Oil Cooler Set Ups
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Oil Cooler Set Ups
Anyone running an oil cooler set up on their car?
Looking to get a setrab core with mocal temp fittings down the road and was wondering how your set ups are!
Looking to get a setrab core with mocal temp fittings down the road and was wondering how your set ups are!
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Well I wanna piece a system together. I already have a Grex sandwich plate. Plus I want to be able to create my own bracket and place it where it would most be beneficial. I do like the mishimoto oil cooler location in front behind the grill.
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NVM the grex sandwich plate has a thermostat already in it!!!!
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behind the grill is probably the best spot, unless you wanna open up a fog light and place it there, but then there would be no room for brake ducts if you ever wanna make it
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Yeah don't wanna rid of a fog light right now and as said above might need it for ducting later on
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Mishimoto now sells OIL cooler kit for our cars..
They make it for the following platforms
2001-2005 STI (MMOC-WRX-01)
2008-2014 STI (MMOC-STI-08)
2008-2014 WRX (MMOC-WRX-08)
around 500$+ for the kit. The kit with sandwich plates that have a thermostat in it cost about 50$ more though.
They make it for the following platforms
2001-2005 STI (MMOC-WRX-01)
2008-2014 STI (MMOC-STI-08)
2008-2014 WRX (MMOC-WRX-08)
around 500$+ for the kit. The kit with sandwich plates that have a thermostat in it cost about 50$ more though.
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Mishimoto now sells OIL cooler kit for our cars.. They make it for the following platforms 2001-2005 STI (MMOC-WRX-01) 2008-2014 STI (MMOC-STI-08) 2008-2014 WRX (MMOC-WRX-08) around 500$+ for the kit. The kit with sandwich plates that have a thermostat in it cost about 50$ more though.
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@Funks, technically Mishimoto always has sold kits, you just couldn't order them up as a "kit", you had to piece them together.
@Hide, I have the Mishimoto setup on Lucky, my '01 down at the other house, also ran the same setup on the 4Runner, before switching it to 5-speed. Actually then put it back on the 4Runner using the output of the factory 3.0/3.4 cooler. Great system, easy set-up, big bonus on both rides was the ease of making a bracket that suited my needs.
Pretty sure I even mentioned I combined the leftover bracket options with a couple 1/4" wide drilled plate bicycle rack parts to mount my Rigid Floods when they went on the 4Runner.
Do it man, it's a great benefit to keeping things in better operating condition and better engine and oil life. I know it helped w my stuff and the only reason the truck isn't getting something is I already have the tow package which gives a big factory one as an option.
*I think the size I used (and recommend you look at since the FRS/BRZ also uses it) on all mine was the universal 19. I can't remember the size on that B&M one I gave away, IIRC something like 5"x"8"X1" but it didn't work as well as the 19.
Put it right behind the grille, but do not dead-center it in the opening or you'll be fighting heat-soak conditions with your A/C and cooling. Put it just at the bumper support a little to the side, at least 1-2" off of the A/C receiver area.
@Hide, I have the Mishimoto setup on Lucky, my '01 down at the other house, also ran the same setup on the 4Runner, before switching it to 5-speed. Actually then put it back on the 4Runner using the output of the factory 3.0/3.4 cooler. Great system, easy set-up, big bonus on both rides was the ease of making a bracket that suited my needs.
Pretty sure I even mentioned I combined the leftover bracket options with a couple 1/4" wide drilled plate bicycle rack parts to mount my Rigid Floods when they went on the 4Runner.
Do it man, it's a great benefit to keeping things in better operating condition and better engine and oil life. I know it helped w my stuff and the only reason the truck isn't getting something is I already have the tow package which gives a big factory one as an option.
*I think the size I used (and recommend you look at since the FRS/BRZ also uses it) on all mine was the universal 19. I can't remember the size on that B&M one I gave away, IIRC something like 5"x"8"X1" but it didn't work as well as the 19.
Put it right behind the grille, but do not dead-center it in the opening or you'll be fighting heat-soak conditions with your A/C and cooling. Put it just at the bumper support a little to the side, at least 1-2" off of the A/C receiver area.
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