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> Opinions on a Different Oil Cooler Position
carr914
post Oct 25 2011, 09:28 AM
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The typical GT Oil Cooler location is in the front which then exits the air under the car. The air exit is obviously not ideal.

So I'm thinking about putting a cooler in the Rear Panel, fed by a NACA Duct in the Rear Trunk lid. Whatcha Think?

The Cooler would be kinda like this but in the center

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carr914   Opinions on a Different Oil Cooler Position   Oct 25 2011, 09:28 AM
brant   I don't think the air flow will be enough fron...   Oct 25 2011, 09:34 AM
kg6dxn   Mount it in the front and duct through the fender ...   Oct 25 2011, 09:42 AM
McMark   The air above the rear lid is pretty low pressure....   Oct 25 2011, 09:59 AM
Bruce Hinds   The air above the rear lid is pretty low pressure...   Oct 25 2011, 11:19 AM
BajaXJ92   I still really like Chappy's setup where its i...   Oct 25 2011, 11:23 AM
kg6dxn   I still really like Chappy's setup where its ...   Oct 25 2011, 11:43 AM
BajaXJ92   I still really like Chappy's setup where its...   Oct 25 2011, 11:52 AM
kg6dxn   [quote name='kg6dxn' post='1561057' date='Oct 25 ...   Oct 25 2011, 12:58 PM
Vacca Rabite   Depending on how much you are trying to cool, my s...   Oct 25 2011, 11:45 AM
zx-niner   Depending on how much you are trying to cool, my ...   Oct 25 2011, 09:58 PM
thelogo   I no i've got no business posting on this , bu...   Oct 25 2011, 12:25 PM
stugray   When I had my old 914 in college (90s) I put the A...   Oct 25 2011, 01:04 PM
Bruce Hinds   As a v8 guy with a narrow body car, I like front l...   Oct 25 2011, 01:56 PM
ArtechnikA   So I'm thinking about putting a cooler in the...   Oct 25 2011, 05:00 PM
chris914   This may be helpful. Scroll down to the bottom and...   Oct 26 2011, 01:38 PM
Bruce Hinds   Thanks an interesting study and raises a thought t...   Oct 26 2011, 02:25 PM
Vacca Rabite   Neat idea. But i bet you would start fighting rust...   Oct 26 2011, 02:59 PM
Elliot Cannon   Neat idea. But i bet you would start fighting rus...   Oct 26 2011, 04:21 PM
Madswede   To continue this interesting discussion, why is it...   Oct 26 2011, 06:58 PM
majkos   Yup, and thank God for spell check. Took me a c...   Oct 26 2011, 07:13 PM
URY914   Air exiting under the car is never ideal.   Oct 26 2011, 07:16 PM
Madswede   Air exiting under the car is never ideal. :confu...   Oct 26 2011, 07:58 PM
URY914   Air under the car means lift. Air on top of the ca...   Oct 26 2011, 08:07 PM
Madswede   Understood, but my thoughts were based on existing...   Oct 26 2011, 08:16 PM
carr914   I believe the GT was successful mainly because it ...   Oct 26 2011, 08:35 PM
Madswede   Interesting points. Thanks guys for indulging my e...   Oct 26 2011, 08:42 PM
carr914   Air under the car means lift. Air on top of the c...   Oct 26 2011, 08:55 PM
Eric_Shea   Here's one for the engineers; How much lift do...   Oct 26 2011, 09:09 PM
URY914   Here's one for the engineers; How much lift d...   Oct 27 2011, 09:22 AM
Eric_Shea   ...and; would the air hitting that portion of the ...   Oct 26 2011, 09:11 PM
chris914   ...and; would the air hitting that portion of the...   Oct 27 2011, 11:36 AM
kg6dxn   My car is suprisingly stable at 120mph. Don't ...   Oct 26 2011, 09:22 PM
r_towle   Just to add another thought. We put a cooler in a ...   Oct 27 2011, 11:05 AM


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