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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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I have the oil cooler package on my SS and no one makes the radiator with this option. SLP told me to buy the regular Z28 radiator and mount a transmission cooler to my radiator and hook up the oil cooler from that. Does this sound like the best way to fix this problem or does anyone know some place or part # for the original radiator?
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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 02:41 PM
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The stock "oil cooler" ran chilled antifreeze to a pad between the oil filter and the engine block. One hose goes to the radiator, the other to the water pump. You won't be able to convert this to a seperate cooler.

Is this what you have? I don't understand why it would be a problem getting the correct radiator.
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Yes thats exactly what it looks like! But no one seems to carry the radiator for this...
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It's the same as a radiator for an automatic f body with no oil cooler. The hose routing is just different on cars with an oil cooler versus cars without.
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I think any radiator for these cars will have a pipe plug in a bung or a hose nipple at the correct location. Find a place that has a radiator in stock and take a look at it.

FWIW, I felt this hokey "oil cooler" setup sucked and eliminated it. I installed a proper sandwich adapter from Canton and a Earls cooler in front of the AC condensor.
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radiator was the same!! car should be on the road again tonight as long as no gremlins get in there while im working
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Vroom-vrooming yet?
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not yet only thing i can come up with is either i installed the opti wrong or it is bad...........this is getting old fast
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