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We have sorted some sexy new Aeroquip alloy oil cooler kits. The hoses with fittings are very very light and uber sexy. Im going to have to change our kit for one of these as they look ace and the hoses are considerably lighter than the normal stainless version that we offer :)
The kit comes with:
thermostatic sandwich plate (can be substituted for plain or gauge take off if requested)
Aeroquip fittings for sandwich plate
rubber washers
19 row 235mm wide cooler
special Areoquip stainless braided pre cut lines pre fitted with Aeroquip lightweight sexy blue and red fittings
brackets
nuts and bolts
comprehensive fitting guide
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15060&stc=1
The kits are £245 :)
looks cute. what are these made of if not SS ?
The kits are £245. Theyre about as cheap as theyll ever be, Ive not marked them up much above our cost price :no:
What type of fittings are they?
Mewant, but cant afford :(
What type of fittings are they?
Blue and red alloy ones :confused: What do you mean?
Ah, theyre -10 :)
Blue and red alloy ones :confused: What do you mean?Sorry, meant if they are BSP or the other kind NPT (?) fittings :) One lets you re-use the fittings while the other is crimpped on.
Still dont get you :confused: Whats crimped on to what?
the fittings look like re-usable ones. you can tell cause the blue nut scews onto he male red part of the fitting and seals the line wit hthe help of an olive
Still dont get you :confused: Whats crimped on to what?When I was at the MR Tuning we got onto the subject of braided hoses and how BSP fittings can be taken off a length of hose and put on another one, so they are re-usable, while (and I think its NPT) the fittings are actually crimpped onto the hoses. So if you wanted a longer hose you'd have to get new fittings on top of the braided hoses. I could be talking totally bollox. I was just curious thats all :) But after looking closer they look like the reusable BSP type! :D
(And stop ignoring my wheel nut thread :p)
Why would you want to remove them? Or was it just a theoretical "what if I wanted to..." type question? ;)
i dont know which type they are, you guys know more than I do :rolleyes: :p ;)
can you do one with a filter relocation ?
Why would you want to remove them? Or was it just a theoretical "what if I wanted to..." type question? ;)Just gives you the freedom to mount the cooler where ever you want and customise your hoses without having to pay for fittings every time you change the length. Gah, I want one now :cry:
If you tell me how long you want the hoses then Ill get a custom kit made, its not a problem :)
anthony,
Yeah, no problem but youll have to decide where to mount the remote filter head and let me know the length of the hoses you need :)
ok ill have a mesure up, it will go where the battrey used to be
and how does the pipework go ?
sandwich plate -> hose -> filter take off -> hose -> oil cooler -> hose -> sandwich plate ?
you can get all different types of threads with re-usable fittings, not just bsp.
If the fittings on the end of the hoses are -10 the the thread will be AN, but the threads on the cooler will probably be BSp wit hand inverted cone.
Yep :nod: :)
Remember that you can have straight, 45 and 90 degree fittings. If the filter head is bolted to the edge of the slam panel pointing towards the fuse box then the inlet will be on the filter head left (coming in from the drivers wing) and going out straight towards the rad.
right ill have a mesure up
Bear in mind that the fittings are exspensive and that the 90 degree fittings and a chunk more exspensive than straight so use straight if possible :nod:
The alloy 90s are around £25 a piece! :eek:
We can, of course, put the remote filter kits together using the usual steel fittings which will save an arm and a leg :)
fark, will try and keep it straight then
LOL :D Aye, would be a good idea ;)
Digglett
08-02-2005, 22:10
bren :wave: 1/question:i have a huge front mount intercooler fitted,without measuring(coz im a lazy git!)can i still squeeze this in too :confused: s14a by the way
Yep, no probs. Both of our 200s have huge FMICs and they both have one of our cooler kits :)
R.Sendout
15-02-2005, 20:58
Where abouts is the intended location for these?
I have other crap floating around the front and dont want to find it gets in the way :(
They fit on the chassis rail in front of the rad on the left as you look at it from the front of the car :)
R.Sendout
16-02-2005, 10:11
They fit on the chassis rail in front of the rad on the left as you look at it from the front of the car :)
You mean the bit I have modified to fit my front mount :cry:
I am hoping I still have enough space for one :smash:
Dont s'pose you have a pic of one fitted?
Its a bit difficult to get an idea of size with nothing to scale it to.
Edit: Just noticed thats an A4 sheet of paper next to it :rolleyes:
Theres a fitting guide here :)
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=101159&highlight=oil+cooler
We have fitted our S13 cooler like this:
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15249&stc=1
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15250&stc=1
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15251&stc=1
squidmato
16-02-2005, 16:02
Just out of interest are these worthwhile things to have?? i.e. do they improve anything or are they just nice to look at? Just wondering cos im tryin to figure things out and learn about things like this as i go along! May just order one when i get my finances sorted again anyway, after all they do look cool!
Theyre light and they look cool. Other than that they do nothing over the usual ones :)
Just out of interest are these worthwhile things to have??If your car is quite tuned and you really do use the power or if do track work or drifting they are worthwhile investment for sure :nod:
I assumed squidmato meant are the bling kits worth having over the normal kits? Or do you mean are oil coolers worht having full stop? The coolers are defo worth having for a track or hard driven road car :no: Absolutely no doubt about it.
squidmato
16-02-2005, 16:23
Hmm lighter than standard, that sold it for me :D
Seriously tho, im hoping for about 300bhp with the stuff i have and want, so might get one even if it is just for a minmal benefit! :thumbs: Cheers for the info guys! Think you'll be hearing from me again soonish Bren :wave:
squidmato
16-02-2005, 16:24
Yea did mean Oil Coolers as general but bling is allways a good thing!
richieS13
16-02-2005, 19:11
i was looking into oil coolers but dont know if i really need an uprated one or not
Richie
could one of the 90deg fittings be substituted for a 3rd straight connector, as I want to have it on its side infront of the rad?
We get a peak of 120 degrees WITH a cooler, imagine what you get without one! :eek:
You can specify whatever configuration (spl?) you want :)
excellent:) what thread are the gauge take offs? I've got blitz temp and pressure gauges to put in them, would they go straight in?
You can choose the thread type :)
The sandwich plates only have one gauge take off though, not two. The pressure feed can be taken straight from the oil pressure switch point ont he block.
richieS13
22-02-2005, 14:34
would i still be able to run an oil temp guage and pressure guage
As Bren said above the sandwich plates only come with one gauge take off so the pressure feed can be taken straight from the oil pressure switch point on the block. :)
richieS13
23-02-2005, 11:29
just wish i hadnt forked out the cash on a sandwhich plate for fitting my guages before now
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