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This type of design is normally mounted remotely
from the engine block.
This design is well suited to applications
where additional engine oil cooling is required
over the original design intent of the vehicle
(I.e. increased trailer tow, large engine
displacements and racing applications). There are 2
types of designs and mounting strategies in this
class of engine oil coolers.
- Mounted directly
in an air stream (most often in front of
the radiators). Cooling occurs by passing
hot oil through the cooler via fluid lines
coming from the engine
and ambient air passing through the core of
the
oil cooler.
- Liquid-to-liquid
remote oil cooler.
Engine oil and coolant are both fed to the
oil cooler via fluid lines coming from the engine
and coolant circuit respectively.
This design can be mounted anywhere there
is room to package under the hood. Optimal
performance will be achieved when the hot oil
and cold fluid (glycol/water mixture
or air) have the greatest inlet temperature
difference.
Most common applications
for this design can be found on heavy-duty trucks,
large displacement
engines and racing or high speed applications.
Shown to the left are the various styles of engine mounted
engine oil coolers that we currently manufacture.
Each design is tailored to a certain type
of application.
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