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| Craigers17 |
 May 11 2020, 04:03 AM
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Recently, I've been trying to get my '74 2.0 sorted out, and it's running relatively well. One of the previous PO's modified the car to include an external oil cooler mounted right behind the front grommet holes. It's a fairly large cooler and everything is plumbed and working. As a matter of fact, if my center console oil temp gauge is correct, and it APPEARS to be working properly, it is keeping the temps right around mid gauge(no where near red) after some fairly spirited driving for around 25 minutes. I actually LIKE the cooler location here, and would prefer to keep it...based mainly, so far, on cooling ability.
The current problem is, whoever installed the front cooler made no provision for venting the hot air. I posted a similar post a few months back, but now that I have the car running/driving, I have spent more time looking at various oil cooler setups... mainly thru this thread: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=56102 All that said, I kind of like the simplicity of this one in particular. And the poster seems to have great results, even autocossing. I was thinking maybe only 2 - 2.5" Hole Saw openings, and then fashioning a fiberglass "Shroud" kind of like a poor man's Patrick Motorsports GT Shroud. I realize I could go with a louvered floor pan setup, but then I would have to modify the floor pan. So I wonder what your thoughts are on this setup? (Specifically, the space to which this is venting, which looks like where the steering rack assembly is. As well as any other feedback) The only difference between this one and mine would be that my cooler is at the front and his is at the back. Air Flow wise, I would think it would have the same results. I have copied the text below from the user's original post: "My HUGE cooler sits in front of three large exit holes. I use the front grommet holes as my inlets. So, I have fresh air in and hot air out. On a track car, this has to be done. ( unless you like short sessions ) biggrin.gif KT"    |
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Craigers17 Another External Oil Cooler Question May 11 2020, 04:03 AM
914forme Lack of detailed pictures.
Here are my guesses.
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