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

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Bump for updates.

In my first post:

Originally Posted by mav1178

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

Tentatively next week. Front timing cover needs to be resealed.

-alex

[Clipdat]

Hope that warranty work goes well for you, let us know how the dealer treats you!

[Clipdat]

Bump

[mav1178]

@Clipdat it's going on the car next week. "testing" will be at Buttonwillow 4/9 as well as COTA 4/29

[Clipdat]

Cool! Post up some pics of the install process!

Originally Posted by mav1178

@Clipdat it's going on the car next week. "testing" will be at Buttonwillow 4/9 as well as COTA 4/29

[mav1178]

Installed it on a car w/ Blitz turbo kit. Another kit going on my car next week.




-alex

[Capt Spaulding]

Wow. That is some serious plumbing. Is the AC condenser still mounted, I can't tell.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding

Wow. That is some serious plumbing. Is the AC condenser still mounted, I can't tell.

Yup, AC condenser still on the car.

The car above has a Koyo radiator and it made installing the kit more difficult as there was less clearance. A small portion of the air guide had to be grinded down. I suspect my install will be smooth without issues since the radiator is still stock.

-alex

[mav1178]

Install done. Since I was taking pictures every other step, it took about 2 hours longer than normal.

If you wanted to do this in your garage without a lift, expect about 4-6 hours of install time, maybe less. With a lift I estimate it will take about 3-4 hours tops.

Road testing and track usage to follow.

-alex

[Clipdat]

Did you run into any issues during the install? How were the provided instructions?

A few of the sites selling this kit claim that because it's intended for RHD JDM cars that there's a bracket or clip missing on USDM cars and that a workaround must be used.

Can you shed any light on this?

Originally Posted by mav1178

Install done. Since I was taking pictures every other step, it took about 2 hours longer than normal.

If you wanted to do this in your garage without a lift, expect about 4-6 hours of install time, maybe less. With a lift I estimate it will take about 3-4 hours tops.

Road testing and track usage to follow.

-alex

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Did you run into any issues during the install? How were the provided instructions?

A few of the sites selling this kit claim that because it's intended for RHD JDM cars that there's a bracket or clip missing on USDM cars and that a workaround must be used.

Can you shed any light on this?

I will do a complete writeup later on this week. I can tell you that the instructions were 100% accurate for my car (Subaru BRZ) and that there were zero issues with installation.

You do have to remove a few things from the car, but it's pretty straightforward once you start the process. Me being able to read katakana and kanji helps, though...

-alex

[mav1178]

First post updated w/ install pics.











Installed on the car (minus front bumper):

[Clipdat]

Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but is there any potential danger to flying objects/road debris/rocks/metal/toddlers coming through the front bumper opening and hitting the slightly exposed oil lines?

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but is there any potential danger to flying objects/road debris/rocks/metal/toddlers coming through the front bumper opening and hitting the slightly exposed oil lines?

Lines? No, there's nothing exposed.

As for the core itself, it's like any other oil cooler mounted in the front bumper. If you are paranoid about that, the air guide that Blitz has allows you the ability to mount your own custom metal mesh in front for added protection.

-alex