Remote Oil Cooler Location

aintgotitmusthaveit Officially Full-On Dubber

295 posts · joined Jun 2006 · 20 Jun 2007, 2:33 pm

#598076

Hi Y'all

Got my 1916, twin 44 webbers, engle 120 cam bla blah,
And it comes with a remote oil cooler.

Where is the best spot to locate the cooler?
In line with sump /above/below?
In the engine bay or outside?
Do you need a thermofan to blow over them?

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 20 Jun 2007, 2:56 pm

#598079

Does the engine have its stock cooler in the fan housing? Really, really good idea to re-install if it doesn't...

Remote coolers are best installed somewhere within direct airflow but where in a 356, I dunno...!

[ Edited on 20-6-2007 by VWCOOL ]

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bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 20 Jun 2007, 5:24 pm

#598116

aintgotitmusthaveit wrote:Hi Y'all

Got my 1916, twin 44 webbers, engle 120 cam bla blah,
And it comes with a remote oil cooler.

Where is the best spot to locate the cooler?
In line with sump /above/below?
In the engine bay or outside?
Do you need a thermofan to blow over them?

VWCOOL is on the money. an external oiler cooler should be an ad on and not a replacement to the stock, cause the stock is still a bloody good unit.

With the external oiler cooler, you don't need a thermofan if u can position it somewhere where it will receive some form of cold air flow WITHOUT inhibiting the existing flow on engine components (IE: don't place the external oil cooler in front of the engine fan intake cause then your prewarming its cold air intake)

I know on the bajas they mount these things up high on roofs and such, you obviously don't want to inhibit on ur 356 body, so as you suggested, underneith anywhere outside the car is a GREAT idea... as long as you properly shield the cooler and its plumbing (from ie: stray rocks or other potential hazards)

possibly even buy a small fibreglass air scoop with the cooler in it if u have enough ground clearance, cause u need to direct the air onto it somehow.

COR has done subi conversions on kombi's with the radiators mounted underneigh the car, and have shielded their radiators with mesh and such. if they can do that, i can't see y u can't do it with an oil cooler. After all, it is a road car and the cooler shouldn't be able to get roughed up easily on bitumen.

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bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 20 Jun 2007, 5:26 pm

#598117

One other thing to point out too...

Have u thought about a thermostat in ur plumbing work?

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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

aintgotitmusthaveit Officially Full-On Dubber

295 posts · joined Jun 2006 · 20 Jun 2007, 9:09 pm

#598163

thanks guys.
Stock cooler is still there.
Check on the separate thermostat.
Will consider if i observe temps are too low.

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 20 Jun 2007, 10:42 pm

#598180

You could consider removing the extra cooler... really. Store it and fit it again only if your car/driving style/conditions require it. In a slippery 356, you may not actually need to shed much extra heat

[ Edited on 20-6-2007 by VWCOOL ]

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