Mounting Oil Cooler Behind IC vs. Wheel Well

- bigc -

On my boosted G35 (supercharger, then twin turbo), I had my coolers in both locations that you're considering. The wheel well is the best location, provided you can get air flow to it. I don't know what bumper and/or ducting options you 370z guys have, but I can tell you from experience that you will have better temps if you can avoid putting heat exchangers in front of one another.

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Aviator44

I have a 34 row setrab cooler behind the bumper under the driver side headlight. Wasn't able to fit it between the radiator and intercooler. I didn't route hoses or install a fan. I just vented the fender liner and removed the side plastic pieces in the front bumper. It still helped my engine temps quite a bit.

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tiller

I mounted my oil cooler on drivers side in front of wheel well and then took a dremel and cut long slats into fender liner behind cooler to dissipate heat,can't even see the vents with wheel in place.

AntiVenom

This was my concern as well. Stacking a bunch of heat in one spot.

I am using the stock 370z bumper so air flow to the wheel wells is limited and there is also a supercharger oil cooler to contend with which mounts to that drivers side wheel well also.

Ultimately I think I will have the most confidence in having the oil and SC coolers mounted in the wheel well with fans helping to cool them out of a vented fender liner.

However I feel comfortable putting it together with the oil cooler behind the IC for now. The custom brackets will have to wait til after ZdayZ.

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