Are all Engine/Trany Oil coolers created equal?

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I'm looking for a set of Engin/Trany Oil coolers. I see a lot of them from $50 to $800. Some have Fans, and some don't.

Anyone out there have has these installed???
 
You'd have more people with feedback on Z-G forums but I believe Rookie and that other Texan JWT user (can't remember the name) had one.. They're basically intercoolers that oil(or transmission liquid) pass through. Some have more advanced features but a simple one should have a good effect given that it receives air. There was a fanned oil cooler install on the .org..

edit: here it is: http://www.infinitifx.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4617&hilit=+oil+cooler
 
I have an engine oil cooler and will add a tranny fluid cooler soon. I have a sandwich plate and a remote oil thermostat that bypasses the oil cooler when the oil reaches a certain temperature.

I will be upgrading the cooler and buying a tranny cooler at the same time so that I have both of them black bar+plate coolers instead of tube+fin.
 
EG3 said:
You'd have more people with feedback on Z-G forums but I believe Rookie and that other Texan JWT user (can't remember the name) had one.. They're basically intercoolers that oil(or transmission liquid) pass through. Some have more advanced features but a simple one should have a good effect given that it receives air. There was a fanned oil cooler install on the .org..

edit: here it is: http://www.infinitifx.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4617&hilit=+oil+cooler
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Thanks that the one I was looking at by B&M.

I also saw a Mishimoto Radiator replacement with bigger fans on ebay. Does the G35 Radiator fit the FX?
 
Frankiago said:
I have an engine oil cooler and will add a tranny fluid cooler soon. I have a sandwich plate and a remote oil thermostat that bypasses the oil cooler when the oil reaches a certain temperature.

I will be upgrading the cooler and buying a tranny cooler at the same time so that I have both of them black bar+plate coolers instead of tube+fin.
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What brand and are you happy with it?
 
Permacool, not terribly happy with it. The hose clamps that come with it suck. I plan on getting one like what you posted...
 
Talk about resurrecting an old thread...

My turn for the engine and tranny cooler. Looked at the B&M, but also found a dual core Flex-a-lite that can do both engine and tranny oil at the same time (separate cooling paths in the same cooler). Any experience with a dual core - this brand or others? I also read on other forums that a thermostat/valve to bypass the cooler was a good idea. Anybody have anything to add?
 
thermostat is good because a tranny that's too cool is almost as bad as a tranny that's too hot... the thermostat will let it reach operating temps much quicker than without it
 
I ended up going with the B&M with the built in Thermostat and the 6" fan. They make 2 sizes. Mine is the smaller one of the 2. I beleive if I had gotten the bigger one, I would not have been able to fit it.

For Engine cooler, I use a 14 row cooler. I think Flex-a-Lite make a Oil Filter Sandwitch (p/n 3961) or you can get the ebay version.

The best I've seen though is by ARC which is $1300.:err:
 
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