oil cooler

1. dougieph2 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 livingston Posts: 4174 Honda CRX!

   #1 18th January 2011, 20:21

   orite so im going to be turbo'ing my crx this year, and its going to be in excess of 300bhp.. so i need some cooling, more importantly an oil cooler..
   
   been told a 13 row is only good up to around 250bhp and i dont one stupidly big so what size should i try and get?
   
   cheers
2. Dave_P Established Member Joined: Dec 2010 Aberdeen Posts: 2129 Race: 106 Rallye 16v. Road: Mercedes Vito 120 CDI

   #2 19th January 2011, 18:26

   19 row cooler with a stat... and fit a oil temp gauge too.
3. user_4681 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2004 Grimsby United Kingdom (England) Posts: 5489 SUPERCHARGED saxo vts

   #3 19th January 2011, 18:39

   13 would be ok for road use with a thermostat. would go bigger for track and still fit a thermostat.
4. blackie_2k5 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B

   #4 19th January 2011, 20:21

   will it be used on track much? 19 is far too big if just road use
5. wolf_gsxr Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2010 wigan Posts: 778

   #5 19th January 2011, 23:14

   if your getting a well set up turbo kit and drive the car on the road with the odd track day a 13 row is big enough. if you got on the ek9 forum theres cars running 350+ with 13row coolers with no probs.
6. dannygti Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 dudley United Kingdom (England) Posts: 6790 106 gti/ SEAT LCR

   #6 19th January 2011, 23:18

   13 row is fine, if its not cooling enough then its not in a good place, if it is in a good place then duct it.
   
   ive seen 350hp+ cossies using 13row.
7. user_21226 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 wirral Posts: 6348 Icelandic vtr turbo

   #7 20th January 2011, 21:44

   a friend of mine has a 400 odd bhp supra and he only has a 16row and he said to me he recons anything under 350 would be fine on a 13row
8. dougieph2 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 livingston Posts: 4174 Honda CRX!

   #8 21st January 2011, 18:29

   done some research and aye a 13 row seems to be enough.. cars gonna be my daily drive with some track days aswell
9. axsaxoman Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2003 Scotland Posts: 3380

   #9 28th January 2011, 15:54

   13row +thermostsat
   
   you should pay more attention to the water cooling especially getting good circulation around the turbo coolin system