Fenty Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) Hi gents (and gentesses). I'm building a HUC outlaw trike using a '97 GSX750F engine. The front end is going to be quite skeletal, small tank, girder forks etc, but the standard oil cooler looks like a bloody sail, plus its been well battered so I'm hoping to replace it with something narrower. Would it be OK to run a smaller oil cooler, especially as the engine and cooler are going to be totally exposed? or maybe use a narrower 16 or 19 row cooler? Thanks in advance. Edited May 3, 2021 by Fenty 2 Quote Link to comment
TonyGee Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 yeah 600 bandit use a pretty small one, 1200 is a little bit bigger but ok. but what ever one you use get the right oil pipes for that cooler. 1 Quote Link to comment
Dezza Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 At least that's different! This is an unusual question to ask on OSS because on here it is almost mandatory to use on an oil cooled engine a large aftermarket cooler with fancy fittings, and preferentially an additionally head cooler too. 1 Quote Link to comment
davecara Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 I've ran a 16 row on my 1100 for a few years without any problems 1 Quote Link to comment
bluedog59 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Or you could mount it ( or 2 smaller ones ) somewhere else. Oil coolers don't have to go in front of the engine, just somewhere where they get a decent airflow. Quote Link to comment
vizman Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Ran a b6 oil cooler on my 1127 engined chop, no problems. Quote Link to comment
MeanBean49 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Personally I wouldnt want to go smaller than standard, especially as the motor is going to be constantly working harder than stock, its going to be running hotter. Quote Link to comment
vizman Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Heat dissipates much better when it’s not surrounded by standard shizzle 2 Quote Link to comment
Gixer1460 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 19 minutes ago, vizman said: Heat dissipates much better when it’s not surrounded by standard shizzle But sometimes that 'standard shizzle' helps direct airflow to and over the std. radiator ! I have to agree with MB49 - that is a lot more load for a 750 to lug, around so reduced cooling may not be the best direction! Quote Link to comment
vizman Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Oh for sure, sometimes, but not on tpots, I’m pretty sure that was a bad styling exercise, no wind tunnels harmed in the making of that thing. Quote Link to comment
TonyGee Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 come on guys we live in a cold wet country, when is it ever hot enough saying that he has 3 wheels he's gona get stuck in traffic 2 Quote Link to comment
vizman Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Just now, TonyGee said: come on guys we live in a cold wet country, when is it ever hot enough saying that he has 3 wheels he's gona get stuck in traffic ‘We’ ? This is the internet. Quote Link to comment
TonyGee Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, vizman said: ‘We’ ? This is the internet. is he not in the UK ? Quote Link to comment
vizman Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 He might well be, but you’re missing the point. it is pissing down here like. Quote Link to comment
Fenty Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) I don't mind keeping the same volume/area, as long as it's narrower. The standard cooler is nearly as wide as the back end! And yes, I'm in Norn Iron (Northern Ireland) and it does rain a lot, but this ride will see very little of that sort of thing. Edited May 3, 2021 by Fenty Quote Link to comment
TonyGee Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 25 minutes ago, vizman said: He might well be, but you’re missing the point. it is pissing down here like. and your point is ? Quote Link to comment
SiBag Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) I'd be tempted to run two smaller coolers either side. I remember @vizmanlooking at doing something similar on his silver cross pram (old Street fighter project build) Edited May 3, 2021 by SiBag Quote Link to comment
MeanBean49 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Fenty said: I don't mind keeping the same volume/area, as long as it's narrower. The standard cooler is nearly as wide as the back end! And yes, I'm in Norn Iron (Northern Ireland) and it does rain a lot, but this ride will see very little of that sort of thing. Rotate standard by 90 degrees? Quote Link to comment
Fenty Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 1 hour ago, MeanBean49 said: Rotate standard by 90 degrees? Oooh, interesting! Nice bit of outside the box thinking! Quote Link to comment
TonyGee Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 31 minutes ago, Fenty said: Oooh, interesting! Nice bit of outside the box thinking! you will have to get new pipes made up though. Quote Link to comment
no class Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 use a setrab with a smaller surface area but thicker core 1 Quote Link to comment
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