So go with braided lines, and get someone to put the fittings on? That sounds like a good deal to me
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BTW, finished my cooler install. Went with the RPW 48 row for the engine and 24 for the trans... fittings up. Wow runs right on the plate's thermostat @ 185... Pushed it a couple of times, holds steady. Went with Amsoil Premium (7 qts!), the car seems much happier now :driving:
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awesome news! im probably gonna get this for myself for Christmas.
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Sweet! thats one heck of a oil cooler man. I think I actually might need to replace my sandwich plate as it seems to cool regardless of the temp (even though i bought the supposedly thermo one). In past winters I have attached a blockoff plate to the core to block airflow which worked just fine but its a pain to get up in there. Whats your oil temps cruising in 6th when its below 60 outside? In regards to the kit yeah you can save money with that other one thats for sure, I suppose I went with the name brand and ready to go kit just for piece of mind and ease of install. Perhaps it will be even cheaper this weekend? who knows. I am really looking at bushings at the moment, really want to upgrade my suspension but from the research Ive been doing I am thinking its equally vital to replace the stock rubber bushings. I am definitely eager to get off my 60k mi stock suspension tho. Also, I wish I had the dough to buy those wheels off you Superdave so I could have some track only tires but damn there are always so many things to buy... |
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Jeeeesus that is a huge cooler!
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I called the sales guy at RPW Racing and he said that it doesnt completly block off the oil flow even when cold. I still got a replacement and it does take a while to get up to 180 but it will stay up there after it gets heated up. So i think i might have had a bad plate too. They wanted me to send mine in for testing but i got too busy and forgot to send it in :icon14: Quote:
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CB, that's a clean install, I like the hoses, but you might want to flip that thing over so the hoses are on the top, or upgrade your oil pump. I wonder if anyone has mounted one in the preferred orientation.
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Yeah that is a pretty install CB, the lower routing makes for a much less cluttered routing compared to mine which travels right next to my right air filter of the Gen 3. I also had to retighten my fittings once or twice to stop a slow leak. I think the mounting with fittings on top is so that the oil cooler stays full when the car is shut down and doesn't oil starve the engine while its being filled up by the oil pump. (I could be wrong on this but this is what I recall hearing when I went to install mine a few years ago.)
On another note found a really good page on oil an oil lubrication/cooling in general late last night: Motor Oil 101 - Bob is the Oil Guy This is the only data I have ever seen that talks about lubrication at low oil temps. I had figured that it was important and knew the majority of engine wears occurs right after startup but this goes very in depth and really educates you on how critical proper viscosity and temps are. Edit: Even if you don't read it, one key takeaway: don't get on it if your oil is cold! Not just your water temp (throwing a bunch of cold water on a hot engine block isnt good in the long run either) |
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lol @ our timing
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It's just a matter of flow. In the poor position the oil cooler drains at rest and the oil has to be pushed through it. In the good position the cooler remains full and is being pushed out of the cooler by the natural flow of oil into it. In the best position, gravity produces the natural flow through the cooler and no additional pushing or pulling needs to be done to compensate for the additional path that the oil has to travel through.
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Hmmm, would that even matter? the oil is being pumped to the same height in the end. Perhaps you would get better flow through it if the outlet was at the top and the inlet at the bottom due to convection in the oil? Edit: I take convection idea back, after thinking about it a bit more... it doesnt actually make any sense and wouldnt work that way lol |
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Hello all,
Would you folks mind chiming in on what exhausts you are running? I might want to hear them firsthand at a meet before I move on one. While I like the FI's numbers and popularity, the Gemini is looking good in terms of price and availability. Your input, guys? Thanks. |
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we have having a meet on Sunday December 8th if you wanted to get together to hear the different exhausts that we all have. |
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Ah, the good ol' Circus I see. I'll check my schedule and I'll put my name on the list if it's a go. |
I think we said the same thing different ways Superdave. :tup:
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Yep, welcome! Myself, I have the FI non resonated exhaust (look down) with FI resonated high flow cats and the carbon fiber mufflers. I'll be at the meet. |
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Long time no meet... I can make this one :)
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Reputable companies have already taken the headaches out piecing together your oil cooler kid. That is why they run more $$. Piece of mind ...imo Quote:
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So ...when the oil temp gauge reads 220 its actually 230. And 260 is limp mode. Minimal oil temp should be between 190 -210. :tiphat: |
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yeah I was thinking backwards ... but I think you were also thinking backwards when you typed that?? The outlet would be for the "cooler coolant" yes? and hence, at the bottom. |
Wow where gonna be rollin deep. Can't wait to see the public's faces.
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...but I will do this for car related events, track days, sportscar races... pancake places... |
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And I am selling all the components of my exhaust, y pipe and midpie are going to Dave, and the little B**** that claimed my axle back never answered his phone today. so now im driving around like a retard with ridiculously loud exhaust...made my head hurt after driving an hour with no exhaust. i will be picking up my nismo exhaust tomorrow after Dave and I get his new exhaust and springs installed. :tup: his car is going to sound SICK!! it it really woke up my car. but troubled times ask for parts to be sold... |
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I loved the way the Short tail exhaust sounded when i first heard it. When I went to go to AAM (the only company at the time making them) to price them out they were $429 :wtf: 2 pipes and a pair of tips for $429??? Retarded. So i went to a local muffler shop and i had them build a pair of shorty's with tips installed for $250. BOOM saved myself $200 (including shipping) and my car (in my mind) sounds awesome. The only draw back (and i could care less) is i can't put my parts list on the door. http://www.carstylingtips.com/wp-con...r-stickers.jpg yeah im cool. |
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