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synolimit 07-20-2013 09:38 PM

Power steering cooler option.
 
Anyone see these? This company has a ton of different sizes to pick from. Here is just a random one.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/der-13212/overview/

It's tube and fin but I'm sure you can find one much bigger than the OEM one to cool things down. All of them are in the $30 range. Much cheaper than other options.

gomer_110 07-20-2013 09:57 PM

Better than stock, yes; anywhere near enough for AutoX, hell no. I run the PS cooler kit from Z1 and I still boil my fluid by the end of my heat. For HPDE it might be enough but I can't say for sure.

synolimit 07-20-2013 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by gomer_110 (Post 2412199)
Better than stock, yes; anywhere near enough for AutoX, hell no. I run the PS cooler kit from Z1 and I still boil my fluid by the end of my heat. For HPDE it might be enough but I can't say for sure.

I'd guess this and yours are the same size but different styles. You running better fluid too? They have kits including a fan but say oil cooler. I wonder what makes a tranny, ps and oil cooler from them different.

gomer_110 07-20-2013 10:22 PM

Redline synthetic fluid. The key to heat rejection is surface area. This tube and fin just doesn't give the fluid enough surface area to give up it's heat. Fluid rejects its heat into the tube which then gives up its heat to the fins and then the fins into the air.

The stacked plate coolers offer greater surface area for the fluid to give up it heat.

Only difference between tranny, ps, and oil coolers is what the manufacturer decides to call them. A heat exchanger is a heat exchanger regardless of what you want to call it.

synolimit 07-20-2013 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by gomer_110 (Post 2412226)
Redline synthetic fluid. The key to heat rejection is surface area. This tube and fin just doesn't give the fluid enough surface area to give up it's heat. Fluid rejects its heat into the tube which then gives up its heat to the fins and then the fins into the air.

The stacked plate coolers offer greater surface area for the fluid to give up it heat.

Only difference between tranny, ps, and oil coolers is what the manufacturer decides to call them. A heat exchanger is a heat exchanger regardless of what you want to call it.

Right. If you're still boiling than whats it matter? What side effects do you have?

gomer_110 07-21-2013 02:28 PM

With the cooler I have the the boiling isn't as bad as it was with the stock cooler. Generally it stops boiling before my next run whereas the stock cooler the fluid just kept boiling throughout my heat. Long term, if I don't change out the fluid frequently I'll probably have a PS pump fail.

fwiw I wasn't trying to rain on your parade. The cooler you found is a great alternative to the stock one. Just wanted to make sure the autox guys didn't buy one only to have buyer's remorse.

synolimit 07-21-2013 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by gomer_110 (Post 2412637)
With the cooler I have the the boiling isn't as bad as it was with the stock cooler. Generally it stops boiling before my next run whereas the stock cooler the fluid just kept boiling throughout my heat. Long term, if I don't change out the fluid frequently I'll probably have a PS pump fail.

fwiw I wasn't trying to rain on your parade. The cooler you found is a great alternative to the stock one. Just wanted to make sure the autox guys didn't buy one only to have buyer's remorse.

Well ill go look at it. Maybe buy 2 for only $66! Hook it up that way.

Rusty 07-22-2013 07:06 AM

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I got the Z1 power steering cooler too. You can see it on the left side of the picture.

synolimit 07-23-2013 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 2413237)
I got the Z1 power steering cooler too. You can see it on the left side of the picture.

What's the bar? Something nismo?

DEpointfive0 07-23-2013 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by synolimit (Post 2415360)
What's the bar? Something nismo?

Nismo chassis dampener

synolimit 07-23-2013 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 (Post 2415380)
Nismo chassis dampener

Doesn't move does it? The left have an actual unit?


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