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Old 07-05-2009, 08:37 AM   #7 (permalink)
Nathang
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I think the oil cooler only works when your moving and not when your stuck in traffic so other then having a extra qrt of oil it's a waste of money.
You're discounting heat transfer by radiation.
The higher the oil temp, the more radiation would contribute.

I'd agree a small fan concealed behind it would be an improvement, but anything
with as much surface area as an oil cooler is going to radiate some amount of heat even w/o any airflow.

Not saying it'll keep the oil cool, just saying it's probably better than nothing.

Blackdog, what downtube model did you get? Still got the one you took off?

Wonder if there's room underneath out of sight for something like this?

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