New spot for oil cooler. Help w/ any oil starvation issues!!

jermzfree

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Does anyone see anything wrong with relocating the oil cooler to the front of the radiator? Not a far deviation from stock, but I am concerned it could cause oil starvation issues at low rpm, from mounting it a foot higher, and also running longer lines. This is going on an 02 stage 1 rcc kit daily driver.

Thanks for all input.:D

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MLSDUKE1 said:
Right, but is oil that expensive to allow a hotter running motor?
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No of course not. But an oil cooler is not a solid object and allows air to pass through it. If a giant intercooler can be mounted in front of the radiator, why can't a small oil cooler?
 
I honestly do not see why it would be a problem. But I would definitely run a second fan to help cool it off when it does get hot. I would the place the oil cooler down lower if you think it is going to have an issue of oil flow. Flow back to the engine shouldn't be a problem. If your going to be slammed you will need to check tire clearance. I would place the cooler as high as possible to assure plenty of room.
 
I like the idea of still running the oil cooler, but RCC has making these kits to run without em for years with great results.
 
I take my Busa on cross country road trips from time to time. I will be riding out to California this spring (hopefully if build goes alright :please:). From what I am hearing you don't absoultly need an oil cooler for long distance riding, but I don't need to be worring about the condition of my oil when Im on vacation 2,000 miles into a road trip either. I have a second fan, engine ice, and a smaller oil pump gear which pushes the water through the engine faster, so I shouldn't have overheating issues. Turbo bikes typicially overheat in heavy traffic from radient heat from the hot turbo side passing through to the cool intake side, and having an oil cooler in front of the radiator would not matter in this case.
 
Cooler oil is not a bad thing , if you can fit it there without causing yourself wheel interferance issues on hard braking (ratchet strap it down to check)
then do it , your not going to change the oil flow in the cooler or motor if its hi low or right up the back, its a pressure line not gravity , worst case is the longer the hoses the more internal friction , but i doubt you could measure it at that distance ,
A 1000 cooler is shorter if needed

definitely fit a second fan, even think about a honda fan switch which comes in about 10 deg lower , or put a manual switch in so you have total control if in traffic
 
OZBooster said:
your not going to change the oil flow in the cooler or motor if its hi low or right up the back, its a pressure line not gravity , worst case is the longer the hoses the more internal friction , but i doubt you could measure it at that distance ,
A 1000 cooler is shorter if needed
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OZBooster Thanks for your input, your telling me what I want to hear!! I would think there is a minimum amount of psi required to push the oil up the line a foot higher. Maybe its only 2 psi and idle pressure would be more than suffecient but I don't have any idea.
 
Just make sure your hoses and fittings are radiused bends and at least the same internal size as original and i would be surprised if you had any measurable pressure difference

I am fitting an oil cooler back on my bike , but using a laminova type from mocal, it uses the radiator water for cooling , not cheap, but on my landspeed bike i am seeing an apreciable pressure drop as temp rises and want to try and improve my pressures
 
OZBooster said:
I am fitting an oil cooler back on my bike , but using a laminova type from mocal, it uses the radiator water for cooling , not cheap, but on my landspeed bike i am seeing an apreciable pressure drop as temp rises and want to try and improve my pressures
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Yea I looked into those, They seem like a good alternative to the original air/liquid oil cooler. There are a bunch cheaper ones around, but cheap is not always the way to go with oil :laugh: Probably my "plan B" if re fitting the original dosen't work. If you think of it, let me know what changes you get. Really like to know. :beerchug:
 
Best place to relocate one is in to the trash. I run around southern Texas without one on my turbo and its never had an issue going on 16000 miles of boost.
 
Murderedout07 said:
Best place to relocate one is in to the trash. I run around southern Texas without one on my turbo and its never had an issue going on 16000 miles of boost.
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Well my motor is going to have oil that is cooler running, longer lasting, and with higher pressure. All stuff that makes motors happy, especially a turboized engine thats being pushed a lot harder. If it dosen't work out I guess Ill block it off and cry over the 20 bucks I wasted!:laugh:
 
I am just buying the base unit and buying a range of fittings making my own hoses

Actually i need it next week and no sign of anything but confirmation of the order
i do have a laminova core here, may have to make the whole thing yet
 
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