paulwadams_my99

Anyone put a oil cooler in place of the tmic? If so whats your experience of them and where can you get them?

Cheers

Paul

MorayMackenzie

Certain Japanese tuning outfits do this. However, you may have issues with oil pressure and possible airlocks, especially at start up, if it isn't designed correctly. Not sure it is such a good idea as the cooler would be the highest point in the oil system. I would locate a cooler elsewhere, lower down on the car.

I am looking into changing the scoop for some form of warm air exhaust vent, to lower under bonnet temps and pressures and help the FMIC and rads do their jobs.

Moray
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SCOSaltire

is it not possible to separate the FMIC from the engine bay... in a sort of channel?

u could make it into 2 parts.. 1 for the bonnet.. and the other from the FMIC... that join together when the bonnet is closed?

 ^ <--- air out?
-^--------\
 \----     | <---Intercooler
eng   \    | << air in?
        &n bsp; \_|_



kind like the elise then...

dunno how it would affect the areo package tho


[Edited by SCOSaltire - 6/27/2002 12:15:06 PM]

MorayMackenzie

I believe the WRC cars do something simlilar... the P2000 certainly ducted warm air from the radiator (at least) through carbon ducts to those massive bonnet vents.