Thread: sti oil cooler
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Old 2010-11-08, 06:45 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by sperry View Post
One other thing to consider: on my top-mount oil cooler, I ran into an issue with vibration causing leaks on the cooler. Make sure you have plenty of support for it. Mine was just bolted thru the top, but only connected to the brackets I made just on one side. The top of the cooler supported a bit by the hoodscoop when the hood was closed (with some stick-on foam rubber there to cushion it). It seemed pretty solid, but over time vibration started separating the cooler right above the fittings anyway.
Seems like it might be one of those things you ask yourself "is the benefit worth all this work". might reconsider seeing how i dont really want to be doing r&d on every last thing i have been building. I think my main focus should be testing everything i have fab'd thus far. I believe the biggest problem i will have is the uppipe vibration and weight of the turbo. I am thinking i should reinforce it. top mount oil cooler is on the back burner.
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