some ideas for oil-cooling and brake air ducts ... Options

[SirAndy]

after a short brainstorm session with Roger Sheridan, brad and jason i've been busy bouncing around ideas about a good oil-cooling system and getting some air to my front brakes.
here's what i came up with so far:

Oil-Cooling:
my first idea was to just put a oil cooler in the front. i have a GT (916) front spoiler that already has the cutout for the cooler. but then, while looking at rogers car, i got a better idea.
what if i put a oil cooler in the spot where the stock fresh air fan resides? this is a high pressure area (roger uses it as air intake for his tranny-cooler). i can then use tubes to run the air from the oil-cooler either inside the car (meaning i can have heat AND nice headers) or route it to the outside. the fans you see in the picture could be just 911 ventilation fans. using fans would also help cooling the car when i sit in traffic, which a normal front oilcooler does not do very well.
any commentz?

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Brake Air Duct:
since i already have the above mentioned 916 front spoiler and it does not come with openings for brake cooling, i now can use the oilcooler cutout to run a tube (or duct) throught the sides of the front trunk and route the air to the brakes.
any commentz?

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[Don Wohlfarth]

Andy, not trying bust your bubble.
I don't think you can move enough air over the size cooler you could fit in the cowl. Lot of guys stuffing 3.6's in early 911's either run a huge cooler in the front or 2 Carrera type coolers in the front fenders with the associated headache of ducting. With the mods you're planning I hope there's a cage in your future. Putting the cooler in the cowl area just makes everything so much more difficult.
Running the front brake ducts thru the trunk is the way to go.
Try and come up with a plan for where you're going with this project. If you go to a cage and tie in suspension points the front truck starts getting congested. Running brake cooling ducts add to the problem. If you go to front cooler and vent thru hood is another. Add a fuel cell and it will teach you language you can't use in mixed company. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hanged.gif)