For a fox-body CMC car with a new, reman. power-steering rack and pump, how necessary is a power steering cooler if I run a high-quality synthetic (?) fluid? I'm getting remarkably close to starting up the car (which puts me maybe 85% of the way toward completion), and would love to skip this chore if it's really not necessary. I have a cooler and all of the necessary plumbing to make up the AN lines ready to go, but time to work on the car is becoming increasingly scarce and I'm having to lighten my load of unnecessary chores so I can see this damn thing to completion this spring (or should I say "year"). If cooler installation is necessary or highly recommended, I've been told the cooler does not necessarily have to be mounted so it has airflow over it...just away from a heat source. Any truth to this? I was thinking in front of the radiator, but if it doesn't need airflow, that opens up some optional mounting locations that would be a bit less time consuming for me. Finally, for a tiny little lightweight cooler like this, taking into consideration the road race environment, is it okay to mount it to the radiator (aftermarket aluminum) with the plastic zip-lock type anchors?
Thanks guys,
Michael
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