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08 May 2016 12:30 - 08 May 2016 12:42 #725208
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I'm still runing the old school small 80s type coolers. I think one is a lockhart and the other a derale. I've seen Zs on youtube with a lot bigger coolers, briaded lines etc etc, and am wondering what everyone else is running and maybe I need to upgrade. I'm in the desert southwest US and the intese summer heat is just brutal on air cooled bikes and humanoids alike.
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08 May 2016 16:07 #725226
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Holley / Earls Coolers
13 row coolers Little over 100 bucks for cooler only, plus lines and adapters at rear of motor
See OMRs build . He is in Phoenix area
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13 row coolers Little over 100 bucks for cooler only, plus lines and adapters at rear of motor
See OMRs build . He is in Phoenix area
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Mr Turbo Race Kit, MTC 1075 Turbo pistons by PitStop Performance , Falicon Ultra Lite Super Crank, APE everything. Les Holt @ PDM's Billet Goodies . Frame by Chuck Kurzawa @ Logghe Chassis . Deep sump 5qt oil pan. RIP Bill Hahn
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08 May 2016 21:05 #725261
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I'm running this:
www.jegs.com/i/B%26M/130/70265/10002/-1?..._49KK-SNgaAkP_8P8HAQ
mounted here:
I have not hit the summer heat in AZ heat so I may need to add a fan or two with a thermostat.
mounted here:
I have not hit the summer heat in AZ heat so I may need to add a fan or two with a thermostat.
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09 May 2016 08:58 #725328
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Hi,
I just bought a kz1100. It has a cooler up front behind the front tire which looks aftermarket, but it is not hooked up. a rubber line connects right side of the engine to something under the carbs.
Did the factory bikes have oil coolers?
How hot do they get without one? how do you know how hot it gets?
I just bought a kz1100. It has a cooler up front behind the front tire which looks aftermarket, but it is not hooked up. a rubber line connects right side of the engine to something under the carbs.
Did the factory bikes have oil coolers?
How hot do they get without one? how do you know how hot it gets?
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09 May 2016 10:58 - 09 May 2016 11:05 #725354
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Wow, I've never seen one mounted in that location before. Mine are all up front so they can get air flow from forward movement.
drmiller, depends on the climate you live in, but anywhere you live, keeping the oil cool is just added protection for your motor and extends oil lubrication life... Summer heat is brutal in the tropics and desert, so an oil cooler was always a must on my Zs.
drmiller, depends on the climate you live in, but anywhere you live, keeping the oil cool is just added protection for your motor and extends oil lubrication life... Summer heat is brutal in the tropics and desert, so an oil cooler was always a must on my Zs.
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09 May 2016 11:10 #725356
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If it's stock the Lockhart should be good enough. I bought one from one of our members. ZX7 I think. Had to open up the ports from 3/8 to 1/2" to be certain I have enough oil flow.
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kzrider.com/forum/2-engine/600430-zx7-z1-oil-cooler
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kzrider.com/forum/2-engine/600430-zx7-z1-oil-cooler
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09 May 2016 11:58 #725365
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so stock there is no oil cooler?
Is there normally a hard line between the two fittings? I wonder why the previous owner unhooked the oil cooler. and I wonder if he used appropriate oil line. Looks like heater hose.....
I'm in Idaho, which can get hot, but nothing like somewhere really hot.
Is there normally a hard line between the two fittings? I wonder why the previous owner unhooked the oil cooler. and I wonder if he used appropriate oil line. Looks like heater hose.....
I'm in Idaho, which can get hot, but nothing like somewhere really hot.
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09 May 2016 12:28 #725369
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Start your own thread where you can add pics of what you have.
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09 May 2016 18:59 #725438
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If I add an oil cooler to my 80 1000 b,do you need to increase oil level due to fact of oil leaving motor and returning thru cooler?? The ports that you connect oil cooler to,,what is connected to them prior to me installing a cooler???thanks for any input... Pat
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09 May 2016 19:06 #725439
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You'll need the fittings to replace the oil rizer like I have in my thread. My cooler takes about 1/2 quart. I put the intakes upside down so the oil in the cooler wouldn't flow back into the engine. The one I had before, the oil light stayed on for a few seconds until the pressure built up. Now it's immediate. They changed the rizers on the later engines. Got a pic of what you have?
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09 May 2016 19:12 #725440
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Correction. I ran the lines above the cooler along the back bones, then down in between # 1&2 and #3/4 carbs.
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09 May 2016 19:18 #725441
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No Steve I haven't purchased one yet ,,have you heard good reviews about Earl's coolers? When I plan to install I'll throw up some pics,I plan on starting a project thread. Thx
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