Oil Cooler On R32gtr

[Gtrgodzilla67]

hey all im having alot of trouble finding a hole to stick my oil cooler any picks or info of where yours is would be extremly helpful as mine cant go at the front as i have a Massive aftermarket fmic,

cheers in advance pete

[Shaun]

hey all im having alot of trouble finding a hole to stick my oil cooler any picks or info of where yours is would be extremly helpful as mine cant go at the front as i have a Massive aftermarket fmic,

cheers in advance pete

I had a similar problem; i thought i'd never fit a 19 row oil cooler at the front, but after playing around a bit, it is possible. Not sure how your intercooler pipes are, but i had to cut mine and add a slight bend so that it went under to oil cooler core. No big deal. My intercooler is 100mm thick with 3 inch piping. Ive got the oil cooler, air horns and a 50mm bov in the inner guard now.

The oil cooler is an Earls item, and i used the earls mounting kit with a custom bracket that i made.

Shaun.

Edited April 26, 2008 by Shaun

[Angus Smart]

mines laid flat horizontal just to passenger side, at the front of the car behind the lip.

never over 90 degrees on track also.

Edited April 26, 2008 by Angus Smart

[Yawn]

Mines on the drivers side, in front of the bov's

[Gtrgodzilla67]

thanx for the info Boys and girls IT CAN BE Done LOL i also have a 100mm thick ic thats what was worrying me but ill just jam it to the side lol

cheers again pete.

[Roy]

I had a similar problem; i thought i'd never fit a 19 row oil cooler at the front, but after playing around a bit, it is possible. Not sure how your intercooler pipes are, but i had to cut mine and add a slight bend so that it went under to oil cooler core. No big deal. My intercooler is 100mm thick with 3 inch piping. Ive got the oil cooler, air horns and a 50mm bov in the inner guard now.

The oil cooler is an Earls item, and i used the earls mounting kit with a custom bracket that i made.

Shaun.

That is one of the best installs i have seen. Its a credit to you or your mechanic. So many people install their coolers in a way to damage them after hours of use hot

[GTR1993]

Only thing i dont know about it because its installed upside down will it get a big air lock in the top of the core?

[Duncan]

no upside down is good - lets you actually drain the oil out of it when you do an oil change

[GTR1993]

because i don't see how you would purge the cooler unless you took it out every time?

[Ronin 09]

mine's on the passenger side behind the intake duct...

[skylinegtts]

That is one of the best installs i have seen. Its a credit to you or your mechanic. So many people install their coolers in a way to damage them after hours of use hot

roy, im interested to know what u mean by this, are u talking about the positions of the inlet and outlet being at the bottom of the cooler as opposed to the top of the cooler?

and how does the cooler get damaged?

[jenkies]

here is mine:

[BBGTR]

Ditto.

I got one of those R32 GT-R HKS kits and it mounts on the left hand side in the air duct.

I still see up to 130deg oil temps at the track on a high twenty's celcius day though. It's a 16 row cooler.

[GTR1993]

That is one of the best installs i have seen. Its a credit to you or your mechanic. So many people install their coolers in a way to damage them after hours of use hot

I think those long studs need crush tubes, so when you tighten it up it holds the ends of the core securely, rather then trying to crush the core.

[Gtrgodzilla67]

here is mine:

that looks fairly simple lol thanx

[Proximity Motorsport]

my mate has std cooler and radiator and has his oil cooler mounted onto the front of the radiator..

[Usual Suspect]

I agree with GTR1993, how there would be a large air pocket in the cooler unless the return line is at the top, so it air bleeds itself as oil flows thru it.

I'm trying to put one of these in my 32gtr, but i haven't seen a way to deal with the air after it leaves the cooler. all these pics show good air flow to the cooler, but there is no way for the air to leave.

[Roy]

I think those long studs need crush tubes, so when you tighten it up it holds the ends of the core securely, rather then trying to crush the core.

But they manner in which he has attempted to support the lattice arrangement of the cooler is a step in the right direction. If i could have scored some half inch alloy tube i would have cut it to length and used it on the inner part of the cooler so that as you suggest, you dont over tighten and crusch the core.

The easier solution which is all i did was put a nut on the inside of the length of all thread and tighten up to that.

But the reason i like the install is because the cooler is nicely supported with the alloy angle/channel and the mounting uses allthread accross the entire height meaning that when the core gets hot and is full of oil (heavy) over time it doesnt distort and damage itself.

If you look at cars for sale that are a few years old or done plenty of kms its not unusual to see their core all stretched and out of square. I have also seen one fail at the track causing oil down because the core was stretching under the heat and load while racing. Another core fail when the braided lines cause a load on the connection, when it heats up it bent to the point that the core fatigued. Again this was a race car and i noted that my core has been damaged over time as i used a 90deg bend and forced the braid to make up the rest of the angle. Shoudl have useda 120deg bend that way there would not have been any tension in the connection that when the alloy heated up was easily distorted.

Another core in the inner guard had a rock go through it as the inner guard was removed. I think the stone was thrown from the tyre forward as the damage to the core was at the rear. This is another thing i am wary of as i havent run an inner guard since i resprayed the car. Just havent got around to putting it back on....though i should. A had abit of alloy mesh cut into my guard so air coudl still escape whilst being protected from stones and other rubbish. When i duct up the front of the cooler to the new bar opening i will also put mesh on the front to stop a rock going into/through it when following another car, which is most likely ever going to happen at the track (i suppose)

And lastly i saw a car at a track day that damaged the core which ended up splitting as it was mounted a little too close to the bumper / vibrating and it ended up rubbing to the point that over time it eroded the core and split.

LOl, so just some general comments on things to consider. LOL i know my install is short on two of the things noted above But i will get around to it, hopefully before it causes me problems. But thought i would just pass on some of the failures/damage i have noticed when looking at cars, attending track days and when i use to scrutineer cars

[Beer Baron]

the best way I reckon for 32 GTR is as per jenkies one. mine is mounted that way too (it's a trust kit too) and I haven't had any problem with it in 4 years or so of use. one other piece of advice for jenkies is you need to open up the inner guard behind the core so the air can escape. either cut a section out and replace with mesh or swiss cheese it with some 30mm holes.

[Swiper the Fox]

the best way I reckon for 32 GTR is as per jenkies one. mine is mounted that way too (it's a trust kit too) and I haven't had any problem with it in 4 years or so of use. one other piece of advice for jenkies is you need to open up the inner guard behind the core so the air can escape. either cut a section out and replace with mesh or swiss cheese it with some 30mm holes.

I used to have mine mounted behind intercooler and in front of radiator...a big no no!

now i simply have it mounted in a box up on a high shelf at the workshop with other assorted nick-naks.

Edited April 30, 2008 by DiRTgarage