Combating the heat

[Reaper]

A little dangerous to do while driving but that's water coming OUT of the vents cut in my cowl.

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by AyJay

Are these JRSC cars using the JR specific oil cooler or some other solution?

JR Specific; you'd need some really creative airflow design to fit something else unless you relocate the JRSC components.

[sw20kosh]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

JR Specific; you'd need some really creative airflow design to fit something else unless you relocate the JRSC components.

He could swap out the 15 row for a 20 row easily right?

Aren't you able to get your JRSC brz pretty hot on the track to the point where you have to back off? And you also run with heater vents blowing full hot? Not saying the 15 row is insufficient... but YOU are able to get the temps up there no?

[mike the snake]

I'm wondering if one couldn't cut an opening in the stock front plastic splitter piece and install an oil cooler, laid flat instead of upright.

Seems to me that inside the grill area in front of the radiator/intercooler is all high pressure, so air would still be pushed through the cooler even though it's laid flat.

I just got an oil cooler, and I want to either mount it behind my passenger side fog light, or maybe mount it flat onto the plastic splitter as I've suggested.

I've seen some ducting for the fog light mounting as well but can't find pics.

I do not want to mount my oil cooler in front of the intercooler. On my car there's no room since everything got moved forward.

Any thoughts?

Also, I'd love to see some pics of coolers mounted on BRZ's.

[Brody602]

Originally Posted by mike the snake

I'm wondering if one couldn't cut an opening in the stock front plastic splitter piece and install an oil cooler, laid flat instead of upright.

Seems to me that inside the grill area in front of the radiator/intercooler is all high pressure, so air would still be pushed through the cooler even though it's laid flat.

I just got an oil cooler, and I want to either mount it behind my passenger side fog light, or maybe mount it flat onto the plastic splitter as I've suggested.

I've seen some ducting for the fog light mounting as well but can't find pics.

I do not want to mount my oil cooler in front of the intercooler. On my car there's no room since everything got moved forward.

Any thoughts?

Also, I'd love to see some pics of coolers mounted on BRZ's.

Fullblowns oil cooler is positioned behind the foglight area and is proven to help significantly even without any cutouts/modifications to the foglight area, hope that helps your decision.


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[Dipstik-sportech]

I run mine with the fog light removed and it helped oil temps significantly.

[Brody602]

Originally Posted by Dipstik-sportech

I run mine with the fog light removed and it helped oil temps significantly.

Depending on the numbers I get when I get my car back I might look into cutting out the "T" hole out of my bezel for more airflow


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[Kiske]

Originally Posted by Brody602

Depending on the numbers I get when I get my car back I might look into cutting out the "T" hole out of my bezel for more airflow
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Pop the foglight bezel out and use a die grinder and just shave the backside where the space invader pattern is until just the grille pattern remains. Function and looks without it looking hacked up.

[mike the snake]

Any pics of coolers installed on a BRZ?

[Dipstik-sportech]

Originally Posted by mike the snake

Any pics of coolers installed on a BRZ?

I'll take one tomorrow for u

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by sw20kosh

He could swap out the 15 row for a 20 row easily right?

Aren't you able to get your JRSC brz pretty hot on the track to the point where you have to back off? And you also run with heater vents blowing full hot? Not saying the 15 row is insufficient... but YOU are able to get the temps up there no?

Oil temps, no, coolant temps, yes, but we're using a radiator that is designed for high pressure fans... but we don't have the fans on.

The car actually runs cooler (coolant temp) with the stock radiator.

Then again, coolant never got over about 205F at Thill, so my running the header is more a precaution rather than a necessity.

I could get the coolant to 220F with stock fans and the custom radiator, but that's in 115F weather. In 110F weather, I can get the coolant to stabilize around 215, and in 100F, heat wasn't an issue.

It's also partially dependent on the tune and fuel we run, as we experiment with different setups.

[MINOCIN]

Originally Posted by Dipstik-sportech

I run mine with the fog light removed and it helped oil temps significantly.

I too have my oil cooler mounted behind the passenger side fog light with holes cut out. It does make a significant difference at speeds over 40 mph while driving in a straight line, but I was still seeing temperatures climb past 255 F when stuck in LA traffic, driving hard in the canyons and at the race track with the Innovate SC kit (intercooled). So I fabricated a shroud around the oil cooler to route air thru it. The shroud definitely helped reduce temps at the race track and in the canyons, but it can't really do much if I'm stuck in traffic. I'll need to get a fan for that.

I would say that if you already have a cooler behind the fog light or if you're thinking of putting one there because it's your only option then make sure to have a shroud to redirect air to it.

[Dipstik-sportech]

Originally Posted by MINOCIN

I too have my oil cooler mounted behind the passenger side fog light with holes cut out. It does make a significant difference at speeds over 40 mph while driving in a straight line, but I was still seeing temperatures climb past 255 F when stuck in LA traffic, driving hard in the canyons and at the race track with the Innovate SC kit (intercooled). So I fabricated a shroud around the oil cooler to route air thru it. The shroud definitely helped reduce temps at the race track and in the canyons, but it can't really do much if I'm stuck in traffic. I'll need to get a fan for that.

I would say that if you already have a cooler behind the fog light or if you're thinking of putting one there because it's your only option then make sure to have a shroud to redirect air to it.

That's how all oil coolers without fans will preform regardless of where they're mounted. With it behind the fog light it just allows cooler fresh air to get to it quicker and in greater volume than if the light was still in place.

[MINOCIN]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

As of now, the JRSC is the only supercharger kit I see at the track. All of the Innovate powered cars have either parted their kits or quit tracking altogether.

I'm Innovate powered and I haven't stopped tracking

I'm by no means a track rat, I just had to end this year a bit early because my tires started to cord. The JRSC kit may be better, especially at the track, but I still have fun with the Innovate kit. You are right though, I never really did see any other Innovate powered 86s around the socal tracks. Perhaps some are doing Auto-X like whataboutbob. He seems to be doing pretty well in that arena.

Sorry for getting off topic, I just don't want any Innovate guys to be discouraged from going to the track.

Umm... How can I get back on topic?

Has anyone tried a fire sleeve and tape kit. For example the one from DEI.
https://www.designengineering.com/ca...eeve-tape-kits

According to the description the kit helps insulate and protect your lines. Not too long ago I had to refit my oil cooler lines and so I decided to give the sleeve a try. Since my oil cooler lines run close to the intake snorkel and right in front of the radiator I figured the less radiant heat the better.

Unfortunately I can't say for sure how much the sleeves are helping though because at the same time I also made a shroud for my oil cooler, which I think helped the most. Now that the weather has cooled down though I hardly ever see my oil temps budge over 187 F.