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Mail From: (email redacted) (DAVID S ZECKHAUSEN)

I have been unable to acquire one of the 1993 Cobra-R oil coolers from
Ford SVO. This is the huge oil cooler which sits between the fog light
openings. Does anyone out there have one for sale or know where I can get
one? If I can't get one period, can some of you racers give me advice for
the best brand, size, mounting location, etc. for a different oil cooler?
This is going into a 1990 GT which will be a dual use (street / road racing)
car. Don't worry, I plan on using AN fittings and steel braided lines!
Thanks.

Dave Zeckhausen
(email redacted)
(201) 761-8743

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Mail From: chucko (Chuck Fry)

Skod has convinced me that the best oil coolers are oil-to-water; this
dramatically simplifies the plumbing (no need for oil thermostats and
the many hose ends and adapters required), gives lots of installation
flexibility, and keeps from cluttering up the airflow to the radiator.

The least expensive is the sandwich-style cooler used on the police 5.0
Mustangs, available from Performance Parts Inc., (703) 818-9892, or send
email to (email redacted). This is also the simplest to
plumb, requiring only the 2 water hoses supplied with the kit. One
complication: the proximity to the sway bar on Fox chassis cars
(Mustang, T'bird, Fairmont, etc.) means you must use a shorter-than-
stock oil filter.

A couple of racing suppliers sell oil-to-water heat exchangers, notably
Fluidyne, (800) COOL-OIL, and Peterson Fluid Systems, (800) 926-7867.
These are fairly pricey, but they can be placed anywhere in the chassis.
The Fluidyne coolers in particular are popular with the NASCAR
circle-track set, though they're not yet legal in Winston Cup.

For a different approach, Griffin Racing Radiators, (800) 722-3723,
builds custom aluminum racing radiators with the oil cooler built into
the cold tank. (They can build a trans or PS cooler in as well.) It
won't be cheap at around $400, but at 3" thick it should have no trouble
keeping your motor cool.

I haven't actually used any of these, so take these suggestions with a
grain of salt.
-- Chuck

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Mail From: (email redacted) (Bob Allen)

>I have been unable to acquire one of the 1993 Cobra-R oil coolers from
>Ford SVO. This is the huge oil cooler which sits between the fog light
>openings. Does anyone out there have one for sale or know where I can get
>one? If I can't get one period, can some of you racers give me advice for
>the best brand, size, mounting location, etc. for a different oil cooler?
>This is going into a 1990 GT which will be a dual use (street / road racing)
>car. Don't worry, I plan on using AN fittings and steel braided lines!
>Thanks.
>
>Dave Zeckhausen
>(email redacted)
>(201) 761-8743
>

Try Mustang Dynamics:
13120 Lazy Glen Court
Herndon, VA 22071-2326
(703)742-6207

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Mail From: (email redacted)


Everybody... I really appreciate the referrals for the 1993 Cobra "R" model oil
coolers. Unfortunately, I have no more partially because the price was so high.
It is important to note that the proper installation of this piece and related
hose gear required the removal of all foglight and bumper reinforcement stuff
during the "R" conversion at Creative Industries. The "R" got the cooler plus a
neat tubular bumper reinforcement bracket to retain bumper integrity and knock
35 pounds from the front end. Jim Dingell, Performance Parts, Inc. f/k/a
Mustang Dynamics

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Subject: Re: 1993 Cobra-R Oil Cooler
Author: (email redacted) (Bob Allen) at postmaster2
Date: 4/12/95 11:15 AM


>I have been unable to acquire one of the 1993 Cobra-R oil coolers from
>Ford SVO. This is the huge oil cooler which sits between the fog light
>openings. Does anyone out there have one for sale or know where I can get
>one? If I can't get one period, can some of you racers give me advice for
>the best brand, size, mounting location, etc. for a different oil cooler?
>This is going into a 1990 GT which will be a dual use (street / road racing)
>car. Don't worry, I plan on using AN fittings and steel braided lines!
>Thanks.
>
>Dave Zeckhausen
>(email redacted)
>(201) 761-8743
>

Try Mustang Dynamics:
13120 Lazy Glen Court
Herndon, VA 22071-2326
(703)742-6207

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Mail From: (email redacted) (Brian Kelley)


Chucko writes:>

> For a different approach, Griffin Racing Radiators, (800) 722-3723,
> builds custom aluminum racing radiators with the oil cooler built into
> the cold tank. (They can build a trans or PS cooler in as well.) It
> won't be cheap at around $400, but at 3" thick it should have no trouble
> keeping your motor cool.


I've already got a 3" radiator in my car, but it is a heavier
brass/copper unit. This looks like the way I'll be going. However,
Hal Baer (of Baer Racing) reports that they have had troubles with the
Griffin units. As I recall, he said 3 units, but I may be mistaken.
He says some aspect of the internal plumbing that is epoxied in place
failed. You might want to ask Hal or Griffin about it.

Brian


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Mail From: (email redacted) (Scott Griffith, Sun Microsystems Lumpyware)

On Apr 12, Brian Kelley wrote:

> Hal Baer (of Baer Racing) reports that they have had troubles with the
> Griffin units. As I recall, he said 3 units, but I may be mistaken.
> He says some aspect of the internal plumbing that is epoxied in place
> failed. You might want to ask Hal or Griffin about it.

One other point on the Griffin radiator (or any of the other wide-tube
radiators, for that matter). You need to drop back to using a 16psi
radiator cap, if you've been using a 21-23psi cap with your
copper/brass radiator. The wider tubes can be balooned with excess
pressure, which may cut down airflow, and might lead to tank-seal
failure. Nex time I talk to Hal, I'll ask him what failed exactly.
This is a good point, and is worth pursuing.

-skod

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Nor Cal SAAC/Green Flag Driving Association driving instructor
(and driver, of anything that turns both right and left,
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