Oil Cooler Kit?

[GuestyR33]

Hey peoples.

Im debating about buying an oil cooler kit.

Similar to this one:

Has anyone used one of these? Would u recommend?

Another question i had is, do i even need the kit? Can i just by the oil cooler itself.

Do i need to relocate the oil filter? Wats the reason for this?

Thanks everyone.

Guesty

[paulr33]

you need to relocate the filter to intercept the oil feed to and from the engine

think of it like a intercept on the airflow meter signal for the safc. same concept. intercept and then move the filter and run lines to the external cooler. well without the kit youll just have the core, it would be like buying an intercooler and having no pipes. its probably not needed. unless you are doing track days its probably pointless on a street car

[GuestyR33]

you need to relocate the filter to intercept the oil feed to and from the engine

think of it like a intercept on the airflow meter signal for the safc. same concept. intercept and then move the filter and run lines to the external cooler. well without the kit youll just have the core, it would be like buying an intercooler and having no pipes. its probably not needed. unless you are doing track days its probably pointless on a street car

Thanks for the advice mate.

Main reason i was looking at it was im wanting to start getting heavily into track days with you all.

Have some fun etc. I purchased a 50mm aluminium radiator and i'm considering replacing the stock

fan and shroud with maybe twin 12" davies craig thermo fans. Is this a good idea?

[paulr33]

yeah it sounds like it

make sure your suspension, tyres and brakes are sorted

probably more important than an oil cooler

[GuestyR33]

yeah it sounds like it

make sure your suspension, tyres and brakes are sorted

probably more important than an oil cooler

Ok cool.

Any suggestion on wat to do with my suspension, tyres and brakes?

I've got r32 gtst rims on my r33 gtst. Need new tyre with tread. lol

Should i upgrade my wheels? size / width etc?

Not sure wat to do with the suspension and brakes?

Thanks for ya help so far though.

Much appreciated...

[paulr33]

thereas a few threads in the vic members section if you are an sau vic paid member. i would also imagine there various threads in the braking and suspension areas.

[Roy]

An oil cooler is a good idea for track days, but its not a must. I suppose it depends on how much power you are makign and how many laps you plan on driving flat out.

I did track days for about 3 years with the std turbo and no oil cooler, depsite me having one in the garage.

You dont need to oil filter relocator kit. You can instead run a sandwich plate that means your oil filter stays in the same place and you save on the amount of hose and fittings you need.

You also dont need to run braided lines, in hindsight i think i would have rather gone with the blue Speedflow hose.

And lastly its not the size of the oil cooler that matters, its what you do with it (well thats what i tell the girls anyway ) Make sure its ducted with say a std IC plastic shroud or make one up out of aluminium to be sure that the air goes through the oil cooler, not around.

Ditto the radiator. Its a good idea to have one, but Nissan dont even get it right from the factory. I was a phone call away from ordering one, but instead my tight ass nature got the best of me and i went to town insulating/duting my radiator so that any air through the bar has to go through the radiator. Frankly im amazed the difference it has made, with the little bit of track work i have done since i did it there is a definite drop in coolant temps

Nissan gave the Skylines plenty of good gear from the factory, often you just need to tweak what you have rather then replace with aftermarket

[paulr33]

my bad, i thought it was so you could intercept the feeds.

well there u go no need to relocate it