This is an air to oil cooler that has been designed for the 2012+ Boss 302 and 2011+ Ford Mustang GTs. This Oil Cooler Kit is intended for both street and track driven Mustangs. Let’s look at the benefits for track-driven Mustangs first.

Ford Mustang enthusiasts who engage in track events where the ambient air temperature can be more than 80 degrees likely already know that these cars can run very high coolant temps. In addition – for those that have equipped their car with an oil temperature gauge, it should be no surprise that oil temps can be similarly very high. On these high-revving “coyote” motors, oil temps can rise significantly when the car is driven in the 5000-7000 RPM range which is typical in a road course event. At least the Boss 302 Mustangs employ an oil cooler from the factory but this is a water to oil cooler. The challenge in warm-weather track conditions is that the OEM cooling system is simply over-taxed. Engine coolant which can be at 230F degrees or more is also burdened with trying to cool the oil which can be as high as 300F. This is a no-win situation. First, by trying to cool the engine as well as the oil, the hot oil simply causes coolant temps to continue to rise. Second, the effectivity of the 230F + coolant in trying to cool 300F oil is a compromise at best. This air to oil cooler has been designed to add to the OEM cooler for an in-series operation. Thermosatically controlled, this second air to oil cooler will remain passive until the oil reached 185F. Once this oil temp is achieved, the thermostatic valve opens and allow oil to flow through this second oil cooler.

The kit also increases engine oil capacity by approximately 1.4 quarts - further aiding engine cooling and oil life longevity.

While an add-on Boss 302 OEM oil cooler can provide significant benefits at the track, it can be a bit of a liability on the street. The issue is that the presence of a second, non-thermostatically controlled oil cooler would substantially lengthen the time that it takes for the oil to reach a safe operating temperature. In our instrumented testing of a stock Boss 302, it took approximately 15 minutes of running before the oil temperature reached 150F. This is in ambient weather conditions of approximately 65F, so it likely takes much longer in even cooler weather. Some experts estimate that the wear on the rings of an internal combustion engine is as high as 0.001" per 1000 miles of operation when the oil temperature is below 170 degrees F. A lot has been written on this topic and there seems to be a consensus that cold oil can be as bad or worse on an engine’s longevity than super-heated oil. Now, this does not mean that Ford made a bad trade-off in equipping the Boss cars with an oil cooler but it does mean that it’s probably not good to be “jumping on it” until your oil is at a safe operating temperature which may be 15-20 minutes or more after an initial start-up. Our oil “cooler” kit, unlike alternatives, will NOT increase oil warm-up times. The kit includes an oil filter relocation housing with a built-in 185F degree thermostat. The thermostat will automatically bypass the oil cooler until the oil has reached a minimum of 185F.

The "coyote" engine in the Mustang GT's and Boss 302's employs a high performance oil pump. Oil pressure at start up is often over 90psi. Even when fully warm, oil pressures can exceed 80 psi at higher RPMs. It is important that a high-performance heat exchanger is used. Cool Tech consulted with Setrab in selecting a cooler that was large enough to get the job done AND that had the best flow and least pressure drop of virtually any cooler on the market. This Setrab cooler was originally spec'd to meet NASCAR requirements and now often used on Porsche race cars. The trade-off is that this is NOT an inexpensive cooler. The street price of the cooler alone is $600+. Similarly, Cool Tech used other very high performance components including nickel plated -10 AN fittings and the aforementioned remote filter/thermostat housing.

The kit ship complete and even includes a new, genuine OEM Ford oil filter. Essentially, everything is included in this kit including complete illustrated install instructions.

Unique Features:

• Complete Kit! - Engineered exclusively for the Ford Mustang
• Quality Materials - All top-end components from the cooler to the lines & fittings.
• Thermostatically Regulated - Oil bypasses the oil cooler until it reaches operating temperature.