Mesa Oil Coolers - 72 plate cooler only

Mesa coolers are the state of the art oil coolers. They're the strongest oil cooler on the market. Manufactured from aircraft quality aluminum, the fluxless, oven brazed construction provides excellent strength and vibration resistance. In fact, they're so strong that you can stand on them without damaging them. The biggest problem with tube style oil coolers is that the oil passes through one tube, with a series of fins crimped onto it. Cooling is achieved by the heat transferring from the oil to the tube, then onto the fins and finally to the air. Problems occur because only a very small portion of the fin is in contact with the tube, so heat loss is minimal. In the Mesa design, depending on cooler size, oil passes within an embossed plate and travels along as many as sixteen different paths. This method spreads the oil across the whole surface area of the plate. In turn, this plate is exposed directly to the air, so the heat loss is from the oil to the air. We use this product a lot and recommend the 72 plate coolers on the Bugs and Type 3's. A 96 plate on a Bus. Off road cars take your pick. Never mount the cooler in front of the engine intake fan.