Oil cooler, does it help much?
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Spokane, WA.
my 2011 RKC has a oil cooler, i got se 255 cams and pipes and a/c unit and the se tuner.
this weekend with temps 89-91 i got home after 2 hours of riding freeway and back roads.
put thermometer on head and temp was 240 degrees. the engine temp management system was activated at a few stop intervals.
i think once dyno tuned next week, that may help. Glad I do have the oil cooler. two yrs out i will go feuling oil pump for more flow and scavenging which may be a help, and possibly a JAG oil cooler.
I did not have a oil cooler on my 103 build 07 flstf but it could have used one.
this weekend with temps 89-91 i got home after 2 hours of riding freeway and back roads.
put thermometer on head and temp was 240 degrees. the engine temp management system was activated at a few stop intervals.
i think once dyno tuned next week, that may help. Glad I do have the oil cooler. two yrs out i will go feuling oil pump for more flow and scavenging which may be a help, and possibly a JAG oil cooler.
I did not have a oil cooler on my 103 build 07 flstf but it could have used one.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Banning, CA
Just sayin............
iclick - In the 60's they went to 180 to improve defrosting and heating abilities as the public became "softer".
The earliest 195 I knew of stock was the 1975 model years when cats were first installed.
160 stats are a performance mod for the C5's and C6's. I have them in my 02 coupe with the LS1 and 05 coupe with the LS2. Haven't found one for the 08 LS3 coupe yet.
The earliest 195 I knew of stock was the 1975 model years when cats were first installed.
160 stats are a performance mod for the C5's and C6's. I have them in my 02 coupe with the LS1 and 05 coupe with the LS2. Haven't found one for the 08 LS3 coupe yet.
also was one of those fool hot rod kids that believed Hot Rod magazine until I learned
the expensive way. But enough and to the point - Motors Auto Repair Manual / 1962
version / sez all GM vehicles used 180 degree opening / 160 degree closing thermostats
in 1953. The first 190 + degree 'stats were used in some of their engines in 1961 and
later. Now cats did come out in 1975 though - I'll agree with you on that. But as for a
cold engine making more power - hell, it's a heat pump and the hotter you can get it to
run the more efficient it is. Of course, a lot of things get in the way when certain temps
are exceeded - like preignition, oil temps / lubrication, expansion distortion and on and
on. IMHO.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: SoCal & West TN
It was not a Factory EPA Qualified 103. The Factory ones made now must meet the EPA standards for sound and emissions. That means it is lean and choked off. The heads don't flow the best they can flow. That makes them run very hot. Larger displacement makes more power, but also more heat. If it is EPA Certified, it needs to have the air flow cleared to make it run cooler. The standard Oil Cooler is to make sure it still meets the EPA standards with the Lean, Choked motor.
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