[Grady Clay]

Guys,

On a 914-6 it is easy, on a 911 it depends on your fuel tank. Clearly the best place to position a front cooler is just ahead of the steering rack. Not easy with a 911’s stock fuel tank yet very easy with a properly placed fuel cell.

With proper duct work, the cooler does not have to be way out front and exposed to all the hazards. Common sense has the cooler not the first contact with some solid object.

Wherever the oil cooler is mounted, it should be not be rigid and incapable of moving from it’s mounting in an incident. The same is true of front water radiators. Did you watch the 6-hour race at Watkins Glen yesterday (6-20-04)?

With a stock fuel tank I would mount the oil cooler inside the trunk box with several (4-8) rubber mounts in shear or tension. This is so an incident would only cause rubber mount failure and not the cooler. The hot exhaust air could go over the fuel tank and down or into the fender wells and out.

Best,
Grady