All this advanced seal R&D aside I also talked to Paul about oil coolers.
He said if you want the best get Setrabe. There is a lot of cheap
junk out there as Chuck unfortunately already found out about.
He had some of it there and it looked pretty bad.

Paul Lamar

Mike Wills wrote:

Paul,

  I mentioned my change from an Earls cooler to Setrab a week or two ago. I
changed based on a conversation with Mark Frederick who sells the F1 Rocket
kit. He has used a Setrab cooler on his IO540 powered Rocket for the last
600 hours. Previous to the Setrab he had several failures of Earls coolers.

  Ironically, I originally ordered the Earls cooler because Baker Precision
told me that they sell both brands interchangeably and that the quality was
about the same. I guess now they are telling a different story. They could
have saved me a lot of hassle and sold me a Setrab cooler 3 months ago had
they mentioned this then. I'm glad that Mark straightened me out on that
and I was able to cancel the order on the Earls cooler and get a Setrab
ordered.

  I ordered my Setrab from TMR in Orange, Ca. You can reach TMR at
714-771-1348. They are a dealer for both Earls and Setrab but will tell you
that the Setrab is a much better cooler. The cooler I ordered was cheaper
than the same one on Baker's website and less than half the price of the
Earls cooler I had ordered through Summit Racing.

Some of the larger coolers made by Setrab are special order from the
factory (in Sweden). I was quoted a delivery date of November for one of
their larger coolers so settled for the series 9 - 25 row. It has slightly
more core area than the stock Mazda cooler. I really wanted to go about 25%
larger since Im mounting the cooler in what I suspect will be a pretty
lousy place for good airflow. The 9 - 25 was in stock in Sweden and I
should have it in the next day or two. The reason I had originally ordered
an Earls cooler was because it was larger than the Setrab 9 - 25 and fit in
the space I have available.

Mike Wills

 
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