Planet Minis

EMETIC · 05-24-2007, 11:30 PM

i'm having enough trouble fitting my 26mm carby in with the 140 engine, let alone the lifan oil cooler. do any of you guys use them? if so how/where do you mount them. the only place i can see it fitting is behind the headlight and make a mount to have the headlight sitting further out, or trim the headlight bucket, but even there the hoses that came with it are too short so i'd need new ones!

Z50King · 05-24-2007, 11:47 PM

i am using the tb 20mm carb and tb oil cooler, and i ran into issues when i ran the lines with the exhaust pipe and the spark plugs(but i believe your hoses come from the cases?). so i ran it as far forward on the frame as i could, and also used a longer screw for the sparkplug(coil i think it is) and then put a bunch of washers behind it so it would not hit the cooler

just some ideas

take some pics for us if you can

EMETIC · 05-25-2007, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Z50King

i am using the tb 20mm carb and tb oil cooler, and i ran into issues when i ran the lines with the exhaust pipe and the spark plugs(but i believe your hoses come from the cases?). so i ran it as far forward on the frame as i could, and also used a longer screw for the sparkplug(coil i think it is) and then put a bunch of washers behind it so it would not hit the cooler

just some ideas

take some pics for us if you can

hmm yeah i wanted to mount mine where yours is but it's just too big. it has to be touching the head, manifold and frame, and still it is about 2 mm from the forks hitting it at full lock. i could extend my frame an inch or so and that would solve the problem, but that's something i really didn't want to do.

do you have any issues with the forks hitting yours where it is?

EMETIC · 05-25-2007, 12:10 AM

will take some pics tonight or tomorrow.

Z50King · 05-25-2007, 12:37 AM

no my forks are fine, and the tb oil cooler i am running is curved too, and i run it with the curved parts toward the forks, so your oil cooler must be huge

you can run one line back into the case for now and run the bike. just make sure its hooked up right, or no oil will get to the head

lowbike1 · 05-26-2007, 12:21 AM

buy a smaller radiator?

d0n · 05-26-2007, 08:05 AM

I have the TB oil cooler on my Z.

Z50King · 05-26-2007, 10:59 AM

yeah that is how i mounted mine, like d0n

FastMC · 05-26-2007, 07:56 PM

Dont know if this helps you at all. I just like posting my stuff...Flipping the bracket around seemed to work out better for my application and fit the contour of the frame better and still allowed the use of a head breather.

Z50King · 05-26-2007, 08:16 PM

dang, im gonna do what fastmc did with that backward clamp. mine slips back. i didnt think of that

50rider340 · 05-26-2007, 08:56 PM

GO TB OIL COOLER! haha.

EMETIC · 05-28-2007, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Z50King

no my forks are fine, and the tb oil cooler i am running is curved too, and i run it with the curved parts toward the forks, so your oil cooler must be huge

you can run one line back into the case for now and run the bike. just make sure its hooked up right, or no oil will get to the head

yep it's huge and bulky! lol

had a bit of a play the other day and if i trim it down i think i might be able to squeeze it in where you guys have yours.

Z50King · 05-28-2007, 01:44 AM

whoa whoa

trim down what??

EMETIC · 05-28-2007, 04:23 PM

the top bracket of the cooler and the bottom fins

Z50King · 05-28-2007, 08:49 PM

make sure you dont go too far.... do you know how thick the walls are??? i dont...

davez · 05-28-2007, 10:21 PM

Why don't you get some longer lines and mount it up front under the light or number plate

Z50King · 05-28-2007, 10:30 PM

longer lines might be hard to get to match the lines it comes with

an extra set or two of the same lines, and some work on oil passaged bolts, might get them long enough to reach that far

SprNtrl · 05-29-2007, 11:35 AM

In front of the forks, under the headlamp is the optimal position.

05-24-2007, 11:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
EMETIC PM Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 60	z's with oil coolers. where to mount? i'm having enough trouble fitting my 26mm carby in with the 140 engine, let alone the lifan oil cooler. do any of you guys use them? if so how/where do you mount them. the only place i can see it fitting is behind the headlight and make a mount to have the headlight sitting further out, or trim the headlight bucket, but even there the hoses that came with it are too short so i'd need new ones!

05-24-2007, 11:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Z50King 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Upland, Ca, CPP Posts: 9,758 My Mood:	Re: z's with oil coolers. where to mount? i am using the tb 20mm carb and tb oil cooler, and i ran into issues when i ran the lines with the exhaust pipe and the spark plugs(but i believe your hoses come from the cases?). so i ran it as far forward on the frame as i could, and also used a longer screw for the sparkplug(coil i think it is) and then put a bunch of washers behind it so it would not hit the cooler just some ideas take some pics for us if you can

05-25-2007, 12:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
EMETIC PM Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 60	Re: z's with oil coolers. where to mount? will take some pics tonight or tomorrow.

05-25-2007, 12:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
Z50King 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Upland, Ca, CPP Posts: 9,758 My Mood:	Re: z's with oil coolers. where to mount? no my forks are fine, and the tb oil cooler i am running is curved too, and i run it with the curved parts toward the forks, so your oil cooler must be huge you can run one line back into the case for now and run the bike. just make sure its hooked up right, or no oil will get to the head

05-26-2007, 12:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
lowbike1 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Maple Ridge BC Canada Posts: 2,125	Re: z's with oil coolers. where to mount? buy a smaller radiator?

05-26-2007, 08:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
d0n 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Troy NY Posts: 2,172	Re: z's with oil coolers. where to mount? I have the TB oil cooler on my Z.

05-26-2007, 10:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
Z50King 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Upland, Ca, CPP Posts: 9,758 My Mood:	Re: z's with oil coolers. where to mount? yeah that is how i mounted mine, like d0n

05-26-2007, 07:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
FastMC Sporting the Merkin Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: boston area Posts: 5,072 My Mood:	Re: z's with oil coolers. where to mount? Dont know if this helps you at all. I just like posting my stuff...Flipping the bracket around seemed to work out better for my application and fit the contour of the frame better and still allowed the use of a head breather.

05-26-2007, 08:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
Z50King 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Upland, Ca, CPP Posts: 9,758 My Mood:	Re: z's with oil coolers. where to mount? dang, im gonna do what fastmc did with that backward clamp. mine slips back. i didnt think of that

05-26-2007, 08:56 PM	#11 (permalink)
50rider340 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CT Posts: 3,082 My Mood:	Re: z's with oil coolers. where to mount? GO TB OIL COOLER! haha.

05-28-2007, 01:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
Z50King 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Upland, Ca, CPP Posts: 9,758 My Mood:	Re: z's with oil coolers. where to mount? whoa whoa trim down what??

05-28-2007, 04:23 PM	#14 (permalink)
EMETIC PM Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 60	Re: z's with oil coolers. where to mount? the top bracket of the cooler and the bottom fins

05-28-2007, 08:49 PM	#15 (permalink)
Z50King 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Upland, Ca, CPP Posts: 9,758 My Mood:	Re: z's with oil coolers. where to mount? make sure you dont go too far.... do you know how thick the walls are??? i dont...

05-28-2007, 10:21 PM	#16 (permalink)
davez 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 769	Re: z's with oil coolers. where to mount? Why don't you get some longer lines and mount it up front under the light or number plate

05-28-2007, 10:30 PM	#17 (permalink)
Z50King 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Upland, Ca, CPP Posts: 9,758 My Mood:	Re: z's with oil coolers. where to mount? longer lines might be hard to get to match the lines it comes with an extra set or two of the same lines, and some work on oil passaged bolts, might get them long enough to reach that far

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05-29-2007, 11:35 AM	#18 (permalink)
SprNtrl 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,183 My Mood:	Re: z's with oil coolers. where to mount? In front of the forks, under the headlamp is the optimal position.