What's the best oil cooler out there, Jag? I'm looking at this as my next mod. Definitely want stainless oil lines with it. If I'm hanging an oil cooler on it, at least the stainless lines will look cool.

Before anyone advises me to change pipes, AC, & and a tuner instead -- it's already been done. I'm looking for an extra edge with an oil cooler because I run around in traffic all the time.

 

What you have to remember is that oil coolers only work when air is flowing over them. Traffic means no air flow so cooler won't really work. If bike is running that hot you need a cooler with a fan to produce the air flow

 

I understand your point about airflow, but I don't' think I want that much complexity. I know it won't work as designed sitting at a traffic light, but an oil cooler increases surface area available for cooling--even with no airflow. Just looking for a little edge to reduce temp, not a magic bullet.

 

Much of what I have read suggests that Jag has the edge on the competition.

 

You can lower your temps around 10 degrees using an oil cooler. Basically useless and ugly to look at, not to mention having the need for external oil lines that could be damaged easily. You can gain almost 150 degrees of protection just by using a full SYN oil. There will never be a need to use an oil cooler, even in the hottest days in stand still traffic temps if you use a full SYN..

 

+1 exactly
That's why I switched to amsoil for the same reason, it runs cooler, never hit 250 in traffic, even the hottest day here.

 

Its full of Royal Purple. Before that I ran Mobile 1. Synthetic oil does make a difference. But, it still goes into skipfire mode when stuck in traffic. I'm ready to try an oil cooler.

 

Oil collers are beneficial, even in stop and go traffic, your still getting some extra thermal convection cooling. The standard HD oil cooler does a fine job. Worth the investment.

 

i've got a harley oil cooler on my bike and can tell a difference. my bike never gets above 225-230 on the hotest of days or running 80mph down the interstate. i also run synthetic oil.

 

i run the utra cool fl.

the bike runs at 230 when traveling 2 up going through the mountains at 110+ degrees.
and never more than 237 sitting in traffic or construction