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> Oil cooler in engine compartment, Anyone used a Mesa Plate cooler
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post Jul 24 2003, 01:57 PM
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No its a 4,, 76 2.0
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post Jul 24 2003, 02:09 PM
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Stratplayer, where and how much for the Mocal (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon14.gif)
PP's price seems a tad high.
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post Jul 24 2003, 02:12 PM
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Cheapest I could find was from Performance Products, $119.00 + shipping. I think Pelican wanted 124 for the same thing.
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post Jul 24 2003, 02:19 PM
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I mounted the thermo near the motor......why?
It's a bit easier on the oil pump.

With the thermo in the front, the oil pump has to push cold oil thru 15-20 feet of oil line to return it to the tank....with resultant higher back pressure.....vs 6-8 feet for the set-up near the engine.

I'm not a big fan of the Mocal thermo either. The pressure relief in the Troutman thermo saved my motor from my stupidity. The Mocal doesn't have this feature.
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post Jul 24 2003, 02:43 PM
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What's wrong with running this thermo on a -6?
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post Jul 24 2003, 03:05 PM
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"A related issue is the oil thermostat. The Factory-style oil thermostat is a very special device. This regulates oil pressure, as well as oil temperature, to and from, the front auxiliary oil cooler. The pressure relief function of the Factory thermostat ensures that the inlet side of the oil pump is never starved due to the pressure drop in the long lines to the front cooler. Aftermarket oil thermostats such as the Mocal unit do not have this feature and you risk starving the engine of oil pressure during peak pressure demands.

We strongly recommend only using the Porsche thermostat or the Troutman thermostat since they both have the same internal architecture and use the same Behr element."
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post Jul 24 2003, 03:09 PM
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GOOD INFO!
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post Jul 24 2003, 03:31 PM
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Brad,

I can take a picture and post it. Yes, I met Don Haney at Pelican Parts. Really cool guy, helped me at PP when I was buying parts there. Nice red 911 too. Have to attend one of their swapmeets one of these days. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

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post Jul 24 2003, 09:04 PM
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Here is a photo of the Setrab Oil cooler in the A/C compressor compartment.


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post Jul 24 2003, 11:56 PM
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Wow.. packed it in tight. Kept the lines short though.


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post Jul 25 2003, 08:41 AM
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I've seen one engine oil cooler I liked..... not the most aerodynamic solution... but cheaper and effective...

A local guy rigged a cooler in the engine bay. It clipped onto the inside of the engine lid for street purposes.. (yes, hot air in the intake)..

but the lines were a little longer than that.. when he showed up at Drivers ed. events, he had rigged a mount to screw in to the factory ski rack holes under the targa bar. The cooler popped out of the engine bay and attatched to this mount... Basically standing up above the roof. Full air flow.. not aerodynamic, but full air flow with short lines.

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post Jul 25 2003, 09:35 AM
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what if one were to do a 'corvair' style trunk lid. put louvers/scoops and mount the cooler back there. the air would have to exit somewhere.......(just thinking outloud)
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post Jul 25 2003, 09:40 AM
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lots of people do...
but full frontal air is still better.
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post Jul 25 2003, 10:56 AM
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They exit the air in between the rear tailights when the coolers are mounted in the trunk.


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post Aug 28 2003, 09:08 AM
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Where do I get the sandwich adapter ? how do I get air to the upfront cooler when there are no holes in my 74 SE Air Dam ? Can I use the coiled copper tubing from my bourbon still to cool the oil?
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post Aug 28 2003, 09:33 AM
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Maybe a stupid question, but I've been called stupid more than once, so it doesn't hurt so bad anymore. When woud you say you need to invest in one of these oil coolers? I figure in a stock 1.7 that its probably not worth the effort. When does it become worthwhile or perhaps necessary?
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post Aug 28 2003, 09:36 AM
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QUOTE(Pnambic @ Aug 28 2003, 07:33 AM)
When does it become worthwhile or perhaps necessary?

when your oil temp exceeds 230F in the service it is intended for.
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post Aug 28 2003, 11:00 AM
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Imagine the oil cooler you could stick on this baby! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol3.gif)


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post Aug 28 2003, 11:17 AM
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Do I really need an extra cooler? At ~80mph on the Freeway, motor turns about 3200 rpm, and oil temp guage is about 3/4 way up.
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post Aug 28 2003, 12:35 PM
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QUOTE(efrenv @ Jul 24 2003, 01:31 PM)
Yes, I met Don Haney at Pelican Parts. Really cool guy, helped me at PP when I was buying parts there.

Sadly, Don is no longer working at Pelican. I don't think he even has anything to do with the D&G swap meets any more. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

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