Does a z06 oil cooler restrict airflow?
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But to answer the question, yes.
Anything stacked in front of the radiator is going to restrict airflow.
That is assuming you are talking about the z06 air/oil cooler and not the water one on 2010+ models.
Anything stacked in front of the radiator is going to restrict airflow.
That is assuming you are talking about the z06 air/oil cooler and not the water one on 2010+ models.
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If your coolant temps are already a concern based on your use of the vehicle, adding one certainly wont help in that category. Hard to say if you'd see a measurable difference though without knowing more.
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How would that work? The 2005/06/07 Z51 has the transmission (manual and auto) and engine oil cooler in the water radiator and the Z06 only has the trans/diff cooler in the water radiator, so you would be short a connection.
I went the other way and got a Z06 (2007) oil cooler and a Z07 (2011) all aluminum radiator that accepts the trans/diff cooler lines.
I went the other way and got a Z06 (2007) oil cooler and a Z07 (2011) all aluminum radiator that accepts the trans/diff cooler lines.
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How would that work? The 2005/06/07 Z51 has the transmission (manual and auto) and engine oil cooler in the water radiator and the Z06 only has the trans/diff cooler in the water radiator, so you would be short a connection.
I went the other way and got a Z06 (2007) oil cooler and a Z07 (2011) all aluminum radiator that accepts the trans/diff cooler lines.
I went the other way and got a Z06 (2007) oil cooler and a Z07 (2011) all aluminum radiator that accepts the trans/diff cooler lines.
I went the OE ZR1 radiator w/ Zr1 oil cooler route myself.
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The ZR1 and Z07 radiators are same except for the way the hoses connect. They are the only all aluminum factory radiators. The base and Z06 radiators with those plastic tanks, tend to crack.
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2005 Z51 was the only year with a eoc built into the radiator. Starting in 2006, a shorter version of the Z06 external cooler was used. Adding another cooler in front of the air conditioning condenser just impedes airflow to the radiator that much more.
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I bought it new, so I know it to be fact.
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It was a win-win for me that I not only cured the low oil temp issues on the street, I also got a much, much better radiator over my OE unit.
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Correct...so I had to source a ZR1 upper rad hose when I converted mine. Little known fact is that the OE ZR1 & Z07 actually utilize a Griffin core.
It was a win-win for me that I not only cured the low oil temp issues on the street, I also got a much, much better radiator over my OE unit.
It was a win-win for me that I not only cured the low oil temp issues on the street, I also got a much, much better radiator over my OE unit.
I have to block my Z06 oil cooler to get oil temp on 50 degree days.
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Ah...So you're not utilizing the rad's integrated EOC for your car, you're using an OE front mounted oil cooler.
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