Colorado drivers: What is your oil temp going over the passes?
03-11-2009, 09:01 PM
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I hear ya, I think it is just the fact that the
turbo is always going up the pass...I by no means am tapping the rev limiter, but I do have it to where I have enough boost going through the turbo that it give me enough HP to at least maintain a healthy speed. I would probably say I am anywhere between 3500 and 3800 rpm up the pass.
03-11-2009, 10:32 PM
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Stock Oil Cooler ? I rarely see anything North of 95C
Big fat Fluidyne Oil Cooler helps
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03-12-2009, 09:48 AM
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Pic of my 1st and 2nd attempt at a better-than-stock Oil Cooler
Of course the best bang for buck is probably going to be adding a puller fan on the back of the cooler to suck air through it - that should help even a stock cooler. And it's VERY cheap.
First attempt was with a B&M cooler at an angle to the airflow - what a POS ! The cheap alum casting cracked after a week. Don't touch B&M
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/58573/img_3152.jpg">
Second attempt was with a smaller Fluidyne cooler. Note how the oil lines are not yet braced to the body of the cooler in this pic - do not do without this !
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/58573/img_3573.jpg">
Again - these lines should be braced
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/58573/img_3575.jpg">
The hot-air has to go somewhere, better out the wheel well than into the cold-air intake (metal plate helps separate air flow)
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/58573/img_3577.1.jpg">
My 3rd attempt was with the larger cooler as in previous post. I don't seem to have photo's of that.
First attempt was with a B&M cooler at an angle to the airflow - what a POS ! The cheap alum casting cracked after a week. Don't touch B&M
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/58573/img_3152.jpg">
Second attempt was with a smaller Fluidyne cooler. Note how the oil lines are not yet braced to the body of the cooler in this pic - do not do without this !
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/58573/img_3573.jpg">
Again - these lines should be braced
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/58573/img_3575.jpg">
The hot-air has to go somewhere, better out the wheel well than into the cold-air intake (metal plate helps separate air flow)
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/58573/img_3577.1.jpg">
My 3rd attempt was with the larger cooler as in previous post. I don't seem to have photo's of that.
03-12-2009, 05:47 PM
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Yo Brian.......here is a pic of mine.......
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/19204/of50590442.1.jpg"></center><p>It's a big old Fluidyne unit...almost the same size as stock IC......so I used the stock IC duct too. My oil is almost too cool now........but of course I drive like a granny. Total cost was less than $175 including lines/fittings. Hope all is well.
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