How to Install an Oil Cooler on an AirCooled VW or Dune Buggy Engine

[leandrokalisiensky]

Hi i'm from brazil and i would like buy air cooled for my vw. u send to brazil aswell? Thanks my email london.leandro@gmail.com

[mindfuckerification]

I have always been a mustang guy, but i have to admit that i am very interested in building a vw. What type of build would you recommend for a street/strip bug? I was thinking boosted, but idk. Do you sell forged pistons or will the cast work for boosted apps? I was thinking 92mmx69mm piston kit, 69mm forged crank, Big Valve Head W/Dual Spings 90.5/92 each Air Cooled VW Engines, andCamshaft Valve Lift .460 308 Duration .419 Cam,5.4 con rods. on about 5-10 psi. please msg me what you think.

[JonR356]

'It's not a problem to fit in front of the shroud'

I guess it's also not a problem to ignore all advice from Chirco in future.

[MVP11489]

WOW. OK first of all, NEVER mount the oil cooler in front of the fan shroud, unless you want to badly overheat your motor. secondly, fram filters SUCK. the body of the filter doesn't explode, the seam where the body ataches 2 the part that screws onto the adaptor seperates. plus the filter element is crap, and the inside will come apart and block ALL oil flow 2 the motor. I've personally blown 3 fram filters. notice in this video how most of the parts in his shop say EMPI. EMPI = CRAP

[psygn0sis]

Top is out... bottom is in. To remember just think of a woman lying on her stomach. LOL.

[bugsnstuff]

Shame on you Joe, mounting the cooler behind the shroud is just preheating the incoming cooling air to the engine. That just stealing from Peter to pay Paul.

[miketothesupra]

dude fram is a bad oil filter

[vwman101]

Thank god Chirco has a youtube account!! lol

[geonerd]

Yea, do your car a favor and ditch the Orange Can of Death!

[tommy35ss]

have very strong case strengths. Can't crush those with your hands what so ever. They're may be more also, just try squeezing them with your hands if you're looking for case strength. Remember the oil filter is more important than the oil nowadays! Although I would imagine synthetic would be even better for an air cooled engine than a water cooled

[tommy35ss]

Great video, just don't use Fram. They use card board paper end caps in the filter on almost all their filters, their anti drain back valves fail all the time, and their filters have imploded into engines. Cummins even issued a tsb not to use Fram on the 5.9 because they imploded. Now the case strength may be strong which Purolater and some of the basic oil filter companies don't have. But if you're looking for case strength try K&N, Mobil 1, or Bosch Distance Plus. I know all 3 of those filters

[sandrail14]

So, what he is saying is LEAVE the dog house cooler, and ALSO run a remote oil cooler from the front, where its been machined, drilled and tapped? SO, the engine will have TWO oil coolers?

[LeviMan2001]

No no no, not in front of the shroud! Come on! The PROBLEM with the non doghouse shroud was blowing air through the oil cooler, heating it up. When you stick it behind the shroud, you suck air through the oil cooler (heating it up) and then sending that HOT air to all the cylinders. Just convert to doghouse, and all the correct tin and it should run fine.

[bearhamo]

I run a Gene Berg oil pressure relief valve oil pump cover. This will keep your filter from blowing too.

Can I set up the updated oil cooler (71) on a 1200 without grief? i want to run a scat 36 hp doghouse shroud. Does this all fit okay? What about seals for cooler adapter to early case?

Thanks.

[redbugiii]

Great Information!!!

I had a '63 Baja with an aftermarket Oil Cooler located below the rear window.

I believe it was a 10 pass-load and it kept things Cool!!! Definately worthit to get better cooling!! I could keep 85mph for several hours in Central Florida heat!!!LOL-----Y a Gotta Love better Cooling!!!

Great Video and Info for those wishing to Tune and keep a tuned VW Bug!

[Clasico35]

nice Rolex.

[joman2055]

i just bought a sand rail and in all the years i have been working on cars, ive never messed with a vw engine. i thought that the oil cooler i had was aftermarket, now i see that it is stock and i should add something better since this 2332 is far from stock.

thanks for the vid.