oil cooler setups? lets see them.
Thread Starter
9 Second Club
iTrader: (11)
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 4,507
Likes: 5
From: in your closet
oil cooler setups? lets see them. i dont like how hot my car runs this time of yr so i want to add an oil cooler. but id like to see some setups so i can get some ideas and see what kind of parts im going ot need. i tried to search but no such luck.
Teching In
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 25
Likes: 0
i heard that oil coolers arent a smart idea, to me it sounds like a good idea, but i remember on the z28 forums that someone said that oil functions best when it is at a stable temperature instead of fluctuating...personally i think keeping the oil cool is a good idea, but they say its the way it breaks down...correct me if im wrong
i heard that oil coolers arent a smart idea, to me it sounds like a good idea, but i remember on the z28 forums that someone said that oil functions best when it is at a stable temperature instead of fluctuating...personally i think keeping the oil cool is a good idea, but they say its the way it breaks down...correct me if im wrong
My cooler:
Louis @ Lg has an O-ring adapter for the block off plate above the oil filter with -10 fittings. Call him. That's what those lines are ^
Thread Starter
9 Second Club
iTrader: (11)
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 4,507
Likes: 5
From: in your closet
i heard that oil coolers arent a smart idea, to me it sounds like a good idea, but i remember on the z28 forums that someone said that oil functions best when it is at a stable temperature instead of fluctuating...personally i think keeping the oil cool is a good idea, but they say its the way it breaks down...correct me if im wrong
all the 6.0 2500 trucks are equipped with oil cooler lines from the factory, and the shop truck has 280k+ miles,
the fitting goes the pan and the lines go to the rad. although u could plumb the lines into a convetional oil cooler.
the 6.0 truck cooler lines would work fine with a aftermarket oil cooler
the fitting goes the pan and the lines go to the rad. although u could plumb the lines into a convetional oil cooler.
the 6.0 truck cooler lines would work fine with a aftermarket oil cooler
I've been thinking about one too for my Formula. It getting hot as hell around here has me a bit worried. I'd like as many safe guards on it as I can, especially after everything I've been through with it. If it is as simple as using the trans cooler in the radiator for oil instead I'd be all over it.
Trending Topics
Ron Davis has a nice radiator with integrated oil cooler in addition to the %20 cooling difference between theirs and a stock rad. It runs $850 and is listed on my website.
http://estore.websitepros.com/212053...N+DAVIS+RACING
I would run a thermostat as well and you will need either a sandwich type plate or the LPE block adapter. Canton has a nice thermostat and LPE has a nice block adapter. You will need to make a few lines or have some made as well so you'll need to account for fitting too.
The LPE block allows for a temp gauge as well and has another accessory hole in it.
http://estore.websitepros.com/212053...N+DAVIS+RACING
I would run a thermostat as well and you will need either a sandwich type plate or the LPE block adapter. Canton has a nice thermostat and LPE has a nice block adapter. You will need to make a few lines or have some made as well so you'll need to account for fitting too.
The LPE block allows for a temp gauge as well and has another accessory hole in it.
Last edited by 99blancoSS; Aug 11, 2009 at 02:28 PM.
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
Topdon ONE vs. Artidiag 800 BT2: Which is the Diagnostic Tablet For You?
Pouria Savadkouei
Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine
Verdad Gallardo
7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built
Verdad Gallardo
Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin
Verdad Gallardo
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo Ron Davis has a nice radiator with integrated oil cooler in addition to the %20 cooling difference between theirs and a stock rad. It runs $850 and is listed on my website.
http://estore.websitepros.com/212053...N+DAVIS+RACING
I would run a thermostat as well and you will need either a sandwich type plate or the LPE block adapter. Canton has a nice thermostat and LPE has a nice block adapter. You will need to make a few lines or have some made as well so you'll need to account for fitting too.
The LPE block allows for a temp gauge as well and has another accessory hole in it.
http://estore.websitepros.com/212053...N+DAVIS+RACING
I would run a thermostat as well and you will need either a sandwich type plate or the LPE block adapter. Canton has a nice thermostat and LPE has a nice block adapter. You will need to make a few lines or have some made as well so you'll need to account for fitting too.
The LPE block allows for a temp gauge as well and has another accessory hole in it.
Teching In
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 25
Likes: 0
personally what i think the whole delema on the oil cooler was about was because LT1's come with an oil cooler right above the oil filter, and so many people were having a problem with spun rod bearings, but to be honest i think it was the design on that specific oil cooler, it halted oil travel so much, personally i think Oil coolers are an awesome idea and work great, ill try and look up the information and see if i can find the posts on z28.com, but since i have joined the LSx family i dont spend too much time over there anymore except to talk to old friends on there 
but ill see what i can find and ill post it as soon as i find it
but ill see what i can find and ill post it as soon as i find it 
http://xse.com/leres/ss/oilcooler.html
http://www.noid.org/oilcooler/
Also Lingenfelter makes an adaptor.
http://www.noid.org/oilcooler/
Also Lingenfelter makes an adaptor.
http://xse.com/leres/ss/oilcooler.html
http://www.noid.org/oilcooler/
Also Lingenfelter makes an adaptor.
http://www.noid.org/oilcooler/
Also Lingenfelter makes an adaptor.
Yep that's the LPE plate I was talking about You can always run a RD heat extractor as well:
Unit is designed to be mounted and plumbed in-line between the radiator and water pump. Measures 10" long x 4" wide x 4.5" tall
They come in dual 14 plate and 7 plate as well.
Unit is designed to be mounted and plumbed in-line between the radiator and water pump. Measures 10" long x 4" wide x 4.5" tall
They come in dual 14 plate and 7 plate as well.
You can use the adapter from the trucks. It's a direct bolt on. There is a small plate directly above the spin on filter. You remove it and install the oil filter adapter in its' place. There is also a bracket on the adapter that secures it to the front of the block. This bracket is a direct bolt on to a threaded hole in the LS block. If your radiator doesn't accomadate the tubing on this adapter you use a engine oil/transmission filter instead which can be mounted either behind the radiator or in front of the condenser if you run A/C. If you use this factory adapter you need to get a cooler with 1/2" hose barbs because that's the size of the adapter tubing. You'll need a few feet of high temp/high pressure hose to interface the adapter to the cooler. I have an adapter which I installed on an 04 Silverado. It was on there for a little less than a year. That's how long it took my wife to wreck the truck. I removed the adapter before the tow truck arrived at my house to haul it away to the auction barn. It's been sitting on the shelf in my garage ever since. You can get an oil cooler for about $29 plus the rubber hose. I'll sell the adapter if you want to try this method. I will have to admit the one mounted to the hood of the car looks a lot better, but I'm not so sure how much convective cooling you get with it mounted there.
Thread Starter
9 Second Club
iTrader: (11)
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 4,507
Likes: 5
From: in your closet
ll i had an encounter with a porsche turbo today and we ran 3 times. oil temps reached 315 degrees. not going to work for me. ive been looking and space is a def limitation. looking like maybe a b and m super cooler might be one of the better options. they make one that is only 5 3/4 tall.
ll i had an encounter with a porsche turbo today and we ran 3 times. oil temps reached 315 degrees. not going to work for me. ive been looking and space is a def limitation. looking like maybe a b and m super cooler might be one of the better options. they make one that is only 5 3/4 tall.
Geesh! You've gotta get yourself the biggest baddest cooler and 8 qts of german Castrol.
Good luck against those Nine eleven Turbo's...
Thread Starter
9 Second Club
iTrader: (11)
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 4,507
Likes: 5
From: in your closet
i took care of buisness
i wouldnt have kept messing with him had i noticed it had got so hot. but i honestly didnt look until after we ran the third time. then i **** myself and told him i was done. coolant temps were only 190 though. and its like 198 degress in florida.