My Racer X / Setrab oil cooler install
 

My parts:
Setrab 9-series STD 15.94"x4.53" pn: 50-915-7612
Setrab brackets pn: 23-9002
Setrab adapters AN10 - M22 pn: 22-M22AN10-SE
Racer X Fabrication thermostatic sandwich plate, no finish pn: 02004X-AN-RAW
fitting at plate: Summit Racing AN10 o-ring to AN10 flare adapter pn: SUM-220164N
hose: 2 x 3' AN10 black nylon hose, Summit Racing pn: SUM-240003B
hose ends: 3 x Russell Endura AN10 90degree, nickel finish, pn: 610181
1 x Russell Endura AN10 45 degree pn: 610111

some parts pictured:

http://imgur.com/eJNbiha.jpg

More to come . . . . . out of time, just now!!!
Please, NO comments until I have finished!!!!

First

Well, I am having a hard time getting my images I stored in imgur to show.
More patience, please. (maybe my efforts to share are resulting in too much trouble to continue)(we'll see....)

Here is the 90 degree hose end:

http://i.imgur.com/IX9Dknn.jpg

I chose the Setrab 9 series cooler. I did not want to mount it on the plastic shelf behind the bumper. I wanted securely use the manufacturer's brackets, and mounted it on the back of the collision bar. I had a friend make these brackets from aluminum:
http://i.imgur.com/sKI2rIs.jpg

Bumper removed:
http://i.imgur.com/8AiHwKy.jpg

Collision bar removed:
http://i.imgur.com/UsmSVXw.jpg

Showing the spacing for the mounting holes using the Setrab bracket as a guide:
http://i.imgur.com/oxRfLJm.jpg

Here is a shot of the collision bar with all for holes drilled to accept rivet nuts:

http://i.imgur.com/70CbZy1.jpg

I sprayed some paint in each hole edge to help deter corrosion. Here is one rivet nut installed, followed by all 4.

http://i.imgur.com/AsUsyUv.jpg

Here is the Setrab w/ brackets mounted to the collision bar with my custom-made brackets.
http://i.imgur.com/JnL6lqF.jpg

and bar mounted:
http://i.imgur.com/Iyq7cnn.jpg

So, I sent this next pic to my son, and he thought that the brackets would block out needed air flowhttp://i.imgur.com/cahXThY.jpg

So, I took it all off and trimmed down my brackets! This pic also shows one of the Setrab brackets, which allow the cooler to be rubber mounted, top and bottom.

http://i.imgur.com/HAQiUgU.jpg

and, mounted again

http://i.imgur.com/TBWtZRz.jpg

Sorry, no pics of me making my own hoses! I mocked the hoses in position to find the best routing, then cut the hoses and attached the ends.
Here is a view above the cooler:
http://i.imgur.com/jtpvgDr.jpg

Are you going to stabilize it at the bottom or planning on leaving it cantilevered off the crash beam?

Black brackets would help it blend back in! But they look better after the modifications.

And a view of my installed sandwich plate with hoses connected. The yellow fitting coming out of the right side of the plate is for my AEM oil pressure gauge sensor.

http://i.imgur.com/3EWxOUY.jpg

Hmm. With the open grill, my new cooler is susceptible to rocks and stones!
I went to Home Depot and bought a single piece of rain gutter cover / expanded metal. I painted it flat black and wire-tied it to the back of the opening in the bumper:

http://i.imgur.com/vH3f0b3.jpg

DONE. (you may now comment)
 

All done! dramatic difference in oil temps! Total cost of all the parts: $546.26 not counting taxes or shipping charges. It is nice to be within driving distance of Summit Racing!

http://i.imgur.com/ayU2sx0.jpg

Oh, I get it! So, like finishing FIRST. Like in a race, or something.:lol:

Looks good dude!

My aluminum brackets secure the cooler at top and bottom. The 4 rivnuts are solid!

Black would be nice, but I'm not concerned about esthetics!

Looks like a nice install.

Do you have a picture how you ran the lines around/under the headlight. I was trying to mock mine up with a similar placement and just didn't like how the lines went through that area.

I don't have a good pic of how I routed the hoses, but I forgot to include this one. The longer hose goes thru the foam just outside the radiator high and connects with the 45 degree fitting at the plate. The short hose goes thru several inches lower, and comes up to the plate at the 90 degree fitting on the right of the plate.

http://i.imgur.com/SW5z8rP.jpg

How is this long term? The Racer X is holding up well?

Not OP, but I installed the full RacerX oil cooler package with a setrab 619 and the crash bar mount back in March 2016. Car has seen 36k miles and 40ish track days since that point, and the kit is holding strong. Sandwich plate, adapter, tstat, etc. All still good.

Edit: here is what the normal RacerX mounting solution looks like.
https://i.imgur.com/KNLqmW8.jpg

^ I have same as above, 9,000 miles, about 20 track days, zero problems.

I'm at the end of my third season, and all is good!

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Great setup :)


I was wondering how you tied the gutter cover / expanded metal to the bumper ?


I also heard about overcooling the oil with that type of oil cooler, did you encounter that problem ? I heard about people putting a plexiglass piece in front of the core.

It's possible if you live in a colder climate and take lots of short trips. Last year I just zip-tied some cardboard in front of the oil rad, which raised my temps back to normal. I didn't bother doing that this winter, and everything was still fine.

I would change that long nipple and pressure fitting out with steel. Brass has a tendency to break from vibration.

Thank you, Grady
 

Thanks for the tip! Since that installation, it developed a leak and I broke the nipple! So I plugged it. Recently, reinstalled, but with brass and gas/oil rated teflon tape. I'll keep a close eye on it, for now!