oil cooling system?
oil cooling system? 
DOES THE SS OR THE WS6 LS1 COMES WITH AN ENGINE OIL COOLER? JUST CURIOUS CAUSE I WANT TO INSTALL ONE IN MY CAR. IM REBUILDING MY BLOCK AND I SAW THAT RIGHT ABOVE THE OIL FILTER HAS A LITTLE PLATE ON THE SIDE. IS THE WHERE THE ADAPTER GOES? The LQ9 truck motor has the same plate with fittings for a cooler, i believe. Somebody correct me if im wrong, get that part and a cooler and you will be set. Not to mention the lines.
The adapter mounts where the rectangular plate is located just above the oil filter. It also has one additional mounting bracket which supports the hoses that come with the adapter. I bought 5/8ths" hose and a oil cooler to use with the adapter, but I guess you could purchase the OEM cooler. The hoses have fittings on their ends which I'm guessing connect to the hoses on the OEM cooler. It does the job.
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Yes, that location is where a stock oil cooler will go on a heavy duty truck. Don't know if the truck's oil cooler will bolt to your car, but would assume not. I believe the design is simply a loop of hard line with some fins on it (like the power steering cooler). It's certainly worth checking to see if will work because it would be very simple and relatively cheap.
For a racing only cooler (I know of a guy who road races a supercharged F-body), He put a cooler behind the front license plate cover (cutting out the foam of the bumper in that region) and he can simply remove that plate cover to race. Under normal driving he doesn't need the oil cooling.
For a racing only cooler (I know of a guy who road races a supercharged F-body), He put a cooler behind the front license plate cover (cutting out the foam of the bumper in that region) and he can simply remove that plate cover to race. Under normal driving he doesn't need the oil cooling.
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