Where should I mount my oil cooler GTR33 ?

[Tommyk]

Hi guys

Just got hold of my oil cooler + relocator, and I had a quick look as to where I should mount the thing.

Some possibilities -> In front of the radiator, or where the brake intake ducts are passenger/drivers side.

Does anyone have any ideas where the best spot for it is !

cheers

[inissane]

i think usually put on drivers side??

[Burto]

On the N1, its placed in front of the radiator. (its half the size of the intercooler!!)

[ferni]

Most people mount them in front of the wheel arch - usually on the Passenger side.

Smaller oil coolers are mounted in front of the radiator, larger ones are mounted in front of the wheel arch (same place factory gtst intercoolers are mounted). make sure you drill out some holes/gap from the inner wheel plastic guard.

[Tommyk]

Im seriously considering placing it in front of the radiator.

The cooler is about the size of half the intercooler

Ill have a look at the passenger side also, to see if theres any room down there

Cheers guys

[GTR-Ben]

In front of the radiator and up the top so air from the grill gets to it and is not resticted by the intercooler. If it fits..

[Beer Baron]

personally I think in front of the radiator is not the best spot. passenger side brake duct with air ducted over it, and room behind for the air to escape is my preference. in front of the radiator you are heating the air that is then 'cooling' your radiator.

[Sydneykid]

Most of ours are in RHS front vent, the LHS front vent is for feeding the engine with ambient air. The intercooler already compromises the airflow to the radiator, an oil cooler mounted in front of the radiator just makes it worse. We use aluminium ducting to make sure all of the air that goes in the vent goes through the oil coiler, not around it.

[Burto]

Come to think of it, i'd steer away from putting it in front of the radiator, my car always gets pretty hot in the water department and stays that way for a while, however, (funnily enough), the oil temp is always under control, reads 70 on those nismo dials and i've never seen it above 90 even when i was giving it a bit at the track.

My problem is i'm thinking of putting air con in and trying to decide where to put the condensor, there's room to jam it between the oil cooler and radiator but i might use that as an excuse to move the oil cooler somewhere else.

Let me know how you go!

[Tommyk]

There really isnt much room between the radiator and the intercooler, with the air con stuff in there.

Im going to take the front bumper off and have a quick look with mounting it behind the brake ducts from the front lip spoiler

Burto - I still need to get that front pipe off you, and return those pads.

[blind_elk]

Pity you've already bought your cooler. There was a guy at the motorsport show in Melbourne (he's from Adelaide) who had a prototype that replaces the grille between the headlights.

[Duncan]

Hey Burto! don't do it! If you've got a genuine n1 don't add air con, its a collectors car of the future!.

We put our oil and power steer cooler where the air con condensor would be if it wasn't an n1, plenty of room there

[jazza08]

Ive seem them mounted where the stock GTST intercooler is.

Why not there? Doesnt get in the way of anything.. unless its to big for that spot but as i said ive seen some mounted there

[GTR-Ben]

I have quite a thin long oil cooler, so mounting it up the top in front of the radiator is ok in my opinion as it is not actually behind the air flow from the intercooler as it sits lower.. pure air from the front grill.

Had a GTR with a ARC oil cooler that mounted where the front grill sits also, it worked very well

[Burto]

Duncan: Yeah i know what you mean about the collectors side of things, but when the car arrived from japan it had a fair bit done to it already (suspension, mines computer, stainless manifolds/full exhaust, guages) so i figured there was no point keeping it standard. As for aircon, i can always take it back out again later! Theres pulleys, and holes to set everything up so won't be a big job, i went through one summer and it gets ridiculous on long drives.

Tommy: I'll likely be in Sydney next weekend (16th April), give me a call and we'll sort it out!

[Messiah]

ARE (are.com.au if i recall correctly) make ones that can replace the front grill as mentioned above.