but don't use it. I figured it was a major purchase and why not add the cooler if I need it later as the price difference wasn't that big not to.
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From: abingdon maryland
i know, i saw oil temps over 260 sometimes when i am on it. it's very crowded in there with the d1sc. coolant temps i saw over 240-50 sometimes. i can never get into it like i want. i just wondered how many have the tranny cooler too.
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From: 19804
No need to get a tranny cooler for the T56. A bottle of water wetter or purple ice mixed in with the coolant will help keep temps down. If you get a radiator without an oil cooler now you can always use an external oil cooler later if needed.
Last edited by HorsePowerAddicts; Aug 7, 2010 at 12:10 AM.
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From: Forsyth Illinois
It seams that with 260 oil temps that the optional internal cooler would help him. Isn't 260 getting in the high range for oil temps?
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I have an '04 Supercharged Z with the P1SC blower. The intercooler blocks most of the radiator on the drivers side. I installed the standard DeWitts 2 row radiator (no oil cooler or tranny cooler other that what came stock on the car. She runs about 205 - 212 in stop and go traffic here in Central Florida. I don't know what the oil temp gets to as I haven't looked. I've done quite a few runs up to 150+ but nothing for an extended period and usually not more than once in an afternoon. Car runs fine and strong without any hiccups.
Later ... Larry S.
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