RX7 oil coolers, do they work? Options

[DanT]

Any one used one on their car and does it work efficiently...especially for a track car? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)

[hmeeder]

Well, just to stir the mud...

I do have a "used" RX7 oilcooler off a Generation 1 RX7. I got the thing at a local pick-a-part for $15 and had it pressure tested and flushed for another $15.

My 2.4 liter handgrenade never gets above 200 degrees. I run 5/8 I.D. jiffy line and the flow is fine for what I need. One of the benefits of the RX7 cooler is the size and shape is an ideal fit for the nose of the car.

I know, I know. I'm going hear bitching about going cheap on a track car. Well, the only way my wife will let me build/race/keep this car is if I do it on the extreme thinnest budget possible.

Believe me, if I had the resources, my car would be built like a jewelled Swiss watch and you could lick the exhaust manifold (OK, I admit it, I do that anyway) but I don't, so it isn't.

The short answer: a used RX7 oil cooler can work if that's all you got (or are willing to pay for.) It's not optimum, but it will work.

Let the flaming begin.