Something odd and different

[bigdreams]

So for those that have been on here a while and know me a little, I always have odd ideas. But anyway, I've seen plenty of videos of cars modded in that crazy Bosozoku style. I've considered doing an external, bumper-mounted oil cooler like those Boso cars have. What kind of performance gains would there be by doing this? Maybe hook it up to the transmission fluid?

 

[justin13703]

That's definitely an odd idea but its your truck man lol. Don't expect any performance gains though

 

[bigdreams]

I kinda figured there weren't really any performance gains. I'm mostly curious as to the point of having an oil cooler mounted to the outside of a front bumper

 

[justin13703]

I kinda figured there weren't really any performance gains. I'm mostly curious as to the point of having an oil cooler mounted to the outside of a front bumper

No point really. People think it looks cool I guess. I have no clue why lol

 

[bigdreams]

On those old school cars like a Datsun Z or Skyline, it looks a little more aggressive. Kinda cool with those hoses running through the grill. But if there's no performance gain from it, no point in doing it. Although a photoshop would be interesting to see what it would look like on an X

 

[justin13703]

On those old school cars like a Datsun Z or Skyline, it looks a little more aggressive. Kinda cool with those hoses running through the grill. But if there's no performance gain from it, no point in doing it. Although a photoshop would be interesting to see what it would look like on an X

Yeah some cars it might look ok on. But like you said it's gotta be old Datsuns or something. It'll look waaay out of place on an x runner I would think lol. Put it in the photoshop section, somebody will hook you up

 

[Outburst]

i can try photochopping it. i just need your x and the cooler example. really.

 

[sdxrunner619]

Chances are, you drive your truck normal most of the time. A external oil cooler can prevent oil from reaching operating temperature and actually cause damage to your engine over time.

The right way to do it would we be a block off plate for it, to allow normal operating tempature, then just remove the plate when you get to the track for better cooling.

I love bozo stlye cars, but the majority of the crap they do has absolutly no performance gain, or even in fact ruins performance. I know, imagine that, 195's on a 10" rim aren't goot for handling.....lol

 

[rennurx]

Don't they have oil coolers that work off of temp? Once it gets too hot it opens and allows oil to the cooler?

 

[justin13703]

Actually, looking at a lot of those cars, I would imagine it not cooling much if at all. A lot of them are literally mounted right in front of the bumper. I can't imagine air really flowing through them, if they're essentially mounted in front of a wall. If they were in front of some kind of opening that allows air to flow through, then yeah they might cool the fluid in them. But being right in front of a wall will basically get them no air flow

 

[sdxrunner619]

Don't they have oil coolers that work off of temp? Once it gets too hot it opens and allows oil to the cooler?

Yah those do exist. The point I was trying to construe is that you dont need it for normal use. And unless you track it and actually need the added cooling.