ok i have a oem oil cooler that i can put on my ls/vtec setup

it has the 2 nozzles off it for coolant.. question is can i run them both into the water pipe or is there a certian way i need to hook them up?

ill take a pic if necessary.. i have a gsr water pipe so it has the extra fittings for coolant lines

thanks guys

 

Normally the hose comes off the water pipe and into the cooler, then comes out of the other side of the cooler and into the fitting in the block right by the oil filter area. I suppose you could run it directly into the water pipe from both sides...as long as there's some circulation there should be some cooling effect.

 

yea my b18b block doesnt have a fitting to go into the block

 

You cannot run both to the the water pipe, one needs to go to the block, different pressures and temps. Engines 101, one side of the pump has low pressure the other high pressure therefore flow.

 

so is there anywhere else i can run it into? i dont have a fitting in my block

 

You are going to have to drill and tap a spot, they are there on the LS blocks, just not tapped.

 

hmm sounds like more trouble than its worth.. i dont want to deal with metal shavings in my motor

 

It is in a water passage, if the block is out no big deal.

 

well motor is assembled and i dont really want to take the head off

owell guess ill just ditch the idea of using a cooler... maybe ill get a after market setup or something

 

That is a better idea, unless the engine is out of the car.

 

yea its out of the car.. on my engine stand but its all put together

i just put a brand new headgasket and everything on so i dont want to pull the head off

 

On my track car, I eliminated the stock oil cooler. I run a Mocal thermostatic sandwich plate with a Mocal 25 row cooler and -12AN plumbing.

What I did was just plug the fittings in the water pipe and the block. I haven't had any cooling problems. Water temp reaches a max of 210F to 220F.

 

yea i just figured if i had the oem one i might as well use it ... not sure if it really drops that much oil temp anyway?