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| tomkirkcis |
 Apr 29 2007, 07:55 PM
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It's time for the front oil cooler. I am going to use a factory styule GT front bumper and valence. I expect to use a fiberglass repro of the factory oil cooler schroud. The factory cooler appears to be 19 1/2 inches long x 4" x 4" from the images of factory parts posted on the web. I can not find aftermarket coolers of the same size as the factory cooler The rx 7 cooler is longer and taller, 23 long x 5" x 2.5" Will it fit under a factory style schroud? Does anyone have pictures of an rx7 cooler install they have done?.
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| woobn8r |
Apr 29 2007, 08:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 607 Joined: 7-January 07 From: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 7,435 Region Association: None |
The RX7 cooler is a very good quality piece, but the inlet and outlet fittings are too small. if you cut them off and aluminum weld on proper fittings you must still have the cooler cleaned for metal particles...
With this modification it is a very nice alternative to other more expensive coolers...although the supply of new units is now a challenge....at least up here in Canada. There is enough cooling here for a racing six....maybe too cool for the average street four cyl... |
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| tomkirkcis |
Apr 30 2007, 09:47 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 49 Joined: 19-October 06 From: massachusetts Member No.: 7,064 |
QUOTE(woobn8r @ Apr 29 2007, 10:49 PM)  The RX7 cooler is a very good quality piece, but the inlet and outlet fittings are too small. if you cut them off and aluminum weld on proper fittings you must still have the cooler cleaned for metal particles... With this modification it is a very nice alternative to other more expensive coolers...although the supply of new units is now a challenge....at least up here in Canada. There is enough cooling here for a racing six....maybe too cool for the average street four cyl... Have you tried to install this type of cooler in a factory gt shroud. Does it fit? If not is it the length or the height that is the limiting factor? I have a hot 3.2 so all the cooling is welcome. |
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| woobn8r |
May 1 2007, 08:03 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 607 Joined: 7-January 07 From: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 7,435 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(tomkirkcis @ Apr 30 2007, 09:47 PM) QUOTE(woobn8r @ Apr 29 2007, 10:49 PM) The RX7 cooler is a very good quality piece, but the inlet and outlet fittings are too small. if you cut them off and aluminum weld on proper fittings you must still have the cooler cleaned for metal particles... With this modification it is a very nice alternative to other more expensive coolers...although the supply of new units is now a challenge....at least up here in Canada. There is enough cooling here for a racing six....maybe too cool for the average street four cyl... Have you tried to install this type of cooler in a factory gt shroud. Does it fit? If not is it the length or the height that is the limiting factor? I have a hot 3.2 so all the cooling is welcome. I used an Rx7 cooler in my '69 911S 3.2 with great success....but I had modified the 911 front pan to accept it....My 914 looks quite different...but I plan on using another Rx7 cooler for it too....just haven't got there yet. I probably will not use the traditional GT type shroud and will make my own....I'm pretty sure the GT shroud will not fit without so many mods you would have been better off starting from scratch with a diferent concept..... |
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| nein14 |
May 2 2007, 07:44 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 839 Joined: 6-February 03 From: USA Member No.: 262 |
QUOTE(woobn8r @ May 1 2007, 06:03 AM) QUOTE(tomkirkcis @ Apr 30 2007, 09:47 PM) QUOTE(woobn8r @ Apr 29 2007, 10:49 PM) The RX7 cooler is a very good quality piece, but the inlet and outlet fittings are too small. if you cut them off and aluminum weld on proper fittings you must still have the cooler cleaned for metal particles... With this modification it is a very nice alternative to other more expensive coolers...although the supply of new units is now a challenge....at least up here in Canada. There is enough cooling here for a racing six....maybe too cool for the average street four cyl... Have you tried to install this type of cooler in a factory gt shroud. Does it fit? If not is it the length or the height that is the limiting factor? I have a hot 3.2 so all the cooling is welcome. I have a brand new never used RX-7 Oil cooler and a GT fiberglass shroud that has been modified to accept the RX-7 cooler. The GT shroud was widened in the middle and one of the holes on the side has been close and moved to the top of the shroud to match the Mazda cooler and fits in the front trunk perfectly.. I am thinking about selling the cooler and shroud together. If anyone is interested PM or email me nein11@msn.com I used an Rx7 cooler in my '69 911S 3.2 with great success....but I had modified the 911 front pan to accept it....My 914 looks quite different...but I plan on using another Rx7 cooler for it too....just haven't got there yet. I probably will not use the traditional GT type shroud and will make my own....I'm pretty sure the GT shroud will not fit without so many mods you would have been better off starting from scratch with a diferent concept..... |
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