DIY: Stillen 25-row Oil Cooler

MightyBobo · 11-10-2009, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

I like my Stillen CBE, but this stuff with fitment problems is horse$hit. Stillen needs to do a bit more R&D on their products. I'd be pissed if I spent $700 and found I had to start chopping the edge of the cooler to make it fit.

Thats the way it goes with a lot of installs man. Just a way of life.

dcrew1x · 11-11-2009, 12:07 AM

Great write up!

Does anyone know if the standard stillen oil cooler (non race version less setrab rows) requires all this custom modification? I'm thinking about just having Stillen install it eventually when I move back to CA; Costa Mesa isn't far from where I live

BTW moving the PS cooler...is it because the race version is bigger? Would you have to do this with the Nismo cooler? I plan on getting the standard Stillen oil cooler eventually. Sorry for all the questions. I'll do a search while I'm at it...

MightyBobo · 11-11-2009, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by dcrew1x

Great write up!

Does anyone know if the standard stillen oil cooler (non race version less setrab rows) requires all this custom modification? I'm thinking about just having Stillen install it eventually when I move back to CA; Costa Mesa isn't far from where I live

BTW moving the PS cooler...is it because the race version is bigger? Would you have to do this with the Nismo cooler? I plan on getting the standard Stillen oil cooler eventually. Sorry for all the questions. I'll do a search while I'm at it...

According to Stillen when I called them, no it doesn't. Since its smaller, it doesn't get as high and hit the brackets with the AN fittings, or hit the bumper support with the cooler itself. But the instructions for remounting the power steering cooler is still pretty vague lol. Actually, the instructions sent to me are EXACTLY the same as the ones for the smaller kit.

Nismo cooler is on the driver-side, so I dont believe it requires any modification. Moving the PS cooler is part of the generic Stillen instructions, since they install it on the passenger side for all their kits.

11-11-2009, 12:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
dcrew1x Track Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 821 Drives: Graphite Bullet Rep Power: 370	Great write up! Does anyone know if the standard stillen oil cooler (non race version less setrab rows) requires all this custom modification? I'm thinking about just having Stillen install it eventually when I move back to CA; Costa Mesa isn't far from where I live BTW moving the PS cooler...is it because the race version is bigger? Would you have to do this with the Nismo cooler? I plan on getting the standard Stillen oil cooler eventually. Sorry for all the questions. I'll do a search while I'm at it... __________________ 2009 PG 6MT Sports Stillen Gen3 CAI \| Stillen CBE \| AMS Short Shifter \| Nismo Brace Kit

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