Need Advice - Best Location for Oil Cooler, Passenger rear fender well???? Options

[Joseph Mills]

I have a 2"X5"X12" oil cooler. With the 2 computer fans mounted the total thickness will be about 4.5"

Initially I was planing on mounting the unit under the trunk on the passenger side as many others have done.

It was suggested to mount it in the forward section of the rear fender well.

While mounting my race tires recently I took a good look at the space and there is a ton of room in the forward section of the fender well.

Doesn't Porsche mount some of their oil coolers in the same spot?

I would be really interested in hearing the pros and cons of this location.

[Joseph Mills]

I appreciate all of your insight, comments and predictions. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)

Threads that wander a bit like this always bring a lot of good extra info to the table. I thank you! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/pray.gif)

Today I did some engine temps documentation.

The engine is clean, valves adjusted, carbs sync'd & timing set. All the tin & rubber is in place except for drivers side air deflector under firewall.

Ambient temp: 95 degrees

City stop & go 200 degrees

Highway constant speeds on rolling terrain:

3800 rpm 220 degrees

4000 rpm 225 degrees

4600 rpm 235 degrees

When the temp got to 235 I slowed back down (temps went down too).

I think I'll move ahead with the external cooler. The two fans and cooler were free, so all it will cost are hoses and fittings plus the sandwich adaptor. If it doesn't do the job, I'll be all set to install something larger. Like Rich said... try it out and see if it works.

I'll post whatever the results are once completed.

Thanks again guys. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beer.gif)