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Difficulty/cost of adding an oil cooler |
Thunderchief |
Nov 6 2019, 04:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 145 Joined: 12-August 19 From: Pasadena, CA. Member No.: 23,365 Region Association: Southern California |
My buddy is considering buying a half finished 914 project car that will need a few things including an oil cooler for the 3.2 six. What do shops usually charge for parts and labor generally for this, ballpark? Thanks.
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ClayPerrine |
Nov 7 2019, 09:28 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,518 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
I have a hot 4.0 in my six conversion. I use two 964 oil coolers mounted in the rear with the transmission. The engine has not exceeded 220 degrees since installation. But it has not seen a Texas summer yet.
With the 2.4S motor in the same car, I had a 911 Carrera cooler mounted in the right rear behind the wheel. Nothing was ever run up front. The cooler dropped the engine temp more than 30 degrees and kept the engine cool on a hot Texas summer day. But remember, oil coolers only work when there is a temperature differential between the air and the oil. If the air temp around the trans is 250 degrees, an oil cooler the size of a semi truck radiator mounted there won't drop the temp below 250 degrees. So airflow is paramount. Get the air moving out from under the car, taking the heat with it. Good luck. |
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