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klork
02-06-2019, 01:10 PM
Does anyone happen to know how much the factory oil cooler flows? My LT5 is going in a different car and did not come with the factory cooler. I have a really nice oil cooler from a previous project that originally came from an airplane but has -8 fittings. I would like to flow the cooler I have to see if it would be a restriction compared to the factory cooler.
Dynomite
02-06-2019, 01:30 PM
Does anyone happen to know how much the factory oil cooler flows? My LT5 is going in a different car and did not come with the factory cooler. I have a really nice oil cooler from a previous project that originally came from an airplane but has -8 fittings. I would like to flow the cooler I have to see if it would be a restriction compared to the factory cooler.
It is a bit complicated :p
Oil Filter Adapter Functions 1 (http://www.zr1.net/forum/showpost.php?p=194213&postcount=13)
Oil Filter Adapter Functions 2 (http://www.zr1.net/forum/showpost.php?p=194214&postcount=14)
klork
02-06-2019, 01:57 PM
So basically what I am reading from that is that even if the cooler is a little restrictive the engine will still see full oil flow because it will bypass oil around the cooler if it senses a restriction there.
Dynomite
02-06-2019, 02:09 PM
So basically what I am reading from that is that even if the cooler is a little restrictive the engine will still see full oil flow because it will bypass oil around the cooler if it senses a restriction there.
Oil Cooler Bypass Valve serves that function.
Oil Filter Bypass Valve serves that function for restrictive Oil Filter.
klork
02-06-2019, 02:44 PM
That makes me feel a lot better about using my oil cooler and saves a decent amount of money on buying a new one.
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