Oil cooler location info

I'm going to be making a custom oil cooler setup because i don't like the location or size of the stock one. With my FMIC, I hate how the stock one sits between the 2 hotside pipes. Now, I was wondering, since I have about 3 inches between the intercooler and the condenser, would positioning a FMOC behind the passenger side of the intercooler be a problem? In regards of heat. Its either I place it there or behind the passenger side opening. Any suggestions.

Edit:might be more than 3" behind FMIC since its angle forward a bit.

Here's the space I'm working with.
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hmmm, so it would be heating your Radiator? can I recommend you go with dual side mount oil coolers?

I think it would work fine. I have a large oil cooler in front of my a/c condenser. My car runs cooler than it did in the past, but it has been changed pretty drastically. If your oil cooler is heating your radiator, your radiator is cooling your oil and your engine. Having your oil cooler somehow associated with your cooling system like that could turn out to be a good thing, provided your cooling system isn't overloaded. Dual side mount oil coolers would be tricky to plumb in.

I've seen people do it before and it will help with oil temp but of course reduce the efficiency of your FMIC and radiator. A better core, slightly bigger, and some ducting at at the stock location is what I went with. Had some cooling issues originally but after the ducting around the oil cooler and radiator it was under control.

I thought people with fmics already have overheating issues. not sure if adding oil cooler (more heat) in that area would help.

My car has never overheated with the fmic. My coolant temp stays at 186 degrees 90% of the time cruising and idling. I've seen mid 190s in the summer. And Just checked again and there's more like 5-6 inches between the core and the condenser. I can pretty much fit a cooler with a fan between my core and radiator. And I've thought about a better core in the stock location but it just seems like a waste with both hotside turbo pipes basically wrapped around the core. Who makes some decent oil coolers? I've been looking at B&M and Setrab.

i would also think that putting it in the front would seem problematic. too many things that the air has to pass through and cool with the air getting hotter and hotter from each. i always thought that adding a fmic would do nothing but benifit the oil cooler because it was now not blocked by a smic.

If you really want to put it there, and dont want to deal with heating issue's 1 thing you could do is pick up a small fan and wire it into the radiator fans so you have a fan on the oil cooler.

Yea I'm second guessing it now. I might just mount it on the passenger side and hotwire the fan.

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Originally Posted by rawavr4

Yea I'm second guessing it now. I might just mount it on the passenger side and hotwire the fan.

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it all comes down to your prefence and how the car re-acts. Obviously if it gets hotter then make some changes so that you can pre-vent overheating

I know. I think the passenger side would be the coolest(temp) area to mount it. And the easiest to R&R in case I run into any problems.

http://c3motorsports.com/3000GT/Stea.../prod_111.html
Try this

This works fine for us. Lots of air strait to the oil cooler.
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Originally Posted by GTwizard

This works fine for us. Lots of air strait to the oil cooler.
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/r...d/S6305895.jpg
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/r...d/S6305897.jpg
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ummmm, holy well done everything batman!!!
can we ahhhh like hang out and be friends? lift + rx-7 + super clean (and i mean clean like the crazy underside of your car) + awesome 3kgt = amazing. nice work!

The VR4 is a customers. The RX7 belong to son in Alska and is a 500 HP car waiting to be cleaned up like the VR4, and the 911is also here to be finished out.
More pics can be found on the DFW section of the 3si forum. Afew more pics for you The last is my NA. I am sure this will ring a bell. @@( at the front wheels NA. Still stock compression.
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/r...d/S6306022.jpg
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Originally Posted by rawavr4

I know. I think the passenger side would be the coolest(temp) area to mount it. And the easiest to R&R in case I run into any problems.

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The passenger side get all the road briss. I would not.

Nice Oil cooler kit you got there.. ;)

Thank. Got a good deal on it from some guy. LOL. Only had to mount it twice. Was 90 deg from were it is now.
The mount was tricky. I screwed it up welding it for a second time and is about 3/4 of an inch off from what I wanted but
this is just fine. Thanks for your support. If I ever get back to working MY NA I may have you do another.

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Is that a Heineken Beer mini keg you are using for a oil catch can??? Awesome.
:w00t:

Beautiful work GT.

Funny you should ask. It is the tank for the 2 stage meth/water injection. I call this creation "ON TAP".
Don't much care for those little plastic white tanks. You can see the pressure switchs next to the BOV just before the FPR.
The red lines behing the suncken fuse box are the meth lines. Meth pump and over flow tank under fender. This pic just shows pump, but the overflow bottle ws added later.
I wonder if I can submit this for ROM even though I don't own it. I did build it.
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/r...d/S6306263.jpg

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Originally Posted by GTwizard

Funny you should ask. It is the tank for the 2 stage meth/water injection. I call this creation "ON TAP".
Don't much care for those little plastic white tanks. You can see the pressure switchs next to the BOV just before the FPR.
The red lines behing the suncken fuse box are the meth lines. Meth pump and over flow tank under fender. This pic just shows pump, but the overflow bottle ws added later.
I wonder if I can submit this for ROM even though I don't own it. I did build it.

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I get it. "On tap." I really envy you guys with your shops; living the dream! I know its all probably not fun and games, but the possibilities/accomplishments are impressive to us weekend warriors.

I would vote this for ROTM; but I bet your own ride is nicer.

Your a funny guy. Tiss the cobler that wares the holy shoes. I am sure most all of you have seen the NA in action.
I tent to spit a trans out every year. And my baby is an ugly duckling. She has 4 blister do to last years intake and a hood scope for catching small planes and large birds.
She is 229 at the front wheel and still 10 to 1.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0JsdftRv0k

Ugly as hell. but I love it!! :D:D

You know with out a second glance, what the hell it is coming in the rear view to eat your lunch. That's for sure. But this year there will be a new hood with no visable Ram and new Paint. That and will bump an other 80 HP if lucky. Just have to see.

@ GTWizard.......is that a 3/S motor in an RX-7?

No. The RX7 R1 has it's rotory inplace. And I can say it's not stock. Not by anymeans. Belong to son Ryan. He is ARMY up in Alaska.
I picked it up for him and he will see it for the first time Jan 3rd. My NA was his. He Has moved on to the darkside of Mazda. LOL. Up there he runs a wacked out speed 3 and was running an RX8. The RX8 is silly. Nice, fun, but silly. This RX7 however is no joke. My job will to bring it up to our level detail, And his job to try and brake it. I guess. LoL.

Ok, cause the pic after the RX-7's body was a car the same color and looked the engine bay of it.

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:suspect: I spy FRAM!?! :Disdain:

Put it in one of the sidemount locations. Plenty of air and no problems.

We mounted mine between the FMIC and the radiator with a pusher fan.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...4/DSC02421.jpg

on the left side we are adding a bigger puller fan in between the intercooler and radiator for more switched cooling.

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Originally Posted by Nihil

:suspect: I spy FRAM!?! :Disdain:

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As you can tell all is almost new. Not going to use a high dollar filter for a 30 minute brake in. That's not going to happen. Frams should be good for 30. After that we run WIX filters.

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Originally Posted by GTwizard

The passenger side get all the road briss. I would not.

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How does it get more debris than the driver side?

wow, I thought I was cheap :p (relocating the stock filter)

Trafic. Trafic, and more trafic. Drive down any road and you will see trash, class, cans, nails, stone and all kinds of crap on the side of the road and not the middle of the road.
Drive down any multi lane highway and you will find the crap to nthe far left and far right. Because we here in the US drive most times on just regular streets (2 lanes), the debris will be to your right. Also if you are TT with side coolers you will find about 60 or more crap in that right cooler. Been driving 40 years, and have always been the same. Right side paint under cars is always more meesed up that the right. This can in no way be news to you. unless maybe you are a new driver.

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Originally Posted by Atrosity

We mounted mine between the FMIC and the radiator with a pusher fan.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...4/DSC02421.jpg

on the left side we are adding a bigger puller fan in between the intercooler and radiator for more switched cooling.

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Is that your car after a wreck? At least wash it. Have soom respect for the work you do. Looks like something from "Junk yard wars". LOL.

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Is that your car after a wreck? At least wash it. Have soom respect for the work you do. Looks like something from "Junk yard wars". LOL.

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lmao!!!!!!


Hey hey Now! I later found out that the previous owner has been in a unrecorded wreck and bent part of the frame. However my fmic bolts up just fine as well as everything else. My car is an ugly duckling that needs to be washed.

Just play n with ya. It does take a while to get thing looking well. Keeping them running is more important.

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Originally Posted by GTwizard

Trafic. Trafic, and more trafic. Drive down any road and you will see trash, class, cans, nails, stone and all kinds of crap on the side of the road and not the middle of the road.
Drive down any multi lane highway and you will find the crap to nthe far left and far right. Because we here in the US drive most times on just regular streets (2 lanes), the debris will be to your right. Also if you are TT with side coolers you will find about 60 or more crap in that right cooler. Been driving 40 years, and have always been the same. Right side paint under cars is always more meesed up that the right. This can in no way be news to you. unless maybe you are a new driver.

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Ahh, I've never noticed. But I realize theres more trash on the side of the road. I'll look into mounting it where you put yours after I fix my new problem with this car lol