southerndime333
XS650 Enthusiast
how about putting fins on the oil feed tube? anyone?
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oil feed, finned
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angus67
Welder's penetrate deeper!!
go for it. but i think those tubes are very thin, and i wouldnt try to tig on them.
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southerndime333
XS650 Enthusiast
very true.. would there be much benefit? being so close to the barrels.
angus67
Welder's penetrate deeper!!
i dont thinkso. they are already in the wind, and because they are thin, prolly already have enuf surface area for cooling.
southerndime333
XS650 Enthusiast
cheers angus.. to much thinking i needed another persons opinion.
by the way i like what you have done with your chop
by the way i like what you have done with your chop
tonyc
XS650 Guru
Look at some of XS John's articles on directing air flow with homemade deflectors.
They already make a finned feed tube:
http://www.xs650.biz/p/28/3426/mo74-cg|22=3/#ht-0091-cooler-adapter-for-oil-delivery-pipe
angus67
Welder's penetrate deeper!!
wow. any in usa? how much is that? does it clamp around the stock pipe? the one in the picture looks like a stocker.
There will be one in the US in a couple of weeks when they deliver mine.
It appears to clamp around the stock pipe. The pipe is not included.
In USD it came out to $91.46 delivered when I paid with PayPal.
It appears to clamp around the stock pipe. The pipe is not included.
In USD it came out to $91.46 delivered when I paid with PayPal.
southerndime333
XS650 Enthusiast
would you think its worth that $100 payed? couple of shaped heatsinks around a pipe?
They have rebuilt cranks to, kinda costly to have them ship here but if I was in Europe I think that would be a very good option.
Leo
Leo
Actually, when I bought it, I thought the pipe was included, and that it would be uni-construction, which would conduct heat better, I would think.
Still, I think it will be interesting to conduct a before and after test to see if it actually does anything, using my ThermoDipStick and infrared thermometers to measure temperatures.
They have a lot of new and tempting goodies. Like a new design for the sump screen, and a new complete remote spin-on filter kit.
If you drop one of those cranks in your shopping basket, and look at shipping options, the shipping is only 17,50 euros, about $23. That seems to be their standard shipping cost -- it's what I paid to have the oil feed tube cooler shipped.
PLease come back and share your test results with us.
I think a finned right case cover might be helpful. If you're trying to lose every degree of temp. The metal is thick enough that you could fin it neatly with a milling machine or maybe a router on a guide. I would make the fins horizontal.
I will. If you haven't seen it, I did a before and after temperature test of the MikesXS oil filter/cooler kit that can be seen here:
http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14997&page=2
Go to post #24.
xjwmx, I think finning the right side cover is a good idea, plus it would save some weight. One of these days I'm going to ship a cover to my friend who has a CMC machine.
