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2026. 7. 1. 작업

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I'm installing an oil cooler on to a MK1 MX-5, that is used for Trackdays and weekly road use. I'm planning to install it where the AC condenser used to live, using two horizontal aluminium square tubes where the oil cooler will be bolted on. Do I need to seal it's back against the radiator or leaving it free will have better performance? It would be sitting a bit on the side to shield it a bit from direct hit of potential debris. How concerned should I be? Finally, I keep seeing posts about vibrations that can damage these coolers. The kit I bought comes with some thick o-rings that suppose t

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You can attach it anyway you like and the cooler will provide some amount of cooling. I believe the way they are meant to be installed is directly in front of the radiator where it will get direct oncoming air flow from the front of the vehicle while moving as well as air being pulled through it from the fans while stopped or moving slow. Transmission coolers I have bought before came with "staked" type zip ties . The lengthy part had a disk at the end. Then the "zip" portion was a disk with a zip-hole in the middle. You'd put the lengthy side through the radiator and subsequently through the cooler (with the padding in between the radiator and cooler). Then put the zip portion onto the lengthy part and hold the cooler to the radiator. It was a simple/cheap, but elegant solution for attaching it to the radiator and holding it securely in place. To do this most effectively, the closer you have it to the radiator, the better. You shouldn't, however, have it directly t