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> Oil cooler location revisited, How 'bout the hell hole?
East coaster
post Mar 17 2004, 02:19 PM
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Has anyone installed an oil cooler in the battery tray/hell hole area?? I was looking at this area and thinking that if the battery is relocated this spot could be used for an oil cooler/fan combo with the hot air being spent into the passenger side wheel well. Keeps the oil lines close and keeps both trunks unaltered (except for relocated battery!). I don't know how much ambient flow would occur with this installation, but a fan(s) should be able to push enough air??

Here's a really quick and really bad photoshop pic of what I mean:




My apologies to whomever I stole the hell hole pic from....it's not easy being green (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)


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post Mar 17 2004, 04:48 PM
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QUOTE(East coaster @ Mar 17 2004, 12:19 PM)
I don't know how much ambient flow would occur with this installation, but a fan(s) should be able to push enough air??

all that would do is push hot air over hot oil.
why? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

you want a external oil-cooler? mount it where it gets enough cold air to actually DO something for you.
the front is the only way to go.

those little electric fans won't help ya cause you still move hot air over a hot cooler.
same for the under-rear-trunk location.
or the inside-rear-trunk location.

this just does not work ...
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East coaster   Oil cooler location revisited   Mar 17 2004, 02:19 PM
davep   I'm not sure there is enough airflow or space ...   Mar 17 2004, 02:25 PM
brant   here we go again.. any location is dooable... I...   Mar 17 2004, 02:45 PM
East coaster   Definately need a cooler..........It's a 3.6 c...   Mar 17 2004, 02:56 PM
seanery   you can do one up front without totally hacking up...   Mar 17 2004, 03:11 PM
tat2dphreak   correct me if I'm wrong, but if you are going ...   Mar 17 2004, 03:15 PM
brant   Yes.. cutting into the fender is cutting... but w...   Mar 17 2004, 03:25 PM
ynotdd   I did a 3.6 in a 914 a few years ago! I used t...   Mar 17 2004, 04:29 PM
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