oil cooler, your thoughts Options

[IronHillRestorations]

I used a 25 row Mocal cooler and put it in the right rear wheelhouse, opposite side of the 914-6 oil tank, and it worked pretty well, and was fairly easy to plumb. The most difficult part was getting the right mounting location and reaching up into that slim area to bolt everything up. I had mounted a Spal fan directly to the cooler with a thermostat that didn't work right and burned the fan out after a while.

That was with a 3.0 with Webers, and it never ran hot, even on long trips in the summer. I never did any autox or DE stuff with that car though (unfortunately).

[ClayPerrine]

A friend of mine here in the DFW area is a PCA club racer. He runs a 914 2.0, and he has a very nice oil cooler setup. He put a cooler at the rear next to the transmission, and ran it into the oil filter adapter. It's mounted vertically, with a duct on the front side of it that tapers it down to the size of the heater hose used on a 914 (the flexible orange stuff). He then took to shop vac ends with the wide nozzles, and replaced the flaps on the front of the engine compartment with them. They hang below the front edge of the engine compartment, and they force cold air into the cooler at the back of the motor. He runs 190 degree oil temp on a 100 degree day with track temps in the 140s. He does not use a fan on it either. The heating on the engine happens when the car is moving, not sitting still.

I have a full setup of what he runs that I will put on my car if the temps run too hot.

[dflesburg]

Duh,

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