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Message started by vineman on 04/11/12 at 21:19:01

Title: Oil cooler?
Post by vineman on 04/11/12 at 21:19:01

Any one have any experience/tips on installing one? Would it help with highway performance at all maybe?

Title: Re: Oil cooler?
Post by thumperclone on 04/11/12 at 21:23:05

dont waste your $$
got a oil temp gauge on mine never been above op temp even in stop and go at 100 deg ambient

Title: Re: Oil cooler?
Post by verslagen1 on 04/11/12 at 21:24:07

coming this summer to a savage not near you...
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1247791900

only if you live in 100+ temps

Title: Re: Oil cooler?
Post by vineman on 04/11/12 at 22:45:11

That actually helps. saw a pic of one mounted to a savage and thought "huh," didn't know if there would be any benefits and seeing as how I'm mid america I don't think I'll be needing one.

Title: Re: Oil cooler?
Post by Savage_Rob on 04/12/12 at 09:46:41

465542435C5157555E01300 wrote:

coming this summer to a savage not near you...
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1247791900

only if you live in 100+ temps

Living in the Dallas area, I have been considering this mod. I think this summer may be another scorcher too.

Title: Re: Oil cooler?
Post by verslagen1 on 04/12/12 at 11:58:13

Many times I've gotten off the superslab in the summer and need to wait for a light, heat scorching my legs. Add to that the amount of oil that's burnt off during the summer and I'm looking for a cooler.

Title: Re: Oil cooler?
Post by greenmonster on 04/12/12 at 12:10:35

I usually look for a beer, but to each his own.

Title: Re: Oil cooler?
Post by teabowl13 on 04/12/12 at 12:17:39

6A7F6868636062637E79687F0D0 wrote:

I usually look for a beer, but to each his own.

Plus one!
Plus another...
and another...
darn! I gotta call a cab... :o

Title: Re: Oil cooler?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/12/12 at 12:43:20

Ive seen a Savage with around 90,000 miles on it.. no oil cooler..

Title: Re: Oil cooler?
Post by Savage_Rob on 04/13/12 at 08:48:33

At the moment I run full synthetic and check the level regularly. In cooler months I change it at about 4K miles and in hot months at about 2K miles. I think I'm keeping the oil in condition to do its job about as well as it can. However, on 108 degree days in July and August, I am concerned just how much stress that heat may be causing all of my engine's internals and how prematurely some may wear out and fail. A cooler is just an insurance policy for such high temps.

Title: Re: Oil cooler?
Post by skeebo on 04/13/12 at 09:11:34

I'm looking into an oil cooler myself. I have the perfect place for it 8-)

Title: Re: Oil cooler?
Post by verslagen1 on 04/13/12 at 09:20:23

So I have the cooler for a SV1000.
and I'm looking at mounting it low so it doesn't interfere with the oil level window.
My plan currently is mount it between the footpegs.
naturally, right where rocks are kicked up by the front tire.
So, I'd like to mount it flat and direct air into it with loovers from the top. and have a deflector at the bottom front to protect from rocks and help pull air down thru the cooler.

Title: Re: Oil cooler?
Post by skeebo on 04/13/12 at 09:22:51

796A7D7C636E686A613E0F0 wrote:

I have no Idea what you are talking about :)

Title: Re: Oil cooler?
Post by skeebo on 04/13/12 at 17:02:47

A ''Shaker'' screen uses louvers over a grille, that's a durable set-up.

Title: Re: Oil cooler?
Post by vineman on 04/13/12 at 17:23:00

You could set up the cooler with a screen like what skeebo said. It would pretty much be protected like a radiator on a bike. They have that exact same type of setup and really I think that'd look way good up front on the "chest" of the bike.