raising the oil cooler blocks airflow to the rear cylinder. ducati placed the cooler low to allow a straight shot of cooling air to flow over the rear cylinders. (take a look through the front of your SS) ...FE's do this via the ducts in the fairings, so do injected SS's i think. (now that i think of it, that may even be part of the reasoning for the long intake tracts..to keep the carbs from blocking airflow t the rear cyl)....anyhew I wouldnt do this mod on a full fairing SS without the FE side ducts. Cooling the rear cylinder is more important than cooling the oil cooler imho.
i doubt the bike will blow up or anything if you do the mod...just sayin the cooler was mounted low for a reason.
Hey Kozmo,
Good info.
It really got me thinking, so I did go and look at the front of my SS.
I have a half faired '92 750 and it has side ducts which seem to route air right at the rear cylinder.
The vents under the headlight look like they lead into the steering head area. I guess air can get by and get at the rear cylinder too, but it seems like it would get plenty of airflow from underneath the fairing also.
I bought my bike with the cooler already up there and thought that was the stock location.
It looks like it naturally belongs there.
Were the old Paso's or Sport's oil coolers there?
I think they have the same vents.
Just my .02 cents
Mike