Which aftermarket radiator?

[tosha]

Id like to make a suggestion.....an oil cooler will lower your CHTs more than an upgraded radiator. Your radiator is doing double duty trying to cool both your coolant and it circulates through the oil cooler. If you are serious about running your car on the track for extended intervals, boost isn't usually the answer. With that being said, Ive been running a 16 GT Whipple car for years now. I'm very conscious about temperatures. I've done several things to make it work. I only run it on the track in sub 80 degree temps, and ideally cooler. The upgraded whipple heat exchanger keeps IATs in check. I upgraded to a mishimoto radiator from a standard GT radiator. The GT500 hood gets a lot of heat out of the engine bay. I also run the car on e85 which helps keep cylinder temps a little cooler and ensures I don't see any knock. I usually see CHTs sub 205 degrees, and oil temps are usually around 230. Running all out Ill see oil temps creep up to 245+.

The most significant mod was by far the oil cooler. Due to the size of the Whipple heat exchanger I removed my washer fluid tank and installed a cooler in the fender behind where the fog light was. Id highly encourage you to install one, otherwise your are going to keep chasing these temps with minimal results.

which oil cooler did you end up using and how did you open up the bumper for air intake?

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[Ryan_s550]

which oil cooler did you end up using and how did you open up the bumper for air intake?

Its different for a GT350, they already have openings under the fog lights. I removed the fog lights and replaced them with V6 Muatang trim pieces. I opened them up and added wire mesh to get air to the cooler. The cooler doesnt get forced flow across it so I had to add a thermostat controlled fan. The cooler was just something I had laying around. None of the kits available would work.

 

[tosha]

Its different for a GT350, they already have openings under the fog lights. I removed the fog lights and replaced them with V6 Muatang trim pieces. I opened them up and added wire mesh to get air to the cooler. The cooler doesnt get forced flow across it so I had to add a thermostat controlled fan. The cooler was just something I had laying around. None of the kits available would work.

Ah, I see. Thanks for sharing, that is a great approach

 

[shogun32]

Steeda recently modified my water pump

bigger pully?

 

[shogun32]

I'm putting together a Harrop oil cooler order if you want to get in on it, @tosha

 

[Gt350procharged]

bigger pully?

some kind of fin modification

 

[tosha]

I'm putting together a Haroop oil cooler order if you want to get in on it, @tosha

please tell me more I have drafted a setrab kit and waiting for BF deals to be fully announced, but would be really interested to hear from you.

 

[turbofiveoh]

thanks, it does help. few more questions please:
1) what are the ambient temps in the scenario that you describe?
2) have you done any radiator ducting or is it all stock there?

Ambient air temp was anywhere between 105-110 degrees

Radiator ducting is all factory. Boxing the radiator is on the to-do list.

 

[turbofiveoh]

Id like to make a suggestion.....an oil cooler will lower your CHTs more than an upgraded radiator. Your radiator is doing double duty trying to cool both your coolant and it circulates through the oil cooler. If you are serious about running your car on the track for extended intervals, boost isn't usually the answer. With that being said, Ive been running a 16 GT Whipple car for years now. I'm very conscious about temperatures. I've done several things to make it work. I only run it on the track in sub 80 degree temps, and ideally cooler. The upgraded whipple heat exchanger keeps IATs in check. I upgraded to a mishimoto radiator from a standard GT radiator. The GT500 hood gets a lot of heat out of the engine bay. I also run the car on e85 which helps keep cylinder temps a little cooler and ensures I don't see any knock. I usually see CHTs sub 205 degrees, and oil temps are usually around 230. Running all out Ill see oil temps creep up to 245+.

The most significant mod was by far the oil cooler. Due to the size of the Whipple heat exchanger I removed my washer fluid tank and installed a cooler in the fender behind where the fog light was. Id highly encourage you to install one, otherwise your are going to keep chasing these temps with minimal results.

Agreed on the oil cooler. Harrop had informed me they were making an oil cooler kit for LHD versions of the S550 and I forgot to follow up. Thanks for the reminder!

 

[turbofiveoh]

I'm putting together a Haroop oil cooler order if you want to get in on it, @tosha

I'm interested...please let me know the details.

 

[shogun32]

please tell me more I have drafted a setrab kit and waiting for BF deals to be fully announced, but would be really interested to hear from you.

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/harrop-oil-cooler-group-buy-99-akit14319.163179/

I reached out to my contact and asked for BF/Chrismas pricing for 5 units.

 

[Ryan_s550]

Im not sure how it plays out in the real world but the Harrop cooler doesnt look like it would get good airflow across it. It looks like a high quality kit and one if the only kit options that work when using a heat exchanger or intercooler for a boosted application. Either way it would be better than the factory setup

 

[shogun32]

Im not sure how it plays out in the real world but the Harrop cooler doesnt look like it would get good airflow across it. It looks like a high quality kit and one if the only kit options that work when using a heat exchanger or intercooler for a boosted application. Either way it would be better than the factory setup

90 degrees into the wind is not a recipe for effective cooling.

 

[shogun32]

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/harrop-oil-cooler-group-buy-99-akit14319.163179/

I reached out to my contact and asked for BF/Chrismas pricing for 5 units.

responded with
" ’ll offer them at a 10% discount on 5 if purchased, paid, and shipped together. $765 ea + shipping"

 

[tosha]

It seems to be very similar to what @GTP has built here: https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/track-time-limited-due-to-high-cht.166499/post-3599569
We can ask him how it's working

Like in above link, I'd like to preserve the factory water-oil cooler, which the Harrop option does not seem to allow. And just my guess is that that cooler alone might not be sufficient. it's based purely on the fact that people have to install much bigger oil radiators to make it work.

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