oil cooler as a heater, has this been done before Options

[pete-stevers]

just had an idea (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif) has anybody used a front mounted oil cooler to heat the passenger compartment of the car......as i am running headers i figure this might be a simple solution to running heat exchangers (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif)
if so any pics or directions

[TravisNeff]

I think you would lose a ton of heat just getting back into the cabin, and will need some serious fans. The stock exchangers get a lot hotter than an oil cooler will. The single fan does the job, but you are also getting airflow from the engine cooling fan as well.

Might work well if you put the cooler under the fresh air inlet. But you'd lose the wipers and have to redo your fresh air system to compensate, then also all you would have is heat.

Lastly, how long before your car heats up enough for the thermostat to start openening? That may take a while. And on super cold days your thermostat may hardly open up at all.