Oil coolers

[turbowrenchhead]

What are our options for oil coolers. I can get an adaptor off an 87 but then what would I use for an external cooler? I would think a trans oil cooler would work but how do I get one with tubing fittings. Any ideas.

 

[cool 84]

I have a B&M Supercooler type cooler for oil. You can get them with factory style GM fittings and the stock 86-87 oil lines screw right in. I got the IC airdam and have the cooler mounted using the factory scoop.

 

[turbowrenchhead]

Brent, couldn't you just mount it in front of the radiator? Does this mean you have one to sell me or your just telling me where to get one.

 

[cool 84]

This is Matt lol. You can mount it anywhere. I chose my location because I already had the later airdam and the factory lines would reach to that location. There was no need for additional lines or fittings, just a screw in deal. Less chance of a leak.

Those coolers come on a lot of diesels from the factory and the fittings look the same as the GN fittings. I've never actually tried it but I bet it would work. Tru-cool makes them btw.

 

[Boost231]

hey

i just got the lines and the adapter piece and a 87 rad. and it was good to go.

brent

 

[turbowrenchhead]

Why couldnt you cut the turbo feed line and run a line to a cooler and the outlet to the turbo? No apaptor needed.

 

[Boost231]

hey

just telling you thats all you need i dont have one to sale i just got one for my car.

brent

 

[turbowrenchhead]

The 87 radiators that have an oil cooler are very expensive. I would rather use a external cooler anyways.

 

[6SENSE]

Ive had one on my car for a few years now. I got a sandwich adaptor through Summit. The oil cooler was from a '90 Caprice police pkg (taxis also had them; 80's also). This cooler is a nice one, good size. I installed it in front of the radiator next to my tranny cooler. Fittings are no big deal. You can get them at a hardware store, or like I did, from Auto Zone. I got the type that is meant for rubber hose to push on to it and clamp with a hose clamp. One side of the fitting is threaded and the other is flared with ridges to go into the hose and stay there. On the sandwich adaptor I used elbow fittings to make the hose travel forward towards the radiator and not straight up and then bend forward. The hose I used was also from AZ. Its the hose marked for oil/tranny coolers. Remember we arent working with an extreme amount of psi here (80 tops, on some of our cars). The tranny produces more psi and the kits for those coolers are set up the same way, with hose and clamps, and same type of fittings I used. You dont have to have screw on hydraulic hose.