oil cooler or love jugs

[al704]

2018 TriGlide, have installed tank lift and cooling deflector wings. If you were only doing one which would you do, oil cooler or Love Jugs? I'm 68 and this will be my last bike so I want to do whatever I can to make it last, heading to South Dakota end of July probably one 4000+ mile trip every year and lots of three hundred+ mile days in the mountains of Penna. and surrounding states. Not really a fan of the look of the love jugs but if that's the better choice to reduce heat and protect the engine I'll probably go that way. Maybe eventually I'll do both but I'm in the process of doing a stage II build (TTS 100 cam, S&S Stealth breather, Fullsac 2" muffler recore and Master tune dyno tune) and that's eating up most of my disposable income.

 

[PosseRider]

2018 TriGlide, I'm 68 and this will be my last bike

Same thing I said 15 yrs ago. Now on my 4th new one. 2020 Tri. So, change that to "last bike ,till the next one."

 

[Mykneesbehurtin]

Well thats a tough one because they both cool in different ways,the love jugs work great in town and at low speeds as the oil cooler works best at speed so it depends on the riding style.I have the love jugs and wont own another big bore bike without them,i contacted Jagg oil coolers last year about a fan assisted oil cooler and they said they didnt have one in the works for the wet head bikes.I have the larger love jugs and wish now i would have went with the smaller ones in order to run the Jag oil cooler.But i still like them.

 

[DK Custom Products]

2018 TriGlide, have installed tank lift and cooling deflector wings. If you were only doing one which would you do, oil cooler or Love Jugs? I'm 68 and this will be my last bike so I want to do whatever I can to make it last, heading to South Dakota end of July probably one 4000+ mile trip every year and lots of three hundred+ mile days in the mountains of Penna. and surrounding states. Not really a fan of the look of the love jugs but if that's the better choice to reduce heat and protect the engine I'll probably go that way. Maybe eventually I'll do both but I'm in the process of doing a stage II build (TTS 100 cam, S&S Stealth breather, Fullsac 2" muffler recore and Master tune dyno tune) and that's eating up most of my disposable income.

Well thats a tough one because they both cool in different ways,the love jugs work great in town and at low speeds as the oil cooler works best at speed so it depends on the riding style.I have the love jugs and wont own another big bore bike without them,i contacted Jagg oil coolers last year about a fan assisted oil cooler and they said they didnt have one in the works for the wet head bikes.I have the larger love jugs and wish now i would have went with the smaller ones in order to run the Jag oil cooler.But i still like them.

What knees said.

More around town, then the Mighty-Mite Love Jugs (smaller ones), more riding at 30 mph or higher, the oil cooler/filter relo.

Here are videos of testing of both-

Kevin