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kicking around a thought here on the engine oil cooler. I now have my custom base to pick off/return oil. Yay! There is a discussion going on on bp right now about using coolant to cool the oil. I see that my '85 jimmy had that option for a towing package. GM also used these on c3 vettes and some camaros. It was a sandwich between the oil filter and block and coolant circulated through it. I'm going to have a busy "front of the radiator" situation going when I add an a/c condenser, and in general, going this other route would be simpler for plumbing and space.
Thoughts on this?
modified, is running one. Mark,
I have used those oil filter adapter oil coolers on numerous applications including marine. My ski boat which is mildlymodified, is running one.
They work great and am planning on running on o my Scout once it is turbocharged. I use the c3 oem GM one. 5/8 hose in and out.
Take coolant from the outlet side of the wp through the cooler and back into the inlet side of the pump.
> I think arranging the soft lines would be fairly easy. Plenty of room on the side of a four-popper where the other bank of cylinders should have been.I think using a coolant/oil heat exchanger is a great way to go. It will help warm the oil when it's cold up their too. Don't get to busy in front of that radiator, you're going to need lots of room for a big intercooler. I've really enjoyed seeing your progress in casting aluminum parts.
there are some pics on the net of that device, and I see one on ebay (but it has some questionable dings on it). Regarding how to mount it...in the Scout II engine compartment, driver's side motor mount bracket, I had envisioned mounting a remote oil filter adaptor on the back side of the motor mount bracket and the oil filter would point down. This GM thing would mount between the remote oil filter mount and the oil filter itself. Have to use a GM filter <> I think arranging the soft lines would be fairly easy. Plenty of room on the side of a four-popper where the other bank of cylinders should have been.
here is an oem Ford one that fits on a f1la,ph8a Ford application. T bird turbo coupe, police interceptor crown vic +++++.
I vote for mounting the oem IH oil filter adapter on and going from there.
For grins, it would be interesting to pop the dynolicious app on your early and run it on a flat . Unobstructed stretch somewhere around la verne, if any still exist! As a footnote, the app has a vibration filter, and for my rig, I had to set it at "unlimited", as it vibrates the phone on the end of my windshield mount's stalk. Need a better mount! Even so, there is an analysis at the end of each run for the quality of the data in the run, such as combining inputs from gps and data, etc. My best runs had middle-quality data, which is good enough until I get a better mount and spot to drive it on (this is in a canyon).



Robert,