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Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

At this point he is just being contentious. I mentioned testing the air coming off the oil cooler with a thermocouple because I believe it is shedding more heat then he thinks, he counters with anecdotal evidence about air moving at 65mph. He's mentioned brake ducts in multiple posts like it is a concern, I mention they don't have to be side mounted and he responds with an "of course." I don't know what he wants in this thread anymore.

I’ve stated it multiple times: I want the OP to say what are his goals in terms of horsepower and what he intends to do.

You mentioned doing a test below, but then said you didn’t. Have you measured the differential at speed? My calculations about heat exchange time related to air speed wasn’t anecdotal, and it, along with the experiments, were more about countering theory with theory. There is just as much theory to suggest it doesn’t make a difference as there is theory to suggest it does.

I think you would be surprised, it sheds quite a bit of heat. If I didn't just kill one of my thermocouples I'd test it on my NA car. Though to test it properly I would need to build a duct off the back of the oil cooler to prevent ambient air from mixing with it to get a better reading.

I mentioned brake ducts because that space is often used for brake ducting in race applications. A SMIC or oil cooler can also go there of course. Every setup is different for prioritizing different things. My point is that the OP appeared to want to have space for everything so nothing is stacked. Thus, he can move the oil cooler to the side only to move the brake ducts to the middle, which may block the radiator or intercooler. The packaging of everything requires forethought and careful consideration if the car/application demands such considerations, which it seems his car will require, maybe; we don’t know. He has been mum about any specifics. Apparently, it is a secret.