I'd like to add in an engine oil cooler for the SBF....need more cooling. This is in addition to enhancements being made for the water cooling.
I have a large oil cooler and plate which I believe was used in original GT40s back in the day (Continental IO-470) - see pic. But, I'm thinking I might want to use a cooler with a fan rather than just passive/ambient cooling like this one. I'm concerned about:
1. flow capacity - I don't want to add in a cooler and plumbing which somehow diminishes flow rate and capacity, and starves the engine for proper oil flow and pressure,
2. having the oil stay cold for an extended time during warm up - ie. do I need an oil thermostat plumbed in because I've just added a huge heat sink system essentially?
I like the oil cooling systems on air cooled 911's from the 80's with the RF fender mounted coolers with a fan and a thermostat (see pic). Wondering if that may be a good design to replicate (and use parts from).
Any thoughts on this one? Thanks in advance.
I have a large oil cooler and plate which I believe was used in original GT40s back in the day (Continental IO-470) - see pic. But, I'm thinking I might want to use a cooler with a fan rather than just passive/ambient cooling like this one. I'm concerned about:
1. flow capacity - I don't want to add in a cooler and plumbing which somehow diminishes flow rate and capacity, and starves the engine for proper oil flow and pressure,
2. having the oil stay cold for an extended time during warm up - ie. do I need an oil thermostat plumbed in because I've just added a huge heat sink system essentially?
I like the oil cooling systems on air cooled 911's from the 80's with the RF fender mounted coolers with a fan and a thermostat (see pic). Wondering if that may be a good design to replicate (and use parts from).
Any thoughts on this one? Thanks in advance.
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