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Old 09-28-2007, 02:12 PM
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are oil cooler really necessary for around 350whp?

I see that the greddy kit comes with a oil cooler and there only around 300.

And if it is recommended what you do you guys recommend?
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oil cooler is not necessary for 350. if i'm not mistaken they recommend a oil cooler for 500+ whp
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Originally Posted by s2guru,Sep 28 2007, 05:48 PM
oil cooler is not necessary for 350. if i'm not mistaken they recommend a oil cooler for 500+ whp
actually an oil cooler isnt 100% necc, for any HP levels. I was advised to ditch my cooler. less lines= less pressure drop
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The Greddy kit doesn't come with an oil cooler.
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i believe he is referring to the Greddy Oil Cooler unit.. i was debating this myself to just keep my underhood temps under check.. but i settled with a vented hood, a koyo radiator, and an EGT Gauge.
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an oil cooler would probably benefit oil cooled turbos such as those greddy uses
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It would benefit but its not required.

FWIW, it just adds another point of failure and (unless you track it a lot) its just not worth it.
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I was also curious but does it help in the case of short autox's and short track events? Because I was in the market for one and if I really don't need it, I would rather have one less place for a mistake (i.e. leaks etc...)

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Not worth it for a short race / autox especially autox as you have a long time inbetween runs then a 50 second race.
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Auto cross ==> No
4 or more laps ==> Yes

However, it depends on your track temperature. The best thing to do is install an oil gauge. Even in a stock car the oil temp can get fairly high in Australia.
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