at what point...

1. samueljonburgess Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 bromley Posts: 2728 Nissan S13, Saxo Furio

   #1 21st June 2010, 10:31

   at what sort of brake on a N/A vtr would a cheeky oil cooler be useful?
2. PETE-VTR Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 york/ north yorkshire Posts: 1953

   #2 21st June 2010, 12:18

   id personnaly only use one if was going boost, due to the increased temperatures in the bay.
   
   they probaly do more bad then good on a standard'ish engine as the oil wouldnt be heating up properly on short journeys.

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3. samueljonburgess Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 bromley Posts: 2728 Nissan S13, Saxo Furio

   #3 21st June 2010, 12:20

   there used in boosted cars to cool the oil after goin through the turbo are they not?
4. MiDnighTcLuB Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Weston-Super-Mare Posts: 672 Mapped 306 HDI

   #4 21st June 2010, 12:41

   Incorrect, you can use them on either, basicly if you get one with a sandwich plate then the oil coller will only open when it gets to a specific heat so the oil heats up fine normally but when it gets hot it travel through the coller and cools the oil.
5. samueljonburgess Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 bromley Posts: 2728 Nissan S13, Saxo Furio

   #5 21st June 2010, 12:45

   ye i know you can use them in both... but they are used in turbo cars for that reason no?
   
   what i wanna know is what sort of bhp does the car want to be running before it would be worth having one?
6. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

   #6 21st June 2010, 12:49

   Its nothing to do with a certain bhp. If your cars oil gets too hot then you need an oil cooler. Get a reliable and accurate guage first then see what the temps are at...
   
   Kev
7. MiDnighTcLuB Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Weston-Super-Mare Posts: 672 Mapped 306 HDI

   #7 21st June 2010, 12:50

   only reason boosted cars sometimes have them is that obviously more boost = hotter oil which is why you have the oil cooler..
   
   for what you want to do sam i don't think it's worth doing unless you can find one cheap with the sandwich plate in the for sale section
8. PETE-VTR Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 york/ north yorkshire Posts: 1953

   #8 21st June 2010, 12:55

   oil coolers unless on a car with boost, arent really warrented on N/A road cars.
   
   ie, constantly driving at high revs for long periods of time would benefit from a cooler.
9. samueljonburgess Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 bromley Posts: 2728 Nissan S13, Saxo Furio

   #9 21st June 2010, 16:01

   o right thats ok then... only really wanted it for the coolness factor
10. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

    #10 21st June 2010, 17:51

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by samueljonburgess o right thats ok then... only really wanted it for the coolness factor

    then buy the cooler but don't connect it up
11. samueljonburgess Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 bromley Posts: 2728 Nissan S13, Saxo Furio

    #11 21st June 2010, 17:55

    mate did that to his punto.... put an incooler on it... slated him so i couldnt do that aha
12. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

    #12 21st June 2010, 18:19

    wanting an oil cooler for the 'coolness factor' is just as bad
13. samueljonburgess Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 bromley Posts: 2728 Nissan S13, Saxo Furio

    #13 22nd June 2010, 12:39

    haha ye but its only cool if it has a purpose haha