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Mounting oil cooler up in front (how?)

2.7K views 6 replies 6 participants last post by  Joel 180  
#1 ·
So I'm planning on installing an oil cooler soon. I could mount it in front of my radiator and intercooler, but no air will get thourgh. I'd like to mount the oil cooler somewhere air will go though, such mounting it behind the front grill, but finding a oil cooler small enough to fit in there doesn't seem possible. I know ARC makes a oil cooler kit that is dsigned to fit behind the front grill. But what I'm really intersted in doing is putting the oil cooler next to the FMIC up front on the bumper such as this Blitz Skyline:
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Notice the oil cooler on the drivers side. Usually cars w/ FMIC don't have the bumper support. So do you mount the oil cooler up there?!
 
#5 ·
Shaminii said:
But what I'm really intersted in doing is putting the oil cooler next to the FMIC up front on the bumper such as this Blitz Skyline:
If this is what you're set on doing, it's going to take custom bracketry to hold it in place. Not so hard I'd think, for even a semi-experienced fabricator.

What chassis do you have? IMO, despite the other suggestions, the best place to put it on a S13 is in the stock battery location. Duct air in through the headlight cover or up through the bumper, and duct it out the hood. This is my plan. :thumbsup