INSTALLED || Blitz Racing Oil Cooler Kit RD for FRS/BRZ
 

Will be installing this on my car soon, most likely after the engine goes under the knife for warranty work.

Some nice features of this Blitz oil cooler are:

• Built-in thermostat
• Cooler has air guides that help direct airflow (or you can build your own blockoff plate for street use)
• Oil filter block has multiple 1/8PT holes for various sensors. Oil pressure, temp, etc.
• Complete packaging out of box.

http://www.blitzna.com/oil-cooler-ki...r-zn6-zc6.html
http://www.blitz.co.jp/products/cool...ler_rs_rd.html


http://i.imgur.com/OLQrPk9.jpg

-alex

This should be good :happyanim:

I have one of these and its been on for over a year with no problems! Braided lines and preinstalled AN fittings give me a piece of mind that there will be NO LEAKS.

Can anyone explain this benefit: "Built-in thermostat"

Does this mean that on short trips it won't try to overly cool your oil?

don't most oil coolers come with a thermostat in the adapter plate? it definitely looks like a quality piece though, and I wouldn't expect anything less for that price tag too. I'm curious what those plates are for though. they look nice

the thermostat opens when the oil reaches a certain temperature in order to start cooling the oil. however, many people state that even with the thermostat closed, there is still a slight flow of oil through the cooler so most people just block it off during the winter so the oil reaches temp easier

A thermostat will just prevent most of the oil from going to the core until it reaches the preset temperature then more oil will be diverted to the core to maintain a desired temperature. I run a 190ish thermostat on my car. The reason you want one is to heat the oil up faster otherwise it would take a long time to warm up.

Review Soon || Blitz Racing Oil Cooler Kit RD for FRS/BRZ
 

Warming up the car on idle does take a bit longer. Once warmed up and On the freeway I'm usually in the operating range of 180-200f range so no worries of overcooling. The plates are for the duct around the coolerhttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12...d2e0abfafc.jpg

Haha you beat me to it! In my sandwich plate the thermostat is normally open closes when it warms up. The oil flows right through for the most part but when it starts to close around 190 F more oil is forced to go to the core and is cooled then back to the sandwich plate on the other side and up into the oil filter. When I reach about 220+ its fully closed and all the oil goes to the core and the temps don't get much hotter then that.

Oil will always flow to the core but not much until it warms up. In the winter I remove the thermostat all together (as it takes a little space where the oil by passes even when fully open i.e. cold oil) my car warms up nearly as fast a stock and hold 190F sames as coolant temps unless I really go hard on it in -20C

Sorry if I cant spell I am on my phone and dont want to re read this haha

Interesting, thanks for sharing your experiences. What kit do you have exactly?

I've been wanting to get an oil cooler for a while, ever since I first laid eyes on the Perrin oil cooler, which to me looks like a really nice setup.

This is only the second oil cooler which has made me as excited as I was about the Perrin. The design looks great and I like the ducting to direct the air onto the core.

Looking forward to hearing the OP's review!

Blitz is a good brand so I am sure this kit will be great! I run a custom Mishomoto kit. You really dont need ducting for a street car but it would be really nice for a track car.

I wonder how this mounts up. if I recall correctly, the Perrin cooler mounts to the plastic undertray of the bumper which I am not a fan of.

The thermostat inside this unit opens at 75C, which is after the coolant thermostat opens. Just like the coolant thermostat, it prevents oil from circulating to the cooler core until it reaches operating temperature.

Bolted to chassis, various bracket locations under the bumper support on the passenger side.

-alex

Pictures from the Blitz NA Flickr account:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/137904...57660365503073

-alex

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