PERRIN Oil Cooler - Worth it?

[gorgz.]

Hey guys,

My cars coming in a few more weeks, really excited haha!

I'm running through a listing of modifications in my head on a daily basis to be honest.

I'm just curious though, Is there any benefit of having an Oil Cooler on a stock 86?

The BRZ/86 don't come with an Oil cooler out of factory so they're obviously heat up quicker than your normal sports cars, and considering tracking it, you'd probably but want to keep the oil cool to prolong engine life to some extent?

Just wondering, is it worth getting an oil cooler as your first engine mod?

and, is it possible to get slight gains considering the oil temps cooler?

Cheers

[SuperDave]

Unless you know what temperature your oil currently gets to, then it's a wste of money. It is only needed if the oil temperature is exceeding 120*C. You also don't want to over cool your oil, below 80*C is bad. Around 100*C is the ideal point. The fact it's a sports car makes no difference to the oil. Theo nly way you'll be prolonging the engine life is if the oil temperature is getting high enough to cause the oil to oxidise, or too cool to adequately lubricate. You'll need to be careful that it won't overcool on the street.

Can you link to some information on it. How many rows is the cooler, what price, et cetera?

Power gains from cooling your oil, maybe, but only if you are outside of the oils operating temperature range.

Wait until you have the car, find out what you need to change, before spending money on something that potentially isn't an issue. I wouldn't bother with getting it as a first mod, put the money towards brake pads as it will have much more benefit on the track.

[gorgz.]

Thanks for the great response, Dave.

Here's what I was actually looking at:

http://blog.perrinperformance.com/perrin-brzfr-s-oil-cooler/

But you're right, I should perhaps wait until I get the car before considering what needs to be swapped out/changed or added.

Thanks again