is there any advantage to keeping fluids cool with some kind of cooling system you know for like fuel, tranny, power steering, etc... i am trying to get my 92 sc to run as effecient as possible. any suggestions. i wish i had a few thousand dollars for a t3 turbo kit.

was this a stupid question. i got alot of people looking but no one is giving any ideas. :uhoh:

Of course there's an advantage to keeping certain fluids cool, such as oil, coolant, and in automatics, tranny fluid. As for coolant, if you're not worried about freezing temps, try running 25% anti-freeze and 75% water. Anti-freeze is mainly a rust inhibitor, it really has no cooling properties. I think some cars have oil coolers, like a mini radiator, but I'm not sure.

the key to everything automotive is finding the sweet spot. fuilds work best in a certain range, not to hot, not to cold. many people think removing the thermostat in the summer makes the engine run better and cooler on hot days(no thermostat - no resriction - more flow to the radiator) well the engine will run cooler, to cool in fact, the engine never gets up to proper operating temp. ideal engine coolent temp is somewhere just above 190 F. ideal auto tranmission temp is 175 F. cooling your fuel will give you increased power, inversely warmer fuel will give you more economy. oil coolers are common place on turbocharged vehicles and heavy dudy engines. anti-freeze is more then just a rust inhibitor and preventing low temp freezing, it also increase the boiling point and has oxodication inhibitors(on that note, running distilled water is better then tap water). and you would need to do some really hard driving to need a PSF cooler. i could go on for hours about cooling, fuilds, economy, airflow, ect, shit just having your fluids being at the proper levels have a big effect on tempirature. but before i get carryed off into no mans land about theorys and operation and junk, keep in mind i said everything has a sweet spot, and the sweet spot depends on the appliction, intended use, climite, goals, concerns, ect. if you tell more more about your thoughts i can help you more. i mean there is no use in me saying put a cooler on a car its not going to help. it also depends on how the engine runs itself, IE my buick stays warm for hours after shut down, so it may have different needs then my saturn does that is cool in an hour.