We're working on a cooler Coyote: Mishimoto's Mustang GT Oil Cooler R&D

[GT_Roadcourse_Newb]

So that's a no lol. Kinda disappointing. I would think the more cooling the better. Any particular reason you decided to design it that way aside from it being "sufficient"?

Ive heard the stock oil cooler is built into the coolant radiator, and is, put bluntly, inferior... Ive only just 'heard' this and idk it may be different for PP vs non-PP... :headbonk:

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[steveespo]

Ive heard the stock oil cooler is built into the coolant radiator, and is, put bluntly, inferior... Ive only just 'heard' this and idk it may be different for PP vs non-PP... :headbonk:

This is a fallacy, the oil to water heat exchanger is more efficient than the oil to air. It would be better to leave the plate frame heat exchanger AND add the oil to air cooler, especially for track cars, on the street it will never matter. I am building my setup using the Mishimoto thermostatic plate over the factory PP cooler and plumbing to a Setrab 925 cooler matrix. I fit up the plate and a Ford Racing FL-820HP filter and it fits, plumbing the -10 AN hoses around the stock cooler hoses is the trick, but it can be done. Sadly won't be able to get done, as I am heading to Road America with the car tomorrow, will finish it over the next couple weeks and will post pics and results. The 2015-16 plate frame heat exchanger is much more robust than the 2012-14 Boss/Track Pack coolers that have a reputation for cracking fittings. JMHO
Steve

 

[Mishimoto]

Any pics with the bumper installed?

Here is a photo of the GT while we were installing our test-rig in preparation for some on road testing. Although it is not very visible, it is still noticeable in the upper grill in silver. You can also opt for a black core option which should be even less noticeable.

are you still on par with shipping mid july or is that not likely?

At this time we are on track to ship mid-july. If this changes we will be sure to update the forums as soon as we have more info.

So that's a no lol. Kinda disappointing. I would think the more cooling the better. Any particular reason you decided to design it that way aside from it being "sufficient"?

Where we can leave factory components in place, we always try to, however in this situation the factory oil cooler would not fit with both our sandwich plate and the oil filter.

-Sara

 

[pinero61]

I was hoping for a more head on view, I wanted to see how it looks behind the grille. Will the production versions have the "M" on them?

Have you done any track testing with it?

 

[S550Smoke]

went ahead and placed my order for both your radiator and the oil cooler..don't let me down on shipping lol!!!

 

[Mishimoto]

went ahead and placed my order for both your radiator and the oil cooler..don't let me down on shipping lol!!!

Thanks for your order! As far as the oil cooler goes, I will keep you up to date with release information as soon as it becomes available.

I was hoping for a more head on view, I wanted to see how it looks behind the grille. Will the production versions have the "M" on them?

Have you done any track testing with it?

Apologies, unfortunately I do not have any more photos of the cooler installed as we have not completed the production units yet. As soon as they are complete and installed I will be sure to grab some more photos.

Yes, all of our production units have the M logo on them.

We have not had a chance to take the GT to the track as we have been hard at work with R&D. This type of testing is certainly something to consider for the future!

-Sara

 

[pinero61]

Finally got my order placed. Your website kept kicking back paypal for some reason?

Anyway, what's the ETA on the production units?

Are there any plans for a differential cooler kit?

 

[Mishimoto]

Finally got my order placed. Your website kept kicking back paypal for some reason?

Anyway, what's the ETA on the production units?

Are there any plans for a differential cooler kit?

Thanks for your order!

At this time we are looking at 2-3 weeks from now to begin shipping pre-orders. I will keep you all updated if this changes at all.

We were looking into an differential cooler, but nothing is is the works at this current moment. If this is something a lot of you are interested in, we would certainly consider developing one.

-Sara

 

[Mishimoto]

Post 4: Test Results

In our last post we took a look at the fabrication of our all-new bar-and-plate oil cooler designed specifically for this project. Now that we have our coolers complete, it is on to testing. We will test our large bar-and-plate cooler, our small bar-and-plate cooler, and our traditional-style 19-row cooler. This will allow us to compare the effectiveness of our new design to the excellent heat exchangers we already offer.

Testing

We installed each version and gave them a chance to show us what they could do in not one, but two arenas of performance. Round 1 Fight!

Contenders:

• 19-Row Mishimoto Oil Cooler
• Small cross-flow bar-and-plate cooler
• Small dual-pass bar-and-plate cooler
• Large cross-flow bar-and-plate cooler
• Large dual-pass bar-and-plate cooler

We hooked up our 19-row cooler to our GT, as well as our all new bar-and-plate coolers, both large and small, and let them duke it out.

Prototype Mustang parts installed for testing

Mustang oil cooler prototype installed for testing

Mustang Oil Cooler testing

After this first round of testing, we could eliminate almost all options. The 19-row cooler (which served as our control) performed nearly identical to our smaller bar-and-plate cooler. In addition, the 19-row falls short of our expectations as far as space saving, so that option is out. Our smaller bar-and-plate cooler left a bit more cooling to be desired, so we eliminated that option as well.

Mishimoto’s Mustang Oil Cooler Testing

As we discussed in a previous post, we are testing not only bar-and-plate coolers of different sizes, but different styles. We fabricated dual-pass coolers, as well as cross-flow coolers in both our small and large sizes. Testing revealed a large pressure drop with the dual-pass cooler that we did not see with the cross-flow cooler. Because we certainly don’t want low oil pressure, the dual-pass cooler is out as well. Ladies and gentlemen we have a winner! Or do we?


Stock VS. Mishimoto Testing

Our champion had to best one more opponent, the stock liquid-to-liquid cooler, before it could claim its title. Due to space constraints, our sandwich plate does not fit with the stock cooler, so it must be removed to allow our thermostatic sandwich plate to mount up. We need to be sure that our oil cooler provides far superior cooling in comparison to the stock unit; otherwise, it’s back to the drawing board.

Mustang Oil Cooler testing

Round 2! We saddled up our pony car with the road testing equipment and set out for the open trail. This required that we maintain a constant speed for repeatable testing so we couldn’t coax the coyote too much (unfortunately!).

After our road testing it was clear that the Mishimoto Mustang GT oil cooler beat the stock cooler fair and square, and here are the temperature data plots to prove it.

Figure 1: Mishimoto Mustang GT Oil Cooler Temperature VS. Stock


Pre-Sale is Live!

Now that our crowned champion has proven its worth, it’s pre-sale time! The discounted pre-sale is going on now, check out the Mustang GT oil cooler page and let us know what you think. Here is the winning oil cooler pictured in both black and silver. Note the black cooler comes unbranded for the stealthiest appearance. Check them out below and let us know what you think!

Mishimoto’s Mustang Oil Cooler

Mishimoto’s Mustang Oil Cooler in stealth black

Can’t get enough of Mishimoto’s Mustang GT? Check out the entire Mustang GT Oil Cooler project for a refresher on the design process, as well as other Mustang parts on our engineering blog.

Thanks for reading!
-Sara

 

[S550Smoke]

Proming results!

 

[S550Smoke]

Promising*

 

[Mishimoto]

Proming results!

Thanks for the kind words!

-Sara

 

[pinero61]

When can we expect a package on our doorsteps?

 

[Mishimoto]

When can we expect a package on our doorsteps?

Right now we are expecting them to be in stock the last week in August. We will begin shipping them by order date, and I believe you were one of the first ones to order. I will be sure to keep you updated as I get more information.

Thanks for your patience!

-Sara

 

[Meraki Autoworks]

Contact us for pricing guys!

-Josh

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