how good is the STD b18c7 oil cooler?

[BlitZ]

what about a turbo B18C2????

i'd guess I'd need an oil cooler for that?

yeash.. you are considered half nissan.. haahaha get an oil cooler

[BlitZ]

Yes, that info is correct.

I spoke to a reputable person that prepares race cars including hondas just recently. They did not even run a cooler in their DC2R and have had no problems.

Temps are apparently no probems, installing a cooler alone will cause pressure problems, especially in the top end of the engine where pressure is lowest. So yes, they will cause more harm then good and they are not needed.

I am taking my Cooler out this weekend.

this is the first change in comotion... hahaaha .. lets just hope we dont blow

[yourfather]

half nissan, sif....

i will be able to turn corners.

[JasonGilholme]

Top stuff yf!!!

I shall honour that in my sig :P

I'd rather have better oil pressure through the entire engine then have engine oil runnin at too low a temperature.

[DLO01]

this is the first change in comotion... hahaaha .. lets just hope we dont blow

Ha ha.. yeh, am very confident though with decent oil.

Yeh, turbo is a different story. A Cooler accompianied by a Pressure Guage would be more use in that situation as well as adding a spacer in the Relief Valve to increase pressure.

Stock pressure at WOT is 75psi on B series motor so adjust it to suit, I'd go above that, not below it.

*edit* I never had any upgraged cooling on my Turbo Delsol (B16A2) and had no problems whatsoever. It was just used on the street

[Astro]

danny: so no oil cooler hey?

[BlitZ]

danny: so no oil cooler hey?

well i think its too late to get a cooler by thursday hahah..
I wouldnt touch and oil cooler without oil pressure gauge anyways.. and im too poor to get both hehe..

hahhaah

[fatboyz39]

i don't see why you'll lose oil pressure using a oil cooler?? its a closed system, therefore it shouldn't lose oil pressure.

[DLO01]

Its more 'volume' to fill. The bigger the area the more the more pressure loss.

Like the intake side of a turbo setup. The longer the piping and depending on efficiency of the piping & intercooler the larger the pressure drop.

The pressue will always be Highest at its source.

'Resistance' through channels causes pressure loss.

[kevster]

looks like oil coolers are over rated , like the idea of relocating the oil filter though. have to reset the oil gauge warning buzzer/light to go off at 150 degrees!

[BlitZ]

its like having a crazy massive intercooler for a small small turbo.. closed system, but crazy pressure lost...



Air, water, oil all can compress..... the more void/space you push through the more compression is lost along the way.. *well it makes sense to me. eheh

[mr173]

I reckon a SUITABLE oil cooler set up will give a much better protection for TRACK driving especially for hi rev engine like VTEC.

Heat can build up in LONG period of high rev. driving condition very quickly, the intense heat that deep inside the engine may be over the normal working temp of the engine oil before the heat reach the cooling water.
Therefore the internal overheat will downgrade the function of the oil much quicker.

Agreed that suitable size/type of oil cooler and size/length of hose required to minimise oil pressure drop.