Half filled 416 oil cooler
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From: San Antonio Texas
Half filled 416 oil cooler
looking for some input. I have a 416 ci half filled block I am putting my C5Z, I live in Texas and would like to keep the car cool. How much will an external oil cooler help? And has anyone put in on their vette?
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you'd be better off asking this in the road racing, as nearly all of us there have oil coolers. and yes, they help significantly. i added in a DRM radiator and an enormous oil cooler for tracking at altitude where the temps are still 90-100, yet with less air to do the cooling, it runs like it's 120 degrees.
so in ~90-100 degree ambient Denver temp, my oils were roughly (track is dead on, im trying to remember street)
street idle: 220
track after several laps: 290+ and warning me
after bigass Setrab cooler (approx the size of a human backpack), can get number later
street idle: 200
track after several laps: 240
also of note: i cut away the license plate section for more airflow. i doubt the factory setup would allow for this much airflow/cooling.
so in ~90-100 degree ambient Denver temp, my oils were roughly (track is dead on, im trying to remember street)
street idle: 220
track after several laps: 290+ and warning me
after bigass Setrab cooler (approx the size of a human backpack), can get number later
street idle: 200
track after several laps: 240
also of note: i cut away the license plate section for more airflow. i doubt the factory setup would allow for this much airflow/cooling.
Last edited by sean.b; Apr 18, 2017 at 09:03 AM.
