Jamesleec Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Hey all, as champcar is a budget based series I am looking for ways to increase the longevity of my car without the cost of a name brand oil cooler. Has anyone run an eBay oil cooler before? ~40 dollars seems too good to be true imho. https://www.ebay.com/itm/16-Row-AN10-Universal-Aluminum-Transmission-Racing-Engine-Oil-Cooler-Silver/274556232500?epid=897193656&hash=item3fecd3a334:g:LLEAAOSwy1Ndu~AO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petawawarace Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) I’m not sure that’s a place I would cheap out on. A rad I think is ok as you can catch it if it fails. An oil cooler failing could likely be a blown motor or a car on fire. Circle track guys sell brand names ones used gently for great prices. I would much rather go that route. Edited March 10, 2021 by petawawarace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesleec Posted March 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 My thoughts exactly, it's probably fine for a stance kid but for real heat and pressure it'll likely pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mender Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 "Excellent for Modified Street Vehicles, which are Driven Hardly with Minimal Track Use" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanehutton Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Keep in mind that unless it’s a tube and fin style, you will never be able to confidentially clean a blown engine out of a cooler. Beware of used ones and if there is metal in your oil you may want to toss yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimS Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 37 minutes ago, shanehutton said: Keep in mind that unless it’s a tube and fin style, you will never be able to confidentially clean a blown engine out of a cooler. Beware of used ones and if there is metal in your oil you may want to toss yours. Always use a filter before the cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigyellow Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 8 hours ago, shanehutton said: Keep in mind that unless it’s a tube and fin style, you will never be able to confidentially clean a blown engine out of a cooler. Beware of used ones and if there is metal in your oil you may want to toss yours. We learned this the hard way a few years ago. Any metal in the engine, throw away cooler and go buy buy another. Luckily we are close to Nascar country and a high quality oil cooler can be had for like $50-60. We've tried the ebay cooler as well, the cooler seemed OK but the included fittings and lines were junk, the always leaked until we spent the money on quality fittings. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig71188 Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Look at Hayden oil coolers. (not that I'm partial, I work for SMP Corp.) Excellent quality without paying for a "racing brand name". The company has never marketed to racers, does a lot of HD truck / off road business, and sells a lot via "private label" to groups and some performance warehouses. They also offer excellent cooling fans/controls. https://www.haydenauto.com/en 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiredBirds Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 these actually work pretty well, especially if you have a remote oil filter kit that uses the BIg FL1A filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donovan Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Good info on reusing them above. I would have never thought of that, will try to remember than one. I rolled my own oil cooler for my street/track day car a couple years ago. Sourced most all of it from ebay/amazon. No issues at all, so far. I think I spent $250ish on everything, and that's only because I went name brand (Mishmoto) on the thermostatic oil sandwich plate. No need for that in a race car. I regularly see kits from $500-$750 for my car. Wouldn't be the first time I regret being frugral if anything goes wrong, but so far, so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuaTTro Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Another option is to get one from another vehicle that offered an oil cooler from the factory. We have a Volvo oil cooler on our Audi and it works great for over 10 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67Mustang Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 2 hours ago, TiredBirds said: these actually work pretty well, especially if you have a remote oil filter kit that uses the BIg FL1A filter. I had considered these but wondered if someone would cry foul and try to charge some points for the finned cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee mcoppola Posted March 10, 2021 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, craig71188 said: Look at Hayden oil coolers. (not that I'm partial, I work for SMP Corp.) Excellent quality without paying for a "racing brand name". The company has never marketed to racers, does a lot of HD truck / off road business, and sells a lot via "private label" to groups and some performance warehouses. They also offer excellent cooling fans/controls. https://www.haydenauto.com/en We've run a couple of different Hayden coolers in our racecars. Have never had issues with them. I recalled the name as a good OEM and aftermarket supplier from my days wrenching. Great assortment of sizes, can be equipped with barb or -an type fittings. They also have a nice chart on their website that shows BTU /Cooling capabilities and physical sizes for their coolers. Mounting solutions are unique and simple too. edit: added catalog link, ck out pg 338 for chart https://www.haydenauto.com/media/5586/imperial_transmission-oil-cooler-pages.pdf Edited March 10, 2021 by mcoppola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiredBirds Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 21 minutes ago, 67Mustang said: I had considered these but wondered if someone would cry foul and try to charge some points for the finned cover. ask.. or just leave it on your stock filter....who's going to see it? FWIW we used to run a big cooler on the 305 with a remote system. The new 305 got a larger oil pan w/ baffles (only 25 points now THANK YOU). We run an extra long filter in the stock location, no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee Chris Huggins Posted March 10, 2021 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 https://champcar.org/tech/knowledgebase.php?article=39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee Andrew D Johnson Posted March 10, 2021 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 16 hours ago, Jamesleec said: Hey all, as champcar is a budget based series I am looking for ways to increase the longevity of my car without the cost of a name brand oil cooler. Has anyone run an eBay oil cooler before? ~40 dollars seems too good to be true imho. https://www.ebay.com/itm/16-Row-AN10-Universal-Aluminum-Transmission-Racing-Engine-Oil-Cooler-Silver/274556232500?epid=897193656&hash=item3fecd3a334:g:LLEAAOSwy1Ndu~AO Yea, I have run these for years. I only had one crack and that was because it had been bent with a pipe wrench to get a better angle for the hose. I think the car still finished 3rd with oil spraying on the windshield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee Andrew D Johnson Posted March 10, 2021 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 This is what's in my car right now: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremsen Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Just saying, the 13row Setrab in my car runs $170 with the adapter fittings. Thats less than the cost of 1 tire. https://www.amazon.com/Setrab-ProLine-Engine-Oil-Cooler-Ports/dp/B0011FNKLE But, the above $30 kit highlights the ridiculousness of the oil cooler penalties in relation to other "upgrades" in Champcar. Just saying (yes I dragged that bloody horse out once again to give it a good whack). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BollingerChump Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Andrew D Johnson said: This is what's in my car right now: ...I wonder what in Amazon's software made it think anything there would/should come in an 80 pack... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Saw the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesleec Posted March 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Andrew D Johnson said: This is what's in my car right now: Thanks for the info, I'll give them a shot. Would rather burn 25 points on a full cooler than a finned cover. Now the real question is do I go for the blue one for 2 dollars more..... Edited March 10, 2021 by Jamesleec Forgot Information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesleec Posted March 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 hour ago, BollingerChump said: ...I wonder what in Amazon's software made it think anything there would/should come in an 80 pack... One guy in the pits selling spares when these eventually blow LMAO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67Mustang Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 6 hours ago, TiredBirds said: ask.. or just leave it on your stock filter....who's going to see it? FWIW we used to run a big cooler on the 305 with a remote system. The new 305 got a larger oil pan w/ baffles (only 25 points now THANK YOU). We run an extra long filter in the stock location, no problems. My new (old) pan showed up the other day.... 9 qts now plus a filter or two... plus maybe an oil cooler... Should be dandy 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erich Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 We're running an ebay oil cooler but we threw the lines out that came with it and run high quality braided stainless over teflon lines with proper steel fittings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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