Engine oil-cooler lines.
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From: Maynard MA
Engine oil-cooler lines.
Does anyone know for sure which one of the stock engine oil-cooler line lines is the feed to the in radiator oil-cooler and which is the return line? You can describe them as top and bottom at the radiator or front and back at the oil filter. Please help if your sure. Thanks
Drifting
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From: Turlock CA
Does anyone know for sure which one of the stock engine oil-cooler line lines is the feed to the in radiator oil-cooler and which is the return line? You can describe them as top and bottom at the radiator or front and back at the oil filter. Please help if your sure. Thanks
--Dan
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Thanks! I bought a Z07 radiator and a Z06 cooler, so I just unbolted the Z51 cooler and lines and replaced them with factory Z06 lines. The Z07 radiator bolted right in and the trans cooler likes hooked right up.
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Does anyone know for sure which one of the stock engine oil-cooler line lines is the feed to the in radiator oil-cooler and which is the return line? You can describe them as top and bottom at the radiator or front and back at the oil filter. Please help if your sure. Thanks
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From: Maynard MA
oil cooler lines
I want to hook up an auxiliary oil cooler as well as the oil cooler in the Z 51 radiator. I want to run the hot oil from the engine to the radiator and then out to the auxiliary oil cooler than back to the engine. That is why I need to know which line is which.
Drifting
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From: Turlock CA
Plus, when cold, this allows the main radiator to increase the oil temp before returning to the motor. I plan to also add an external trans cooler plumbed the same way.
--Dan
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From: Surprise, Az
Dan,
Have you identified any external coolers for engine and trans? I've been considering the Z07 engine oil cooler but haven't come up with a good external trans cooler location and I don't want to take out the fog lights or cut up the car trying to fit one. I've been also thinking of dual Setrab's (engine/transmission oil) in front where the engine oil cooler would go but haven't measured yet.
Have you identified any external coolers for engine and trans? I've been considering the Z07 engine oil cooler but haven't come up with a good external trans cooler location and I don't want to take out the fog lights or cut up the car trying to fit one. I've been also thinking of dual Setrab's (engine/transmission oil) in front where the engine oil cooler would go but haven't measured yet.
Drifting
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From: Turlock CA
Dan,
Have you identified any external coolers for engine and trans? I've been considering the Z07 engine oil cooler but haven't come up with a good external trans cooler location and I don't want to take out the fog lights or cut up the car trying to fit one. I've been also thinking of dual Setrab's (engine/transmission oil) in front where the engine oil cooler would go but haven't measured yet.
Have you identified any external coolers for engine and trans? I've been considering the Z07 engine oil cooler but haven't come up with a good external trans cooler location and I don't want to take out the fog lights or cut up the car trying to fit one. I've been also thinking of dual Setrab's (engine/transmission oil) in front where the engine oil cooler would go but haven't measured yet.
Since then, I've looked at many coolers and considered how much additional cooling I need as I already have a DeWitts with the EOC and TOC. But it can't handle the load of having three heat-pumps feeding it on a hot day and over time everything equalizes and becomes too hot.
I am going to try a cheap solution and plan to place a pair of Flex-a-lite 4109s stacked horizontally in the opening between the lower air dam and the grill opening feeding the radiator. I have an additional obstruction with my Vararam intake extending into the grill. The 4109s are each rated 9,000 GVW and are 2 1/2" x 20" x 3/4" so fit the opening well and are only $47.
--Dan
