Oil Cooler
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Randy B
Road warrior
Never even thought about it. Cool.
rakpak_imp
First service completed
Could prevent rock damage too.
the Ferret
Road warrior
Doubt it would help much for rocks but would be the cats meow for bugs.
How did you apply it nzo?
How did you apply it nzo?
silascopathic_imp
Been there
good macguyver ing !!!! i love it!
Lord Popgun
Road warrior
ferret,The ferret_imp said:
blow it up and notice the zip ties.
the Ferret
Road warrior
Dang see them now. Thats a lot of zip ties. Didnt think there was that much space. Wonder if that will get hot enough to melt the zips or screen?
ChipBeck_imp
Road warrior
Gentlemen,
I don't know how much that oil cooler keeps temps in check but here's something to consider. On a car that I track I got tired of using a dental pick to clean bugs and small stones out of the radiator and oil cooler so I put on a screen like that. Within three laps my temps redlined and I had to pull into the pit to let my car cool down. I tried it one more time and had the same result. I took my screens off and the overheating problem was solved. So I talked to Mark McGowan who is a Ford engineer/test driver and he told me that any screen, even a very corse one with large openings will impede airflow so that a larger cooler would be necessary for the same result.
So it was back to the dental pick for me. I hate to bring up anything that is not positive about any mod but I would want to know this info because unlike my car, the CB doesn't have an oil temp gauge to tell you that it's hotter. Our engines are air and oil cooled and the oil cooling is important in areas that air can't reach. All the best.
Chip
I don't know how much that oil cooler keeps temps in check but here's something to consider. On a car that I track I got tired of using a dental pick to clean bugs and small stones out of the radiator and oil cooler so I put on a screen like that. Within three laps my temps redlined and I had to pull into the pit to let my car cool down. I tried it one more time and had the same result. I took my screens off and the overheating problem was solved. So I talked to Mark McGowan who is a Ford engineer/test driver and he told me that any screen, even a very corse one with large openings will impede airflow so that a larger cooler would be necessary for the same result.
So it was back to the dental pick for me. I hate to bring up anything that is not positive about any mod but I would want to know this info because unlike my car, the CB doesn't have an oil temp gauge to tell you that it's hotter. Our engines are air and oil cooled and the oil cooling is important in areas that air can't reach. All the best.
Chip
I had the same screen on a my CX650 radiator for over 8years and it never boiled.
This screen has been on the bike for 1500km, not much I know. But you can say summer has allready started here. I'll keep an eye on it and see.
Is there 2 oil lights when you turn the egnition on? One for temp?
This screen has been on the bike for 1500km, not much I know. But you can say summer has allready started here. I'll keep an eye on it and see.
Is there 2 oil lights when you turn the egnition on? One for temp?
ChipBeck_imp
Road warrior
Enzo,enzo_imp said:
I like your screen name. Have you read "The Art of Racing in the Rain"? In any event, my GT was fine with the screens for casual driving and although it ran hotter on my temp gauge it didn't overheat. But when the car was pushed with a lot of full throttle acceleration on the track the radiator with the screen on couldn't carry away enough heat and my car would red line. The 2005 GT came standard with a very coarse screen and it was eliminated by Ford in the 2006 model year to improve cooling. Here in AZ the summer temps are often above 110 degrees and cooling is a big issue for all vehicles. To get an idea of how much a screen resists airflow as speed increases, hold a framed window screen in your hand by the edge (assuming its rigid enough) out of your car window at 60 mph. If air flowed freely through it, it wouldn't have any (or much) wind resistance. But you'll find it has tremendous wind resistance as speed increases. At very low speed air passes through it but as speed increases air wants to flow around it. At very high speeds a screen is almost a solid barrier. This is why jet engine intakes are totally exposed and the engines are often damaged by pebbles sucked off of runways. A screen can't be used at all.
Chip
