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weederr33 · 03-06-2015, 01:45 AM

Anyone have any info on the Skunk2 Oil Cooler? Any ideas how it performs compared to say, Perrin? Curious what people's opinions are on it. Thanks!

AJPG · 03-06-2015, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by weederr33

Anyone have any info on the Skunk2 Oil Cooler? Any ideas how it performs compared to say, Perrin? Curious what people's opinions are on it. Thanks!

They are all made from aluminum (maybe you could find one or two made from other material, but no for high hp applications). So the difference and is; and is a big one the number of rows and the position of the cooler, also you could use vents to force more air trough the cooler...
I don't like the oil to water cooler (car that came with FI also came with that oil cooler, and have to be upgraded as hp increase).

Is my opinion base on constant moderate hot climate (tropic).

weederr33 · 03-06-2015, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by AJPG

They are all made from aluminum (maybe you could find one or two made from other material, but no for high hp applications). So the difference and is; and is a big one the number of rows and the position of the cooler, also you could use vents to force more air trough the cooler...
I don't like the oil to water cooler (car that came with FI also came with that oil cooler, and have to be upgraded as hp increase).

Is my opinion base on constant moderate hot climate (tropic).

Thanks for the info. To elaborate, I live in a relatively warm climate (texas), so heat can be an issue I would assume. Currently I'm NA but planning on going SC. That's why i'm curious which cooler would be best suited for such a task.

Sleepless · 03-06-2015, 11:34 AM

The Jackson Racing cooler is a better choice than Perrin's since JR's has a greater capacity.

sam69 · 03-06-2015, 08:11 PM

I've been running this oil cooler for a while now and has been working well ... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Thermosta...item3cdc773be6 ...

Told them what it was for and they even included the spacer for under the thermo sandwich plate at no extra cost so pretty happy with that.

Basket Case · 03-08-2015, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by sam69

I've been running this oil cooler for a while now and has been working well ... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Thermosta...item3cdc773be6 ...

Told them what it was for and they even included the spacer for under the thermo sandwich plate at no extra cost so pretty happy with that.

Do you have any numbers on what the temps are staying at? This seems to be a killer deal!

sam69 · 03-08-2015, 08:24 PM

It's been pretty hot here and haven't logged any temps but do keep an eye on them and at around 30 deg C temps oil temps sit around 185 to 190 and with spirited driving like some hard 0 to 100 runs etc the highest I've noticed so far was approx 220 deg (faren).

I have mine mounted right over in the RHS so it's not in front of the intercooler radiator and have ducted some airflow towards it but I know it could cool better with more air flow.

JohnnyGT86 · 03-10-2015, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by JackSmiley

thats pretty legit.

Guillaume · 03-10-2015, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kiichiro

That's nice work! Smart...can I see more pics please

http://autostyle-usa.com/brz/REV60415110001/

AJPG · 03-13-2015, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Guillaume

http://autostyle-usa.com/brz/REV60415110001/

Nice! Indeed

Any chance to see how it performs? Temps as DD, track, back roads.

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sam69 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: GT 86 Location: australia Posts: 369 Thanks: 84 Thanked 121 Times in 77 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've been running this oil cooler for a while now and has been working well ... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Thermosta...item3cdc773be6 ... Told them what it was for and they even included the spacer for under the thermo sandwich plate at no extra cost so pretty happy with that.

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sam69 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: GT 86 Location: australia Posts: 369 Thanks: 84 Thanked 121 Times in 77 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's been pretty hot here and haven't logged any temps but do keep an eye on them and at around 30 deg C temps oil temps sit around 185 to 190 and with spirited driving like some hard 0 to 100 runs etc the highest I've noticed so far was approx 220 deg (faren). I have mine mounted right over in the RHS so it's not in front of the intercooler radiator and have ducted some airflow towards it but I know it could cool better with more air flow.

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