Oil Cooler for C6
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Oil Cooler for C6
Anybody know of any oil cooler kits specifically for the C6? I already have a trans oil cooler and don't know if there's enough real estate left for a standard 19-row core. I thought I saw something on You Tube about installing a kit with a narrow core that ran the length of the bottom of the radiator (This might have been on a Camaro). Thanks.
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Anybody know of any oil cooler kits specifically for the C6? I already have a trans oil cooler and don't know if there's enough real estate left for a standard 19-row core. I thought I saw something on You Tube about installing a kit with a narrow core that ran the length of the bottom of the radiator (This might have been on a Camaro). Thanks.
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My oil temp runs around 225 degrees in normal to slightly rambunctious driving. At 100K miles, guess I'm just thinking of things I can do to extend the car's longevity... I'm already hearing a lifter rattle on cold starts and general mild valvetrain noise above 3500 or so RPM. Planning a cam swap, lifters, head machining and perhaps a new oil pump this summer, headers, 3200 stall converter and a torque tube rebuild in a few weeks (I'm doing a lot of overtime).
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My oil temp runs around 225 degrees in normal to slightly rambunctious driving. At 100K miles, guess I'm just thinking of things I can do to extend the car's longevity... I'm already hearing a lifter rattle on cold starts and general mild valvetrain noise above 3500 or so RPM. Planning a cam swap, head machining and perhaps a new oil pump this summer, headers, 3200 stall converter and a torque tube rebuild in a few weeks.
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Aftermarket oil cooler thermostat I mean. The factory lines didn't have a thermostat.
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I have an LS3 with a "dry" (more like "damp") sump in my GS, and, since I do a lot of HPDEs, I upgraded my cooler to a Setrab from Improved Racing. They know their stuff and I would recommend them first and foremost. 
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We make a kit for the C6, but it's a high end kit designed for track use, probably overkill for your purposes: http://www.improvedracing.com/oil-co...600-p-768.html
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The Dewitts was a bolt in affair with just the radiator and GM Z51 oil lines. Pretty easy and effective upgrade.
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A cooler running engine will have cooler oil temps without any oil cooler upgrades. I added the Dewitts with integral EOC to my M6 Grand Sport. On a cool day, or, worse yet, cold day..... I absolutely hated the fact that it tookforever for the engine oil temps to even get to 150* with the stock air/oil cooler. Yeah, if you're tracking your Vette a lot, an air/oil cooler probably a great idea. For a mostly street driven Vette with an occasional track event, I'd go Dewitts and not look back. My GS could idle, parked, in 95+ degree heat, and the ECT's wouldn't get over 200*. That was with a 160* stat and aggressive fan settings.
The Dewitts was a bolt in affair with just the radiator and GM Z51 oil lines. Pretty easy and effective upgrade.
The Dewitts was a bolt in affair with just the radiator and GM Z51 oil lines. Pretty easy and effective upgrade.