Power steering cooler

[Nicks67GTO]

My next little project is going to be a power steering cooler. It will be for everyday driving and so I don't puke steering fluid all over at the auto X when I go.

The car is a '67 GTO. I'm running a Jeep Grand Cherokee steering box, and original saginaw pump. Nothing fancy. What should I run for a power steering cooler? How big of a cooler do I need?

I was looking at this one http://www.summitracing.com/parts/prm-1200

It seems easy to install somewhere other than over my radiator with the little bracket on it. I was thinking I would put it on my radiator support somewhere?

Is there anything wrong with not mounting it directly on your radiator?

[cactuss4]

Bunch of frame mounting options on amazon and other places. I just picked up this one (not pretty but it's going to do the job



There are some nicer alum ones if you want the show type quality, but I just want something hidden..

[rchaskin]

I run this one.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/der-13212/overview/

I have a GM type 2 pump, and a factory box with 12:1.

This one gets about 90-100 degrees or so when driving hard.
Works great.

I mounted mine on the drivers side beside the radiator on the bumper side of the core support.
I spaced it out about 1 inch from the core support.

[FASTURN]

I just installed the Derale in my challenger, good kit, haven't tested it in the extreme yet.

[SSLance]

A friend scavenged one from an older GM pickup for me and I mounted it on the support bracket in the middle of my core support a few inches in front of my radiator. It is about 2" long and 5" wide, not unlike the one posted above. Between it and the extra lines running to and from it, it keeps the PS fluid in good shape even while being thrashed upon.

[Nicks67GTO]

I just found this one....a nice finned aluminum piece. I could probably mount this on the bottom of my radiator core and not worry about rocks beating it to death....hmmmmm

http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Gasket-7365...D3YQ3V63VW55MD

[cactuss4]

Yep that Mr Gasket was in my cart first and then I figured I didn't need the bling and rather have it hidden anyways so went with the kit instead.


Got hose and the cooler for $10 or so less than the Mr Gasket one, so figured bah!!

[Sean Cooke]

Question, does the cooler make that much of a differance? Or is the real trick in the distance the fluid needs to travel before traveling back through the pump?
it's a serious question, I have seen arguments for both..

[pitts64]

On my 64 Bonneville I opened up both sides of the radiator support to allow the fresh air to enter under the hood... Besides no more power steering pump whine, the motor never goes over 180 and the passenger compartment is cooler...

I read that tubing can actually make the oil hotter due to the resistance in the bends the oil has to go around.. I never tested this but the above worked well for me and we both have the same style split grill...

[Carl @ Chassisworks]

This Camaro had the finned billet style cooler. It helped quite a bit. I don't know what brand it was.

[cactuss4]

Man pretty camaro, driver could use some better belts so they are not trying to leave the car as they are looking down the track

[Carl @ Chassisworks]

Man pretty camaro, driver could use some better belts so they are not trying to leave the car as they are looking down the track

Haha! It was built to be a street car. Just standard 3-point belts. I lean into the corners in my car, too. I think it comes from riding motorcycles for so long...and not having a race harness.