Replacement for curved 1100M oil cooler

[nickm]

Hi there,

My 1100M curved cooler has seen better days, and I'm looking at replacing it. However, the usual 19 row replacement available from the likes of Earls/HEL etc appears to have less frontal surface area, yet they claim it is more efficient than the stock Suzuki curved job.

I plan on buying my own bits from torques and mounting it with the feed on the bottom - a la fatblokeonabandit - but have the fairing on thebike and intend on keeping it.

So, can anyone clarify the above query re surface area (its an 1127 stock lump with full akra pipe, though I plan to 1216 it at some point)?

And, what is the best way to cut the braided oil lines?

Thanks,
Nick

[katana]

It may have less face area but is somewhat thicker so allowing longer contact time - a 240 x 19 row works well enough on mine. They also allow larger bore pipework to put greater quantities of oil through which helps.

To cut braided hose - wrap a couple of turns of masking tape around the braid straddling where the cut is required, then cut with junior hacksaw, Dremel or thin angle grinder cutting disc then if using Aeroquip type fittings wiggle the 'nut' over the tape before removing it and inserting the hose fitting end into the pipe to allow assembly. Have a look on the 'Think Automotive' web site if you want more explaination / pictures.

[nickm]

Thanks for the quick reply. All things being well, I reckon I can make the lines and a cooler and bracketry up for about £125 ish. I'll let you know how I get on...

[davecara]

I've put a slabby 11 cooler on mine, like of bbq paint and it looks spot on!

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a slabby cooler is flat ? and m cooler is curved ? i thought they made it curved too catch more cool air . and the cooler the engine the more bhp   oss-popcorn and i can be wrong as well

[jonny1bump]

Too much heat causes all sorts of problems, especially with tuning and compression creates lots of heat that requires dispersing anything without water jacket can be a pain to keep cool, and certainly curved cooler is far more efficient then flat but a thicker cooler is not necessarily the answer too as air does not pass through as quick to take heat away.

[jaydee]

You could always have the best of both worlds and get an Earls curved oil cooler. They do them in 10, 13, 16 and 19 rows with a narrow and wide version. A bit on the pricey side compared with their flat coolers though but the curved ones look the dogs dangles.

[katana]

Jul 20, 2014 22:34:15 GMT jaydee said:

You could always have the best of both worlds and get an Earls curved oil cooler. They do them in 10, 13, 16 and 19 rows with a narrow and wide version. A bit on the pricey side compared with their flat coolers though but the curved ones look the dogs dangles.

Thats cool - haven't seen them before - very trick!

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Jul 21, 2014 18:23:11 GMT katana said:

Jul 20, 2014 22:34:15 GMT jaydee said:

You could always have the best of both worlds and get an Earls curved oil cooler. They do them in 10, 13, 16 and 19 rows with a narrow and wide version. A bit on the pricey side compared with their flat coolers though but the curved ones look the dogs dangles.

Thats cool - haven't seen them before - very trick!

that,s very cool +1 haven,t seen it before [wife,s kitchen is getting further away]

[nickm]

Has anyone on here tried with one of those curved Earl's coolers? Do they fit behind the standard fairing, I wonder?

[jaydee]

Jul 21, 2014 20:50:14 GMT nickm said:

Has anyone on here tried with one of those curved Earl's coolers? Do they fit behind the standard fairing, I wonder?

Fitment of an Earls curved cooler wouldn't be a problem considering Earls brought them out for bikes with shorter forks, i.e. race bikes. Have a look at the link as it gives dimentions. Then just have a measure of your standard cooler to compare.
www.earls.co.uk/earls/coolers/curvedcoolers.html