Laminova Oil Coolers: One With Every S2000 Kit
THE KRAFTWERKS DIFFERENCE
Educated Honda enthusiasts know that lower horsepower Honda engines don’t offer any type of additional oil cooling as standard equipment. But they also know that Honda’s higher horsepower engines are standard-equipped with “donut-type” oil-to-water oil coolers. Honda engineers recognized that the oil is subjected to higher loads and temperatures with these engines and that additional cooling is needed.
Before KraftWerks engineers began developing its S2000 supercharger kit, it tested a stock vehicle first to evaluate the car’s weak points as well as its cooling and oiling systems. The high oil temperatures the engine produced while driving during the middle of summer was one of the first things that came to our attention. Knowing that we’d be adding close to 150 whp to the S2000 engine, there were no second thoughts as to whether or not the car needed improved oil cooling. Just like Honda engineers’ decision to add additional oil cooling to its high-output engines, Kraftwerks engineers began looking for the best way to add additional oil cooling to the Kraftwerks supercharger kit for the best all-around performance and reliability.
Our engineers knew that Kraftwerks-supercharged S2000s would also be driven in cold climates, so a cooling system that would help engine oil reach its recommended operating temperature quickly and stabilize in colder climates had to be engineered into the Kraftwerks S2000 supercharger kit. The results eliminate the chance of engine damage due to engine oil that hasn’t reached its proper operating temperature. It’s for these reasons that the KraftWerks engineering group decided to use the Laminova oil-to-water oil cooler.
The Laminova oil cooler’s unique design begins with its hollow, center cooling tube, which features short, 3mm fins that radiate around its outside surface; an extruded outer housing that the cooling tube is placed in; an O-ring seal at each end; and billet water outlets, also at each end. Oil enters the extruded outer housing’s wide side and is forced to flow around the cooling tube’s outer fin surface while water is routed through the tube’s center, allowing oil to remain laminar in flow. This, in turn, allows oil pressure to remain high, with little pressure drop.
For the consumer, this simply means that your Kraftwerks-supercharged engine will have the same attention to detail and lifespan that Honda engineers intended for your S2000.
You’re probably asking yourselves why other supercharger companies don’t include oil coolers as standard equipment with their S2000 kits, especially if it’s that obvious that the oil will endure such high temperatures and loads. There are two possible answers: Either the other manufacturers don’t care how long your engine lasts or they’re more interested in a low price point than they are in engine longevity. Either way, your engine is the loser.
It’s this attention to detail that separates the Kraftwerks S2000 supercharger kit from the rest. Compare for yourself—price the competitors’ kits, add on the Laminova oil cooling solution that they don’t include—and you’ll see that Kraftwerks answer is the real value.
Before KraftWerks engineers began developing its S2000 supercharger kit, it tested a stock vehicle first to evaluate the car’s weak points as well as its cooling and oiling systems. The high oil temperatures the engine produced while driving during the middle of summer was one of the first things that came to our attention. Knowing that we’d be adding close to 150 whp to the S2000 engine, there were no second thoughts as to whether or not the car needed improved oil cooling. Just like Honda engineers’ decision to add additional oil cooling to its high-output engines, Kraftwerks engineers began looking for the best way to add additional oil cooling to the Kraftwerks supercharger kit for the best all-around performance and reliability.
Our engineers knew that Kraftwerks-supercharged S2000s would also be driven in cold climates, so a cooling system that would help engine oil reach its recommended operating temperature quickly and stabilize in colder climates had to be engineered into the Kraftwerks S2000 supercharger kit. The results eliminate the chance of engine damage due to engine oil that hasn’t reached its proper operating temperature. It’s for these reasons that the KraftWerks engineering group decided to use the Laminova oil-to-water oil cooler.
The Laminova oil cooler’s unique design begins with its hollow, center cooling tube, which features short, 3mm fins that radiate around its outside surface; an extruded outer housing that the cooling tube is placed in; an O-ring seal at each end; and billet water outlets, also at each end. Oil enters the extruded outer housing’s wide side and is forced to flow around the cooling tube’s outer fin surface while water is routed through the tube’s center, allowing oil to remain laminar in flow. This, in turn, allows oil pressure to remain high, with little pressure drop.
For the consumer, this simply means that your Kraftwerks-supercharged engine will have the same attention to detail and lifespan that Honda engineers intended for your S2000.
You’re probably asking yourselves why other supercharger companies don’t include oil coolers as standard equipment with their S2000 kits, especially if it’s that obvious that the oil will endure such high temperatures and loads. There are two possible answers: Either the other manufacturers don’t care how long your engine lasts or they’re more interested in a low price point than they are in engine longevity. Either way, your engine is the loser.
It’s this attention to detail that separates the Kraftwerks S2000 supercharger kit from the rest. Compare for yourself—price the competitors’ kits, add on the Laminova oil cooling solution that they don’t include—and you’ll see that Kraftwerks answer is the real value.
