<VV> Oil Cooler Question (Efficiency)

[Dennis & Debbie Pleau]

If Steve at Rear Engine Specialists rebuilt your engine, you can take it to 
the bank it was done right!  The folded fin is the best at dissipating heat 
of any Corvair cooler.  I may be biased because I had breakfast with Steve 
this morning.

Dennis

At 07:14 PM 8/6/2004, Derek Archer wrote:
>I recently acquired a '64 spyder coupe in very good condition. The engine 
>was rebuilt in 1985 by rear engine specialists, but that's not the point. 
>I took off the oil cooler cover to clean it out and noticed it has the 
>folded-fin type oil cooler rather than the 12-plate cooler. I have heard 
>of people saying that the folded fin is the most efficient, but I would 
>like to know if this cooler is ok or should be replaced with the 12-plate type.