thinking about an oil cooler, general questions Options

[shaggy]

how much will an oil cooler help me?
im running a stock 1.7 now, but id really like to bore it out

how big of an oil cooler should i get?

will it still work if i have an oil bath air filter?

i have an a/c condenser in the front trunk does anyone have any idea if i could just drop that thing and bolt in an oil cooler?

cuz then i think i could still have a full spare and i know thats alot of my front end crash protection

if i could do that could i run the oil lines through the same lines fro the ac? if not can i run 'em under the car instead of through the cabin?
id really like the car to appear stock but not be (i.e. bir bore, possibly brakes, better shocks and id like an oil cooler)

[Trekkor]

QUOTE

how much will an oil cooler help me?

Good question and welcome to our little club!

It may not help at all if you don't ever get close to high temps anyway.

I ran my car since January with no issues until i ran a track day last week. It was a pretty mild day in the low 80's and I was pushing 245° oil temps. Think what would have happened on a 100°-105° day (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)

The cooler will help me now. Target temps between 180°-200° for longevity.

First get a reliable oil temp guage and verify that it is accurate. Are there any situations that cause your motor to get close to 230°-240° for any length of time?

if you approach 240° on a regular basis I'd say look into a cooler. Also verify that your stock under-shroud cooler is clean.

If you don't see over 235° except for rare occasions I'd say no.


KT