Fluid MotorUnion C63 AMG Oil Cooler:
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Ditto on what Hhughes said about pricing.
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thats a nice looking unit !!! great work, please let us know on pricing and yes a tranny cooler would be a much needed piece for me at the track, i gotta keep up with some of the guys at the track
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Once we've actually got everything hammered out and finalized, we'll be back here with more information.
Sadly, we wouldn't be able to have a test copy ready by this weekend for Sebring. Even though it'd be a "test mule" thing, we don't want to push an item out of our doors that we're not 100% satisfied with.
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Please keep us updated. As the summer heat arrives we are putting more and more stress on these engines with the heat AND losing a ton of power because of the heat.
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We've moved from "probably not" to "maybe, with a caveat here and there."
The reason we brought it back into development was because we encountered an issue that we've since dealt with in a small redesign (that doesn't affect the flow or the capacity of the cooler). But we haven't had time to test the redesign on a production model, as our test mule won't be back in our hands until after your race date. Regardless, we are very confident that the single kink has been worked out and the cooler should function properly under heavy load conditions, such as a track day in the hot weather.
That being said, OJ (the owner) and I have started talking, and we are probably going to offer a discount on our software tune to one of our C63 customers in order to get a car here for testing. If that can happen, we can send you the oil cooler for you to use on the track.
Otherwise, we could always send you the finalized design if we are unable to procure a C63 for testing, well enough ahead of the race day so that you're able to test it on your own C63.
The weather in Chicago is absolute garbage currently; temperatures are fluctuating from below freezing to 50 deg F, it's raining and snowing intermittently, so attempting any sort of heavy load testing on the roads here would be quite dangerous and something we would NEVER do with a car that wasn't actually ours.
Let me know what you think about this. You can always e-mail me personally, which might be a bit faster in terms of reply time.
My e-mail is in our signature.
Let's keep talking about this.
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If you are looking for people to test this in real world situations, I'll be more than happy to assist. I'm scheduled for some track days in April and May in Texas and can give the cooler a good workout.
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I was unaware there was a thread about this project until I searched it just today. It is going to be done soon, so I thought i would give those that subscribed to this thread an update. I'm sorry if were not allowed to post freely on this site.
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It is listed on their web site under products for $1,899. As much as I think an oil cooler is beneficial, there's no way I'll spend that much $ for one.
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I would strongly suggest that you consider pricing based upon similar products that have been developed for other cars. Bear in mind your R&D investment and resist the urge to impose the MB tariff that so many vendors require. I read about the project BMW that you guys have been working on and it is very impressive. This may not be as large of an ownership group but many are willing to do meaningful upgrades if reasonably priced.
BTW, what ever happen to this project?
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I have one and tried it , it dosent work the OEM cooler is better than FMU and it suppose to lower oil temp guess what the opposite happend increase in Oil temp .
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Anyone looked into retrofitting the larger Black Series oil cooler/BS upgraded cooling components?
Just looking for what options are out there.
Thanks
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That is good to know. I am looking for a solution to the possible oil-temp issues that I am reading about on the 2012 cars. I would like to take the car to the track, but I am reading that after 2 or so hot laps, the car goes into limp mode. Does the Modern Horsepower 180F Thermostat help with overall temps in the car? I am reading that is lowers average coolant temps by 10+ degrees, but I am not sure how it effect the overall cooling on the car.
Anyone looked into retrofitting the larger Black Series oil cooler/BS upgraded cooling components?
Just looking for what options are out there.
Thanks
Anyone looked into retrofitting the larger Black Series oil cooler/BS upgraded cooling components?
Just looking for what options are out there.
Thanks