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IKILLEDSUPERMAN_ZL1 · 06-17-2021, 04:43 PM

I got the car running and back from the tuner. Got some issues to fix but one of them is my oil temp. Its 102 F today and with my stock oil cooler being deleted with an ICT Billet adapter to feed the turbo things got kinda hot. Like 280 degrees hot. What are you guys doing for an aftermarket oil cooler? I'm wondering if an oil cooler adapter for the oil filter will work on our cars? Thanks.

TheFlyingBananaSS · 06-17-2021, 06:01 PM

I've been thinking about adding one of these. Haven't researched it yet though.

morepowerjoe · 06-17-2021, 08:31 PM

Yeah I would like to know what options there are too.

IKILLEDSUPERMAN_ZL1 · 06-17-2021, 10:09 PM

Mishimoto has a kit for our cars but its almost $600. I think you can peice a kit together for alot less.

cdb95z28 · 06-18-2021, 04:09 AM

The Mishi kit is engineered to work with the OE cooler. I tried it without the OE cooler and with an Autometer oil temp gauge I still had high temps. I was tracking the car, so that was an extreme situation.

morepowerjoe · 06-18-2021, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by cdb95z28

The Mishi kit is engineered to work with the OE cooler. I tried it without the OE cooler and with an Autometer oil temp gauge I still had high temps. I was tracking the car, so that was an extreme situation.

It looks like it uses a sandwich adapter on the oil filter is that correct? Also worried about pressure drop did you see any? I'm also wondering if their radiator would drop the oil temp too if I went with it by dropping the engine coolant temp? Sorry for all the questions at once. Thanks

Trawz · 06-18-2021, 10:40 AM

CDB is right. The Mishi is meant to work with the factory setup, not on its own.
I have the Mishimoto kit and it works OK, but it is expensive (wait for cyber Monday and they usually have it 1/2 off).
It keeps temps more stable under most conditions, but I also track the car and on a hot day at the track, I see temps around 240-250 degrees.
As for oil pressure drops due to the kit, I haven't seen that with mine. It adds about 1 quart of oil to the system.

There are plenty of other oil cooling kits on the market, but some require you to delete your factory cooler, which is not the most fun job, so I have heard.

It is not hard to build your own kit either.

I'm looking to build my own kit with Mishi's new larger fluid cooler:
https://www.mishimoto.com/universal-...er-17-sso.html
Deleting the factory oil cooling system and adding a Earls oil cooler adapter plate in its place: https://www.holley.com/products/plum...arts/LS0013ERL

morepowerjoe · 06-18-2021, 11:37 AM

I see the side mount cooler adapter has a 212* thermostat. But on a 98* day mine already stays at around 210*. Is that ok or should I want it to be cooler?

IKILLEDSUPERMAN_ZL1 · 06-18-2021, 11:51 AM

There's kits on ebay that bolts to where the factory oil cooler goes. Mines already deleted and i can use the adapter that comes with those kits to supply the feed for my turbo.

AG1LE · 06-18-2021, 01:13 PM

Might be worth looking into whether this could work with the 2011.

https://www.improvedracing.com/oil-c...ications=17281

IKILLEDSUPERMAN_ZL1 · 06-18-2021, 02:45 PM

Nice kit. I just cant spend that kind of coin.

NoDakZ/28 · 06-18-2021, 02:54 PM

Why not put the factory cooler back on and use the oil galley on the driver side of the block for your feed? At least you'd get back a few degrees.

Trawz · 06-18-2021, 05:42 PM

The 212 degree thermostat should be perfectly fine. 210ish is when the oil is fully to temp.
If it creeps above 212, it will start to run through the cooler until it's under 212.

G8One2 · 06-18-2021, 06:08 PM

210-212ish is what you want for oil temp, to boil off any water or condensation in the oil.

06-17-2021, 04:43 PM	#1
IKILLEDSUPERMAN_ZL1 Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Wichita,KS Posts: 603	Oil cooler options. I got the car running and back from the tuner. Got some issues to fix but one of them is my oil temp. Its 102 F today and with my stock oil cooler being deleted with an ICT Billet adapter to feed the turbo things got kinda hot. Like 280 degrees hot. What are you guys doing for an aftermarket oil cooler? I'm wondering if an oil cooler adapter for the oil filter will work on our cars? Thanks. __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS, 6.0 iron block forged bottom end, Dart heads, BTR intake, Huron twin turbo kit, Summit stage 3 twin turbo cam, Circle D stage 4 6L90, 3800 FTI converter. BMR suspension, Viking coil overs, Fore triple pump fuel system.

06-17-2021, 06:01 PM	#2
TheFlyingBananaSS Evil Genius of Chevrolet Drives: 2017 Z06, 2019 XTS, 2013 SS Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: New York Posts: 3,260	I've been thinking about adding one of these. Haven't researched it yet though. __________________ GPI SS2 VVT cam, ECS Novi 1500 supercharger, Corsa Extreme, Detroit Speed and BMR suspension, Circle D triple disc, Melling oil pump, LS2 chain tensioner, ATI 10% UD, DSX E85 kit, High Energy coils, BTR springs, LS2 Lifter trays, Titanium retainers, hardened push rods, FIC 1000 injectors, ZL1 pump, Mighty Mouse catch can, AEM gauges, Tial BOV, Richmond 3.91 gears, Custom gauge bezels, Speed Engineering headers, Stainless Works HF cats, DSX Aux pump, 710rwhp on E85.

06-17-2021, 08:31 PM	#3
morepowerjoe Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro l99 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,128	Yeah I would like to know what options there are too. __________________ DSS FX Forged Pistons, Eagle ESP L19 Forged Rods, ARP Head and Main Studs, TSP PRC 260 CNC Ported Heads milled .030, Cometic .040 Head Gaskets, GPI SS3 VVT Camshaft, GM Performance Racing Lifters, CHE Trunnions , Molly Pushrods, Melling 10355HV Oil Pump, Cold Air Inductions CAI, Fast LSXR Intake Manifold, Nick Williams 103 TB, TSP 1 7/8" Longtubes with 3" TSP Exhaust, ZL1 Fuel Pump, Mishimoto Radiator, Mishimoto Oil Cooler, Tru Cool 40k Tranny Cooler, 3600 Circle D Converter, Fluid Dynamics Balancer Build Thread https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=609817

06-17-2021, 10:09 PM	#4
IKILLEDSUPERMAN_ZL1 Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Wichita,KS Posts: 603	Mishimoto has a kit for our cars but its almost $600. I think you can peice a kit together for alot less. __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS, 6.0 iron block forged bottom end, Dart heads, BTR intake, Huron twin turbo kit, Summit stage 3 twin turbo cam, Circle D stage 4 6L90, 3800 FTI converter. BMR suspension, Viking coil overs, Fore triple pump fuel system.

06-18-2021, 04:09 AM	#5
cdb95z28 Drives: 2022 1SS 1LE A10 BCD WCT+PDR Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Johnstown, PA Posts: 3,241	The Mishi kit is engineered to work with the OE cooler. I tried it without the OE cooler and with an Autometer oil temp gauge I still had high temps. I was tracking the car, so that was an extreme situation. __________________ 2022 1SS 1LE A10 BCD WCT+PDR2014 1SS 1LE NPP RECARO SIM-SOLD1995 Z28 M6 GSC PGM-SOLD1975 NOVA COUPE 300HP 350 TH350 FLASH RED-SOLD

06-18-2021, 10:40 AM	#7
Trawz Drives: 2013 Camaro 1LE Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 244 View My Garage	CDB is right. The Mishi is meant to work with the factory setup, not on its own. I have the Mishimoto kit and it works OK, but it is expensive (wait for cyber Monday and they usually have it 1/2 off). It keeps temps more stable under most conditions, but I also track the car and on a hot day at the track, I see temps around 240-250 degrees. As for oil pressure drops due to the kit, I haven't seen that with mine. It adds about 1 quart of oil to the system. There are plenty of other oil cooling kits on the market, but some require you to delete your factory cooler, which is not the most fun job, so I have heard. It is not hard to build your own kit either. I'm looking to build my own kit with Mishi's new larger fluid cooler: https://www.mishimoto.com/universal-...er-17-sso.html Deleting the factory oil cooling system and adding a Earls oil cooler adapter plate in its place: https://www.holley.com/products/plum...arts/LS0013ERL __________________ 2013 1SS/1LE Corsa Extreme cat-back, Speed Engineering LT Headers with black ceramic coating, C7 Z06 Front Brake Upgrade, Mishimoto Oil Cooler, BMR Tunnel Brace, Mishimoto Oil Catch Can, MSD Plug Wires, Mishimoto Radiator and Hoses.

06-18-2021, 11:37 AM	#8
morepowerjoe Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro l99 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,128	I see the side mount cooler adapter has a 212* thermostat. But on a 98* day mine already stays at around 210*. Is that ok or should I want it to be cooler? __________________ DSS FX Forged Pistons, Eagle ESP L19 Forged Rods, ARP Head and Main Studs, TSP PRC 260 CNC Ported Heads milled .030, Cometic .040 Head Gaskets, GPI SS3 VVT Camshaft, GM Performance Racing Lifters, CHE Trunnions , Molly Pushrods, Melling 10355HV Oil Pump, Cold Air Inductions CAI, Fast LSXR Intake Manifold, Nick Williams 103 TB, TSP 1 7/8" Longtubes with 3" TSP Exhaust, ZL1 Fuel Pump, Mishimoto Radiator, Mishimoto Oil Cooler, Tru Cool 40k Tranny Cooler, 3600 Circle D Converter, Fluid Dynamics Balancer Build Thread https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=609817

06-18-2021, 11:51 AM	#9
IKILLEDSUPERMAN_ZL1 Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Wichita,KS Posts: 603	There's kits on ebay that bolts to where the factory oil cooler goes. Mines already deleted and i can use the adapter that comes with those kits to supply the feed for my turbo. __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS, 6.0 iron block forged bottom end, Dart heads, BTR intake, Huron twin turbo kit, Summit stage 3 twin turbo cam, Circle D stage 4 6L90, 3800 FTI converter. BMR suspension, Viking coil overs, Fore triple pump fuel system.

06-18-2021, 01:13 PM	#10
AG1LE Drives: '14 1LE Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 2,435	Might be worth looking into whether this could work with the 2011. https://www.improvedracing.com/oil-c...ications=17281

06-18-2021, 02:45 PM	#11
IKILLEDSUPERMAN_ZL1 Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Wichita,KS Posts: 603	Nice kit. I just cant spend that kind of coin. __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS, 6.0 iron block forged bottom end, Dart heads, BTR intake, Huron twin turbo kit, Summit stage 3 twin turbo cam, Circle D stage 4 6L90, 3800 FTI converter. BMR suspension, Viking coil overs, Fore triple pump fuel system.

06-18-2021, 02:54 PM	#12
NoDakZ/28 Drives: 2014 Z/28 CTF Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: North Dakota Posts: 633 View My Garage	Why not put the factory cooler back on and use the oil galley on the driver side of the block for your feed? At least you'd get back a few degrees. __________________ 2014 1LE - Sold 2014 Z/28 #99008 CTF SIM

06-18-2021, 05:42 PM	#13
Trawz Drives: 2013 Camaro 1LE Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 244 View My Garage	The 212 degree thermostat should be perfectly fine. 210ish is when the oil is fully to temp. If it creeps above 212, it will start to run through the cooler until it's under 212. __________________ 2013 1SS/1LE Corsa Extreme cat-back, Speed Engineering LT Headers with black ceramic coating, C7 Z06 Front Brake Upgrade, Mishimoto Oil Cooler, BMR Tunnel Brace, Mishimoto Oil Catch Can, MSD Plug Wires, Mishimoto Radiator and Hoses.

06-18-2021, 06:08 PM	#14
G8One2 Drives: 2014 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 492	210-212ish is what you want for oil temp, to boil off any water or condensation in the oil.