so i know that the tc has no oil cooler on it. i usually run synthetic oil and want to run it through a cooler. are they safe, if so hows the best way to do one, remote or block sandwich plate. what is a good brand? i know b&m makes them and they have one with thermal switches to turn on a fan, would i benifit from having a fan even though id put the cooler in the front left of the bumper so it would get air from the left air duct? ive herd of like 10 degrees temp drops at the filter. i think that would help... thanks for the input

 

Running F/I, the oil cooler would help a bit... but on a N/A setup, it'd be a bit of overkill...

Running a fanned setup would help if you're in a lot of traffic or such, but placing it in an exposed location should be plenty fine...

I say don't spend too much on something you don't neccesarily need... save the cash for power!

-WDS

 

All I know is if you planning on doing hot lap after hot lap in a turbo charged car, yes you WILL NEED an oil cooler.

 

LoL.... I needed one last weekend.... but that was after hot lap after lap on a track in a Turbo charged car... a normal setup... overkill.

 

A beer cooler is the best.

 

MMm, i would say yeah get one, i already order mine. I just think it would be safer, since it's true the . scion tc doesn't come with a cooler. and if ur a little hard footed it's good to keep ur oil at a cooler level.

 

The reality though, is that the engine cooling setup for a standard N/A is PLENTY sufficient to keep the engine cool, and therefore, allow the oil to dissapate heat well... it's when you're sending the oil through a 1000+ degree turbo that it gets hot and becomes more of a risk...

Given that all Turbo manufacturers don't come with an oil cooler, as they determined that, in most cases, the tC setup doesn't need one, I'd consider spending your money on something else...

Scion_Drafter06.... take that "Chip" off your car ASAP... it will only do more damage than good...

 

So will you run the return line from the turbo through the cooler and back to the oil pan?

 

Probably not a good idea to cool oil down-stream of the turbo -you want ZERO resistance between the turbo outlet and the oil-pan.

More logical pickup position for hot oil would be with an oil-filter block-adaptor.

If you are worried about high oil temperatures hurting your ride -Change to sysnthetic oil like Mobil 1. Lot less chances of leaks and of overcooling your oil.

If you want to help cool the engine and engine oil get a 160F thermostat kit from TRD...

Quick note: The TRD tC supercharger kit includes a low-temp thermostat...

 

^ Wisdom from the wise.

 

well im running n/a, its my daily driven car and i dont plan to charge it till the kits are cheap, ill be waiting for DAYZ, but owell. thanks for the info, so theres really no point in running on a n/a set up, no matter what?

 

Why do u say to take off the chip?? Why is it doing more bad then good ?

 

Ive already got Mobil 1 Synthetic running. I see B&M has a kit that comes with the filter adapter. This should fit right?

 

Eh I think I'll just leave it as is and get the tranny cooler they offer. Better than the Hayden one I already have.

 

Well in a racing setup most race cars run an oil cooler but in practice (even in race conditions) they cover most of the oil coolers up especially if it is cold outside. The reason for this is theoretically your engine will produce more power at higher temps (at least until parts fail due to high temps). The reason for this is that the engine will not absorb as much heat energy from the combustion process if the engine is already at a higher temperature therefore allowing more energy to be used to produce power. Assuming a stock tC already has plenty low oil temps then I would doubt you would need an oil cooler unless you are running serious power and/or have lots of blow-by with you setup.