Sold my Raptor 700... Stroker Kit for a 350

[doobyboy26]

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[Gen1Pat]

Just post your vids to the forum dude. Much easier for most of us, and it keeps everything "organized" on site. Keep us updated!

 

[doobyboy26]

Sorry if I point this oil cooler thing up again, but I read on a post that the problem with an oil cooler is that they use external lines and the cooler itself is subject to punctures & damage by branches. If you get a hole in the oil lines or the cooler, that could ruin a day's ride.

Also the oil cooler's main purpose isn't to keep the engine cooler. It's main purpose is to keep the oil from getting too hot and breaking down it's viscocity.

Unless you're hauling heavy loads or plowing, I would save that $100 for something more useful.

This has some sense, the best thing to keep an engine cooler is adding a fan just like my 700 had. Do they sell fan kits for 350's ?

 

[MackMingles]

You wont see the immediate effects of not running the cooler, but im willing to bet that if and when you have to dig into your motor again you will probably be snapping off some bolts, made brittle by excessive heat.

 

[Gen1Pat]

Sorry if I point this oil cooler thing up again, but I read on a post that the problem with an oil cooler is that they use external lines and the cooler itself is subject to punctures & damage by branches. If you get a hole in the oil lines or the cooler, that could ruin a day's ride.

Also the oil cooler's main purpose isn't to keep the engine cooler. It's main purpose is to keep the oil from getting too hot and breaking down it's viscocity.

Unless you're hauling heavy loads or plowing, I would save that $100 for something more useful.

This has some sense, the best thing to keep an engine cooler is adding a fan just like my 700 had. Do they sell fan kits for 350's ?

That is why you use steel braided lines. They will resist puntures and thorn bushes compared to the rubber hose. The cooler themselves are pretty damn tough. I mow **** over on my trails and have never once had it get damaged, other then some bent fins. Most guys with 2nd gens can hide them under the hood. 1st gen, like mine, you really can't. DG also sells a frame guard that Deadlast is running. It wraps around the very front of the frame behind the bumper, and will provide lots fo protection.

Since these engines are air cooled and not liquid cooled, the oil cooler does help to reduce engine temps some. If these could be converted to liquid cooled, the thermostat and anitfreeze will regulate the engine temp. Cooler oil helps fight thermal break down, like you said, and because of that it can better obsorb heat and remove it from the engine. A fan will help to reduce engine temps even further, but they have to be rigged up.

 

[DeadLastRacing]

DG also sells a frame guard that Deadlast is running. It wraps around the very front of the frame behind the bumper, and will provide lots fo protection.

Once I ran it a bush and backed up with some branches sticking out of my cooler fins, I knew I had better pony up for some coverage. the tubes are strong but a good sized stick could deff tear into it and cause some damage.

 

[lbjamm]

Carry extra piece of hose for a bypass. Or a knife to shorten one of the current ones. I know you can't do that with braided lines but you could carry a short spare.

 

[DeadLastRacing]

you could carry a short spare.

Good thinking!

 

[Gen1Pat]

I use a few inches of rubber hose to go from the braided line to the cooler. Wouldn't be too hard to do bypass it on the trail. I want one of those guards, just not wanting to spend the hundo on it. I may make one. Not like I don't have enough aluminum laying around.