hotshoe
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Has anyone tried these oil coolers that bolt in place of the oil filter cover and do they help?
Has anyone tried these oil coolers that bolt in place of the oil filter cover and do they help?
That's interesting. Is that your setup?
Seems like that placement would interfere significantly with cooling air flow to the cylinder head
Looks like it sits right above the finned section of the head to me.....Seems like that placement would interfere significantly with cooling air flow to the cylinder head
Measurements beat presumptions every time!What little air flow to the head you loose is more than made up by the better oil cooling.
The 50* drop I noted in the oil temps also applies to the head temps as well as cylinder temps. Measured at the area around the plugs, as measured by laser thermometer. Cylinders measured just below head. Cylinders measured at mid and bottom didn't show quite as much cooling, About 35*.
These temps are recalled from a few years back so may not be accurate. I did a write up in one of the oil cooler threads when I did them.
Leo